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Henderson crowned football writers’ player of the year F1 scraps American races AFP | London iverpool captain Jordan US, Brazil, Mexico, Canada races cancelled as F1 adds three races in Europe LHenderson was named the Football Writers’ Association player of the year yesterday for The coronavirus- leading the Reds to their first • league title in 30 years. affected season will The 30-year-old beat see F1 debut for Manchester City’s Kevin De Portugal’s Portimao Bruyne, Manchester United track and a return for forward Marcus Rashford and teammates Virgil Van Dijk and Germany’s Nurburgring Sadio Mane to the prize. and Imola in Italy As well as making his pres- ence felt in 30 Premier League AFP | London games this season as Liverpool have surged to the title with ormula One scrapped all an 18-point lead at the top of Liverpool’s Jordan Henderson (C) four of this season’s rac- the table, Henderson led by lifts the Premier League trophy Fes in the Americas due to example off the pitch during during the presentation the COVID-19 pandemic yester- football’s three-month shut- son. day and added three European down due to coronavirus. “If anything I hope those rounds, including old favourites He spearheaded the Player- who voted for me did so partly Imola and the Nuerburgring, to sTogether initiative during the to recognise the entire team’s the calendar. Nico Rosberg’s Mercedes navigates a bend at the Nurburgring in 2013 (file photo) lockdown which saw players contribution.” While previously scheduled other casualties of COVID are Sepang. pionship grand prix in Septem- team up with to raise money As well as the top five, 10 grands prix in Canada, Texas, Australia, France, Monaco, the Formula One, whose commer- ber. for Britain’s National Health other players received votes Mexico and Brazil were can- Netherlands, Azerbaijan, Sin- cial rights are held by U.S.-based The only other occasion one Service. from FWA members. celled, Formula One said in a gapore and Japan. Liberty Media, said it looked country has hosted three races “I accept it on behalf of this Trent Alexander-Arnold, statement that Portugal’s Por- The revised schedule now has forward to returning to the in the same season was 1982, whole squad, because without Alisson Becker, Raheem Ster- timao will host a race for the 13 rounds, with Formula One Americas next season. when the United States had them I’m not in a position to be ling, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Ser- first time. aiming for a reduced champion- Texas, which was due to host grands prix at Long Beach, De- receiving this honour. These gio Aguero, Adama Traore, “Due to the fluid nature of the ship of between 15 and 18 with the U.S. Grand Prix at Austin’s troit and Las Vegas. lads have made me a better Danny Ings, Jack Grealish, ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, final races in Bahrain and Abu Circuit of the Americas on Oct. Imola previously hosted the player, a better leader and a James Maddison and Jonny local restrictions and the impor- Dhabi in mid-December. 25, has been one of the states Italian Grand Prix in 1980 and better person,” said Hender- Evans were all nominated. tance of keeping communities Fifteen grands prix is the min- hardest hit by the resurgent San Marino Grand Prix from and our colleagues safe, it will imum needed to fulfil television coronavirus. 1981 to 2006. Brazil’s triple not be possible to race in Brazil, contracts. Formula One said the Nuer- world champion Ayrton Senna USA, Mexico and Canada this China’s postponed race in burgring would host the Eifel died there in 1994 while driving season,” it said. Shanghai is also expected to Grand Prix, named after the for Williams. Leicester keeper Schmeichel The cancellations take the tal- be cancelled but Vietnam re- German region, on Oct. 11 -- The old Nuerburgring was ly of races axed from the orig- mains in play and there has been giving champions Mercedes a a famous pre-World War Two defends under-fire De Gea inal 2020 calendar to 11. The talk of returning to Malaysia’s home race. venue for grand prix racing and AFP | London The Portuguese Grand Prix the remodelled circuit last fea- 29-year-old’s mistakes in Unit- The old Nuerburgring was a fa- will be held on Oct. 25 at the Al- tured in the Formula One world ed’s FA Cup semi-final defeat mous pre-World War Two venue garve circuit, the country’s first championship in 2013. The cir- eicester City goalkeeper by Chelsea last weekend, with race since 1996, and Imola hosts cuit sank into insolvency in 2012 LKasper Schmeichel says Dean Henderson backed to for grand prix racing and the the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix and then changed ownership the criticism being levelled take over after an impressive remodelled circuit last featured on Nov. 1 -- giving Italy three in 2014. at his Manchester United loan spell at Sheffield United. in the Formula One world cham- races for the first time. In its long history, the rural counterpart David de Gea was Schmeichel said media KNOW WHAT pionship in 2013. The circuit sank The others are at Monza and circuit has hosted races vari- building a “dangerous narra- coverage of De Gea’s perfor- into insolvency in 2012 and then Mugello, the latter owned by ously designated as the German, tive”. mances could give viewers the changed ownership in 2014 Ferrari and due to host the Ital- European and Luxembourg Calls for De Gea to be impression the Spaniard was ian team’s 1,000th world cham- Grands Prix. dropped have grown after the constantly making mistakes.

IPL cricket to start September Two changes made on BRAVE CF 36 fight card, 19 in UAE, says chairman AFP | Mumbai Stoute and “Magic Man” get new opponents TDT | Manama he star-studded Indian TPremier League cricket will start on September 19 in RAVE Combat Federation’s the United Arab Emirates, its Bsecond straight show in as chairman said yesterday, add- many weeks has two changes ing that players may need to made to its fight card due to undergo quarantine. travel restrictions regarding the Although India’s cricket Covid-19 pandemic. authorities are still awaiting IPL Trophy is seen at a stadium (file In the main event of BRAVE CF government approval, Brijesh photo) 36, which is set to take place in Patel said the world’s richest Patel said the Board of Con- Bucharest, Romania, this Mon- cricket tournament will be trol for Cricket in India will day, July 27th, Todd Stoute will played for 51 days with the fi- prepare operating procedures now face Cristian Constanti- nal on November 8. to combat the virus threat dur- nov. In the main card, Maciej Under current UAE corona- ing the tournament. Gierszewski has a new oppo- virus rules, all travellers must “It is going to be a full- nent as Sahil Siraj makes way self-isolate for two weeks after fledged 51-day IPL. We are in for Florin Pirtea. arriving. “Whatever are the touch with the ECB -- Emirates Stoute was set to take on vet- UAE rules for tourists will be Cricket Board. And we will get eran Amílcar Alves in the main followed by everyone,” Patel clearance from the Indian gov- event of BRAVE CF 36, but the told AFP. ernment soon,” he said. Brazilian will no longer be able “The IPL will take place be- The 13th year of the IPL was to fly into Romania due to travel tween September 19 to No - meant to have started in March restrictions. He will be replaced vember 8. This is confirmed but has been repeatedly post- by experienced kickboxer Cris- European Invasion, which will and the rest we will decide in poned because of the pandem- tian Constantinov, who steps have five shows in five weeks, the (IPL) governing council ic. Dates were finally set after up at a Catchweight of 104 kg BRAVE CF 36 Fight Card with the first two taking place meeting next week.” the T20 World Cup, which was to make his MMA debut. Catchweight (104 kg): Cristian Constantinov vs Todd Stoute in Romania and the last three Top stars ranging from Eng- scheduled to start in Australia A similar case has changed Welterweight: Ion Surdu vs Kevin Ruart being hosted in Sweden. land’s Ben Stokes to Austral- in October, was postponed this the opponent for “Magic Man” Catchweight (72 kg): Maciej Gierszewski vs Florin Pirtea BRAVE CF 36 will feature five ians Steve Smith and David week. Maciej Gierszewski, who was Featherweight: Ciprian Maris vs Mochamed Machaev fights and some of the best pros- Warner have been lined up by The IPL is the BCCI’s main supposed to face Sahil Siraj. He Bantamweight: Matiss Zaharovs vs Bilal Tipsaev pects in the continent, with four the eight IPL teams on lucra- revenue earner. It has said it will now take on Florin Pirtea in undefeated fighters to taste tive contracts. Any quarantine would lose more than $500 a 72kg Catchweight bout. Florin with RXF and has been recruited The rest of the card remains action: Ion Surdu, Mochamed period could clash with do - million if this year’s tourna- has fought for BRAVE CF’s first for his second bout, this time on unchanged as BRAVE CF gears Machaev, Bilal Tipsaev, and Ma- mestic seasons. ment had not gone ahead. show in Romania in partnership short notice. up for its second event of the tiss Zaharovs.

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