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15 THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 2019 sports

Al-Alamiya to broadcast national football matches Nadal rampant at US Open TDT | Manama sion Affairs, Abdulla Khalid Al-Dossary, and the Deputy he Information Affairs Chief Executive Officer of the eases past John Millman for powerful start TMinistry has signed an Al-Alamiya company, Badr bin agreement with the Al-Alami- Saleh bin Saraa, Al-Alamiya ya media and advertising com- will transmit football matches pany to broadcast the matches in Bahrain with high-resolu- of HM the King’s Football Cup tion cameras that are similar • and those of the Nasser bin to those used in filming and and Stefanos Hamad Premier League for the broadcasting the most famous Tsitsipas knocked new season. European leagues. out in first round The agreement is in line Commenting, the Informa- with the Information Min - tion Minister stressed that the AFP | New York istry’s keenness to highlight agreement represents a quan- Bahraini sports, in general, tum leap in the transmission and football, in particular, of sports events in Bahrain, ex- afael Nadal launched his and based on the directives of pressing his delight at the sign- tilt at a fourth US Open HM the King’s Representative ing of the agreement which, Rtitle Tuesday with a swift for Charity Work and Youth he said, will contribute to the defeat of John Millman as other Affairs and Chairman of the development of youth Bahraini leading seeds in his half of the Supreme Council for Youth technical competencies and draw tumbled out in the first and Sports, HH Shaikh Nasser give special momentum to the round. bin Hamad Al Khalifa, in this Bahraini sports competitions Four players in the world’s top regard. through professional broad- 10 -- Dominic Thiem, Stefanos Information Affairs Minis- casting, in light of the land- Tsitsipas, and ter, Ali bin Mohammed Al-Ro- mark achievements attained -- lost maihi, and President of the in this field thanks to the di- Tuesday to ease Nadal’s poten- Bahrain Football Association rectives of HH Shaikh Nasser tial path to the final. (BFA), Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa bin Hamad, and support of The Spanish second seed -- US Rafael Nadal of Spain returns the ball to John Millman of bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, attend- the First Deputy Chairman of Open champion in 2010, 2013 ed the signing ceremony. the SCYS and President of the and 2017 -- needed barely two struggled with cramps and ac- need more like him in Under the agreement, signed Bahrain Olympic Commitee, hours to see Millman off 6-3, cused umpires of having “pref- because he’s fair to everyone. by the Assistant Undersec- HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad 6-2, 6-2 at Arthur Ashe Stadium erences” after he fell to a 6-4, I feel like some of them have retary for Radio and Televi- Al Khalifa with the world number 60 from 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (9/7), 7-5 defeat by preferences when they are on Australia unable to reproduce Next Gen rival in the court.” the magic that saw him stun KNOW WHAT a gruelling four-hour slog. Russian ninth seed Khachanov here a year ago. Tsitsipas, for whom it was lost to Canada’s in “The beginning, the first also a second successive Grand five sets, with 10th seed Bauti- BOC’s fencing course begins match, is always a little bit new Rafael Nadal is target- Slam opening-round defeat, was sta Agut of Spain succumbing even if I’ve played here plenty ing a second US Open hit with a point penalty for a in similar fashion to Mikhail TDT | Manama development head Mahmood of times,” said Nadal, who meets time violation in the final set. Kukushkin of Kazakhstan to Yateem and Olympic Solidarity Aussie next. title in three years “This chair umpire, I don’t leave that quarter of the draw, course for fencing coaches manager Maryam Mardana, “I think I played well and in biano 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, as the know, he has something against which features , Agot underway on Tuesday were briefed by Italian instruc- general am very happy with the Austrian slumped to another me. I don’t know why,” said wide open. by Bahrain Olympic Commit- tor Matto Scamarda on the way I started. first-round exit, having lost at Tsitsipas, who snapped “you’re , seeded tee’s (BOC) Bahrain Olympic programme of course, which “He (Millman) showed last the same stage at Wimbledon. all weirdos” at French official sixth, battled into the second Academy in cooperation with will end on September 4. year what he’s able to do when “I got very tired and exhaust- Damien Dumusois during his round by defeating Moldova’s the Olympic Solidarity Pro- Dr Taha asserted the BOC’s he’s doing well and I came on ed after two sets. I’m far away match. Radu Albot 6-1, 6-3, 3-6, 4-6, gramme, with 27 coaches tak- keenness to provide all train- court with a lot of respect.” from 100 percent,” Thiem said. “I wish that all the chair um- 6-2, while Marin Cilic, the 2014 ing part. ing opportunities through the Two-time run- “It was not the real me there on pires were like Mohamed Lahy- champion, advanced in straight It is being held at the Bahrain academy, or the Olympic Soli- ner-up Thiem was upset by Ital- the court.” ani because I believe he’s the sets over Slovakia’s Martin Kli- Fencing Association premises, darity Programmes, to prepare ian giant-killer Thomas Fab- Greek eighth seed Tsitsipas best out in the game, and we zan. where a delegation from the different sports competencies. academy attended part of the He noted that fencing is one ongoing sessions, aimed at of the Olympic sports that qualifying and preparing na- should receive significant sup- ‘I believe in my tional coaches. port from the academy in an Osaka survives Blinkova test Academy director Dr Nabeel attempt to develop the game on ability’, says defiant Taha, joined by training and the international level. Reuters | New York Sharapova aomi Osaka was given AFP | New York a testing workout by Anna Blinkova as she aria Sharapova said Gauff shakes off nerves to advance Nbegan the defence of her U.S. Mshe remains confident AFP | New York Open title on Tuesday but the in her ability to compete world number one’s power and with the best despite Mon- imbledon teen sensa- shot making ultimately proved day’s crushing defeat by old Wtion Coco Gauff shook too much as she prevailed 6-4 foe Serena Williams in the off nerves and rallied Tuesday 6-7(5) 6-2. first round of the US Open. to reach the second round of The unseeded Blinkova raced Five-time the US Open, defeating Rus- into a 4-1 lead in the first set and winner Sharapova was ruth- sia’s Anastasia Potapova 3-6, a shock appeared to be in the lessly dumped out in just 59 6-2, 6-4. works but Osaka cut down her minutes on Arthur Ashe as The 15-year-old American, errors to win five straight games Williams beat the Russian who ousted idol Venus Wil- and take the opener. for the 19th time in a row to liams on her way to the fourth The tenacious Blinkova re- Naomi Osaka stretches to make a return against Anna Blinkova of Russia improve her record in the round at Wimbledon, drew en- fused to back down, however, rivalry to 20-2. ergy from a cheering crowd at Coco Gauff unleashes a forehand saving a match point on Osa- fore sealing the first-round win start and also gave credit to “Bottom line is I believe in Louis Armstrong Stadium to against Anastasia Potapova of Russia ka’s serve in the second before with a blistering forehand that Blinkova for an impressive my ability,” said Sharapova, advance. “It was crazy,” she said. “I breaking her to set up a tie - caught the line. performance. who has slipped to 87th in “It was because of the was nervous going out on the break, which the Russian won It was an erratic performance Wimbledon champion Simo- world rankings after anoth- crowd,” Gauff said. “No mat- court, such a big court, and when Osaka sent a return into for Osaka, who committed an na Halep, ousted in the open- er season marred by injury. ter where I was on the court, my home Slam, I wanted to do the net. unsightly 50 unforced errors, ing round the past two years “You can write me off. I could always hear somebody well. It was a great atmosphere The 21-year-old Japanese re- 28 more than her opponent, at Flushing Meadows, beat US There are many people that supporting me and I’m grateful to play in and a great experi- sponded by looking to her box but also blasted 44 winners and lucky loser Nicole Gibbs 6-3, can write me off, especial- for that.” ence for me.” and mimicked putting a gun to pounded eight aces. 3-6, 6-2. ly after going down 6-1, 6-1 It was an atmosphere that Potapova, an 18-year-old her head and pulling the trigger. Osaka said the nerves that “I feel much better that I in the first round of the US forced Gauff to soak in the mo- also making her US Open main Osaka stayed composed in come with being a first- could win a match finally in Open. As long as it’s not the ment and accept the nervous- draw debut, jumped ahead 3-0 the third, however, breaking time defending champi - this tournament,” Halep said. person that’s inside of you, ness that followed. and took the first set. Blinkova to take a 3-1 lead be- on played a part in her slow “I feel like my game, it’s there.” you’ll be OK.”

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