Athletes Welcome the Global Initiatives
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SPORTS Monday, April 2, 2018 23 Terpstra clinches Tour of Flanders Athletes welcome Results: 267km race 1. Niki Terpstra (Ned) Quick-Step Floors 2. Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-Segaredo 3. Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Quick-Step Floors Manamathe global initiatives 4. Michael Valgren (Den) Astana 5. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing ixed Martial Artists 6. Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe Mwelcomed the global 7. Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo initiatives by the Kingdom of 8. Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto-Soudal Bahrain to nurture the growth 9. Wout van Aert (Bel) Verands Willems Crelan of the combat sports. 10. Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Quick-Step Floors Brave Combat Federation had successfully announced two events at the moment with Oudenaarde, Belgium Kristoff (UAE Team Brave 11 being hosted in Belo iki Terpstra continued Emirates) for company. By Horizonte, Brazil on 13 April Quick-Step Floors’ the time Bahrain’s Nibali had and Brave 12 being hosted in dominationN of the Belgian attacked, several other riders Indonesia in the month of May. Classics with a solo win in the had shown their cards. Van The Bahrain based martial Tour of Flanders yesterday. Avermaet had accelerated on arts promotion had announced The Dutchman jumped clear the Taaienberg, with Sybar, that new geographic locations over the top of the Kruisberg Moscon and Roelandts also will be targeted in the current after Milan-San Remo winner making moves. year during line of operations. Bahrain-Merida’s Vincenzo Terpstra’s move may have “We have anticipated a Nibali attacked. come after Nibali’s, but it great year for Brave Combat Terpstra dropped the was effortless yet brutally Federation in 2018 with new Italian soon after before decisive in comparison. The destinations being announced. catching, and then dropping, former Paris-Roubaix winner The latest development is a trio of riders from the glided onto Nibali’s back providing athletes numerous early breakaway on the wheel, waited as the Italian opportunities to showcase their Kwaremont. Despite a chase burnt is last match, and then skills on a global scale. Such an from a group containing Peter simply pressed on the pedal. initiative of this magnitude had Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe), It almost looked easy. clearly projected the Kingdom Greg Van Avermaet (BMC With Terpstra clear, the of Bahrain as a global leader Racing) and last year’s winner rest of the Quick-Step team of combat sports,” said Frans Philippe Gilbert (Quick-Step could sit back and force the Mlambo, contender for the Floors) over the last two likes of Sagan, Van Avermaet Bantamweight championship. Abdul Kareem Al Selwady training alongside Husam Mubarak climbs, Terpstra was able to and Sep Vanmarcke (EF “Being a part of Brave Combat the future. The organisation is their skills. Also the initiatives in a very positive level. With hold on for the win. Education First-Drapac) to Federation is a huge honour for a much needed platform for of Brave Combat Federation events announced in Brazil Mads Pedersen (Trek- organise a chase. me since I was there since the athletes from the Middle East, under His Highness Sheikh and Indonesia the growth Segafredo) secured second With little in the way beginning to where it is now. Africa, Europe and rest of Asia Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa is and results will definitely place after surviving from the of team support, and It is motivating to see where who find it hard to find the right changing the perception about be exemplary,” said Abdul early break, as Gilbert capped unwillingness to sacrifice the promotion is heading to global platform to showcase athletes from the Middle East Kareem Al- Selwady. another excellent day for their chances only to see Quick-Step with third place. Gilbert or Stybar counter, Terptra’s attack mirrored the chase never truly the move he made in the looked cohesive. Quick- 2015 edition of the race, Step’s strength in numbers Rising Star defeat Awali Gents but unlike three years ago never looked so important. he didn’t have Alexander (Cyclingnews) Jagan - BHI Matrix Kiran - Indian Rising Star Niyas - Tornado Riders Waqas - Muharraq Eagles DT News Network Rising star opener Kiran gave a overs (Nabeel 46, Thushara BHI Matrix 178/10 (Jagan Manama steady start for his team while 2/22) beat Alpha Fire Bahrain 60, Jayaraj 3/32) beat Bahrain ndian Rising Star beat Awali wickets fell on the other end. 183/9 (Thusara 70, Anand Super Kings 135/10 (Aqib 26, Gents by 5 wickets in the Kiran scored a match 2/11) by 1 wicket. Shabbir 4/19) by 43 runs. latestI matches of the CBA winning knock of 82 runs in 56 Fog Printing 203/6 Muharraq Eagles 214/10 Cricket Divison B tournament. balls helped his team to reach (Veeraiyan 48, Shyam 42, Reji (Wakas 63, Ahsan 50, Sagar Awali Gents won the toss the target in 20 overs. 39) beat Karnataka Strikers 4/24) beat Lanterns Lions and elected to bat first, Rising Other scores: 165/6 (Sameel 50, Jayakumar 125/10 (Tabrez 45, Salman stars tidy overs not allowed Strikers 231/5 in 25 overs 2/22) by 38 runs. 3/15, Waqas 3/18) by 89 runs. Awali Gents batsmen to score (Deepak 82, Satheesh 61, Taju Tornado Riders 200/8 Zayani Motors 122/5 in freely. 2/30) beat Firstcare Tornado (Niyas 72, Chris 2/29) beat 18 overs (Rehan 75, Niraj Joby took four wickets in his 108/10 (Manoj 30, Sathya 3/27) GT Abdulaal 102/10 (Chris 31, 3/12) beat Indian Super 5 overs spell with supported by by 123 runs. Ashok 3/3, Manu 3/17) by 98 Kings118/10 ( Rakesh 28, Syam, who took three wickets. Asgharali 177/9 (Yousif 38, runs. Imran 3/18, Rehan 3/28) by Muzzamil the top scorer Khalid 4/25) beat Alpha Fire Bahrain Indian Challengers 5 wickets. for Awali Gents with 34 runs. 98/10 (Younis 53, Jamal 5/16, 216/6 (Jayahrishnan 61, Arun Azeem CC 146/9 (Faizan 38, Niki Terpstra crosses the finish At the end of 25 overs Awali Atif 3/16) by 79 runs. 29) beat Magic Bubbles 73/10 Tauseef 3/20) beat Focused Eye line (Pic courtesy: theguardian) Gents scored 154 runs. Division D Results: (Kamran 21, Sandeep 3/ 4 120/10 (Waheed 16, Zeeshan Chasing the target, Indian MNCA Oryxes 186/9 in 24.1 Jayakrishnan 3/12) by 143 runs. 3/22) by 26 runs..