CCRICKETRICKET | Page 2 RRUGBYUGBY | Page 7 Pakistan teen Rugby World Naseem could Cup autopsy be ‘surprise brutal, says package’ Williams Tuesday, October 29, 2019 FORMULA 1 Rabia I 1, 1441 AH Hamilton wins in GULF TIMES Mexico, on brink of sixth title of career SPORT Page 6 Bashair wins gold, Maryam silver at GCC Games GOLF Tiger roars to 82nd title with victory Qatar’s Maryam Farid poses with her silver medal she won in the 400m hurdles during the 6th GCC Women’s Games in Kuwait City yesterday. in Japan His first came 23 years ago this month in Las Vegas AFP time,” Woods said of tying bunker shot fl ew past the fl ag Inzai, Japan Snead, who died in 2002 four and when he missed the long days before his 90th birthday. putt back his brave challenge “Sam did it into his fi fties and ended at 16-under for the tour- iger Woods made golf I’m in my early to mid-forties. nament after a fi nal-round 67. history yesterday when I’ve been very fortunate to have “This was big,” said a smiling he won the Zozo Cham- had the career I’ve had so far.” Woods. “Hideki made it tight. It pionship in Japan for his US PGA Tour Commissioner was a lot closer than what peo- T82nd US PGA Tour victory — Jay Monahan was watching at ple probably thought. equalling Sam Snead’s 54-year- home in the US. “It was just one “It was a very long week be- old record and adding to his of those ‘wow’ moments,” he cause I was tied for the lead for long list of achievements. told AFP by telephone. the better part of fi ve days. I The 15-time major winner “He doesn’t fancy ties too made a mistake right away at 11 held off the challenge of home much. So he’s already on to: and it became a pretty good ball Qatar’s Bashair Obaid in action en route to winning gold in the favourite Hideki Matsuyama to ‘How do I get to 83?’” game.” triple jump at the 6th GCC Women’s Games in Kuwait City. Qatar’s para athletes celebrate with their medals. win by three shots at the weath- Woods said it was “cool” Playing partner Gary Wood- er-delayed tournament, his fi rst that, with the addition of his land said he had been privileged outing since arthroscopic left latest title in Japan, he had now to have a front-row seat for the knee surgery in August. won US PGA Tour events in sev- last two rounds as Woods played Woods broke into a huge en diff erent countries. “unbelievable” golf. smile after he birdied the 18th “I’ve always been a global “Obviously the majors to complete a three-under fi nal player, I’ve always played all speak for themselves, but 82’s round of 67 and fi nish 19-under around the world and to tie the just a crazy number,” said the par at Accordia Golf Narashino record outside the United States 35-year-old US Open champion Country Club. is pretty cool,” Woods told re- who himself has won four times “It’s just crazy. It’s a lot,” the porters. on the PGA Tour. 43-year-old Woods said of his Woods resumed his fi nal “You look at the guys that 82nd offi cial PGA Tour victory. round, suspended due to dark- have won 10 times and it’s pret- His fi rst came 23 years ago this ness on Sunday, at 7:30 am on ty special, let alone to come out month in Las Vegas, when he the long par-12th but saw his here and win 82 times. was 20. overnight three-shot cushion “To battle through the inju- “It’s been a long week, fi ve over Matsuyama immediately ries he’s dealt with, gosh, he’s days at the top of the board is cut to two. young and he’s playing unbe- a long time. It was defi nitely Matsuyama inexplicably lievable. stressful,” said Woods, who spurned an easy opportunity “The ball-striking exhibition pocketed a cheque for £1.755mn. to reduce the defi cit to one as I’ve seen the last two days is a Woods led from gun to tape he missed a four-foot birdie joke. So I don’t see him stopping in the inaugural US PGA Tour putt on 14, but Woods made anytime soon. Eighty-two’s Qatar’s para athlete Sarah Masoud (third right) poses with her gold medal after she won the women’s shot put event. event in Japan, which saw no mistake on the same green pretty special. I think there’s a Friday’s play washed out by from 20 feet. Woods missed a lot more in store.” the fringes of a typhoon that further birdie chance, from 10 World number two Rory dumped almost 10 inches feet, at the 15th and was watch- McIlroy fi nished birdie-birdie FOOTBALL (25cm) of rain on the course 50 ing from the 16th tee 181 yards for a 67 and a share of third place miles (80km) from Tokyo, forc- away as Matsuyama walked in a on 13-under par with South Ko- ing play into an extra day. 20-footer to get to 16-under. rea’s PGA Tour Rookie of the “It’s about consistency and Matsuyama kept up the pres- Year Im Sung-jae who carded a Icardi, Mbappe shine as PSG thrash OM doing it for a long period of sure but on the fi nal hole his fi ne fi ve-under 65. Reuters ternational keeper was beaten Paris by Icardi again in the 27th minute, the striker heading home from Marco Verratti’s auro Icardi and through ball. Kylian Mbappe Mbappe made it 3-0 five scored twice each minutes later, tapping in from as Paris St Germain Di Maria’s cross. Mextended their lead at the top The Frenchman was at it of Ligue 1 to eight points with again one minute from the a 4-0 crushing of bitter rivals break, collecting a defence- Olympique de Marseille at the splitting pass from Di Maria Parc des Princes on Sunday. before curling a 16-metre shot Argentine striker Icardi and Paris Saint-Germain’s French forward Kylian Mbappe (L) celebrates past Mandanda. France forward Mbappe net- with Presnel Kimpembe after scoring against Olympique de PSG took a more casual ap- ted all the goals in the opening Marseille (OM) at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on Sunday. proach in the second half but half to put PSG on 27 points came close to adding another, from 11 games and leave OM in “We have been hammering after struggling with injuries. Mbappe missing a sitter from seventh place on 16 points. you for eight years and it’s not The 20-year-old, who Icardi’s pass and the opportu- Icardi has now scored seven over,” a banner in the Auteuil scored a hat-trick after com- nity to become the first play- goals in his last seven games curve of the Parc des Princes ing on as a second-half sub- er to score a hat trick in the while Mbappe has struck five read. The banner was spot- stitute against Club Brugge French “classic”. times in two matches for PSG, on as PSG overwhelmed the in the Champions League this He was replaced by Edinson who were without the injured visitors, their attacking trio of week, threatened early on but Cavani as the Uruguay striker Neymar. OM have not won Mbappe, Icardi and Angel Di it was Icardi who found the made his comeback after a against PSG in all competi- Maria proving impossible to back of the net first. Steve two-month injury layoff . tions in their last 20 meetings handle. Mandanda parried the Argen- Earlier, Yann Gboho’s last- since 2011 — the year Qatar Marseille’s Dimitri Payet tine’s header for Icardi to fire gap goal earned Stade Rennais Sports Investment took over made his return after a four- home from point-blank range a 3-2 home victory over Tou- in the capital before investing match ban for insulting a refe- shortly after Valere Germain louse which ended the Brit- more than a bn euros in trans- ree while Mbappe was handed had missed a great chance for tany side’s 10-game winless Tiger Woods of the US receives his winner’s trophy from Yusaku Maezawa, the founder of Zozo, at the fers. his first start in two months the visitors. The French in- run in all competitions. Narashino Country Club in Inzai, Japan, yesterday. Gulf Times 2 Tuesday, October 29, 2019 SPORT GOLF CRICKET Pakistan teen Naseem could be Nicklaus leads ‘surprise package’ tributes to ‘living in Australia — coach legend’ Tiger ‘For a number of years, all we wanted was to see Tiger healthy again’ Reuters and bounce from these wickets. Sydney “Everybody is excited to just get him in the team also. “We’re looking forward that akistan coach Misbah- if he can just put the ball in the ul-Haq is eager to see right areas with that kind of what schoolboy pace- pace, (he) could be a surprise man Naseem Shah package.” Pcan produce on Australia’s fast Misbah has placed a premi- pitches despite concerns over um on youth in the upcoming the 16-year-old’s readiness for Twenty20 and Test series, se- the rigours of Test cricket.