SPORT Wednesday 3 May 2017 PAGE | 25 PAGE | 26 PAGE | 27 NBA: James powerss Champions League: Al Rayyan down Al Cleveland Cavaliersrs Monaco hero Falcao Gharafa to retain to victory savours career revival QFA Futsal Cup WI respond First leg: Ronaldo's hat-trick after Ali ton, Misbah out for 99 again leaves Real on verge of final Bridgetown AFP Madrid Real continued their domination isbah-ul-Haq missed AFP of Atletico having eliminated a Test century by one them in the Champions League Mrun for the second ristiano Ronaldo for the past three seasons. consecutive match but Azhar proved Atletico Real needed a stoppage time Ali completed three figures as Madrid's Champions equaliser en route to winning the Pakistan reached 329 for League dream 2014 final, scored a late winner seven at tea on the third day destroyer once more in the quarter-finals a year later of the second Test in Barba- Cwith a hat-trick as Real Madrid and edged last season's final on dos yesterday. took a commanding 3-0 semi- a penalty shootout. Deprived of the landmark final, first leg lead yesterday. However, there was far more when left stranded on 99 not Ronaldo extended his lead a gulf between the sides this time out in the first innings of the as the all-time top scorer in round. The home fans made sure first Test in Jamaica, the Paki- Madrid derby matches by taking to put Atletico in their place before stan captain appeared destined his tally to 21 and put Real firmly kick-off with chants of "kings of to accomplish the feat on this on course to defend their title in Europe" and a "how does it feel" occasion, only to be dismissed the final in Cardiff on June 3. banner alongside a display of their in a bizarre manner. The Portuguese rewarded a 11 European Cups. Misbah's exit triggered a bright Real start by heading Real piled on the pain in the mini collapse in which three home Casemiro's deflected cross opening stages for the 4,000 vis- wickets fell for 13 runs just after just 10 minutes. iting away fans and could have before the interval after Paki- Ronaldo then smashed home killed the tie in the opening half stan eclipsed the West Indies from just inside the area and hour. first innings total of 312. turned home Lucas Vazquez's Atletico were handed a lucky Having survived an opti- cross in the final 20 minutes as escape on seven minutes when mistic appeal for lbw against Jan Oblak parried Dani Carva- Jason Holder the ball before, Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo (centre) celebrates with team-mates after scoring their first jal's effort at the end of a Misbah attempted to pull out Madrid derby careering run and the Slovenian goal against Atletico Madrid during the first leg of their Champions League semi-final at Estadio of the way of the next deliv- semi-final recovered to also turn behind Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid yesterday. ery which lifted sharply and Ronaldo strikes twice Karim Benzema's follow-up came off the glove for Shai in the second half effort. Keylor Navas rescued Real from injury blow right on half-time slice of luck to go with their extra Hope to gleefully hold the There was no let off three conceding a vital away goal when Dani Carvajal pulled up quality. catch at second slip. after scoring a goal in minutes later, though, as Atletico when he got a touch on the ball with a muscle problem that looks The ball rebounded up per- the 10th minute to failed to clear a corner and as Kevin Gameiro tried to round set to keep him out of the sec- fectly off the heels of Filipe Luis SCOREBOARD complete his hat-trick Casemiro's bouncing cross him when clean through on goal. ond leg. for Ronaldo to blast high past West Indies (I innings): ................312 looped up for Ronaldo to power The majority of the efforts Clear-cut chances were far Oblak. Pakistan (I innings): Real take a huge home a header. continued to rain down on harder to come by after half- And Ronaldo completed his Azhar Ali c Dowrich b Bishoo ................. 105 Ahmed Shehzad c Hope b Bishoo ...........70 stride towards sealing Oblak kept Atletico alive in Oblak's goal as Luka Modric time as Atletico toiled to create, second hat-trick against Atletico the moments that followed with drilled a shot from the edge of whilst Real sat on their lead this season four minutes from Babar Azam c&b Gabriel ..............................0 their place in the June Younis Khan c Gabriel b Bishoo ....................0 a brilliant save from Raphael the box inches wide. waiting for the chance to time when Lucas Vazquez's cut- 3 Champions League Misbah-ul-Haq c Hope b Holder ..............99 Varane's header and more com- And Benzema then acrobat- counter-attack. back picked out the four-time final in Cardiff Asad Shafiq lbw b Holder ...........................15 fortable stop from Isco. ically turned a Ronaldo cross just However, once again in ties World Player of the Year to slot Sarfraz Ahmed c K Powell b Gabriel ..........9 However, at the other end, over the bar. Real suffered an between these two, Real got the home from close range. Shadab Khan (not out) ..................................0 Extras (B-6 LB-14 NB-11) .........................31 Total (for 7 wkts) ..........................329 Fall of wickets: 1-155 A Shehzad,2-156 B Azam,3-161 Y Khan,4-259 Az Ali,5-316 Misbah- ul-Haq,6-325 S Ahmed,7-329 A Shafiq To bat: M Amir, Y Shah, M Abbas Al Rayyan eye revenge against Al Gharafa Bowling: S Gabriel 27 - 5 - 73 - 2(nb-9); A Joseph 17 - 5 - 36 - 0; R Chase 19 - 2 - 74 - 0(nb-1); J Holder 23 - 11 - 23 - 2(nb-1); D Bi- Rizwan Rehmat over the season. This season we shoo 39 - 11 - 103 - 3 The Peninsula had the upper hand over Al Rayyan and the previous season, ormer Qatar Stars League they beat us. That's football for (QSL) champions Al Rayyan you when two big teams play Delhi keep Fwill be looking to avenge each other," Sadek said. their losses to Al Gharafa in the Al Gharafa midfielder Fahid regular season when the two Al Shammari urged the team fans IPL play-offs sides clash in the first Emir Cup to make noise today. quarter-final today. "Our fans are the most dreams alive Al Gharafa, coached by important weapon for us as we Habib Sadek, dominated Al play a big team like Al Rayyan, Rayyan in the recently-con- who have a huge fan base. Our New Delhi cluded QSL season, defeating fans - if they come and watch us IANS them twice in crucial stages of play - will motivate us a lot and the prestigious league. they will be our biggest support- elhi Daredevils kept Michael Laudrup, who came ers in this confrontation, which their chances of qual- in as the coach for Al Rayyan last will not be easy at all," Al Sham- Difying for the Indian September, said yesterday his mari said at a press conference Premier League (IPL) play- side is up for a turnaround in the yesterday. offs alive after beating result against Al Gharafa. "Al Rayyan and Al Gharafa Sunrisers Hyderabad by six "We played twice against Al games are always full of excite- wickets at the Ferozeshah Gharafa and lost both times in ment. We are looking forward Kotla yesterday. the QSL season so we have a goal Al Rayyan coach Michael Laudrup (right) gestures after the press conference on the eve of his to a great contest once again," Al Chasing a mammoth 186, to win against them," Laudrup team's Emir Cup quarter-final clash against Al Gharafa at Al Sadd Stadium yesterday. Shamari said. Delhi achieved the target with said yesterday. Salim Matramkot/The Peninsula "We are ready since all play- five balls to spare. "My players are determined ers are fit and raring to go," he Earlier, Yuvraj Singh (70 to claim victory," he added. QSL," he said. big tactical changes. The way "We have been training since said. not out from 41 balls) made "This is a new competition. "The Emir Cup is an impor- players play actually decides our win against Mesaimeer a few About Al Gharafa's superior- the most of the life he got on This is the Emir Cup. We know tant event for us. It is a unique who wins," he said before add- days ago. We feel we are battle- ity over Al Rayyan in the 29 when he was dropped by there will be only one winner competition. It is considered the ing that Al Rayyan's main target ready for this quarter-final. The just-concluded QSL season, Al Samson at deep square, to tomorrow," the Dane said. most important tournament in is to win the title. players have great determina- Shammari said: "The Cup propel Sunrisers to 185/3 after Laudrup said Al Gharafa which you could feature and win. "We want to go further, our tion to do well and win this matches are different, and we being sent to bat. remained a dangerous side. It (the Emir Cup) has a great vibe goal is the title, and we have encounter. We hope to be suc- must not rely on what we Brief Scores "Anyone can tell this won't to it.