22 Thursday, March 29, 2018 SPORTS Bahrain’s National Rafting team victory hailed DT News Network Askar said the committee will spare no Manama efforts to provide all means of support to upreme Council for Youth and Sports the rafting committee, which is under the assistant general secretary and Bahrain umbrella of the Bahrain Maritime Sports SOlympic Committee (BOC) general secretary Association. Abdulrahman Askar gave a thumb up for BOC board member Shaikha Hayat bint the impressive results of Bahrain’s national Abdulaziz Al Khalifa was also present to rafting team at the recently-concluded congratulate the team, which also includes Indoor Rafting Championship in Kuwait, Mohammed Qamber, who took the under- winning one gold and one bronze medals. 23 gold medal, in addition to Emad Abdulla, Leading high-ranking sports officials at Ahmed Sabt and Ebrahim Isa, winner of the the reception of the team on return, Askar bronze medal. conveyed the greetings and best wishes of Bahrain Maritime Sports Association HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, president Shaikh Khalifa bin Abdulla Al representative of His Majesty the King for Khalifa was also present at the reception Charity Works and Youth Affairs, Supreme ceremony, held at the association premises, Council for Youth and Sports Chairman, on the sidelines of the annual Al Bareh Members of Bahrain rafting team with Abdulrahman Askar and other officials and BOC President. International Regatta.

Players of Spain celebrate (Pic courtesy: Xinhua) Sultan Palace RICC enter semi-finals

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Isco, Spain Asim - Pristine CC DT News Network Manama ultan Palace RICC tied with ACL haseena and Swon in super over in quarter- finals of the CBA Cricket T20 thrash tournament. Toss was won by Sultans and elected to bat first, Shyam scored a brilliant 40 runs Waqas - Pak CC helped them to score 144 at the end of 20 overs. 25 overs (Arun 35, Joby 33, Naim took 3 wickets for Sundar 2/27) beat Strikers ACL in his 4 overs spell. 145/9 (Satya 42, Arun 2/23) by Chasing the target, Arslan 18 runs. Madrid down the left and clipped scored a fifty runs for ACL, Pak Arab Bahrain Zalmi sco scored a hat trick as the ball back across the OTHER SCORES when ACL need only 4 runs in 128/5 in 19.5 overs (Muneeb ISpain romped to a 6-1 six-yard box, but Juventus Denmark 0 Chile 0 the last over Asif bowled a tight 29, Umar 29) beat BDS Bassali victory over Argentina in forward Gonzalo Higuain Germany 0 Brazil 1 over for Sultans and concede 127/8 (Safdar 34, Zahid 2/11) Madrid, where somehow stabbed his shot off England 1 Italy 1 only 3 runs and tied the match. by 5 wickets. again watched from the target. Belgium 4 Saudi Arabia 0 Then both teams moved to a stands. It proved a costly miss as Poland 3 South Korea 2 super over to select the winner, Division C Results: Barcelona playmaker Messi Diego Costa fired Spain in ACL batted first and scored Unique 148/10 (Vijay 30, had been expected to return front after 13 minutes. 11 runs in the super over. Farhan 3/22) beat Bassali Tiger after missing Friday’s 2-0 The Atletico Madrid played a the far post. Chasing the 12 runs target, 128/9 (Waleed 41, Sooraj 2/17) win over Italy in forward latched onto a neat one-two which released At the start of the second Sultans reached in the last ball by 20 runs. as a precaution because through ball from Marco Meza into the Spain penalty half, Costa was replaced by of the super over by hitting a Karnataka Royals 156/4 of an abductor muscle Asensio before drilling the area, but the Independiente Iago Aspas -- and the Celta boundary. in 20.3 overs (Gajendra 50, injury. ball past -- forward stabbed his shot just Vigo forward had a hand Other scores: Charan 39) beat Union Group However, concerns over and then getting knocked wide. in Spain’s third in the 52nd Pristine CC 127/2 in 19 overs 154/6 (Rana 94, Shashidar what is also said to be a over by a combination of the Spain doubled their lead minute. (Asim 59, Faisal 59) beat Kerala 2/12) by 6 wickets. hamstring problem meant Spain keeper and defender after 27 minutes. A ball over the top from XI 123/8 (Shibin 50, Ashfaq Pak CC 184/4 in 20.5 overs the Albiceleste captain was Fabricio Bustos, which left the Caballero’s stray goalkick Andres Iniesta sent Aspas 4/22) by 8 wickets. (Shoaib 58, Waqas 56) beat conspicuous by his absence former Chelsea man needing was intercepted before being away down the middle. As RKCT 121/8 (Jayaraj 32, Awali Bapco 182/10 (Jagan 65, when the teams were named treatment to his leg. quickly fed down the right Caballero raced out, Aspas Guru 36, Asif 2/15) tied with Ravi 58) by 6 wickets. at the Wanda Metropolitano Romero also picked up to Asensio, whose cutback went wide to the right, Shahzad Zafar 121/8 (Waqas Lanterns Z XI 171/7 in 25 Stadium. an injury after being caught across the penalty area picked before sliding a pass back 31, Harpreet 2/27) RKCT won overs (Afzal 34, Jeet 33, Viven Argentina, also without in the chest by Costa’s boot out Isco for a cool sidefoot to Isco, who rolled in his the match in Super over. RKCT 3/18) beat Central Café 156/9 Manchester City forward during the collision, and the finish. second. 4/0 beat Shahzad Zafar 3/0. (Viven 29, Zahir 3/13) by 15 Sergio Aguero because of a Manchester United keeper Argentina reduced the Spain, having drawn 1-1 Division A & B Results: runs. knee problem, should have was replaced by Chelsea’s deficit in the 39th minute with Germany in Dusseldorf Firstcare CC 177/7 in 25 Mumbai Riders 151/7 in gone ahead in the eighth in the 24th when Nicolas Otamendi’s on Friday, soon added a overs (Sameer 66, Waheed 23.3 overs (Nabeel 61, Shakeel minute. minute. header from a corner bounced fourth through Thiago 3/46) beat Hajweri 163/7 (Adil 33, Zahid 2/22) beat Yong Star Maximiliano Meza charged Argentina went close when past and inside Alcantara. (PA Sport) 50, Suneer 2/32) by 14 runs. 150/10 (Fayaz 33, Noor 2/27) Indian Rising Star 163/6 in by 3 wickets.