RUGBY | Page 6 GOLF | Page 7 Cheika names Thomas shares Pocock, Tour C’ship uncapped Petaia lead despite in WC squad low-key start Saturday, August 24, 2019 FOOTBALL Dhul-Hijja 23, 1440 AH Bale has to be the GULF TIMES player we know he is: Real coach Zidane SPORT Page 4 FOOTBALL / QNB STARS LEAGUE Harbaoui shines with a brace in Al Arabi’s win over Al Ahli Mahmoud al-Mawas stars with two goals as Umm Salal held Al Rayyan 2-2 in the second match of the day Umm Salal’s Mahmoud al-Mawas (second from left) is congratulated by teammates after he scored a goal against Al Rayyan during their match yesterday. PICTURE: Nasar TK Al Arabi dominated possession put through by Abdulla Abdul- stunning style with South Korean (53 per cent) in the fi rst half. salam. Lee Jae-ik pouncing upon a free- Al Arabi goalkeeper Gregory Meanwhile, in the second kick in the ninth minute and vol- Gomez thwarted Gonzalez early match of the day, Mahmoud al- leying home from close. into the match and Al Ahli custo- Mawas starred with two goals as Umm Salal’s Yannick Sagbo dian Ivan Rodriguez easily saved Umm Salal held Al Rayyan 2-2. was heavily marked but still Abdurizag’s attempt as the fi rst Al Rayyan, who fi nished fourth managed to cause jitters in the half ended goalless. last season, have a string of stars rival camp, although it was Al Not long after restart, Lasogga in their line-up, most notably Rayyan who took the lead, this put Al Arabi ahead again off a veterans Rodrigo Tabata and Se- time Tabata curling in one of his corner kick taken by Mohamed bastian Soria, but it was Syrian trademark free-kicks from 25 Salal El Neel. al-Mawas who stole the show at yards, confounding Umm Salal Al Arabi’s Hamdi Harbaoui (third from left) in action during the QNB Stars League match against Al Ahli yesterday: PICTURE: Ram Chand Al Arabi made matters beyond the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium. goalkeeper Yazan Naim. The Brigadiers’ control when The midfi elder stunned the The 31st-minute strike rattled By Sports Reporter make a winning start in the QNB the 51st. the lead when Harbaoui, who ex- Harbaoui pounced on a rebound Al Rayyan defence with a sixth Umm Salal but they never gave Doha Stars League yesterday. Hernan Gonzalez scored the celled for Qatar SC in the 2014-15 from the Al Ahli goalkeeper and minute goal, latching in to a pass up and put pressure on the Al The match played at the Al lone goal for Al Ahli in the 35th season, capitalised on Yusuf Ab- placed the ball home. from the deep and getting around Rayyan defence. Janoub Stadium saw Tunisian minute. durizag’s good work by heading Al Ahli would rue a chance the deep defence with a fi ne run And sure enough it was al- amdi Harbaoui scored a veteran Harbaoui score in the Al Arabi, coached by Icelander in the ball. missed by new recruit Gonzalez to score from the top of the box. Mawas who was in the thick of double as Al Arabi de- 23rd and 68th minutes, with Heimir Hallgrimsson, were on Al Ahli equalised through Her- as he came up with a feeble shot But barely had Umm Salal’s the action, trapping a long pass feated neighbourhood Pierre-Michel Lasogga chipping the attack mode right from the nan after captain Nabil El Zhar that was saved by the Al Arabi celebrations died down when Al and scoring from close in the 71st Hrivals Al Ahli 3-1 to in with Al Arabi’s second goal, in beginning. The Dream Team took did the spadework. goalkeeper after the former was Rayyan produced the equaliser in minute to clinch a draw. CRICKET Australia on brink of retaining Ashes aft er England’s woeful 67 all out AFP ing into the side as a concussion all the more troubling was that Scorecard Leeds, United Kingdom substitute for star batsman Steve the blue and sunny skies above Smith. Headingley yesterday ought to A miserable day for England have made conditions for batting AUSTRALIA 1st innings 179 all out Hazlewood 12.5-2-30-5; Lyon osh Hazlewood took fi ve also saw captain Joe Root out easier than the gloom of Thurs- ENGLAND 1st innings 1-0-2-0; Pattinson 5-2-9-2 wickets as England were for a duck on his Yorkshire home day, when Root won the toss. bowled out for just 67 on ground before he dropped a rou- Jason Roy, given the poisoned R. Burns c Paine b Cummins 9 the second day of the third tine slip catch when Labuschagne chalice this season of being an J. Roy c Warner b Hazlewood 9 AUSTRALIA 2nd innings JTest at Headingley yesterday to had made 14. England Test opener despite bat- M. Harris b Leach 19 J. Root c Warner b Hazlewood 0 leave Australia on the verge of re- England’s woes were com- ting in the middle-order in fi rst- D. Warner lbw b Broad 0 taining the Ashes. pounded after tea when ris- class cricket with Surrey, took J. Denly c Paine b Pattinson 12 This was England’s lowest ing star Jofra Archer — who had guard having made just 40 runs B. Stokes c Warner b Pattinson 8 U. Khawaja c Roy b Woakes 23 Ashes total since 1948 and the taken 6-45 in Australia’s fi rst- in four innings this series. J. Bairstow c Warner b Hazlewood 4 M. Labuschagne not out 53 fourth time in 18 months they innings 179 — limped off midway He fell for nine in familiar T. Head b Stokes 25 had been dismissed for under a through an over with cramp, al- fashion when he edged a drive off J. Buttler c Khawaja b Hazlewood 5 hundred in a Test — a record un- though he did return to the fi eld. a wide Hazlewood ball to Warner, C. Woakes c Paine b Cummins 5 M. Wade c Bairstow b Stokes 33 matched by any other side in the Labuschagne was dropped for holding the fi rst of four catches at J. Archer c Paine b Cummins 7T. Paine c Denly b Broad 0 same period. a second time, on 42, when wick- fi rst slip. J. Pattinson not out 2 Fast bowler Hazlewood took etkeeper Jonny Bairstow failed to S. Broad not out 4 5-30 in an England innings that hold a tough low chance diving to ROOT OUT FOR A DUCK J. Leach b Hazlewood 1 Extras (b1, lb7, nb6, w2) 16 was wrapped up inside 28 overs. his right. Root was then out for a second- Extras (lb3) 3 Total (6 wkts, 57 overs) 171 Ashes-holders Australia — Earlier, Joe Denly, with 12, was ball nought, that followed a gold- Total (all out, 27.5 overs) 67 Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Warner), who will go 2-0 up with just two the only England batsman to en duck at Lord’s, when nick- 2-36 (Harris), 3-52 (Khawaja), ing a fi ne Hazlewood delivery to to play in this fi ve-match series reach double fi gures. Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Roy), 4-97 (Head), 5-163 (Wade), 6-164 by winning at Headingley — then But whereas Labuschagne and Warner. 2-10 (Root), 3-20 (Burns), 4-34 (Paine) strengthened their grip to be David Warner (61) fought hard Australia’s Josh Hazlewood took 5-30 in an England innings that was Hazlewood had taken two (Stokes), 5-45 (Denly), 6-45 171-6 in their second innings at during their fi rst-innings part- wrapped up inside 28 overs. (Reuters) wickets for no runs in three balls, (Bairstow), 7-54 (Woakes), 8-56 Bowling: Archer 8.4-2-16-0 stumps, a commanding lead of nership of 111, few England bats- with England 10-2. (Buttler), 9-66 (Archer), 10-67 (2nb, 1w); Broad 12-2-34-2 (1w); 283 runs. men were as prepared to sell their By contrast, a number of Aus- lems, however, predate this sea- Ben Stokes had made an un- (Leach) Woakes 10-1-34-1; Leach 11-0-46- Marnus Labuschagne, whose wickets as dearly. tralians had appeared for English son. beaten 115 in the second innings 1; Stokes 15.2-4-33-2 (4nb) Bowling: Cummins 9-4-23-3; fi rst-innings 74 was seven more By staging both the World Cup county sides — Labuschagne, Yesterday’s slump came af- at Lord’s. than England managed between and the Ashes with a short turn- the only batsman to so far score ter England had been dismissed But the all-rounder gave his them, was 53 not out. around between the two show- 1,000 fi rst-class runs this season for 58 by New Zealand (Auck- wicket away when he carved at a Denly fought hard only for his with Bairstow and Jos Buttler It was his third straight fi fty piece events, England had de- was with Glamorgan — or fea- land 2018), 77 by the West Indies wide half-volley from fast bowler 49-ball stay to end when caught falling cheaply either side of of the series after he made 59 in nied several batsmen fi rst-class tured on the Australia A tour of (Bridgetown 2019) and 85 by Ire- James Pattinson he could barely behind following an inexplicably the interval, before Hazlewood the second innings of the drawn preparation for the very diff erent England.