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MONDAY 8 JUNE 2020 New Qatar 2022 venue to welcome teams for QSL action on July 24 Education City Stadium set to host first match RIZWAN REHMAT The completion of the state-of-the-art take on Umm Salal (4:45pm) THE PENINSULA stadium, which overlooks the picturesque while Al Shahaniya will battle Education City Golf Course, will be marked Al Ahli at Al Janoub Stadium Brand new Education City during a ceremony on June 15. and in the day’s final fixture, Al Stadium, a venue that will host Wakrah will play Al Sailiyah at the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium matches, has been listed to (7:00pm). stage the first Qatar Stars The battle for points will League (QSL) match after resume next month with football activity was stalled in leaders Al Duhail (42 points the country to prevent the after 17 rounds), Al Rayyan (38), spread coronavirus pandemic Al Sadd (32) and Al Gharafa (28) in the middle of March. holding on to the top four slots According to the fixtures list in the 12-team league. announced by QSL yesterday, It may be noted that the Qatar SC will play their ‘home’ kick-off timings and venues of match against Al Rayyan on July matches in the last two weeks 24 at Education City Stadium (21 and 22) will be finalised later based on the results and QSL ROUND 17 FIXTURES standings of teams in the table, The venue has cooling technology that will allow as the QSL is keen to provide July 24 the match to be conducted in near-perfect playing all clubs with equal 4:45pm: Qatar SC vs Al Rayyan at conditions. opportunities. Education City Stadium Meanwhile the annual leave 7:00pm: Al Gharafa vs Al Arabi at for players - that started on May Al Janoub Stadium with kick-off set for 4:45pm. of Culture and Sports and engineering and plumbing Stadium hosted matches during 17 - officially ended 7:00pm: Al Sadd vs Al Khor at The venue has cooling tech- Supreme Committee for works are also complete at the the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup held yesterday. nology that will allow the Delivery and Legacy.” imposing football stadium. in November-December last Coronavirus (COVID-19) Al Sadd Stadium match to be conducted in near- Qatar’s Supreme Com- Also on July 24, former year. tests will be conducted for all July 25 perfect playing conditions. mittee for Delivery and Legacy champions and currently In the day’s last match, a technical as well as adminis- 4:45pm: Al Duhail vs Umm Salal Last week Ahmed Khellil (SC) last week announced that placed fourth on the points round 18 clash between hosts trative staff and players today at Education City Stadium Abbassi, Executive Director of building works inside the Edu- table, Al Gharafa will take on Al Sadd and Al Khor will be and tomorrow, according to a 7:00pm: Al Shahania vs Al Ahli at Competition and Football cation City Stadium have ended Al Arabi at Al Janoub Stadium played at Jassim Bin Hamad QSL circular issued last month. Al Janoub Stadium Development at QSL said: “Yes, whereas installation of stadium - another 2022 FIFA World Cup Stadium, another venue with The training sessions will air-conditioned stadiums will envelope, seats, arch finishes venue that was inaugurated state-of-the-art cooling start on Wednesday, 10th 7:00pm: Al Wakrah vs Al Sailiya be used after co-ordination and and roof structure has also been with fanfare for the Amir Cup technology. June, 2020, the statement at Al Sadd Stadium co-operation with the Ministry completed. The mechanical, final in May 2019. Al Janoub On July 25, Al Duhail will added. Schalke draw at Union Berlin Liverpool mayor says Everton to stretch should host Merseyside derby winless run AFP — LONDON REUTERS — BERLIN Liverpool’s potential title- winning clash against Schalke 04 equalled a club record by Everton should be played at going 12 consecutive league matches Goodison Park instead of a without a win as they rescued a 1-1 Schalke’s Jonjoe Kenny neutral venue, according to draw at Union Berlin yesterday, celebrates scoring their first the city’s mayor Joe scoring for only the second time in goal yesterday. Anderson. their last five Bundesliga games. The Merseyside derby The Royal Blues, who were bat- will be the first match for tling for a Champions League spot and had carved out three good Jurgen Klopp’s side once the midway through the season, have chances before Robert Andrich was Premier League restarts fol- now failed to win since January 17, sent clear by Anthony Ujah in the 11th lowing the coronavirus equalling the club’s worst ever minute to beat keeper Alexander interruption. winless run set in the 1993/94 season. Nuebel. If second placed Man- They stayed in 10th place on 38 It was Andrich’s first goal of the chester City lose at home to Liverpool’s players celebrate after scoring a goal against Southampton points. season from his 48th shot. Arsenal on June 17, then during their Premier League match, in this February 1, 2020 file photo. Union, who have gone seven Union still had Schalke on the leaders Liverpool can wrap games without a win, climb up to 13th backfoot when the visitors equalised up their first English title for on 32, four points above the rele- against the run of play thanks to a low 30 years with a victory over previously said it was not a Athletic website. “We have Goodison and Liverpool’s gation playoff spot. drive from Everton’s on-loan fullback their city rivals. good idea to restart the had the opportunity since games at Anfield.” Both teams’ players as well as the Jonjoe Kenny. At present the game is season because fans would then to speak to fans and the Merseyside Police have match officials went down on one Bayern Munich are top on 70 scheduled for Goodison on not stay away. clubs have done their part no objections to the derby knee before kickoff in tribute to points, seven ahead of second-placed June 21, but there have been Yet Anderson has and got the message across being played at Goodison. George Floyd, an unarmed black man Borussia Dortmund with four games calls from police chiefs to changed his mind and that supporters need to stay The matter will be dis- whose death in US police custody has remaining. move it to a neutral venue to believes the match could away. cussed at Liverpool City triggered protests around the world. avoid fans congregating safely be staged at Goodison. “Both clubs have made Council’s Safety Advisory Some 30 Union fans had gathered BUNDESLIGA RESULTS outside in violation of social “We are in a better place it clear. Jurgen Klopp has Group meeting on today. outside the stadium, empty of spec- distancing rules. than we were four weeks made it clear. Liverpool are 25 points tators due to coronavirus restrictions, Werder Bremen 0 Wolfsburg 1 (Weghorst 82) The fixture was on a list ago and we’ve been able to “So I would have no clear at the top, making a chanting and cheering but they kept Union Berlin 1 (Andrich 11) Schalke 1 (Kenny 28) of ‘high risk’ games drawn convey why it’s so important objection to the games being title triumph almost inevi- to social distancing rules. Augsburg 1 Cologne 1 up by police chiefs last nobody congregates outside played at our clubs’ home table in their remaining nine The hosts got off to a strong start month and Anderson or near grounds,” he told The grounds, both the derby at games. Love prevails to win 1,000 Guineas Former US gymnast REUTERS — LONDON On Saturday, Qatar Racing-owned 10-1 shot Kameko, ridden by champion Thomas dies at 64 Love put daylight between her and the jockey Oisin Murphy and trained LOS ANGELES contenders to win the 1,000 Guineas at a by Andrew Balding, ended red hot AFP — 1976 Montreal Olympics, but 4-1 shot yesterday to give trainer Aidan favourite Pinatubo’s unbeaten run to lost a chance to go for a O’Brien a sixth win in the second Classic at win the 2,000 Guineas in record time. Former Olympian Kurt medal in a second Olympics Newmarket. Thomas, the first American when the Americans boy- The victory was O’Brien’s fourth in five was the one to beat today and she was in to win the world champi- cotted the 1980 Moscow years as Love, ridden by jockey Ryan Moore control of the race from a long way out. She onship gold in gymnastics, Games. (pictured), pulled clear in the closing stages won as she liked, really.” died from the complications In the 1978 worlds in to beat Cloak of Spirits (12-1) by more than The race was run without spectators of a stroke. He was 64. Strasbourg, France he cap- four lengths while the 11-4 unbeaten while jockeys and support staff wore face Thomas suffered a stroke tured gold in the floor favourite Quadrilateral finished third. masks. on May 24 which was caused exercise for the US’s first “She’s a very uncomplicated filly. She’s On Saturday, Qatar Racing-owned 10-1 by tear in the basilar artery men’s title. a typical Galileo filly,” Moore said in a post- shot Kameko, ridden by champion jockey of the brain stem, the family He repeated the floor race interview with ITV.