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Germain vs Club Bruges TODAY’S Qatar’s Al Obaidly ‘ready’ for FINA World Cup FAWAD HUSSAIN QATAR SQUAD THE PENINSULA Walid Rafiq Daloul, Naser Yaser Hassaan, After his successful run at the Yacob Abdulaziz Al Khulaifi, Abdelrahman recently-held GCC Aquatics Hesham, Abdulaziz Hassan Al Obaidly, Ah- Championships, Qatar’s teenage mad Tarek Samara, Mohamed Mahmoud, star Abdulaziz Al Obaidly is Mohamed Fahad Hussain, Yousef Abdulaziz targeting a top show in Doha Al Khulaifi, Yousef Ashraf Abouelela, Kar- this weekend. eem Salama Salah, Omar Ashraf Abouelela, The 17-year-old, after Mohammed Ali Al Khanji, Tameem Moham- clinching two golds and a ed Elhamayda, Abdulla Nabil Alkhaldi, Ali bronze medal in Kuwait in the Abdulla al-Nuaimi, Kheddache Nour Eddine regional competition in Sep- tember, hardly took a rest as he was preparing for the FINA looking forward to be more Swimming World Cup Doha fast,” said Al Obaidly. 2019, which begins at the The teenager is one of the Hamad Aquatic Centre 17 swimmers, who will rep- tomorrow. resent the host nation at the The Qatari capital is wel- Hamad Aquatic Centre. coming an array of stars in the Qatar squad also includes three-day event, which will young talent like Yacob wrap up the 2019 FINA Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, Yousef Swimming World Cup series. Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi and Al Obaidly will be competing Mohamed Mahmoud Mohamed. with the likes of South Africa’s In all, a total of 210 Chad Le Clos and Russia’s swimmers including 134 male Vladimir Morozov. Qatar’s teenage star Abdulaziz Al Obaidly in action in this file photo. INSET: Al Obaidly with his team-mate Omar Hassan (right). and 76 female athletes from 44 “It is going to be a tough countries will take part in the event as all the top swimmers us plenty of experience,” he said. backstroke and 200m indi- individual medley in 2:13.86 for in 100m and 200m breast- event. are competing, and I am looking “My training is going well vidual medley events, which 7th position. stroke events, and the 200m This year, Doha is the last forward to the challenge,” Al and I feel ready for the event,” featured top ranked swimmers. The GCC champion said he individual medley. My first stop of FINA Swimming World Obaidly told The Peninsula. the talented swimmer added. He clocked 1:01.87 in the would look to improve his times target will be to qualify for the Cup series, and will decide the “The presence of the top In last year’s edition, Al 100m final for a commendable in the three events he will finals as it is also a big chal- winners of cluster 3, while the field is giving more motivation Obaidly thrilled home fans by 6th position, and finished the compete in the World Cup. lenge in front of world’s best overall winners will also be in the training. This event gives reaching the finals of 100m decisive race of 200m “This year I am competing swimmers. I am confident and announced. NFL divisional fight: Cowboys overcome NBA: Suns hand Sixers first loss Giants to stay on top REUTERS a third-quarter surge and Nets 135, Pelicans 125 PHOENIX overcame a bizarre delay to Kyrie Irving totaled 39 the game and roll past Min- points and nine assists while AFP Devin Booker scored a nesota in Minneapolis. leading six players in double NEW YORK season-high 40 points on Antetokounmpo, who figures as host Brooklyn Monday, and Ricky Rubio was named the Eastern Con- nearly blew all of a 20-point Dak Prescott threw three touchdown passes as the added 21 points and 10 ference Player of the Week lead but recovered to knock Dallas Cowboys beat the New York Giants 37-18 on assists as the host Phoenix earlier on Monday, shot 14 off New Orleans. Monday to remain an NFL division leader. Suns handed the Phila- of 19 from the field in a game Irving scored at least 20 The Cowboys improved to 5-3 to stay ahead of delphia 76ers their first loss that began after a delay of points for the seventh Philadelphia (5-4) atop the NFC East division with of the season, 114-109. nearly an hour caused by a straight game, matching the Giants a distant third at 2-7. Aron Baynes had 15 basket malfunction as one Brook Lopez for the most in It was the sixth consecutive victory by Dallas in points and made three of the rims was found to be Nets history since the fran- the rivalry against the Giants, although the Cowboys 3-pointers, Kelly Oubre Jr. uneven during warmups. chise moved from New led only 13-12 at half-time. scored 14 points, and the Khris Middleton scored Jersey in 2012. Devin Booker of Prescott completed 22-of-35 passes for 257 yards Suns shot 53.2 percent from 26 points following a 9-of-15 He posted his third the Phoenix Suns with only one interception while Ezekiel Elliott the field. Phoenix won for effort from the field for the 30-point game and scored carried 23 times for 139 yards for the Cowboys. the fifth time in seven games, slam dunks the Bucks, who have won three 24 of his points after halftime Prescott tossed a 15-yard touchdown pass to its best start since beginning ball against the in a row overall and nine of while shooting 13 of 21 from Michael Gallup, who made an acrobatic move along the 2013-14 season with the Philadelphia 76ers their last 11 encounters with the floor overall and hitting the sideline to reach the end zone, as the Cowboys same record. during the second the Timberwolves. all 11 of his free-throw stretched their lead to 23-15 early in the fourth Al Horford had a season- half of their NBA Warriors 127, Trail attempts. quarter. After the ensuing kickoff, New York’s high 32 points and tied a game on Monday. Blazers 118 Wizards 115, Pistons 99 Saquon Barkley rambled 65 yards on the longest career high with five Rookie Eric Paschall Bradley Beal scored 22 pass reception of his career to set up Aldrick Rosas’s 3-pointers, Tobias Harris scored a season-best 36 points to lead six players in fourth field goal, a 29-yarder, to trim the Giants’ had 24 points and 10 points as Golden State sur- double figures for host deficit to five points with 11:50 remaining. rebounds, and Furkan prised Portland and won for Washington, which pulled Prescott answered with a 45-yard touchdown Korkmaz contributed a the first time at its new home away in the second half to pass to Amari Cooper, who caught the ball at the career-high 20 points for the arena, Chase Center in San defeat Detroit and snap a 25-yard line and continued his crossing pattern all Sixers. Francisco. three-game losing streak. the way into the end zone as Dallas surged ahead Rockets 107, Grizzlies The win capped a six- Troy Brown Jr. scored 14 30-18. Cowboys defender Jourdan Lewis scored the 100 day, four-game homestand points and grabbed 10 final touchdown on a 63-yard fumble recovery James Harden scored 44 during which the Warriors rebounds, Thomas Bryant return with six seconds remaining. points and grabbed 10 had lost to Phoenix, San had 14 points, and Washing- Giants quarterback Daniel Jones lost his NFL- rebounds to lead Houston to defense was torched for an Bucks 134, Timber- Antonio and Charlotte to fall ton’s defense clamped down high eighth fumble of the season to set up the score. a victory at Memphis. average of 126 points in wolves 106 to 0-4 at home before finally after allowing 131 points to Jones lost his seventh fumble to set up a 28-yard Harden was the foun- back-to-back losses at Giannis Antetokounmpo getting the win on Monday. the Minnesota Timberwolves field goal by Brett Maher to give Dallas a 16-12 lead dation of a bounce-back Brooklyn and Miami over the recorded 34 points and 15 Portland took just its second on Saturday night and 159 to late in the third quarter. effort for the Rockets, whose weekend. rebounds as Milwaukee rode loss in five road games. the Houston Rockets. Marchand shines as Bruins down Pens REUTERS scored for Boston. Jaroslav with goals by Ron Hainsey, his previous nine appearances BOSTON Halak stopped 40 of 44 shots. Pageau and Brady Tkachuk in against the Red Wings. Senators 6, Rangers 2 the first 15 minutes of the Coyotes 3, Oilers 2 Brad Marchand’s tie-breaking Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored second. Vladislav Namestnikov Derek Stepan scored the second goal with 1:57 left in two of Ottawa’s five consecutive added a goal in the third game-winning goal in overtime regulation on Monday helped goals on the way to defeating period. as Arizona managed to regroup the Boston Bruins beat the host New York, which had its Predators 6, Red Wings 1 from a late blown lead to get a visiting Pittsburgh Penguins 6-4. two-game winning streak Matt Duchene scored twice win in Edmonton.