 | Shaden writes golden chapter for Qatar GYMNAST Shaden Wohdan
came out of the shadow of the
Egyptian rivals and landed
two ground-breaking gold
medals at the Arab Games on
Wednesday.
At the Aspire Dome, the 16-
year-old Wohdan´s impeccable
performance on the...
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| | Sudan holds Jordan, Kuwait knocks out Oman |
 SUDAN held Jordan to a goalless
draw in a group match of
the 12th Arab Games football
at the Gharafa Stadium on
Wednesday.
With the result, both sides
are locked on four points with
Jordan at the top of the table
due to better goal difference.
Jordan was favourite to win the
match but poor finishing from
its forwards marred its efforts.
Two players were shown red
card. First was Jordan´s Fraeh
Ra´ed in the 53rd minute after
receiving his second yellow
card and Sudan´s Hassa el
Taher in the 81st minute.
Jordan´s two-goal hero in its
opening match Al Daradreh
Hamza was its worst culprit in
goal misses complemented by
Salem Abdullah.
Although Jordan... |
| | Francis pulls out, deals a blow to Qatar´s hopes |
 CELEBRATED Asian sprinter
Samuel Francis has pulled
out of the 100m and 200m,
dealing out a big setback to
golden hopes of Qatar.
The Asian 100m record
holder Francis is said to be
injured and would not be taking
part. This was confirmed
by Qatar Association of
Athletics Federation
President Abdullah al Zaini.
"Yes, it is indeed a massive
blow to us. It was quite unfortunate.
But we have Femi
(Seun Ogunode), (Mutaz
Essa) Barshim, (Hamza)
Driouch, Rashid (Ahmed al
Mannai) and Khaled (Habash
al Suwaidi) whom we expect
to make Qatar proud," said
Zaini.
Athletics events get going
on Thursday at the Khalifa
International Stadium. More
than 300... |
| | Santos books place
in Club WC final |  SOUTH AMERICAN champion
Santos advanced to the
Club World Cup final by beating
Japanese club Kashiwa
Reysol 3-1 on Wednesday, setting
up a possible showdown
between Barcelona star Lionel
Messi and Brazil teenager
Neymar.
The 19-year-old Neymar,
who is touted to be the next big
star in football, scored one of
the Brazilian club´s goals.
Borges and Danilo scored the
others for Santos, the former
club of Pele.
Barcelona will take on
Qatari club Al-Sadd in the
other semifinal match on
Thursday in Yokohama.
The Club World Cup final is
set for Sunday in Yokohama.
Neymar, who injured his
right leg late in the first half
after a collision with a teammate
and... |
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