QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune Sleep-deprived QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune new father Jon Rahm eyes green jacket at Augusta Masters THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 2021 paGE 14 Qatar Olympic Committee’s First Vice-President Sheikh Saud bin Ali Al Thani, Qatar Volleyball Association President Ali Bin Ghanem Al Kuwari and other officials honour the Al Rayyan team after they won the HH Amir Cup Volleyball at QVA Hall on Wednesday. Al Rayyan rally to emerge HH Amir Cup volleyball champions QOC’s First Vice-President Sheikh Saud bin Ali Al Thani, QVA officials, and heads of Al Rayyan and Al Arabi clubs witnessing the final. Action from the final between Al Rayyan and Al Arabi at the QVA Hall on Wednesday. Prevail 3-2 over Al Arabi in thrilling final TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK (QOC) First Vice-President 20, and Boyer garnered 15 DOHA Sheikh Saud bin Ali Al Thani points. in the presence of Qatar Vol- For Al Arabi, Ribeiro Re- AL Rayyan ralled from being leyball Association President nan scored 24 points and Ibra- a set down to prevail over Al Ali bin Ghanem Al Kuwari and him Ibrahim Moha 17. Arabi 3-2 in the thrilling final other officials. Al Rayyan had made it to to win His Highness The Amir Al Rayyan defeated Al Ara- the final with a dominant 2-0 Cup Volleyball Cup at the Qa- bi 27-29, 25-18, 28-26, 23-25, lead over Al Ahli in the best tar Volleyball Association’s 15-11. Abo Naboot Belal Nabil of three semi-finals, while Al (QVA) Hall on Wednesday. was the highest scorer for the Arabi reached the final after The winners were crowned winners with 25 points while overcoming Police SC in a by Qatar Olympic Committee’s Costa Marcus Vinicius scored similar manner. Al Rayyan players hoist the winners’ trophy. Rodrigues strike seals Umm Salal’s QNB Stars League survival TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Kayke finally broke the DOHA deadlock, following a superb run by captain Lawrance THE all-important strike from Quaye inside the box. Quaye Kayke Rodrigues saw Umm crossed the ball, which reached Salal seal their survival in Kayke after taking Amine’s the QNB Stars League with a touch. The Brazilian’s first at- 1-0 win over Al Sailiya at the tempt took Ramin Rezaeian’s Hamad Bin Khalifa Stadium rebound, with Kayke giving no on Wednesday. chance in his second hit, vol- Rodrigues struck in the 59th leying the ball in the left corner minute as Umm Salal celebrated to score the winning goal. having avoided the relegation Malick was influential in play-off against Second Division parrying several Al Sailiya at- runners-up. Umm Salal moved tacks later in the match as to 21 points after their fifth vic- Umm Salal secured an impres- tory, five more than 11th placed sive victory. Al Khor with just one round of Later, Al Kharitiyat, who the league remaining. are already relegated to the Al Sailiya, the Ooredoo second division, stunned Al Cup champions, remained on Arabi 2-1. At the Hamad bin 26 points and in eight place Khalifa Stadium, Al Arabi took following their ninth defeat. the lead through Abdulaziz al- Umm Salal goalkeeper Ansari in the 14th minute. Baba Malick denied Al Sailiya But their lead lasted only 10 an early goal, diving on his left Umm Salal players celebrate their 1-0 win over Al Sailiya with Umm Salal coach Aziz Ben Askar on Wednesday. minutes as Oumar Sako equal- to block Tiago Bezerra’s header ised for Kharitiyat. After the in the second minute. Al Sailiya missed the target. Tiago wasted a penalty in for Omar Yahya’s handball fol- ended in a stalemate. outside the box, but this time break, Mohamed Osman found were keeping Malick busy with In a first attack from Umm the 36th minute as his push lowing a corner kick. The Orange Fortress re- Kayke’s hit from a difficult an- the net in 48th minute, which repeated attacks and looked in Salal on the half-hour mark, on the right struck the upright, Five minutes before the turned as a better side, with gle was off target. turned out to be the winner. total control of the match. A Rabeh Yahia’s attempt was though Malick dived in the op- break, Amine made a superb Ahmed Hammoudan leading Yahya warded off an attack Bottom-placed Al Kharaitiyat dangerous hit by Al Sailiya’s thwarted well by Al Sailiya goal- posite direction. Referee Ab- save diving on his right to de- the attack soon after the sec- by Al Sailiya in the 50th minute, have 12 points, four less than Nadir Belhadj from outside the keeper Claude Amine, who ran dulla Ali Athba, after consult- flecta spectacular free-kick ond half started. They won diving to deflect a shot by Tiago Al Khor, while Arabi are in sev- box following a corner kick just to deny room to the striker. ing VAR, handed the penalty taken by Kayke as first half a free-kick, around 10 yards from near the penalty area. enth place with 26 points. Sports Thursday, April 8, 2021 13 Thrilling PSG 3-2 win puts Bayern on brink; Chelsea beat Porto 2-0 Paris Saint-Germain’s French forward Kylian Mbappe (2nd R) celebrates scoring his second goal with team-mates during the Chelsea’s English midfielder Mason Mount (L) celebrates his goal with teammates during the UEFA Champions League first UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg match against FC Bayern Munich in Munich on Wednesday.(AFP) leg quarter final match against FC Porto at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium in Seville, Spain, on Wednesday.(AFP ) DPA chances but were profligate A brilliant goal from Ma- mediately in the Munich snow. by visiting keeper Keylor Na- the club after 10 years this Porto faded as the game BERLIN without injured star Robert son Mount and another from A lovely pass from An- vas but Choupo-Moting – who summer, standing off him went on and Chilwell rounded Lewandowski. His deputy Eric Ben Chilwell gave Chelsea a gel Di Maria found Neymar came off the bench for PSG in and the French international keeper Agustin Marchesin for a TITLE holders Bayern Munich Maxim Choupo-Moting cut 2-0 win ‘away’ to Porto in a in space and he in turn fed the final last season – gave found the 68th minute winner late second shortly after Chris- are on the verge of elimination the deficit with a header and game which coronavirus re- Mbappe who lashed a third them hope with a downward at the near post. tian Pulisic thumped the bar. from the Champions League af- Thomas Mueller levelled but strictions saw moved to Sevil- minute opener through Ma- header before the break. Thomas Tuchel coached The victory eased Chelsea’s ter Kylian Mbappe’s double gave Bayern’s weakness at either la, which also hosts the return nuel Neuer. The pressure mounted PSG last season but now concerns after a spectacular Paris Saint-Germain a thrilling end has left them with an up- next week. Choupo-Moting had al- and Mueller headed an equal- manages Chelsea after be- 5-2 home defeat by Premier 3-2 victory in the first leg of their hill task going into next Tues- On Tuesday record 13- ready headed onto the bar izer from a free kick but Bay- ing sacked by the Lique 1 side League strugglers West Brom quarter-final on Wednesday. day’s return in Paris. time winners Real Madrid but Bayern found themselves ern - despite bringing on Al- at Christmas and he is also at the weekend. Mbappe struck the opener Lewandowski will not beat Liverpool 3-1 and Man- two down when Marquinhos phonso Davies and Jerome on course for a return to the Results: Paris Saint-Germain 3 and the winner on counter-at- available for that game as he chester City defeated Borussia beat the offside trap to convert Boateng to rework the defence semi-finals. (Kylian Mbappe 3’, 68’, Mar- tacks against a woeful Bayern recovers from a knee injury. Dortmund 2-1. Neymar’s swinging cross in when Leon Goretkza and Nik- Mount spun away from his quinhos 28’) bt Bayern Munich defence and PSG captain Mar- PSG will hope to finish the job Bayern kept the same team the 28th minute. las Suele picked up injuries - marker and found the bottom 2 (Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting quinhos made it 2-0 midway for an element of revenge after which beat RB Leipzig in a Without world player of had not learnt their lesson. corner in the 32nd minute to 37’, Thomas Muller 60’) through the first half. losing to Bayern in the fina of crucial Bundesliga clash at the the year Lewandowski, Bayern Mbappe was given time give Chelsea a lead against the Chelsea 2 (Mason Mount 32’, Bayern carved out plenty last year’s tournament. weekend but were exposed im- found themselves frustrated with Boateng, who will leave run of play. Ben Chilwell 85’) bt FC Porto 0. FIFA suspends Pakistan and EUROPA LEAGUE Chad football federations DPA eration (PFF) has been sus- BERLIN pended by FIFA due to third- Arsenal look to stop Slavia Prague’s party interference, which, in FOOTBALL ruling body FIFA the view of the international has suspended the national ruling body, constitutes a vio- federations of Pakistan and lation of the FIFA statutes. Chad with immediate effect. This situation has been victorious run against British sides FIFA said on Wednesday triggered by the recent illegal the decision to suspend the occupation of the PFF head- DPA Chadian football association quarters in Lahore by a group BERLIN (FTFA) was taken because of of protestors and “an alleged interference by the African decision by certain individuals ARSENAL will host their Eu- state’s government authorities to remove the FIFA-appointed ropa League quarter-finals in federation’s affairs.