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Klopp: Liverpool's nine-point gap over City 'crazy'

Published in Soccer
Sunday, 10 November 2019 12:56

Jurgen Klopp cooled the hype over Liverpool's nine-point gap on Manchester City following a 3-1 win at Anfield saying "we want to be first in May and not only in November," while adding the gap seemed "crazy" to him.

The league leaders were ruthless against Pep Guardiola's side at Anfield, with goals from Fabinho, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane rendering Bernardo Silva's late effort a mere consolation for the visitors.

Klopp insisted that his "mentality monsters" are not feeling the strain of expectation at the top of the Premier League summit, nor are they reading too much into their comfortable cushion over City.

"We don't feel the pressure, to be 100 percent honest," Klopp said. "Where is the pressure? Look, the things will come up now, we know that, and if you are with us you say, 'Wow, nine points.' There is a long way to go and lose here a point, lose there a point and stuff like this, what will probably happen. Other people 100 percent said already from now on Liverpool can only lose it, but that's a very negative approach.

"You can see it like this, but we don't care. I promise you we don't care. We were today completely focused on this game and not the situation in the table or whatever, how many points we are ahead of City. That's crazy. Nine points, you cannot imagine that something like this happens, but it is not important because who wants to be first in early November?

"We want to be first in May and not only in November. We all know that, but we don't have to say that because it is clear. We just try what we can and in the end we will see what happens. The pressure or whatever is not there yet. Maybe it will come or whatever, but in the moment it is just opportunity and go for it, do the work, throw all in what you have and then let's see what happens."

Klopp marvelled at the goals his side scored, particularly Salah's second which was created by world-class deliveries from Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson.

"The second goal we scored, I don't think I ever saw a goal like this," the Reds boss said. "Probably not. A right full-back with a 60-yard pass to the left full-back; two more touches and a cross over 40 yards, 50, and a header. That's pretty special.

"It was a good moment to score a goal like this. And the third goal very, very good as well, a sensational cross and Sadio in the right position. That was all good, and all around these three goals it was hardest work, and so the boys deserved these three points. Great."

Klopp spent some time after the game with Sean Cox, who returned to Anfield for the first time since sustaining serious brain injuries in an attack by Roma supporters outside the ground in April 2018.

"I saw him now before the interviews. It was great, it was nice -- very, very nice," he said. "He was very happy to see me, but I thought I was much more happy to see him, so I think we had a draw!

"His wife and son were there as well, so it was a wonderful day for them, that's exactly what we wanted. I can say already, whenever he wants to come - he can move to Liverpool and then he gets a season ticket, 100 percent.

"For all of the boys, it was really important news when we heard he was able to go to the stadium and watch a football game. I saw him today and, yes, he could enjoy the game. So, all good."

LIVERPOOL, England -- Pep Guardiola was humble after a 3-1 defeat at Anfield. The Manchester City manager made sure he complained about VAR and "the big bosses" in charge of the controversial refereeing support system, but at the end of it all, he held his hands up and spoke a truth by saying, "Liverpool are the best team in the world."

Guardiola often delivers such statements with heavy sarcasm, such as when he shook the hand of referee Michael Oliver at the end of the game and said, 'Thank you very much" to the man who was in charge of a fixture which saw City controversially not awarded a sixth-minute penalty following a handball by Trent Alexander-Arnold. But by claiming that Liverpool are the best team on the planet right now, Guardiola was not being facetious or clever.

Guardiola's City team are the defending league champions -- they are chasing a third successive title this season -- and they followed up winning the Premier League with 100 points in 2017-18 by completing a domestic Treble last term.

But despite Guardiola saying after this game that he was "so proud" of his team because "they showed why they are champions," the reality is that only one side looked like champions at Anfield, and it was Liverpool.

City had their periods when they dominated possession and created chances, but they did not play with the same control that usually enables them to overcome most opponents. Instead, they were rushed and flustered because Liverpool made them so.

Liverpool took their chances and City did not, but while the praise so often falls on Jurgen Klopp's attacking players, this was a day when their defensive discipline and organisation came to the fore and led them to victory. During those spells of heavy City dominance, Liverpool defended with two solid lines of four, an arms-width apart at times, to stifle and frustrate Guardiola's players.

And yes, they also had good fortune on their side with Oliver ruling out penalty claims when the ball hit Alexander-Arnold's outstretched right arm. VAR also quickly dismissed the penalty claim, but such has been the inconsistency of VAR in the Premier League, it could easily have gone the other way.

Similarly, VAR did not spend three minutes dissecting whether Mohamed Salah was offside for the second goal, despite the freeze-frame of Andy Robertson's pass to the Egyptian forward suggesting that some scrutiny was required, if only to make everything clearer to those inside Anfield, wondering whether they could celebrate the goal or not.

But while City would be justified in claiming that VAR, or the lack of it, knocked them off their stride early on, it was not the reason for their defeat. Neither was goalkeeper Claudio Bravo's laughable attempt to deal with Liverpool's third goal, when Sadio Mane easily headed in at the far post on 51 minutes.

The reason for the end result was Liverpool's deep quality in every area of the pitch, and the unity and belief that Klopp has forged during his four years in charge.

The former Borussia Dortmund coach has, as Guardiola suggests, built the best team in the world right now and even a side as complete as City could not live with them on Sunday. And if City are to get back into the title race, or if Chelsea and Leicester can close the eight-point gap which separates them and Liverpool right now, the question must be who can beat Klopp's team to give the rest hope?

It is still only November, so an eight-point lead is no guarantee of the title at this stage, but Liverpool have beaten all comers in 2019, in England and in Europe. It is difficult to imagine them losing three games, let alone one. In fact, since the start of last season, they have lost just one Premier League game -- against City on Jan 1 -- and are unbeaten at home since 2017.

They fought back from a seemingly lost cause against Barcelona in the Champions League last season, to win 4-3 on aggregate after losing the first-leg 3-0, and they now have the belief that comes from winning thanks to the Champions League triumph over Tottenham.

Liverpool are looking formidable and invincible. They have faced City, Chelsea, Tottenham, Arsenal and Manchester United already this season and failed only to beat United. Not only are they on course to smash City's record points haul of 100, they also look capable of emulating Arsene Wenger's Arsenal Invincibles.

All that aside, as Guardiola said on Sunday, Liverpool are the best team in the world right now and look unstoppable.

Sounders take down Toronto to win 2nd MLS Cup

Published in Soccer
Sunday, 10 November 2019 14:05

The Seattle Sounders pulled off a remarkable 3-1 win over Toronto FC to win their second MLS Cup at a jam-packed CenturyLink Field on Sunday afternoon.

It was the third meeting in four years for the two teams in the MLS showpiece, with Seattle having won the Cup in 2016 and Toronto taking it home in 2017.

Toronto was the better of the two sides in a lacklustre first half, but had nothing to show for it, while Seattle missed a chance to take the lead right before half-time only for Raul Ruidiaz to shoot tamely at Stefan Frei.

The hosts took the lead right before the hour mark when Kelvin Leerdam's shot from the right side of the penalty area took a wicked double deflection and left Quentin Westberg no chance in the Toronto goal.

It was the first time that Seattle was able to score on Toronto during the run of play in 267 minutes of MLS Cup play between the two.

Greg Vanney brought on Jozy Altidore in search of an equalizer, but it was Seattle substitute Victor Rodriguez who struck instead, picking up a nice pass from Nicolas Lodeiro, cutting to his right and firing a low, knuckling shot past Westberg to double the Sounders' lead.

And Ruidiaz added a third for Brian Schmetzer's team after outrunning his marker and curling a shot around Westberg, before Altidore netted a meaningless consolation goal for Toronto in stoppage time.

The crowd of nearly 70,000 represents the largest non-concert attendance at any event in the history of CenturyLink Field, which hosts the NFL's Seattle Seahawks.

Mahomes' huge return ruined by late Titans rally

Published in Breaking News
Sunday, 10 November 2019 13:30

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- One week after the Kansas City Chiefs did everything right in the final moments of a game to claim an unlikely victory, they did everything wrong down the stretch in blowing a lead against the Tennessee Titans.

The Chiefs botched one field goal try in the final two minutes and had another one blocked on the game's final play. In between, the Chiefs allowed the Tennessee Titans to go down the field for what would be the winning touchdown of a 35-32 loss.

"We were in position to close it (out) and we didn't get that done,'' coach Andy Reid said of the Chiefs, who took a nine-point lead with 12 minutes left and five-point advantage with 3:14 remaining.

The ending ruined the return of quarterback Patrick Mahomes to the starting lineup. Mahomes threw for 446 yards and three touchdowns after missing 2½ games because of a dislocated right kneecap.

The botched field goal happened with the Chiefs ahead 32-27 with 1:27 remaining. Harrison Butker never got to try a 47-yard field goal after the ball was snapped with holder Dustin Colquitt not ready for it.

"I looked back at Butker and I saw a flash, which was the ball,'' Colquitt said. Colquit scrambled to his feet and threw a pass nowhere near any receiver. He picked up an intentional grounding penalty.

Starting from their 39, the Titans needed only four plays to score the what would be the winning touchdown on Ryan Tannehill's 23-yard pass to Adam Humphries.

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Harrison Butker attempts a 52-yard field goal to send the game to overtime, but the kick is blocked by Joshua Kalu, securing the win for the Titans.

The Chiefs still had 23 seconds left and got into position for a 52-yard try. But Tennessee's Joshua Kalu came around the corner to block the kick. The Chiefs' Blake Bell was late getting to Kalu and wondered whether Kalu was offside.

"He got a great jump, whether he was offside or not,'' Bell said. "I was trying to wait until the ball was snapped. It seemed like he was (offside) but I haven't seen (a replay). We've got to be better.''

Butker made two late field goals last week in the Chiefs' 26-23 win over the Vikings.

The Chiefs' once-commanding lead in the AFC West race is down to a half-game. The 6-4 Chiefs will play against the 5-4 Raiders in Week 13 at Arrowhead Stadium.

Sounders take down Toronto to win 2nd MLS title

Published in Breaking News
Sunday, 10 November 2019 14:26

The Seattle Sounders pulled off a remarkable 3-1 win over Toronto FC to win their second MLS Cup at a jam-packed CenturyLink Field on Sunday afternoon.

It was the third meeting in four years for the two teams in the MLS showpiece, with Seattle having won the Cup in 2016 and Toronto taking it home in 2017.

Toronto was the better of the two sides in a lacklustre first half, but had nothing to show for it, while Seattle missed a chance to take the lead right before half-time only for Raul Ruidiaz to shoot tamely at Stefan Frei.

The hosts took the lead right before the hour mark when Kelvin Leerdam's shot from the right side of the penalty area took a wicked double deflection and left Quentin Westberg no chance in the Toronto goal.

It was the first time that Seattle was able to score on Toronto during the run of play in 267 minutes of MLS Cup play between the two.

Greg Vanney brought on Jozy Altidore in search of an equalizer, but it was Seattle substitute Victor Rodriguez who struck instead, picking up a nice pass from Nicolas Lodeiro, cutting to his right and firing a low, knuckling shot past Westberg to double the Sounders' lead.

And Ruidiaz added a third for Brian Schmetzer's team after outrunning his marker and curling a shot around Westberg, before Altidore netted a meaningless consolation goal for Toronto in stoppage time.

The crowd of nearly 70,000 represents the largest non-concert attendance at any event in the history of CenturyLink Field, which hosts the NFL's Seattle Seahawks.

Falcons rout Saints in biggest upset of season

Published in Breaking News
Sunday, 10 November 2019 13:41

NEW ORLEANS -- The New Orleans Saints suffered the most improbable loss of the season on Sunday when they got steamrolled in their own Superdome 26-9 by the rival Atlanta Falcons.

The Saints were favored by 13.5 points, according to Caesars Sportsbook -- the biggest favorites to lose a game this season.

New Orleans was 7-1 heading into the game, having won six straight. The Falcons were 1-7, losers of six straight. And the Saints were expected to be even more explosive with top offensive players Alvin Kamara and Jared Cook returning from injuries.

Yet somehow the Saints got routed on a day when they couldn't get out of their own way with a total of 12 penalties for 90 yards.

Drew Brees was sacked six times by a Falcons team that entered the game last in the NFL with only seven sacks on the entire season.

"We didn't play well enough to win today -- really against anybody," Saints coach Sean Payton said when asked about warning his team against a letdown. "Shame on us if we can't get those corrections made. And that won't be a problem. ... That's one of those things in this game that creates a little bit of toughness and grit."

Kamara ran for 24 yards on just four carries and caught eight passes for 50 yards. But Payton pointed to the penalties and the Saints' 3-of-12 success rate on third downs as drive killers.

Brees finished the game 32-of-45 passing for 287 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions.

The Saints' costliest penalty was probably a roughing-the-punter call against safety J.T. Gray when the Saints were trailing 20-9 with nine minutes left in the fourth quarter. But they also got flagged three times when they allowed Atlanta to stay on the field for a 17-play touchdown drive in the first half.

A pair of injuries to cornerback Marshon Lattimore and guard Andrus Peat also hurt the Saints.

Lattimore was shadowing Falcons receiver Julio Jones before he left the game in the second quarter with a thigh injury. He never returned despite trying to work himself back into shape on the sideline.

Before Lattimore's injury, Jones was held without a catch. Afterward, Jones caught three balls for 79 yards.

The Saints have three more division games upcoming on the slate, starting with a trip to Tampa Bay in Week 11.

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Heat suspend Waiters 10 games after incident

Published in Basketball
Sunday, 10 November 2019 14:23

The Miami Heat have suspended guard Dion Waiters 10 games without pay for conduct detrimental to the team following an incident on the team charter on Thursday. It is Waiters' second suspension of the season.

Waiters experienced a "panic attack" on the team's flight from Phoenix to Los Angeles after consuming a THC-infused edible, sources told ESPN's Brian Windhorst and Adrian Wojnarowski.

The Heat declined to comment on the incident Saturday but announced the suspension Sunday.

"We are very disappointed in Dion's actions this season that include the very scary situation on Thursday night, and grateful that the outcome wasn't worse," the Heat said in a statement.

"There have been a number of instances this season in which Dion has engaged in conduct detrimental to the team. ... We are proud of how our players have started the season. We expect all of our players, including Dion, to conduct themselves in accordance with the highest standards, and to show professionalism and respect for their teammates, the team, the fans and the NBA community."

The suspension began on Friday, the team said. Waiters was listed as out for the game against the Los Angeles Lakers because of illness and did not attend the game.

Waiters had already lost his spot in the Heat's rotation because two rookie guards -- Tyler Herro and Kendrick Nunn -- have had strong starts to the season.

Waiters missed the game in Phoenix because of a stomachache and was seeking relief when he took an edible he was unfamiliar with, sources said. League rules prohibit the use of THC, one of the main compounds in cannabis.

The suspension will be costly for Waiters.

The Heat suspended him for their season opener last month, also for conduct detrimental to the team, after he expressed frustration on social media about his role on the team. He has been on the active list for only two of the Heat's nine games thus far but has yet to dress and sit on the bench for a game.

He also missed time during the preseason for what the team labeled personal reasons.

Waiters will lose out on a $1.2 million contract bonus because of the missed games. He would have needed to play in 70 of Miami's 73 remaining games to claim the bonus.

Waiters is owed $25 million over this season and next as part of a deal he signed with the Heat in 2017.

Aled Davies and Maria Lyle get gold in Dubai

Published in Athletics
Sunday, 10 November 2019 15:03

Two more titles for British athletes on evening four of the World Para Athletics Championships

Britain’s Aled Davies won his fourth successive world shot put title while Maria Lyle gained a first individual global sprint gold on the fourth evening of action at the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai.

Throwing 15.38m in round four, Davies won the F63 event for his seventh world gold medal overall, adding to three won in the discus, beating Luxembourg’s Tom Habscheid with 15.10m.

“Fourth time – it’s very special,” said Davies, competing at a major event for the first time as a father and speaking with his seven-week old daughter Phoebe in his arms.

“I think back to my first world champs in New Zealand in 2011 and I got fourth place at the age of 18, and now here we are, almost 10 years later and we’re still on top of the world taking world records and winning gold medals.

“I’ve been dreaming too hard and too long to roll over and hand over titles. I had to fight for this one, I really did. I dug deep and luckily I hung on by the skin of my teeth.”

On fatherhood, he added: “It’s the only motivation you need. I don’t do this for me now – I’ve achieved everything I’ve wanted to achieve. Golds at every tournament and world records, so if I can keep on dominating as long as possible and show that beautiful little girl how it is done then that’s great.”

Lyle secured victory in the T35 100m, clocking 14.62 (+0.5m/sec) to win ahead of Italy’s Oxana Corso (15.42) and Nienke Timmer of Netherlands (15.48).

“I’m feeling happy, it’s been a long time coming,” said Lyle, who has already secured six world medals at the age of just 19.

“It’s my third world champs so it’s very special to finally get that title.

“I got a good reaction, but I stumbled close to the start so at the end or most of the race I was trying to recover from that.

“To do that time considering the conditions, it fills me with confidence so I’m looking forward to the 200m now,” added the Paralympic medallist, who also told AW about growing up in the sport and her mental health (video interview below).

“It’s very special (her world title). It’s something I’ve never had before so to do it here when we’ve had the team achieving so much is special and it’s really important to me.”

Further British medals were claimed in the T33 100m as Andrew Small (17.71) secured silver and Harri Jenkins (18.98) bronze in a race won by Kuwait’s Ahmad Almutairi in 17.08.

Racing with her married name on her bib, South Africa’s Anrune Weyers claimed T47 400m gold in a championship record of 55.79 and later spoke about her win and the support she has received.

“Last year was really tough because of injuries,” said Weyers, who won her first world title in 2015 in Doha under her maiden name of Liebenberg. “It has been a miracle to run here, because I just had six weeks of training (after surgery) so this has been amazing. I’m really thankful to be injury free and run.”

World records were broken by Australia’s James Turner in the men’s T36 100m (11.72), China’s Xiaoyan Wen in the women’s T37 long jump (5.22m) and Jordan’s Ahmad Hindi in the men’s F34 shot put (12.17m).

After already winning the T34 400m in Dubai, Walid Ktila of Tunisia claimed his 14th world title with 100m victory in 14.99.

Germany’s Leon Schaefer won the men’s T63 long jump with a championship record leap of 6.90m as GB’s Luke Sinnott placed fifth with 5.57m.

On his return to the British team for the first time since 2014, Ola Abidogun secured his place in Tuesday’s T47 100m semi-finals after running 11.12 in his heat.

Full results can be found here, while further Dubai 2019 news and coverage can be found here.

All seeds from bottom half through to last 16

Published in Squash
Sunday, 10 November 2019 12:15

No upsets but heartbreak for Leo Au
By ALEX WAN – Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor

There were no upsets on the lower half of the draw today as all seeds made it through to the round of 16. Five Egyptians, led by top seed Mohamed ElShorbagy, Marwan ElShorbagy, Mohamed Abouelghar, Omar Mosaad and Zahed Salem came through in contrasting styles and is joined by Paul Coll, Miguel Rodriguez and Saurav Ghosal.

Dressed in a shocking pink top, Columbian Miguel Rodriguez came into the match and blazed through his second round match to kick off the day’s proceedings, sweeping aside Alan Clyne in straight games and thus ending all Scottish interest in the event. The win puts him through to a seventh successive last 16 of the World Championships.

Miguel Rodriguez was first into the last 16 for today after seeing off Alan Clyne in straight games

“I wanted to be more proactive, vary my shots a bit more as I didn’t want to be stuck at the back of the court. I feel more energetic today too and I didn’t allow Alan to be in front much. I feel the tough match in the first round sharpened me a little too and for me, I usually play better as the tournament goes and you can see that I did much better today.”

“I didn’t know that! I know I was in the quarters three times, but seventh last 16 is pretty good too. But I still have more to go and I want to do even better than last year. I’m taking one match at a time and happy to have a day off tomorrow”, Miguel said when reminded that he’s into his seventh successive last 16 of the World Champs.

Zahed Salem won the all-Egyptian battle of the day, taking out World Junior Champion Mostafa Asal in four very contested games. Zahed, ranked just seven rungs above his opponent, employed a smart game plan of keeping the ball tight with not too much pace which at times, seemed to have frustrated his younger opponent.

Mostafa Asal (r) returns a shot to Zahed Salem in their round two clash

After the first two games were split between the pair, the third and fourth saw Zahed in total control for most of the rallies. Slowly and calmly, the world number 16 worked his way to a 58-minute win and a place in the last 16 where he will play Miguel Rodriguez.

“Mostafa is 18 years old and he is playing amazingly. It’s the first time we are playing on the tour, so I had to stay focused right from the start. I didn’t want to play an open game and I kept the balls to the side and force mistakes out of him. I had to be more cautious and not go so much for my risky shots. It worked well and I am happy with my performance”, Zahed said after.

Omar Mosaad proved too hot to handle for local wild card Syed Azlan

Qatari wild card Syed Azlan Amjad, who came through after his previous match was awarded to him for opponent inflicted injury, was no match for The Hammer of Thor Omar Mossad, but the bespectacled 23 year old was happy for the opportunity.

“It’s a great experience and I enjoyed playing the world number 15 (Omar Mosaad). It’s definitely very difficult to play him. Obviously the pace was very different playing Omar and it was crucial to get the ball behind, but I was struggling to do that. Overall I’m happy with how I played but there’s lot of room for improvement”, said a very satisfied Syed Azlan.

In perhaps the match of the day, Mohamed Abouelghar escaped the gallows after he narrowly edged Hong Kong’s Leo Au. After taking the first two games rather comfortably, he found himself on the back foot when Leo changed his game plan to a lob and drop game which clearly didn’t suit his style. It didn’t help that Leo could possibly have one of the best lobs in the business.

Leo, the sole Hong Kong survivor in the event, lobbed and dropped his way back to 2-2 to force a decider, which was close. It was highly entertaining squash of two contrasting styles all the way and it’s a shame that it had to be ended with two shocking stroke decisions in favour of Mohamed. One has to feel it for Leo, who is usually very calm and composed, but looked visibly angry to have lost the match in such a manner.

Leo Au executing one of his lovely lobs

“Leo is such a tough player on this type of court. It suits his lob and drop game very much, which he used after the second game. It put me off guard a little bit but I’m glad I kept going at it and very happy things went my way at the end. “

“I couldn’t be happier the last two decisions went my way! Sometimes we get tough calls. It’s part of the game. Sometimes it goes against me and sometimes against my opponents, it’s all part of the game”, said Mohamed Abouelghar when asked what he thought of the last two controversial decisions.

Saurav Ghosal won a straight forward match 3-0 against Frenchman Lucas Serme to keep the Asian challenge alive. He plays top seed Mohamed ElShorbagy next, who saw off new England number one Adrian Waller in three very close games. The world number two had to come back from 4-point deficits in the opening two games and again from 8-9 down in the third.

Saurav Ghosal stretching to retrieve a shot against Lucas Serme

“No game is easy at the World Champs. I had a good start but then he came back really well. My length dropped off a little bit but I managed to refocus to win the first game. After that, I started feeling the court better and things got much smoother”, said Saurav.

Mohamed’s brother, Marwan is also through after defeating Nicolas Mueller in four games. He had to dig deep to get into the game as his Swiss opponent came in firing and took a commanding 8-0 lead in the opener.

While Marwan never managed to catch up, he prolonged the game which allowed him to get into it. That paid dividends as he was clearly back in business in the next three games, where he slowly worked his way to clinch each of them for a 3-1 win in 40 minutes.

Marwan ElShorbagy was definitely fully stretched in the opening game against Nicolas Mueller

“I didn’t have a slow start, I’d call it a fast start from Nicky Mueller. He came out firing and went for it from the start. I clearly didn’t expect him to go short so quickly. But I’m happy with the way I came back after that. It’s a big test for me this match, and I am happy I got through it. After the first game, things were more controlled after I got into a rhythm”, Marwan said after his come from behind win.

Fourth seed of the tournament, Paul Coll is also through after beating Spain’s former world number five Borja Golan in straight games. The pair, who shared a table at breakfast earlier, put away their friendship for 40 minutes to serve the crowd up some entertaining squash.

Paul Coll was always in control in today’s clash against Spaniard Borja Golan

“I’m happy with how I played. I feel like I put in a good performance. Borja is very experienced and he is such a classy player, you really have to be good to beat him. He’s such a good competitor, he is never going to give it to you easily. I’m happy with my accuracy today and very happy to be through”, said Paul, who will play Omar Mosaad next.

2019 PSA Men’s World Championships, Khalifa Tennis and Squash Club, Doha, Qatar.
Second round (bottom half)

[8] Miguel Rodriguez (Col) 3-0 Alan Clyne (Sco) 11-8, 11-3, 11-6 (29m)
[14] Zahed Salem (Egy) 3-1 Mostafa Asal (Egy) 11-8, 6-11, 11-2, 11-7 (58m)
[12] Omar Mossad (Egy) 3-0 [wc] Syed Azlan Amjad (Qat) 11-5, 11-2, 11-6 (25m)
[7] Mohamed Abouelghar (Egy) bt Leo Au (Hkg) 11-6, 11-8, 8-11, 4-11, 12-10 (68m)
[9] Marwan ElShorbagy (Egy) 3-1 Nicolas Mueller (SUI) 5-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-6 (40m)
[10] Saurav Ghosal (Ind) 3-0 Lucas Serme (Fra) 11-8, 11-5, 11-5 (36m)
[4] Paul Coll (Nzl) 3-0 Borja Golan (Esp) 11-7, 11-4, 11-8 (40m)
[1] Mohamed ElShorbagy (Egy) 3-0 Adrian Waller (Eng) 13-11, 11-9, 11-9 (48m)

Pictures courtesy of Qatar Squash

Posted on November 10, 2019

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