SPORT SPORT | 18 SPORT | 19 Ailing Djokovic Speculation advances, grows over Serena claws Suarez's future out victory at Barca WEDNESDAY 26 AUGUST 2020 Tune-up for IHF World Championship: Qatar to host Four-Nation tournament FAWAD HUSSAIN place in Doha 2015 edition THE PENINSULA The event, which will take place their best result in the event. In from December 25 to 29 will doing so, they became the first Qatar Handball Association feature Asian champions Qatar, Asian side to play the semi- (QHA) yesterday announced it finals, and the first non- will host the Qatar Interna- European champions Spain, European team to qualify for tional Championship later this and South American winners the final. year that will see four nations Argentina besides African including three continental runner-up Tunisia. Team Qatar to undergo champions in action ahead of two training camps January’s IHF World Champi- onship 2021. According to details, the The QHA said the event, Qatar team management is which will take place from planning to start preparations December 25 to 29 will feature for the World Championships Asian champions Qatar, from October that will involve European champions Spain, two training camps and several and South American winners practice matches besides par- Argentina besides African ticipation in the Qatar Interna- runner-up Tunisia. tional Championship . The four-team competition One training camp will be will give Qatar a fine tune-up held in Doha while the national for the IHF Men’s Handball team will also travel abroad for World Championship - Egypt the other training camp. 2021 that will take place from Denmark, who defeated January 13 to 31. Norway in the 2019 final, will The teams are currently defend their world crown in waiting for the draw of the tournament while the two The World Championship Spanish coach Valero Rivera consecutive continental title Egypt. The 32 participating World Championship, which remaining teams will be draw is expected to announce Lopez. after their triumphs in the 2014, teams will be divided into eight will be held on September 5 at decided later. It will be the first tough, exciting and thrilling The Al Anabi qualified for 2016, and 2018 editions. groups of four teams, with top the Giza Pyramids Plateau. that 32 teams will compete in games between top teams that the tournament after winning Qatar have made seven three teams from each group A total of 30 teams have the IHF World also include Qatar, which has the Asian Men’s Championship appearances in the World will be qualifying for the main already qualified for the Championship. become a strong side under 2020 - their fourth Championship, with a second round. LeadingLeading Anderson becomes first paceracer toto taketake wicket-takerswiickkett-ttakkers in TTestsests 600 Test wickets as Englandnd bbagag sserieseries MuttiahMuttiaah MMurMuralitharanalitharan AFP – SOUTHAMPTON (Sri(Sri Lanka)Lankaa) - 800 inn SCOREBOARD 133133 matchesmatchees ENGLAND, 1st Innings 583-8 dec HISTORY-MAKER ANDERSON England paceman James Anderson ShaneShane WarneWarnne cemented his place in cricket history PAKISTAN, 1st Innings 273 BORN: July 30, 1982 in Burnley, Lancashire (Australia)(Australia) - 708770 in PAKISTAN, 2nd Innings by taking his 600th Test wicket as MAJOR TEAMS: England, Auckland, Lancashire 145 mmatchesatches (Following-on, overnight 100-2) the rain-marred third and final Test Made his Test debut against Zimbabwe at Lord's in May 2003, AnilAnil KumbleKumble ((India)(Inndia)d - Shan Masood lbw b Broad ...................................18 against Pakistan at Southampton having broken into the ODI team the previous year. 619 in 132132 mmamatchesatctches ended in a draw yesterday. Abid Ali lbw b Anderson .......................................42 Took his 100th Test wicket by dismissing South JamesJaJameJ s AnAndersonddersrson Fresh downpours prevented Azhar Ali c Root b Anderson .................................31 Africa's Jacques Kallis in 2008 and his 200th by remov- play on the last day until 1515 GMT, Babar Azam not out ..............................................63 ing Australia's Peter Siddle in the 2010-11 Ashes series. (En(Eng(E((England)land) - 6060000 meaning England, who were 1-0 up Asad Shafiq c sub (Bracey) b Root ......................21 Had New Zealand's Peter Fulton caught at sec- wiwickwicketsets inn 1561566 in the series, did not have enough Fawad Alam not out ................................................0 ond slip by Graeme Swann in 2013 to become only the mamatcmatchestches time to force a victory. Extras (lb9, nb3) ...................................................12 fourth Englishman to reach the milestone GlennGlenennn McGrathMcGrrathh But despite the tame end to the Total (4 wkts, 83.1 overs, 360 mins) ....... 187 of 300 Test wickets. (Aus(Australia)ustralalia) - 563563 in series, all eyes were on Anderson Became England's highest wicket Did not bat: Mohammad Rizwan, Yasir Shah, 1244 mmatchesatcatchees and the 38-year-old did not disap- Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Abbas, Naseem Shah taker in his 100th Test, claiming his 384th CourtCCourtneyrtneyy WWalshalsha h point, striking with his 14th ball of Fall of wickets: 1-49 (Masood), 2-88 (Abid), victim against West Indies in 2015. (Wes(W(Westst IndiIndies)dieeses) - 5195 ini the day to reach the 600-wicket 3-109 (Azhar), 4-172 (Shafiq) Claimed his 400th Test wicket when he milestone. Bowling: Anderson 19-3-45-2; Broad 14.1-5-27-1; had New Zealand's Martin Guptill caught at slip 13213 mmatchesatchchhehes Defying a docile pitch, he pro- Woakes 8-2-14-0; Archer 14-8-14-0; Bess 21-4- by Ian Bell later that year. StuStuarttuarrt BroadBrorooaad duced a rising delivery that moved 54-0; Root 6-0-17-1; Sibley 1-0-7-0 (3nb) Became only the sixth bowler to take 500 Test wickets (En(England)Englaandd)) - 5144 in away from Pakistan captain Azhar when he ripped West Indies batsman Kraigg Brathwaite's mid- ENGLAND: Rory Burns, Dom Sibley, Zak Crawley, 1431 3 mmatchesatcatcheheh s Ali, a first-innings century-maker, dle stump out of the ground with an inswinger in 2017. Joe Root (capt), Ollie Pope, Jos Buttler (wkt), Chris DaleDalee SteSSteynynn (South(Sooutth with England skipper Joe Root Took his 564th wicket in 2018 to overtake Australia's Glenn Woakes, Dom Bess, Jofra Archer, Stuart Broad, holding a head-high catch at first McGrath to become the leading fast bowler in Test history. AfricAAfrica)fricicca)a - 4394439 ini 9393 slip. James Anderson Claimed his 28th five-wicket haul against South Africa in matchmmatchesatchchhees There was applause and cheers Result: Match drawn January to move past Botham on the all-time list of Test five- KapilK pill Dev (In(India)Inddia) - Player of the match: Zak Crawley (ENG) from Anderson’s team-mates, with fors in an England jersey. 4344 4 inin 1311331 matchesmatcchches Series: England win three-match series 1-0 the nick off the shoulder of Azhar’s After a frustrating start to the summer, during which he RRangRaRanganangaanna HHeHeratherrathh (Sr(Sriri bat clearly audible at an empty England player of the series: Jos Buttler had to dismiss talk of retirement, Anderson claimed his 600th LLaLankLanka)nkaa) - 4334333 inn 9393 Ageas Bowl. Pakistan player of the series: Mohammad Rizwan Test wicket by dismissing Pakistan's Azhar Ali. Azhar’s exit for 31 left Pakistan, mmatmatchmatcheschees following on, 109-3 -- still 201 runs Former Australia paceman Glenn Stuart Broad delivery in the statutory long-timelong-time pace partnpartnerer adrift of England’s first innings McGrath, whose tally of 563 wickets last hour, a draw was agreed. Broad,BroadB , whow paidpaid tributetributeu James Anderson celebrates 583-8 declared. was passed by Anderson in 2018, told Babar was 63 not out, with to hishi s team-mateteateaam-matmm-m mate after taking the wicket of After Anderson struck, the the BBC: “Absolutely incredible, I’m Pakistan finishing on 187-4. yesterday.yestest rdayrday.dday Pakistan’s Azhar Ali, his remaining energy in the contest a big fan of Jimmy’s. Just the fact he’s Anderson’s innings return of 2-45 “ItIt doesn’td oesn’oesno t feelfee eeltl two 600th Test scalp, yesterday. appeared to drain away and a draw still playing now, in his 156th Test from 19 overs gave him match figures minutesminutes agoago he broke was agreed as the match entered the match, which in itself is just of 7-101. Glenn McGrath’sMcGrM ath’ss recordrecoecordd at a last hour. incredible. Zak Crawley, however, was Thehe OOval vall againstagainsgai ttInd IndiaIndiai wiwithth The result meant England “The rigours, the stresses that fast named man of the match for his suchsuc scenessceneenen ssof of taktakintakingking thethh secured their first series win over bowlers put on their body day in day stunning 267 -- the 22-year-old Kent final wicketwicket to winwi the T Testest Pakistan in a decade. out, to turn around and front up and batsman’s maiden Test century. match.matchmatc . Anderson is only the fourth just work your backside off is just Together with Jos Buttler (152) he “HeHee hash as gotgogottbe better betbe tter with withthh bowler -- and first paceman -- to absolutely incredible.” After shared an England record fifth- ageg anda ndd is i somesomsomeoneomom onenenewe w whoho reach the mark of 600 Test wickets. Anderson struck, Babar Azam com- wicket stand of 359. has inspiredinspirp ed me throughoutthroughout AndersonAndersonrson is only thethhe The only men ahead of him in pleted a 76-ball fifty featuring six Anderson had been left just one my career,career, watchingwatching him. fourfofourthth bowlerbowleowler to reareachch tthehee the all-time Test list are three retired fours. wicket shy of 600 as a combination Theh lastlast fivefivee yyearsears innpa papar-r- spinners -- Sri Lanka’s Muttiah But when it seemed the match of poor catching, bad weather and ticular,ticulticuiicular,r, sincesincenc leavingleaviling SouthSouth markk ofo 6006 TestT wicwwickets.ketss.