 | Rayyan edges Gharafa in thriller DE Von Hardin secured 18 points and 14
rebounds to guide Al Rayyan Club to a nailbiting
75-73 victory against holder Al
Gharafa in the Emir Cup Basketball best of
five semi-finals on Saturday.
Leslie Chauncey, who finished with 15
points before being fouled out, led the way
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| | Rosberg claims first Formula 1 pole |
 NICO Rosberg and Michael
Schumacher gave Mercedes the
front row for the Chinese Grand
Prix on Saturday as the German
team showed it has enough speed to
challenge for victories in Formula
One this season.
Rosberg secured the first pole
position of his career with a blistering
lap in the final qualifying session,
while Schumacher will start
from second after earning his first
spot on the front row since his
comeback in 2010.
Rosberg was a full half-second
ahead of McLaren´s Lewis
Hamilton, who was given a fiveplace
grid penalty this week for having
to change his gearbox and will
start Sunday´s race from seventh.
That puts Schumacher right behind
... | | | Musikhin clinches Qatar title |  SERGEY Musikhin took the
advantage of a penalty against
compatriot Andrew Arbuzov
and claimed the Qatar Match
Racing Cup 2012 with a pulsating
3-2 victory at Doha
Bay, on Saturday.
Arbuzov, the world No 21
and last year´s runner-up, led
his crew 2-1 ahead in the
final. But in the third race, he
had to undertake a penalty
lap which allowed world
37th-ranked Musikhin to win
the race. He equalised the
scores, setting up a grand
finale to the Grade 3 event,
under the banner of the
Qatar Sailing and Rowing
Federation.
Both the teams displayed
strong character and skills,
while heading for the finishline
in the final race. But it
was Musikhin, whose crew
... | | | Tevez scores hat-trick
as City boosts title bid |  CARLOS Tevez hits a hat-trick
as Manchester City crushed
Norwich 6-1 at Carrow Road
on Saturday to pile the pressure
on Premier League leaders
Manchester United.
Roberto Mancini´s side
moved within two points of
title rivals United thanks to a
treble from Argentina forward
Tevez, two goals from Sergio
Aguero and an Adam Johnson
strike.
United now needs to beat
Aston Villa at Old Trafford on
Sunday to re-establish its fivepoint
advantage at the top.
After City´s defeat at Arsenal
last weekend, it was widely
expected that United would
cruise to their 20th English
league crown, but the champions´
midweek stumble at
Wigan and back-to-back wins
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