SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2019 16 Shaikh Khalid spectates Brave and KHK Worlds TDT | Manama Their Excellencies, VIPs and dig- nitaries as well as many officials. H Shaikh Khalid bin “The MMA sport in the King- Hamad Al Khalifa, First dom is moving on the right track HDeputy President of the thanks to the joint efforts being Supreme Council for Youth and exerted by all the international Sports and President of Bah - federations and the fighters to- rain Olympic Committee has wards developing their perfor- witnessed the bouts which took mances,” HH Shaikh Khalid said. place as part of BRAVE 31 and HH Shaikh Khalid further KHK World Open Championship described the fights that took during the 2019 BRAVE Interna- place as “highly exciting”, stat- tional Combat Week. ing that they “featured different Considered as the biggest strategies”. HH Shaikh Khalid sports event at the Asian lev- congratulated the winners in el, the one-week-long event both events. concluded yesterday at Khalifa The first KHK World World Sports City’s GYM. Open Championship, stemmed The event has featured the 6th from the vision of HH Shaikh edition of the Amateur World Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa Championship and BRAVE 31 as to develop the MMA sport, has well as KHK International Open triggered a wide-ranging excite- HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa looks on during a fight Fighters in action during a bout Championship. The Friday’s ment in the MMA world thanks fights were held amid high at- to the mouthwatering prizes it a 6.2 kg built made of pure gold was officially unveiled on Friday brought to the event by a heli- scene through the big screens tendance of Their Highnesses, will give to the winner, including and $100,000 cash. The built in a spectacular fashion as it was copter with fans following the installed at the event’s venue.
Kooheji lights up Bahrain with Bahrain to open Gulf performance of a lifetime Cup against Oman Nationals set to begin Arabian Gulf Cup campaign against title holders
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ahrain will be opening their campaign in the B24th Arabian Gulf Cup against defending champions Oman later this month. The tournament’s revised official schedule was released yesterday by the competition’s Hamza Kooheji celebrates at the ring (file photo) organising committee. The Bahrainis’ first assign- TDT | Manama With that, Hamza official- ment is scheduled to take place ly became the biggest star of on November 27. It is scheduled ovember 15th will be for- Asia’s biggest show, and he de- for a 5.30pm kick-off. That same Never known as the day in livered in a fantastic manner. evening, Saudi Arabia take on which Bahrain recognized one Using his world-class wres- Kuwait in the other Group B of its biggest sporting heroes. tling and top control position, match starting at 8pm. Hamza Kooheji put on the “The Pride Of Bahrain” was Bahrain’s second game of the performance of a lifetime to superior to his opponent in Gulf Cup’s preliminary round defeat Nahuel Gandolfi, from every area, and the sold-out will be against their Saudi coun- Argentina, and bring pride to crowd at the Khalifa Sports terparts on November 30. That his people in a star-studded City Arena went in a trance match will be kicking off at 8pm, BRAVE CF 29. with a performance for the following the day’s first game During his preparations for ages. between Kuwait and Oman. Bahrain players warm up during their training in Amman yesterday the bout, Hamza didn’t envi- They cheered their own, Both of Bahrain’s first two game against Saudi Arabia at Yemen and Iraq. Bahrain arrived at the Jor- sion such a level of attention booed his opponent, but the fixtures will be held at Abdullah Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium. At the end of the prelimi - danian capital yesterday from for his bout, which was given respect remained through- bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha. Both are scheduled for an 8pm nary round, the top two teams Hong Kong, where they played through his hard work, dedica- out. Hamza once again put Bahrain’s final group fixture kick-off. from each group move on to to a goalless stalemate against tion and the “help” of the main his country on top of the will be against Kuwait on De- Group A matches will be held the knockout semi-finals on the home side on Thursday. event falling out. world. cember 2 at Khalifa Interna - from the tournament’s opening December 5. There, the Group Upon reaching Amman, the tional Stadium. It will be held day on November 26. This group A winners take on the Group Bahrainis went straight into simultaneously with Oman’s features hosts Qatar, the UAE, B runners-up and the Group training under head coach Helio A runners-up face off with the Sousa at a local stadium. Group B winners. Tuesday’s qualifier is sched- India pummel Bangladesh The final will then be held on uled for 5pm, Bahrain time, and the tournament’s concluding it will be the national team’s inside three days day on December 8. fifth match. Iraq are current- Prior to the Gulf Cup, Bah- ly in solo first place in Group Reuters | Indore, India desh still could not make India rain’s senior men’s national standings where they now bat again and were all out for team will be playing Iraq in a have 10 points from their four ndia crushed Bangladesh 213. crucial joint-qualifier for the games, two points ahead of Iby an innings and 130 runs Spinner Ravichandran Ash- Fifa World Cup 2022 and the Bahrain. Iran are third with six inside three days after Mo - win claimed 3-42 but it was AFC Asian Cup 2023. points, followed by Hong Kong hammed Shami led the hosts’ Shami and his pace colleagues That contest is scheduled for with two and Cambodia with superb display of hostile seam who inflicted telling blows Tuesday in Amman. one. bowling in the opening test in that Bangladesh could never Indore yesterday. recover from. After India declared their “It’s a clinical performance Group Stage Matches first innings on their overnight all around,” India captain Virat Group A score of 493-6, their pace at- Kohli said afterwards. Nov 26: 7.30pm, Qatar vs Iraq; 9.30pm, UAE vs Yemen tack, led by Shami, claimed “We were really good with Nov 29: 5.30pm, UAE vs Iraq; 8pm, Yemen vs Qatar four wickets in the morning the bat. Playing with five bat- December 2: 5.30pm, Qatar vs UAE; 5.30pm, Yemen vs Iraq session to effectively seal the ters with one guy taking re- Group B fate of the match. sponsibility, that’s what we Nov 27: 5.30pm, Oman vs Bahrain; 8pm, Saudi Arabia vs Kuwait Mushfiqur Rahim, who want.” Nov 30: 5.30pm, Kuwait vs Oman; 8pm, Bahrain vs Saudi Arabia made 64, forged fifty partner- India opener Mayank Agar- Dec 2: 8pm, Kuwait vs Bahrain; 8pm, Oman vs Saudi Arabia ships with Liton Das and Me- wal was adjudged man-of-the- Bahrain players warm up during their training in Amman yesterday hidy Hasan Miraz but Bangla- match for his career-best 243.