Fabio Quartararo keeps cool to win searing Andalucia MotoGP MONDAY, JULY 27, 2020 pagE 15 Guardiola says he’s looking forward to 2022 World Cup Opining on the World Cup, the them. We were not consistent like previous The former Al Ahli player Spaniard said, “I have had incredible seasons when we were like machines, we memories at Al Ahli and with people lost a lot of games this season. The way recalls ‘incredible there in Qatar. I spent two nice years and we played was good and I don’t have many I have good memories with this country. regrets in the way we played. memories’ of his two-year I am looking forward to seeing it (Qatar) “Liverpool played every single game I spent two nice years (in stint in Qatar, hails in the FIFA World Cup, how well they are like it was their last game, but we did not Qatar) and I have good going to organise it,” Guardiola said. play the games like if we do not win, we memories with this Liverpool’s success at EPL The 49-year-old joined Al Ahli in 2003 are going to lose the Premier League. They from Italian side Brescia. He spent two played every single game like they could not country. I am looking years with The Brigadiers, making 35 lose one game, and we did not,” he said. forward to seeing it (Qatar) TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK appearances but the Spaniard is now The 2011 FIFA Coach of the Year in the FIFA World Cup, how DOHA more recognised for his achievement as also heaped praises on his counterpart well they are going to a manager. Jurgen Klopp. Both men had duelled in the organise it. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola With successful spells at Barcelona Bundesliga when Klopp was manager of says he is looking forward to the 2022 and Bayern Munich, Guardiola became Borussia Dortmund, while Guardiola was at Pep Guardiola World Cup Qatar, having spent some Manchester City manager in 2016 and Bayern Munich. years in Doha with Al Ahli in the past. has since won bak-to-back Premier “Klopp is an exceptional person; I Speaking to beIN SPORTS, the former League titles. This season however, City like to be his colleague and to compete Barcelona man whose City side failed were blown away by a fantastic Liverpool with him and against him. I think he is to defend their Premier League title side and Guardiola hailed Jurgen Klopp’s an exceptional manager. He showed it against champions Liverpool, said the side for a great season. in Germany and now in England, and Reds deserved to win the league after an “I think Liverpool were exceptional wherever he will be he will have success,” exceptional season. this season and I want to congratulate Guardiola said. Lazio top-scorer Immobile nets hat-trick against Verona DPA The Rome Giallorossi are ROME now fifth, four points clear of AC Milan, who would have to LAZIO’S Ciro Immobile took go through the Europa League his top-scorer tally to 34 goals play-offs as it stands. with a hat-trick in a 5-1 rally Udinese won 1-0 Cagliari, at Verona on Sunday in the three days after stunning 2-1 Italian Serie A. Juve to disrupt their possi- Immobile converted from ble Scudetto party. Relegated the spot before half-time to SPAL drew 1-1 with Torino. level Sofyan Amrabat’s ear- Bologna snatched a stop- lier penalty and closed the page-time 3-2 win against scoring with a great serving troubled Lecce, who remained shot into the far corner and a in the drop zone, four points second penalty. behind Genoa with two games His 101st goal in four remaining. seasons at Lazio put him The fourth-last Genoese, four clear of Juventus’ Cris- who lost 3-0 at Inter on Satur- tiano Ronaldo in the current day, would avoid relegation in campaign. case they finish level on points Sergej Milinkovic-Savic with Lecce thanks to the head- Al Shahania’s Kesse Amangoua (right) vies with Al Ahli defender John Benson during their QNB Stars League match at the Al Sadd Stadium on Sunday. was fouled and took a free- to-head record. kick to find the net thanks Rodrigo Palacio and Rober- to a deflection from the wall to Soriano struck for Bologna in and Joaquin Correa also had the first five minutes, but Mar- his shot deflected to net the co Mancosu pulled one back be- guests’ third. fore the break and Filippo Falco Last-placed Al Shahania The fourth-placed Ro- levelled in the 66th minute. mans had the last Champions Musa Barrow then finished League slot already secured off a counter-attack despite his along with third-place Atal- injured team-mate Ladislav anta, Inter Milan and Juven- Krejci not being replaced as stun Al Ahli; Al Wakrah, tus, who can clinch their ninth Bologna had reached the five- straight title with two games substitution limit. remaining by beating visiting Milan and Atalanta drew Sampdoria in the closing fix- 1-1 on Friday. On Saturday, ture of matchday 36. Parma beat relegated Brescia Roma’s Jordan Veretout 2-1 and Napoli won 2-0 Al Sailiya share points also got a brace by converting against Sassuolo. The Nea- two penalties for a 2-1 defeat politans sit seventh and are TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK ceiving a long high ball from of Fiorentina at Rome’s Stadio in the next Europa League as DOHA deep in the right. Olimpico. Italian Cup winners. In the other match on Sun- AL Shahania boosted their day, Al Wakrah and Al Sailiya survival hopes in the QNB played out a goalless draw in a Stars League as a brace from game of two halves. Iranian midfielder Ramin The draw snaps Al Wak- Rezaein sealed a 3-1 win rah’s wretched run of three against Al Ahli on Sunday. straight defeats and The Rezaein scored in the 22nd Waves dominated the first minute, and a 29th-minute Results half as Cristian Ceballos mak- penalty. Tunisian striker Al Shahania 3 (Ramin ing his return from injury was Ahmed Akaichi who recently involved in all good plays for joined Al Ahli from Shahania Rezaeian 22’, 29’ pen; Al Wakrah. pulled one back for The Briga- Jean-Paul Kesse Mohamed Benyettou and diers in the second half. But Omar Ali kept Al Sailiya goal- Kesse Amangoua put the game Mangoua 81’) bt Al Ahli keeper Amine Lecomte, who to bed for Al Shahania when his 1 (Ahmed Akaichi 59’) recently switched side from 81st-minute effort from long Al Duhail, busy. range beat Ivanildo Rodrigues. Al Wakrah vs At the other end, Al Saili- Al Shahania moved on Action from the Al Wakrah-Al Sailiya QNB Stars league Round 18 Al Sailiya 0-0 ya’s Mohammed Faisal sent to 13 points with only their match played at the Al Janoub Stadium on Sunday. his long-range shot wide. second victory in this sea- Five minutes into the sec- son’s league and takes them coached by Nabil Anwar who eree Abdulrahman Al Jassim Al Ahli pressed for an equal- ond half, substitute Abdul- one point behind 11th placed recently replaced Spaniard when Al Ahli’s John Benson izer. He almost did when they qadir Ilyas had a narrow miss Al Khor, while Al Ahli suffered Jose Murcia. tripped Amangoua. looked like having earned a and he was at it again in the their ninth loss and remained Rezaein was the livewire For Al Ahli, Shane Lowry penalty in the 68th minute, 64th minute, but this time, he on 19 points. in Al Shahania ranks. His first fumbled with his header after but that was ruled out by the could not control the ball. Al Shahania could not goal came off a diving header Nabil El Zhar set him up with Video Assistant Referee. Lecomte had to bring all his have hoped for a better start after Nigel de Jong sent in a a free-kick. Amangoua rounded off experience and expertise to the as the league resumed after a free-kick from the right. After Akaichi reduced the the tally when he found the fore as he parried a powerful long break. The three points The Iranian scored his sec- margin on the hour mark with target with a grounder, beat- long-ranger by Ceballos in the Lazio’s forward Ciro Immobile (centre) celebrates with teammates will significantly boost the ond goal from the spot. The his quick header off a corner ing off the challenge from 75th minute as both teams held after scoring against Cagliari at the Olympic Stadium in Rome confidence of their players, penalty was awarded by ref- kick from the right by Hernan, three rival players, after re- on to share a point each. on Sunday. (AFP) 14 Monday, July 27, 2020 Sports Qatari football legend Ibrahim Khalfan to go live with Generation Amazing on @GA4Good Instagram Live sional women’s player as well PSG and Danish as the advice she always has for boys and girls hoping to national team achieve their dreams in foot- ball and in life. forward Nadia The former England for- Nadim also ward said: “Who you surround yourself with can either take to feature you to the ground or take you to the sky. I try to surround myself SC.QA with people who can take me DOHA to the sky. As opposed to those who say you can’t do it, you’re a QATARI legend Ibrahim Khal- girl.