SPORT Tuesday 8 November 2016 PAGE | 28 PAGE | 31 Ghebreslassie wins, Mourinho hits Keitany defends out at United's at NY Marathon 'problem players'' QSL stars World Champion Gawad leads jet off for star cast at Qatar Classic 2016 national duty The Peninsula leven Qatar Stars League (QSL) inter- The Peninsula national stars will be joining up with E their national sides hoping to aid ecently-crowned them in qualification for the 2018 World World Champion Cup in Russia. Karim Abdel In Asia it’s the third and final qualifi- Gawad will be cation round, and four QSL players will be hoping to con- hoping to make the difference for their Rtinue his superb form in the sides in group A. upcoming Qatar Classic Current QSL player of the month Nam Squash Championships 2016 Tae Hee of Lekhwiya and Kooky Han of which will take place in Doha Al Gharafa have been called up for the from November 13 to 18. Taegeuk Warriors. The South Koreans who The draw for the tourna- are currently third in qualification will take ment was unveiled yesterday on second place Uzbekistan in Soul, along and the line-up includes with a friendly match against Canada. some of the world’s greatest The South Korean duo is likely to face players, spearheaded by a familiar opponent in Sardor Rashidov champion Gawad. of El Jaish who has been chosen by head The players will battle it coach Samvel Babayan, for the crunch out for crucial points on the group A match-up. Al Sadd defender PSA Road to Dubai Standings Morteza Pouraliganji has joined up with - which is topped by World the Iranian national team ahead of their Number-one Mohamed El two matches including a friendly against Shorbagy - with a place at Papa New Guinea and a World Cup qual- the lucrative season-ending World Champion Karim Abdel ification match up against Syria. Team Dubai PSA World Series 2016 QATAR CLASSIC Melli are currently sitting atop group A and Gawad of Egypt in action in this FIRST ROUND DRAW Finals up for grabs for the top file photo. will be looking to maintain their position eight. [1] Mohamed ElShorbagy (EGY) v Cameron at the top of the table. Gawad, the 25-year-old Pilley (AUS) Finally Al Sailiya attacker Faouzi Aaish star from Giza, Egypt, lifted Tarek Momen (EGY) v [Qualifier] has been called up by the Bahrain national the sport’s most prestigious ankle injury he sustained dur- Qatar Classic crown. World Number-six Ali Farag James Willstrop (ENG) v Chris Simpson (ENG) team for their two friendly matches against title at the Wadi Degla PSA ing the World Championship. ElShorbagy opens up are just some of the other big [Qualifier] v [8] Ramy Ashour (EGY) the United Arab Emirates and Kyrgyzstan, [5] Nick Matthew (ENG) v [Qualifier] Men’s World Championship Defening champion El Shor- against Australian Number- names included in a world- Gregoire Marche (FRA) v Mohamed which are due to take place on the 9th and last week in Cairo, beating bagy is also in action as he one Cameron Pilley - the class draw, with Mosaad Abouelghar (EGY) 15th of November. Over in Africa and qual- three-time winner Ramy looks to bounce back from a player who ended his charge taking on the tournament Saurav Ghosal (IND) v [Qualifier] ification for the 2018 World Cup in Russia Ashour to add to the Al semi-final defeat to Gawad during the 2016 Dubai PSA wildcard, Abdulla Mohd Al [WC] Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi (QAT) v [3] is in its second round with two QSL play- Ahram Squash Open NEW- in Cairo. World Series Finals - and Tamimi, in round one. Omar Mosaad (EGY) ers set to take part. DR Congo has called GIZA title earlier this The hard-hitting Egyp- could meet Ashour in an The qualifying stages of [4] Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) v [Qualifier] up two QSL stars for their World Cup Qual- season. tian’s title-winning exploits explosive quarter-final clash, the 2016 Qatar Classic will Tom Richards (ENG) v Zahed Mohamed (EGY) ification match up against Guinea. Al Ahli Max Lee (HKG) v Ryan Cuskelly (AUS) The World Number-three at the Delaware Investments which would act as the lat- take place on November [Qualifier] v [7] Marwan ElShorbagy (EGY) striker Firmin Mubele and Al Kharaitiyat will meet a qualifier in round US Open catapulted him to est chapter in their 11-12, while the main draw [6] Ali Farag (EGY) v [Qualifier] man Jeremy Bokila have been called up one, and is seeded to contest the top of the PSA Road to long-running rivalry. begins a day later, with the Cesar Salazar (MEX) v Omar Abdel Meguid by head coach Florent Ibengé, the Leop- an exciting semi-final with Dubai standings ahead of The winner of 2009 final taking place on Friday (EGY) ards are currently top of group A. 2015 World Champion Gre- Gawad and he will aim to tournament Nick Matthew, November 18 - entry to the Simon Rösner (GER) v [Qualifier] Al Sadd striker Bagdad Bounjah's good gory Gaultier, who will hope strengthen his grasp on top 2015 World Championship tournament is free of Daryl Selby (ENG) v [2] Gregory Gaultier (FRA) form has been rewarded with a call up to to be fully recovered from the spot with a third successive runner-up Omar Mosaad and charge. the Algerian national team. The Fennecs are set to take on Nigeria away from home in Russia 2018 World Cup Qualification. European qualification for the 2018 World Cup enters its third match day and three QSL players will be representing Qatar to host GCC Rowing Championship this weekend their countries. Al Gharafa winger Vladimir Weiss has been called up for the Slova- QNA Federation, will involve the participation of all the QSMF President Khalifa Mohammed al kian national team for their World Cup GCC member states Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Sewaidi said "Qatar is proud to host the maiden Qualifier against Lithuania, along with a he Qatar Sailing and Marine Sports Federa- Arabia, the UAE and host Qatar, according to Qatar edition of this event. The competition will further friendly match up against Austria. tion (QSMF) will be hosting the 1st GCC Olympic Committee. help in developing the sport in the region besides Al Sailiya defender Dragoș Grigore will T Rowing Championship 2016 at the Doha Cor- Participants will compete in four disciplines fostering brotherly fraternity. As organisers, every be a part of the Romanian set up for their niche from November 11 to 12. including Women's Solo (CW1X), Men's Solo (CM1X), hands are already on the deck to ensure a very suc- upcoming games. Romania will entertain The tournament, which will be held under the Men's Double Sculls (CM2X) and Men's Coxed Quad- cessful outing and we believe the athletes will have Poland on the 11th of November, along auspices of the GCC Sailing and Rowing ruple Sculls (CM4X+) during the two-day event. a wonderful time in Doha." with a friendly clash against Russia just four days later. Team Qatar train under the watchful eyes of coach Jorge Fossati Qatar football players take part in a training session ahead of their friendly match against 2018 World Cup hosts Russia which will be played on Thursday in Doha. RIGHT: Head coach Jorge Fossati giving instructions to a player. The team will fly out to China for their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying game on November 15. SPORT TUESDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2016 27 Hayward Mavs end skid, Lakers stay hot shines as Jazz beat Knicks First win of season McCollum connected on 13 of 23 shots, including six of 12 Dallas put the worst from three-point range. He New York start in franchise scored 10 of Portland's last 11 AFP history behind them points in the game. to down the Bucks The Grizzlies led by four at tah's Gordon Hayward 86-75 in overtime for halftime and took a 61-51 lead in made a triumphant their first win of the the third quarter, but Portland UNBA return from a NBA season. managed to respond. fractured finger on Sunday by "They made a run and we scoring 28 points to lead the kept our composure," said point Utah Jazz over the host New guard Damian Lillard, who con- York Knicks 114-109. Los Angeles tributed 19 points, seven assists The 26-year-old forward AFP and six rebounds. "We kept missed the first six games of guarding. We were proactive, the season with a broken left he Dallas Mavericks locked in on the scouting report." ring finger but Hayward, who Philadelphia 76ers forward Dario Saric put the worst start in Chandler Parsons, who inked led Utah last season with 19.7 franchise history (9) reaches for a loose ball against the a four-year, $94m contract with points and 3.7 assists a game, behind them on Sun- Cleveland Cavaliers during the second Memphis, made an inauspicious made the most of his season day, downing the quarter at Wells Fargo Center. The debut after off-season knee sur- debut in a Madison Square TMilwaukee Bucks 86-75 in over- Cleveland Cavaliers won 102-101. gery. He missed all eight of his Garden matinee. time for their first win of the NBA attempts from the floor and "First off, it felt great just season. didn't score a point. to be out there," Hayward The Mavs had opened the Gordon Hayward made a said. season with five straight defeats, rebounds.