 | Arabi, Rayyan suffer defeats QATARI teams Al Arabi Club and
Al Rayyan Club were humbled in
the AFC Champions League football
group matches on Wednesday.
While Arabi was humiliated 4-0
at home by Baniyas of the UAE,
Rayyan was crushed 3-0 by
Esteghlal of Iran in an away match.
Arabi...
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| | Easy victories for Ahli, Rayyan |  AL AHLI Club and Al Rayyan
Club scripted straight-set victories
to improve their positions
in the Premier Division League
at the Al Arabi Club on
Wednesday.
Professional players
Brazilian Geraldo and Cuban
Yasser Portuondo lifted Al
Ahli to a 25-18 25-22 25-20
triumph against Police,
which clearly seemed to be
struggling due to lack of
cohesion.
Al Rayyan, which was
holding the No 2 spot behind
Al Arabi Club after the first
round-robin league, encountered
resistance only in the
second set before outclassing
Qatar Sports Club by 25-17
27-25 25-20 score line.
Police has its spirits boosted
by arrival of new
Argentine pro Nicholas. But
it was clear in the ... | | | Punjab beats Bangalore
by 4 wickets in IPL |  KINGS XI Punjab overcame a
spate of late run outs to beat
Royal Challengers Bangalore
by four wickets on the nextto-
last ball Wednesday, exacting
revenge for an earlier loss
to the same opponent in the
Indian Premier League.
Azhar Mahmood claimed
the prize wicket of Chris
Gayle for 71 in finishing with
3-20 to help restrict
Bangalore to 158-5 at
Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Punjab then totalled 163-6 in
19.5 overs.
Indian batsmen Nitin Saini
(50) and Mandeep Singh (43)
ensured Punjab´s chase was
on track before captain David
Hussey (45) took the team to
the brink of victory.
But the run outs of
Mahmood, Hussey and
Abhishek Nayar in the space
of seven ... | | | Don´t count Ukraine
out, says Shevchenko |  ANDRIY Shevchenko is not
sure if he will make a final
appearance for co-hosts
Ukraine at Euro 2012, but
feels certain that, even without
his inspiration, a young
Ukrainian team can spring a
surprise.
The former AC Milan and
Chelsea striker, a huge name
in Ukrainian soccer for more
than a decade, will quit the
national side after the tournament,
just three months before
he turns 36. Though he has
been fighting for fitness, to
claim a regular place in the
Dynamo Kiev team, he feels he
can represent Ukraine one last
time at Europe´s soccer feast.
With or without him,
Ukraine cannot be written off,
he says, even though they are
drawn against... | |
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