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Rodrigo Moreno strikes in stoppage time as Lusail secure a valuable three points in the eighth round of the Qatar Stars League (QSL) on Saturday.Lusail produced a spirited comeback to secure a thrilling 2-1 victory over Al Sailiya in the eighth round of the league at Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium on Saturday evening, with Spanish forward Rodrigo Moreno scoring a dramatic late winner to seal all three points.The victory lifts Lusail to seventh place in the league standings with nine points, while Al Sailiya remain at the foot of the table with just one point.Al Sailiya made a flying start, taking the lead in just the third minute through Andre Syahputra. The early setback prompted Lusail to step up their attacking efforts in search of an equaliser, with the team gradually gaining momentum and putting pressure on their opponents.In the 21st minute, referee Mohammed Nasser, following a VAR review, decided not to award Lusail a penalty after an incident involving Al Sailiya’s Abdulaziz Metwally and Lusail's Omid Ebrahimi.Lusail continued to press forward and were rewarded in the 38th minute when Khaled Mohammed restored parity. The equaliser came following an excellent attacking move down the right flank by Hamed Reza Firouzi, who delivered a perfectly weighted cross for Khaled to finish confidently past Al Sailiya goalkeeper Yousef Mohammed.Both sides went into the half-time break level at 1-1.The second half saw an entertaining contest, with both teams creating opportunities in their pursuit of a decisive goal. The goalkeepers were called into action on several occasions, producing important saves to keep their respective sides in the game.Lusail continued to threaten through the individual brilliance of Moreno and Hamed Reza Firouzi, while Khaled Mohammed and Omid Ebrahimi made valuable forward runs from deeper positions as the home side pushed for a winner.Their persistence finally paid off in the fourth minute of stoppage time. In the 90+4th minute, Hamed Reza Firouzi delivered another outstanding pass, this time from the left flank, which found Moreno in the perfect position. The Spanish forward made no mistake, sending the ball into the back of the net to spark celebrations and complete a memorable comeback for Lusail.The result marked Lusail’s second victory of the current league campaign, following their emphatic 4-0 win over Al Wakrah in the third round.Following the final whistle, Hamed Reza Firouzi was named Man of the Match in recognition of his outstanding contribution. The winger played a decisive role in the victory, providing the assists for both Lusail goals and proving instrumental in the team’s attacking performance.The match also witnessed impressive support from Lusail’s passionate fanbase, known as Al Khayala (The Knights). Supporters turned out in large numbers, displaying banners featuring the club's name and players' names while passionately cheering the team throughout the encounter.Their enthusiastic backing created a vibrant atmosphere at the stadium and once again demonstrated the strong bond between the club and its supporters.The match attracted a total attendance of 7,957 spectators, adding to the excitement of an evening that ended with a memorable victory for Lusail. 

Former Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte's top drug war enforcer said Tuesday he would never surrender to an international court, while pleading for current President Ferdinand Marcos to intervene on his behalf.Ronald Dela Rosa, a sitting senator and former police chief, has taken refuge in the Senate since narrowly escaping government agents attempting to serve him an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant tied to his role in the bloody drug crackdown during Duterte's presidency.In a copy of the warrant issued in November but made public only late Monday, Dela Rosa, better known by his nickname "Bato", is accused of the crime against humanity of murder along with Duterte and other co-perpetrators."I wish (Marcos) would not send me to The Hague" but to "any court in the Philippines", Dela Rosa told reporters Tuesday as more than 100 riot police stood guard outside the Senate building."If I have committed something, I will answer for it here, not in a foreign country. That's my appeal to him."Dela Rosa's former boss, who was president from 2016 to 2022, was arrested in Manila in March last year and flown to the Netherlands that same night. Duterte has been held at the ICC's detention unit at Scheveningen Prison awaiting trial.Since then, Dela Rosa has frequently condemned the arrest and rendition while stating he believed he was next.Duterte faces three counts of crimes against humanity, with prosecutors alleging his involvement in at least 76 murders between 2013 and 2018.The true number of killings during his campaign in the Philippines is thought to be in the thousands, and lawyers for the victims have argued that a full trial could encourage more families to come forward.In a statement Tuesday, a Marcos spokeswoman said the president would "not interfere in the decisions of the Senate", while declining to discuss the details of the warrant against Dela Rosa."Everything that happens in the Senate is within their power," Claire Castro said.Dela Rosa's defence team, meanwhile, has filed an injunction with the country's Supreme Court, seeking judicial protection from what they called a "coordinated" enforcement strategy against him.The senator had not been seen publicly since November before emerging on Monday to take part in an unexpected vote that helped Duterte loyalists capture control of the Senate.Video released by the legislative body showed Dela Rosa being chased through the halls of the upper chamber by National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) officers.Tuesday, NBI director Melvin Matibag told reporters Dela Rosa had travelled to the Senate in the car of a fellow lawmaker, then bolted when approached by two agents attempting to serve a warrant.He also denied that Dela Rosa had been "tackled and wrestled", saying the senator had tripped on the stairs while being pursued."He was literally avoiding arrest," Matibag said. "I was asked why there was a chase. I said he ran, that's why we chased him."Newly elected Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano told reporters on Monday that Dela Rosa was under the Senate's protection."We will allow an arrest under the condition that it is a Philippine court," Cayetano said.Asked Tuesday if he would submit to an arrest warrant by a local court, Dela Rosa said: "We will cross the bridge when we get there." 

A Philippine congressional committee agreed overwhelmingly Wednesday to advance the impeachment case against Vice-President Sara Duterte, setting the stage for a potential vote that could decide her political future.The daughter of former president Rodrigo Duterte, who in February announced a 2028 presidential bid, was impeached last year, only for the Supreme Court to toss the case out over procedural issues.Under the Philippine constitution, an impeachment by the House of Representatives triggers a Senate trial, where a guilty verdict would ban Duterte from elected office for life.The new complaints, ruled "sufficient in substance" by a vote of 54-1 Wednesday, accuse her of graft and corruption while in office and of making a death threat against former ally President Ferdinand Marcos.She will now have 10 days to respond before the start of a hearing of probable cause necessary to move the complaints to a House vote.Duterte's 2025 impeachment effectively bypassed the committee process, when the necessary one-third of House members signed an impeachment complaint, sending it directly to the Senate."Our vote today is not a verdict of guilt nor an act of condemnation. It's simply a decision on whether the constitutional process should move forward," Representative Ferdinand Hernandez said minutes before the vote.The vice president's legal team said Wednesday they would not comment on specific allegations."For now, we will refrain from discussing the substance of the case in the media and will instead address these matters through the proper constitutional processes," lawyer Michael Poa said in a statement.While a probable cause hearing still looms, Michael Tiu, assistant professor of law at the University of the Philippines, told AFP he believed nothing would derail the path to a House vote."With the 54-1 gap in the committee voting, I think it's impossible that these impeachment complaints will be junked, given that there's a huge gap and many saw that the complaints have merit," he said.Analysts have warned that Duterte's presidential announcement will weigh heavily on lawmakers forced to gauge the repercussions of a vote against someone who may yet hold the country's highest office.The alleged death threat against Marcos stems from a late-night press briefing in which Duterte claimed to have hired an assassin to kill the president and members of his family should he have her cut down first.While the vice-president later said the comments were misinterpreted, lawmaker Gerville Luistro said Wednesday that the alleged threats could destabilise institutions."They carry weight. They create fear," she said.Duterte and Marcos have been engaged in a high-stakes political brawl that erupted within weeks of their 2022 win in the presidential election, when the vice president was denied her favoured cabinet portfolios and instead named education secretary.The justice committee last month tossed out a pair of impeachment complaints against Marcos, ruling that allegations of corruption over a scandal involving bogus flood control projects lacked substance. 

International Criminal Court prosecutors have charged former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte with three counts of crimes against humanity, alleging his involvement in at least 76 murders as part of his "war on drugs."A heavily redacted charge sheet dated July 4 but only made public on Monday lays out the accusations against the 80-year-old former leader, currently sitting in ICC detention in The Hague.The first count concerns his alleged involvement as a co-perpetrator in 19 murders carried out between 2013 and 2016 while Duterte was mayor of Davao City.The second count relates to 14 murders of so-called "High Value Targets" in 2016 and 2017 when Duterte was president.And the third charge is about 43 murders committed during "clearance" operations of lower-level alleged drug users or pushers.These took place across the Philippines between 2016 and 2018, the prosecution alleged."The actual scale of victimisation during the charged period was significantly greater, as reflected in the widespread nature of the attack," said the ICC prosecutors."The attack included thousands of killings, which were perpetrated consistently throughout the charged period," they alleged.The charges against Duterte stem from his years-long campaign against drug users and dealers that rights groups said killed thousands.The arrest warrant issued for Duterte on March 7 contained one charge of crimes against humanity relating to 43 alleged murders.The prosecutors' charges came on the eve of what was scheduled to be Duterte's appearance at the ICC to hear the accusations against him.However that sitting was postponed as the court weighs whether Duterte is fit to hear the charges.His lawyer Nicholas Kaufman has said his client is not able to stand trial "as a result of cognitive impairment in multiple domains".Kaufman has urged the ICC to postpone proceedings against Duterte indefinitely.Duterte was arrested in Manila on March 11, flown to the Netherlands that same night and has been held at the ICC's detention unit at Scheveningen Prison since.At his initial hearing, he followed by video link, appearing dazed and frail, barely speaking.

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent on Monday a cable of congratulations to the President of the Republic of Costa Rica Rodrigo Chaves Robles on the anniversary of his country's Independence Day.

Al Rayyan rode on a Rodrigo Moreno Machado hat-trick to beat Qatar SC 4-1 in an impressive start to their QSL Cup campaign at the Saoud Bin Abdulrahman Stadium Wednesday.In the other matches of the day, Umm Salal beat Al Shamal 3-1; Al Sailiya beat Al Shahania 2-1; and Al Khor blanked Al Bidda 3-0.A former Real Madrid player, Rodrigo Moreno struck in the 23rd, 67th and 86th minutes of the match, while Gabriel Pereira scored one in the 49th minute for Al Rayyan.Qatar SC’s only goal came from Said Brahimi in the 41st minute.Rodrigo made a sprint to beat a defender and the goalkeeper for his first strike and later slammed in from the left for his second goal. Towards the end, Rodrigo scored off a Pereira pass to complete his hat-trick.Earlier, Pereira lobbed in a ball in front of the goal which hit the left post before going in, after being provided an assist by Rodrigo.For Qatar SC, Brahimi latched on to a good chance right in front of the goal by smartly flicking the ball into the net.Al Shamal lost 1-3 to Umm Salal at Stadium 974. Al Shamal's captain Mohammed Musa mistakenly turned the ball into his own net in the 20th minute for Umm Salal’s opening goal.Al Shamal were reduced to ten-man in the 63rd minute after a red card offence which Umm Salal took advantage of to increase their lead in the 69th minute through Abulrahmman Fayez Al Rashidi, assisted by Rami Suhail Ali.Al Shamal pulled one back on the stroke of regulation time through Omar Ali, but Khaled Mansour restored Umm Salal's two-goal lead in three minutes of added time to extinguish any hopes of a comeback for Al Shamal.A Youssef Snana brace saw Al Sailiya score a 2-1 win over Al Shahania at the Al Shamal Stadium. Snana scored in the 16th and 39th minutes of the opening half.Al Shahania tried to make a comeback in the second session of the match but were successful in scoring only one goal in the 64th minute through Ali Al Muhannadi.Both sides showed more intensity in the added six minutes of injury time but the scoreline remained 2-1 in Al Sailiya’s favour.Al Khor showed sensational form as they defeated Al Bidda 3-0 at the Al Khor Stadium.In an almost one-sided clash, Al Khor went two goals up in the first 15 minutes, with the first being scored by Ali Awad in the 5th minute before Mekki MohsenTombar added the second in the 12th.Despite their several attempts, they could not, however, increase their tally until the 58th minute, when their captain, Sofiane Hanni, added the third.