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Pakistan Complete Four-Series Sweep Against South Africa SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 2021 10 SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 2021 11 BRAVE CF Signs Combat Pakistan complete four-series Sambo World Cup Champion Ruslan Tedeev Pregnant sweep against South Africa TDT | Manama RAVE Combat Federation women’s health Bcontinues to beef up its Faheem Ashraf took three for 17 to spark South Africa’s collapse in the fourth Lightweight division with during Ramadan the addition of a huge name Saudi Arabia’s city of Twenty20 at Centurion in Russian MMA. Combat Sambo World Cup champion Ruslan Tedeev has signed a Both teams suffered multi-fight deal with the fast- PROF. DR. SAMY ISMAIL • est-growing MMA organiza- collapses, but South tion in the world and is ex - Africa’s 145 target pected to make his promotion- ealth of the pregnant wom- roses blooms in Ramadan proved insufficient KNOW WHAT al debut sooner rather than en during the Holy Month later. of Ramadan is very impor- AFP | Taif H AFP | Centurion Tedeev has amassed a very tant. Here are the answers to some respectable 13-2 profession- questions many have in relation to very spring, roses bloom in the The series completed al record and will make his Ruslan Tedeev pregnancy and fasting: western Saudi city of Taif, turn- akistan completed a clean a truncated home sea- BRAVE CF debut on the back of 1. Is pregnancy a disease? Eing pockets of the kingdom’s vast sweep of four trophies in son for South Africa, a five-fight win streak, which profiles, the Lightweight con- The answer surely is that preg- desert landscape a vivid and fragrant four series against South who lost a T20 series saw him become one of East- tender expressed his happi- nancy is not a disease. It is a special P pink. Africa but had anxious mo - ern Europe’s most sought-after ness at joining BRAVE Combat physiological and healthy situation against England and In April, they are harvested for the ments before scrambling to a gained their only series fighters. Federation and is hopeful he characterized by a cascade of phys- essential oil used to cleanse the outer three-wicket win with one ball Through his social media can debut soon, perhaps in iological, physical and emotional walls of the sacred Kaaba, the cubic to spare in the fourth and fi - win when they won Belarus, where the promotion changes that occur once the preg- structure in the holy city of Mecca nal Twenty20 international at two Tests against Sri is heading to next for BRAVE nancy occurred within the body of towards which Muslims around the SuperSport Park in Centurion Lanka before taking on CF 51. the pregnant mother. Faheem Ashraf celebrates with teammates after a eicket world pray. yesterday. ‘’I’m delighted to have 2. Is the pregnant mother Pakistan This year, the harvest falls during the “It is a big moment for Pa - partnership after Mohammad South Africa, with five key I’m delighted to signed a deal with BRAVE considered a patient? have signed a deal The answer is no, she is not. The kistan. It is not easy winning Rizwan was stumped in the first players released to the Indian had Janneman Malan caught at Combat Federation, which has pregnant mother is a healthy wom- matches in South Africa,” cap- over. Premier League and without ap- mid-off for 33 in the ninth over. with BRAVE Combat been recognized as the fast- an with top healthy performance tain Babar Azam said through But Fakhar, who hit five fours pointed captain Temba Bavuma He followed up with the Federation, which est-growing MMA organization on its top its capabilities to get an interpreter at the post-match and four sixes in a 34-ball 60, because of injury, batted poorly wickets of Klaasen and George has been recognized in the world. I can’t wait to pregnant. presentation. went for one big hit too many but clawed their way back into Linde. He bowled his four overs as the fastest- debut in my new home and 3. Do we advise the pregnant Pakistan, who earlier in the and sliced a high catch to back- the game despite bowling four in succession and did not con- growing MMA show the world all my skills. mother to fast during Ramadan? KNOW WHAT season defeated South Africa ward point. no-balls and seven wides. cede a boundary. Thank you to His Highness Generally, we do not advise the in Tests and T20 internationals Babar, who was named man “I am disappointed but we “My brief was clear from the organization in the Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al pregnant mother to fast especially in Pakistan, followed up a 2-1 of the series, was caught at wide have young cricketers with captain but the tone was set by world. I can’t wait Khalifa and Mohammed Sha- during the first 4 months as during one-day series win with a 3-1 third man for 24 three balls later great talent and I am proud of the new ball bowlers,” he said. to debut in my new hid for the opportunity to fight this period, the lady tends to have Roses from the Saudi victory in the T20s to round off and Pakistan found themselves them,” said stand-in captain Fast bowlers Hasan Ali and home and show the at BRAVE CF’’ physiological changes affecting a successful tour. in a collapse in which six wick- Heinrich Klaasen. Haris Rauf took three for 40 and world all my skills. Tedeev will join a stacked all her body systems especially to city of Taif are harvest- Medium-pace bowler Faheem ets fell for 37 runs. “We showed we can fight and two for 18 respectively. Thank you to His Lightweight roster at BRAVE her digestive system usually. The ed for oil to clean the Ashraf set up what seemed like- Two no-balls in the penulti- compete as a young group but Rassie van der Dussen top- CF, led by world champion pregnant women develop excessive ly to be an easy win for Paki - mate over by Sisanda Magala we need to get more consistency scored for South Africa with 52 Highness Shaikh Amin Ayoub and also contain- vomiting, nausea, difficulty with sacred Kaaba in Mecca stan when he took three for 17 proved disastrous for the hosts, in our performances.” off 36 balls. Khalid bin Hamad ing the likes of top KHK Team digestion and absorption. They as South Africa were bowled with the second resultant free Faheem earlier started a The series completed a trun- Al Khalifa and Bahrain wrestler Ahmed Amir, are at risk of losing a lot of body out for 144 on what is usually a hit being slammed for six by South African collapse similar cated home season for South Mohammed Shahid Kyrgyzstan’s number one male fluid to the degree of developing holy fasting month of Ramadan, which long been part of Islamic art. and this takes around 30 to 35 minutes,” high-scoring ground. Mohammad Nawaz. to that which later afflicted Pa- Africa, who lost a T20 series fighter Abdisalam Kubanych- dehydration (Hyperemesis Grav- observant Muslims devote to prayer Known as the city of roses, with ap- Khalaf al-Tuweiri, who owns the Bin for the opportunity idarum). These changes can affect and reflection. proximately 300 million blooms every Salman farm, told AFP. Pakistan were cruising at 92 However, it still went down to kistan. against England and gained to fight at BRAVE CF’ bek, BRAVE CF 2020 Fighter of for one in the tenth over as Ba- the fifth ball of the over before South Africa had reached 73 their only series win when they the Year Rolando Dy, England’s all system of the pregnant mother Workers at the Bin Salman farm tend year, Taif has more than 800 flower “After that we lower the heat for RUSLAN TEDEEV and the developing embryo which rose bushes and pick tens of thousands farms, many of which have opened around 15 to 30 minutes until the dis- bar and Fakhar Zaman shared Nawaz clinched victory with for one after the early loss of won two Tests against Sri Lanka Sam Patterson, among other may jeopardize her and her baby. of flowers each day to produce rose their doors to visitors. tilling process starts, which lasts for a impressive second-wicket another six, off Lizaad Williams. Aiden Markram when Faheem before taking on Pakistan. top fighters. water and oil, also prized components While workers pick flowers in the eight hours.” in the cosmetic and culinary industries. fields, others labour in sheds, filling and Once the oil floats to the top of the The perfumed oil has become pop- weighing baskets by hand. glass jars, the extraction process begins. ular among the millions of Muslims The flowers are then boiled and dis- The oil is then extracted with a large who visit the kingdom every year for tilled. syringe to fill different-sized vials, the Chelsea’s Tuchel vows to hunt down pilgrimages. “We start boiling the roses on high smallest going for 400 Saudi riyals Folayang faces Aoki in battle of veterans Patterns of plants and flowers have heat until they are almost evaporated, ($106). Man City ahead of FA Cup clash TDT | Manila AFP | London lieves Chelsea still have long- term ground to make up on nce and for all, Filipino for- My expectation is to homas Tuchel admits City but has exhorted his play- Omer ONE lightweight world TChelsea still lag behind ers to close that gap just for 90 champion Eduard Folayang and give all my best with Manchester City as he pre - minutes.
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