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| | William Byrd
leads Arabi to
third place |
 WILLIAM Byrd sparked Al
Arabi Club to a 103-71 rout
of Al Wakrah in the Qatar
Basketball League and a
coveted third place at Al
Gharaffa Club Indoor Hall
on Saturday.
Byrd contributed in both
the attack and defence, collecting
a rich haul of 28
points in the match.
Al Arabi was in a rampant
mood and led in all the
three quarters 24-11, 52-34
and 77-57 before coasting
to the victory.
Byrd was followed by
Jalloh Abdullah and Alvin
Mofunanya who contributed
22 and 20 to keep
the pressure on the rivals,
who could not offer much
resistance.
Darren Michael Kelly was
the highest scorer for Al
Wakrah with 23 points.
Ndour Souleye tried to support
Kelly and scored . | | | Saadon tightens grip on
Porsche GT3 Silver trophy |  THE title race in the Porsche
GT3 Cup Challenge Middle
East has one more leg to run
later this month, but
Abdulaziz al Faisal looks
every inch a champion after
proving again at the Losail
International Circuit that he
is the man for the big occasion.
He made history as the
first ever Porsche GT3 Cup
race winner.
Fittingly, there were celebrations
also for the host
country, as Saadon al
Kuwari came out on top in
the intermediate class
Michelin Silver Trophy
while fellow-Qatari Abdul
Rahman al Thani headed the
bronze category Mobil 1
Trophy standings on his
GT3 Cup debut.
It marked another milestone
for the Porsche onemake
series which has now
united all five of ... | | | Chelsea slumps to WBA
as City stretches lead |  WEST Bromwich Albion
piled the pressure on Chelsea
with a 1-0 victory on Saturday
as Premier League leader
Manchester City downed
Bolton to open up a five-point
lead at the top of the table.
An 82nd minute strike
from Gareth McAuley
secured all three points for
West Brom at the Hawthorns
to deal a fresh blow to underfire
Chelsea manager Andre
Villas-Boas, reportedly battling
to hang on to his job.
The defeat left Chelsea
three points adrift of the top
four after Arsenal´s push for
Champions League qualification
was given fresh momentum
following a dramatic 2-1
win over Liverpool in
Saturday´s early kick-off.
Elsewhere, leaders City
cruised to ... | |
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