BASKETBALL | Page 4 CRICKET | Page 6 Rubio shines as Marsh a ‘good Spain shrug option’ for off slow start Aussies in in World Cup fourth Test Sunday, September 1, 2019 FORMULA 1 Muharram 2, 1441 AH Leclerc leads GULF TIMES Ferrari front row lockout in Belgium SPORT Page 3 TENNIS Townsend extends run, Wozniacki crashes out AFP New York The 23-year-old Townsend is en- acki 6-4, 6-4. joying her deepest run, surpassing her “I think I played great tennis. I’m third-round showing on debut at the really pleased with my performance,” merican qualifi er Taylor 2014 French Open, and will play 15th said Andreescu, also into the second Townsend vowed to ride her seed Bianca Andreescu for a quarter- week of a major for the fi rst time. surprise US Open run “all the fi nal spot. The 19-year-old, a winner at Toronto Away” after reaching the last 16 “I made third round before but it was and Indian Wells this season, improved yesterday ahead of a blockbuster show- in another country. I got a lot of mes- to 30-4 for the year despite missing down between defending champion sages. It was a lot of love. My phone much of the clay and grass portion with Naomi Osaka and teen phenom Coco started dialling 911 by itself, I don’t a shoulder injury. Gauff . know what that was about. I just tried “I think everything is just clicking Townsend, ranked 116th, followed up to keep my head on straight.” with me,” she said. “I’ve been through her shock win over reigning Wimble- “I’m going to take it as far as I can,” a lot with injuries and have just taken don champion Simona Halep by beat- she added. We’re going to ride this everything I’ve learned from the past ing another Romanian, Sorana Cirstea, thing all the way.” couple of years and brought it into this 7-5, 6-2. Canadian teenager Andreescu con- year.” “I didn’t know that many people had tinued to make serene progress on her Belgian 25th seed Elise Mertens my phone number,” Townsend said fi rst Flushing Meadows main draw ap- swept into the fourth round for a sec- when asked how she coped in the wake pearance as she brushed past two-time ond year running with a 6-3, 6-3 defeat of her Halep upset. US Open runner-up Caroline Wozni- of Germany’s Andrea Petkovic. FOOTBALL / QNB STARS LEAGUE TRAGEDY French driver Hubert killed in Bounedjah’s four F2 crash during as al-Haydos hits Belgian Grand Prix 100th goal for Sadd By Sports Reporter Doha Track marshals lift the damaged car of BWT Arden’s French driver l Sadd continued from Anthoine Hubert (bottom) onto a truck at the Spa-Francorchamps where they left off as circuit in Spa, Belgium, yesterday. they beat Al Shahania A7-1 in the QNB Stars League at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium yesterday. Algerian striker Baghdad Bounedjah led Al Sadd’s scoring act with four goals (eighth, 17th, 28th and 72nd minutes). Boualem Khoukhi (24th), Abdelkarim Hassan (34th) and Hassan al-Haydos (44th minute) were The Wolves’ other scorers. Ali Ferydoon scored Shahania’s only goal in the 75th minute. Al-Haydos thus recorded his 100th goal for Al Sadd with his Al Sadd’s Hassan al-Haydos is tossed in the air by teammates after he scored his 100th goal for the club yesterday. At bottom, Baghdad DPA junior second tier to Formula strike yesterday. Bounedjah is congratulated by his teammates. Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium One — but was not involved in Al Sadd remained on top of the accident. the QNB Stars League standings “We are still at the start of the when Abel pounced on a faulty FIA said it was “providing with six points. They had beaten season. We are on the top but it’s clearance by defender Hamad rench driver Anthoine support to the event organisers Al Wakrah 4-1 in the opening just the beginning and we must al-Abidi off a cross from the Hubert has been killed in and the relevant authorities, and round. Al Sadd dominated the continue in order to reach our right by captain Nabil El Zhar. a crash in the Formula 2 has commenced an investigation ball with 60 per cent possession. objectives. I have a lot of confi - El Zhar had a goal disallowed Frace at the Belgian Grand into the incident.” They led 6-0 at half-time. dence in all the players, includ- for off side 10 minutes into the Prix, motorsport governing body The crash happened at the As expected, Al Sadd were in ing Jung Woo-young who al- match. FIA said yesterday. high-speed Raidillon turn when their element. On the contrary, ways gives good performances. Al Sailiya’s Senegalese de- The accident shortly after the Hubert, who is part of the Re- Al Shahania could not off er their Mistakes can always happen in fender Serigne Mbodji, who start of the race at the Spa-Fran- nault junior programme and in best levels against a maraud- football. Jung helps us start at- showed enterprise in moving corchamps circuit involved the his debut F2 season, ing Al Sadd side, who were also tacks with his great passes,” he forward to the goal, was off -tar- BWT Arden of 22-year-old Hu- crashed into a wall and his car helped by the good form of Qatar added. get, and Al Ahli’s Majed Mohm- bert, Sauber Junior Team’s Juan catapulted back onto the track. international striker Akram Afi f, Asked about the change of med and Abel missed the mark Manuel Correa and the Trident Correa struck Hubert’s car at a with the latter working in tan- position for Boualem Khoukhi, as the fi rst half ended in a one- of Giuliano Alesi. high speed and turned over while dem with Bounedjah. Xavi said: “Khoukhi is a versatile goal advantage for Al Ahli. “As a result of the incident, Hubert’s car broke into several Al Sadd are now the only side player; he can play in many posi- Al Sailiya were desperate to the FIA regrets to inform that the parts. in the 12-team competition with tions. I am very happy with him. neutralise their opponents’ driver of car #19, Anthoine Hu- Emergency teams attended the an all-win record. Al Shahania Today, he scored a beautiful goal. He is an unbelievable player, the bi in Week 1. edge and their players showed bert (FRA), succumbed to his in- scene and the other cars returned have yet to open their account I wanted to take off Khoukhi, captain of the national team and On the other hand, Al Sailiya more enthusiasm, but it was Al juries, and passed away at 18:35,” to the paddock, with organisers and are lying at the bottom of Abdelkarim and Akram in order he always works for the team,” would rue the lost points as Ahli who struck two more goals. a FIA statement said. cancelling the race. the table. to give them some rest. I am re- Xavi said. they were locked in a 1-1 draw Al-Ahrak only had to tap in the Ecuador-born US driver Cor- Hubert was lying eighth in the Sadd head coach Xavi Her- ally happy with all the players in Meanwhile, Al Ahli piled more with Al Khor in their opener. ball to an open goal from close rea, 20, is in a stable condition in championship and had scored nandez was delighted after a the team and I am very lucky to pressure on Al Sailiya, defeat- The Peregrines, who fi nished in after El Zhar did all the hard hospital in Liege. two wins this season, in Monaco dominant win. “I am very happy have them.” ing them convincingly by a 3-0 a creditable third position last work through the left fl ank. The Alesi, the son of former F1 rac- and France. with the performance and the The former Barcelona mid- margin at the Al Janoub Sta- season, have yet to settle into winger even evaded goalkeep- er Jean Alesi, underwent a medi- Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes huge result. We excelled in the fi elder congratulated al-Hay- dium. their stride this time after mak- er Khalifa Aboobacker before cal check and was declared fi t, team said in a statement: “The fi rst half and scored six goals. dos, who scored his 100th goal Abel Hernandez (40th and ing many changes to the squad. crossing the ball to al-Ahrak. Al the statement added. entire Mercedes family sends its In the second half, Shahaniya for the club. “I am delighted 71st minutes) and Abdullah al- Al Ahli dominated their rivals Ahli put it beyond Al Sailiya’s Germany’s Mick Schumacher, deepest condolences to the fam- defended well and prevented us that al-Haydos scored his 100th Ahrak (66th minute) scored for and had more of the opportuni- reach when Abel nodded in a the son of record Formula One ily and friends of Anthoine Hu- from scoring more,” the Span- goal. Congratulations to him. He Al Ahli, who collected their fi rst ties in the fi rst half. The Briga- headed cross by Mohamed al- champion Michael Schumacher, bert, and his Arden and Renault iard said. is an example for all the players. points, having lost 1-3 to Al Ara- diers were rightly rewarded Abbassi from the right.