SPORT Thursday 25 October 2018 PAGE | 27 PAGE | 29 Federer digs deep Superstar Biles to reach second ‘better’ ahead of round in Basel Doha Worlds Qatar crush Chinese Taipei, reach AFC U-19 quarter-finals THE PENINSULA given that both a spot in the semi- finals and a berth at next year’s FIFA BOGOR: Qatar progressed into the 2018 U-20 World Cup will be up for grabs. AFC U-19 Championship quarter-finals On what proved to be a tense night yesterday as a brilliant 4-0 win over a of football, Qatar came close to breaking resilient Chinese Taipei helped them the deadlock on multiple occasions but finish top of a tight Group A. resolute Chinese Taipei defending Along with Qatar, hosts Indonesia forced them to wait until the 57th and the United Arab Emirates finished minute before taking the lead with sub- tied on six points in Group A. stitute Khaled Mansour drilling a shot A flurry of second half goals ensured across Li and into the net. the nervy victory for Qatar who had Qatar added a second through gone into the game knowing that only Hashim Ali courtesy of a deft finish four a win would have guaranteed them a minutes later. As chances became few ticket through to the last eight. and far between, Qatar pressed for a In the end, Qatar assumed pole third and it duly came with 13 minutes position by the narrowest of margins remaining, Hashim Ali bagging his after scoring more goals than either second of the game with a delightful second-placed Indonesia or the United curling effort that beat Li’s despairing Arab Emirates in the games between dive. the trio. Qatar rounded off the scoring on The 2014 title winners will now 86th minute when Umaru expertly con- meet the yet to be decided runners- verted a penalty after Khaled Qatari players celebrate after beating Chinese Taipei in their final Group A match of the AFC U-19 Championship in up in Group B, with Sunday’s Mohammed had been brought down in Jakarta, Indonesia yesterday. encounter sure to be a titanic tussle the area by Chiu Po-Jui. CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RESULTS Club Brugge 1 - 1 Monaco Borussia Dortmund 4 - 0 Atlético Madrid Di Maria saves PSG PSV Eindhoven 2 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur Barcelona 2 - 0 Inter Milan Liverpool 4 - 0 Crvena Zvezda Paris Saint Germain 2- 2 Napoli Galatasaray 0 - 0 FC Schalke 04 with last gasp stunner Lokomotiv Moscow 1 - 3 FC Porto REUTERS Insigne goal in the 29th minute Maria collected the ball on the Red Star Belgrade 4-0 at Anfield before PSG, who have won their edge of the area and curled a yesterday to get their last-16 PARIS: Angel Di Maria curled in opening 10 games in Ligue 1, lev- delightful effort past David hopes back on track. a stoppage-time equaliser as elled when Mario Rui deflected Ospina in the third minute of Roberto Firmino set Liv- Paris St Germain twice came into his own goal in the 61st stoppage time. erpool, beaten at Napoli in their from behind to force a 2-2 draw minute. Napoli have five points from previous game, on their way in at home to Napoli in a pulsating An opportunist goal by Dries three games and PSG are on four the 20th minute with an Champions League tie yesterday. Mertens put Napoli back in front with Liverpool top with six. emphatic finish after a smart Napoli went ahead in the in the 77th minute but they were Elsewhere, Mohamed Salah pull back from Andy Robertson Group C game with a Lorenzo denied a shock win when Di scored twice as Liverpool beat found the Brazilian in space in the box. Swiss international Xherdan Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah Shaqiri, busy and creative (third, right) shoots to score throughout, fed Salah for Liver- their second goal against Red pool’s second on the stroke of Star Belgrade at Anfield in halftime, the Egyptian firing Liverpool, England yesterday. home from inside the box. Red Star had threatened little and Liverpool put the game beyond them six minutes after the interval when Filip Stojkovic stuck out an arm to block Sadio Mane and Salah blasted home the penalty for his 50th goal in 65 games for the club. Mane then missed another penalty before making amends with a close-range finish in the 80th minute. In Barcelona, Rafinha replaced Lionel Messi and helped Paris St Germain’s Angel Di Maria Barcelona win without him as the celebrates after scoring their second Brazilian scored the opener in a goal against Napoli in Paris yesterday. 2-0 Champions League victory over Inter Milan. Stage set for 48th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships LEFT: The CEO of the Local Organising Committee for the 48th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Ali Al Hitmi and Brand Ambassador Belarus’ Svetlana Boguinskaia unveiling the medals during a press conference held in Doha yesterday. The medals combine the different gymnastics apparatus, the event’s logo and symbols of Qatari culture. RIGHT: International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) President Morinari Watanabe (foreground) and Al Hitmi enjoying a traditional sword dance during a welcome ceremony for visiting delegations at Torch Hotel yesterday. See also pages 29 & 30 28 SPORT THURSDAY 25 OCTOBER 2018 Rampant CAF delegation arrives in Qatar Arsenal face Lisbon test; THE PENINSULA CAF and QFA in May 2015. The 2015 MoU focused on the Chelsea sweat DOHA: A high level delegation exchange of experience and of Confederation of African expertise in various areas such on Hazard Football (CAF) yesterday met as administration, coaching, with President of the Qatar sports medicine, refereeing, AFP Football Association (QFA) youth and women’s football, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin infrastructure development, PARIS: Amid a packed Ahmed Al Thani to discuss and marketing and schedule Arsenal take a matters relating to the 2022 communications. 10-match winning streak to FIFA World Cup in Qatar and The CAF delegation were Sporting Lisbon as their quest football in general. also met by QFA Vice President to win the Europa League Headed by CAF President, Saud Al Mohannadi and Hassan continues today, when city Ahmad Ahmad, the visiting Al Thawadi, Secretary-General rivals Chelsea, possibly delegation also got the of the Supreme Committee for without the influential Eden opportunity to review projects Delivery and Legacy (SC). Hazard, host BATE Borisov of carried out by Qatar ahead of The visiting delegation Belarus. the 2022 FIFA World Cup. reviewed the progress of work After sealing an Yesterday’s meeting served related to the 2022 FIFA World Ahmad Ahmad (second left), President of Confederation of African Football delegation, is seen impressive 10th straight as an extension to the Cup projects. A luncheon along with Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani (second right), President of Qatar Football victory at home to Leicester Memorandum of reception was also arranged by Association (QFA), Hassan Al Thawadi (left), Secretary-General of the Supreme Committee for Delivery in the Premier League on Understanding signed between the SC in honour of the visiting and Legacy and QFA Vice President Saud Al Mohannadi in Doha yesterday. Monday, Unai Emery’s outfit are the team to watch in Group E. delegation. benefited hundreds of Arsenal and Sporting sit The CAF delegation praised participants since its inception on six points apiece after two the extensive development in the field of sports games, with Azerbaijan’s work carried out by Qatar so far. management and science. Qarabag and fellow strugglers Mansoor Al Ansari, QFA Officials part of the visiting Vorskla of Ukraine still Secretary General, commenced delegation said Qatar looked pointless. the presentation for the CAF confident to delivering one of Sporting are fifth in Por- delegation while engineer the best FIFA World Cup tugal’s top flight, four points Abdulaziz Al Mawlawi editions using creativity and off the top with former Man- underlined key projects linked innovation at the heart of its chester United star Nani to the 2022 FIFA World Cup infrastructure development. having scored three goals and its legacy which stretches Details on the infrastructure from seven league outings. beyond to Qatar’s Vision 2030. development carried out by If Arsenal needed more A member of the Also yesterday Executive Qatar were also revealed to the reason to believe in their Confederation of African Director of Josoor Institute CAF delegation that also visited chances of going all the way, Football interacts with Afraa Al Noaimi highlighted the the widely-acclaimed Aspire they need not look far. As Afraa Al Noaimi (right), Institute’s major plans in the Academy and the Aspetar coach of Sevilla in 2013-2016, Executive Director of coming months and projects Sports Medicine Hospital. Emery led the Spaniards to Josoor Institute in Doha like training courses and A visit to Katara and Museum three consecutive Europa yesterday. workshops carried out in the of Islamic Art are also on the League titles. last few years. agenda for the delegation’s stay “We are beginning to play These workshops have in Qatar. with heart,” Emery said after Monday’s come-from-behind 3-1 win, in which Mesut Ozil scored and provided an assist in a man-of-the-match performance. Qatar to host 2023 World Judo Championships “I think we played some sexy football,” said the THE PENINSULA During the visit, IJF and QJF 30-year-old German. established the basis for a fruitful Sporting, who won 2-1 BUDAPEST: Qatar Taekwondo, collaboration, aiming also at imple- away to Loures in the Portu- Judo and Karate Federation menting common sports and social A file picture of the judo action guese Cup with Nani and announced that Doha will organise projects in Yemen and other con- from the 2016 London Olympics.