FFOOTBALLOOTBALL | Page 3 GOLF | Page 5 Roma, Napoli, Storm To Advertise here Lazio keep overcomes Call: 444 11 300, 444 66 621 pressure on McIlroy for SA champs Juve Open triumph Monday, January 16, 2017 CRICKET Rabia II 18, 1438 AH Kohli, Jadhav tons GULF TIMES help India chase down big England total SPORT Page 11 25TH IHF MEN’S HANDBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Qatar earn fi rst points against Bahrain fter a disappointing loss to kept the same distance for some time, their strength, increasing their advan- Egypt in their fi rst match at despite outstanding saves from Qatar tage to 10 goals by half-time, at which the 25th IHF Men’s Hand- keeper Danijel Saric. point a comeback from Bahrain seemed ball World Championship, When Saric made his fi fth save with impossible considering the momentum AQatar added their fi rst two points to Qatar at a 7-4 advantage in the 13th was all with the Asian champions. the Group D table with a clear victory minute, he recorded a rate of 56 percent Ten minutes into the second half, against Bahrain yesterday. and was the clear factor in stopping Qatar maintained the same lead, and Last time the teams met, in a friendly Bahrain’s attack. At the other end of the 10-goal distance persisted as the match in 2016, the game ended with a the court right wing Abdulla al-Karbi full-time buzzer neared – indicating diff erence of fi ve, but this time there was the most dangerous weapon, as he a vast improvement from Bahrain af- was little contest as Qatar steamrolled tallied three goals off three attempts by ter half-time. But the 10-goal defi cit their opponents to fi nish with a deci- midway through the half when Qatar Bahrain allowed in the fi rst 30 minutes sive 10-goal scoreline at 32-22. had pulled ahead to 9-4. was far too great to come back from, Earlier in the day, Sweden earned Bahrain coach Salah Bouchekriou and Qatar coach Valero Rivera used the two more points when they defeated called the fi rst timeout of the match in comfortable lead to play through his Argentina by 18 goals at 35-17. the 18th minute with Qatar in front at bench until the fi nal whistle sounded. After a positive opening that includ- 10-5 and Saric maintaining his impres- (IHF.info) ed a penalty save by goalkeeper Mo- sive save rate, but Bouchekriou’s advice hamed Husain Abdulla, Bahrain fell be- for the team was not enough to contain Qatar’s Ahmad Madadi (left) scores a hind Qatar, who created an early lead at the 2015 World Championship silver goal during the 25th IHF Men’s World 4-1 with a fast break from Kamal Aldin medallists. Championship 2017 Group D match Mallash. However, once the shock of Once the clock passed midway against Bahrain at the AccorHotels the opening minutes wore off , Bahrain through the half, Qatar began to show Arena in Paris yesterday. (AFP) ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE GOLF Cabrera-Bello City thrashed by continues victory quest at CBQM By Sports Reporter Everton, Ibra Doha yder Cup star Rafa Cabre- ra-Bello will attempt to be- come the third Spanish win- ner of the Commercial Bank RQatar Masters when he competes in the landmark 20th edition of the Eu- rescues United ropean Tour event at Doha Golf Club from January 26-29. City are 10 points behind Chelsea after fourth loss in last eight league games Cabrera-Bello enjoyed arguably his best-ever year in 2016, fi nishing AFP eighth on The Race to Dubai Rank- London ings presented by Rolex – despite not adding to his two European Tour ti- tles – and shone on his debut at both ep Guardiola suff ered the larg- the Olympic Games and The Ryder est league defeat of his mana- Cup. gerial career as Manchester Apart from securing seven top-fi ve City were thrashed 4-0 by fi nishes on the European Tour and PEverton, while Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s PGA TOUR last year, the Spaniard late equaliser gave Manchester United a tied for fi fth in the Olympics in Rio in 1-1 draw with Liverpool yesterday. August, was undefeated at Septem- 2016 as World Number 27. Goals from Romelu Lukaku and ber’s Ryder Cup in the USA and led Cabrera-Bello represented Spain Kevin Mirallas put Everton in control at Spain to eighth place at November’s alongside Garcia at the Rio Olympics Goodison Park. ISPA HANDA World Cup of Golf in before partnering his famed compa- Teenager Tom Davies scored a fi ne Australia. triot in the Ryder Cup at Hazeltine fi rst goal for Everton in the closing This month, the 32-year-old will National, recording a win and a draw stages and debutant Ademola Lookman compete in the Commercial Bank before he beat Jimmy Walker in Sun- completed the rout after coming on as Qatar Masters for an eighth straight day’s singles. an 89th minute substitute. year as he endeavours to emulate Cabrera-Bello then took on the It was another chastening experi- compatriots Sergio Garcia (2014) and senior role at the World Cup where ence for City boss Guardiola, who Alvaro Quiros (2009) by lifting the he partnered rookie Jon Rahm and wasn’t used to such humiliation in his Mother of Pearl Trophy. gave Spain the fi rst-round lead with trophy-laden spells at Barcelona and Cabrera-Bello has already come a birdie putt on 18. However, as he Bayern Munich. close on three occasions, fi nishing looks to add to victories in 2009 and The defeat was City’s fourth in their joint runner-up last January after ty- 2012, Cabrera-Bello has had enough last eight league games and left them 10 ing for third in 2011 and 2014, the year of fast starts and close fi nishes, hav- points behind leaders Chelsea. he missed out on the playoff between ing amassed seven runner-up fi nish- Publicly at least, Guardiola wasn’t Garcia and Mikko Ilonen by one shot. es and seven thirds on the European angry with his expensively assembled Manchester City players react to their loss to Everton after their EPL match at Goodison Park yesterday. (AFP) “I defi nitely feel like I can win the Tour. team and he insisted the chastening af- Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, I “I’ve fi nished high up the leader- ternoon could have gone diff erently if Not for the fi rst time, Ibrahimovic have been very close in the past. I re- board many times, but I’m very pa- City had taken their early chances. was United’s saviour as the Swedish ally like the course at Doha Golf Club tient and know my next victory will “We created enough chances in the forward struck from close-range in the and I know I can play well on it,” said come,” he said. “I’m playing well and fi rst half to score. After what happened 84th minute for his 19th goal since his Cabrera-Bello, who last month teed as long as I remain consistent, anoth- we were not able to score and Everton free transfer from Paris Saint Germain off his 2017 European Tour season by er win will come. I think I have a good had one chance and scored,” Guardiola in the close-season. fi nishing runner-up at the UBS Hong chance in Qatar and will certainly said. “They scored straight after half- There was a heated fi nale as Mour- Kong Open, after leading for the fi rst give it my best shot.” time and that is tough mentally for the inho and Klopp argued on the touchline three days. Qatar Golf Association president players.” after United’s Ander Herrera grappled “I’m always comfortable playing Hassan al-Naimi said, “Rafa Cabre- But the Spaniard did concede City with Liverpool’s Roberto Firmino. in Qatar as the weather is so similar ra-Bello has been one of the most look destined not to win the title in his The feuding managers were eventu- to the Canary Islands where I come consistent performers at the Com- fi rst season in England. ally separated and exchanged a brief from. It’s sunny, there’s usually a nice mercial Bank Qatar Masters in recent “The fi rst one, yeah,” said Guardiola handshake at the fi nal whistle. breeze and it’s quite cool, so I really years and is always popular because when asked if top spot is now out of the Liverpool’s draw meant they lost feel at home. The fans are nice and of his friendly nature and rapport question. “The fi rst one is a 10-point ground in the title race, leaving them sev- there’s always a relaxed atmosphere.” with the fans. gap and that is a lot of course.” en points behind Chelsea in third place. After his tie for second in Qatar “We were all delighted to see him United manager Jose Mourinho had Klopp’s team have now gone four games last January, Cabrera-Bello followed perform so well last year, shining on called for his club’s fans to turn up the without a win in all competitions. up with another joint runner-up fi n- a big stage at the Olympics and then volume after some subdued atmos- United’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrates his goal against Liverpool. (Reuters) United remain sixth after their six- ish in Dubai the following week. In excelling on his Ryder Cup debut.