SPORTS Monday, September 18, 2017 21 Bahrain set for Ju Jitsu action Aidan Payne/DTNN preparations in the women’s [email protected] competition as Jumana Mohammed (73kg) faces Thai opponent Kanjana Manama Sukeewas in a Round of 16 bout ahrain’s athletes have their first tomorrow, while her younger taste of action today at the Fifth sister Juana (62kg) is in action on Bedition of the Asian Indoor and Wednesday when she takes on the Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat, Vietnamese Thi Nguyen Haalso in Turkmenistan, with five participants the Round of 16 and the third team in the Men’s Jiu Jitsu Ne-Waza member Walaa Al Doseri (57kg) competition at the Martial Arts Arena. faces Chimi Dolma of Bhutan in her Mohammed Abudrees will be in opening encounter on Thursday. action in the one-day of competition The trio Bahrainis are being in the Round of 16 bout of the under- coached by Tawfeeq Nuwaiser of 69kg category against Thailand’s Jordan, who described the event is an Banpot Lertthaisong, while Ali important opportunity for his young Ebrahimi (85kg) takes on Harout players to obtain more experience, Karoghlanian from Lebanon, also in improve their skills and rating. a Round of 16 bout. Bahrain’s only other entrant is Three other Bahrainis - Nijad Al in wrestling when Adam Batirov Gosaibi (85kg), Ahmed Shebeeb (70kg freestyle) a former Asian (77kg) and Ali Munfaredi (77kg) all champion and coached by Mahmood received byes into the quarter-finals. Magomedov.is in action on September Bahrain are coached by Reza 25. Monfaradi who hopes his fighters Meanwhile, the games were can reach the semi-finals an ensure a officially declared open last night podium finish. at a colorful opening ceremony at Elsewhere, the three-member the 45,000-seater Ashgabat Olympic taekwondo team resumed Stadium. The Kingdom of Bahrain parade at the opening ceremony at Ashgabat PAK Arab Blues beat PAK CC Pandya guides India to victory Chennai, India Team Pak Arab Blues ll-rounder Hardik Pandya starred with the bat and ball DT News Network to bat and scored 162 for eight in its 25 Ato help India defeat Australia by Manama overs with Waqas (43) top scoring and 26 runs in the rain-hit opening AK Arab Blues defeated PAK CC by supported by Shoaib (30) with man of one-day international in Chennai eight to clinch the Bahrain the match Waseeq Qureshi taking three yesterday. PCricket League (BCL) Diamond 25 wickets in his five over spell. Chasing a revised target of 164 in overs League Final trophy last Friday In reply, Blues openers Abdulla (49) 21 overs, the visitors were frustrated at the Awali Oval ground which was and Ahsan (44) laid the foundation to by wrist spinners sponsored by Shahzad Zafar reach the target in the 18th over and and Kuldeep Yadav who shared Winning the toss, PAK CC elected secure the title. five wickets between them. They ended on 137-9. But it was Pandya’s 66-ball 83 and two wickets that proved decisive in India taking a ASPA course gets underway 1-0 lead in the five-match series. Pandya put on a gritty 118-run BRIEF SCORE DT News Network sixth- stand with Mahendra Manama Singh Dhoni, who made 79, to lift India 281 for 7 in 50 overs (Pandya he Union of Arab National Olympic India from a precarious 87-5 after 83, Dhoni 79, Coulter-Nile 3-44) beat Committees’ Arab Sport Pioneers electing to bat first. Australia 137 for 9 in 21 overs (Maxwell AssociationT (ASPA) course commenced In reply, the visitors had to Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya (L) 39, Chahal 3-30, Pandya 2-28) by 26 runs yesterday at the S Hotel in Seef area. wait for two hours to start their celebrates the wicket of Australian (DLS method) Bahrain Olympic Committee (BOC) shortened chase as constant drizzle Steven Smith board member and Women’s Sport threatened to spoil the contest. getting star opener impact with three wickets including Committee chairwoman Shaikha Hayat Pacemen Jasprit Bumrah and caught behind for 25 as Australia’s the prized scalp of for bint Abdulaziz Al Khalifa is the patron Pandya combined to hurt Australia’s innings fell apart. nought. of the event, which continues until hopes of chasing a tricky target with tried to raise Coulter-Nile, who returned after Thursday. three early strikes including skipper Australia’s hopes with his 18-ball a string of injuries that kept him out The first session featured the for one. 39, including three fours and four since June 2016, put India in early definition, requirements and regulations Bumrah bowled debutant opener sixes, but Yuzvendra Chahal cut trouble at 11-3. of sport professionalism and was for one. He then short the batsman’s blitz. Rohit Sharma, who made 28, presented by a team of highly-qualified Sayyar and Nabeel Taha. took a stunning high catch at short Leg-spinner Chahal ended with and Kedar Jadhav, who scored 40, academics, led by Dr Mohammed This week-long course will fine-leg to send Smith trudging three wickets in his five overs. tried to rebuild with their 53-run Ruwaished of Saudi Arabia. hold discussions related to sport back to the pavilion off Pandya. Pandya and Yadav took two each. partnership before Other spokesmen at yesterday’s professionalism as well as its Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Earlier Australian fast bowler sent the two batsmen back in the sessions include Dr Mohammed requirement, regulations, rights, duties Yadav also joined the party after Nathan Coulter-Nile had made an pavilion. (AFP) Diyabat of Jordan, Dr Aziz Kareem of and effect of sport professionalism on Iraq and Bahrain’s Dr Abdulrahman an athletes life.