22 Friday, November 24, 2017 SPORTS Karters set to return to action at BIKC Manama will then be held from 4pm, with the ahrain International Karting Pre-Final set for 4.55pm and the Final Circuit (BIKC) hosts the second scheduled for 6.15pm. Bround of the 2017/2018 Bahrain The BSSWS gets things going with Karting Sprints Championship today Qualifying at 3.335pm. The Pre-Final in Sakhir. will then be held from 4.30pm and the The meeting will see action Final will begin at 5.40pm. in both the Bahrain Rotax Mojo All the racing will be followed by the Chelsea Max Championship (BRMMC) podium ceremony. and the Bahrain Sodi Sprint SWS This year’s BKSC is set to feature Championship (BSSWS). five rounds. The season-opener took The BRMMC is for Rotax kart place several weeks back, with Rashid owners and they compete in different Almuammari taking victory in the classes. The BSSWS is an arrive- BRMMC and Yousef Khamiri winning and-drive competition that has all IN the SSWS. participants racing on identical Sodi Round three is scheduled for January cruise into karts. 5, round four on March 2 and the Action is set to be held along championship finale will be held on BIKC’s 1.414-kilometre Commission April 6. Internationale de Karting (CIK) Track. For more information on the All are welcome to attend and cheer for upcoming Bahrain SWS Sprint the island’s top talent. Championship or other activities at The BRMMC kicks things off with BIKC, call +973-1745-1745 or visit a practice session at 3pm. Qualifying www.bahrain-karting.com. last 16 Griezmann stunner helps keep Atletico Champions League hopes alive

Chelsea’s midfielder is seen in action during the UEFA Champions League Group C football match against Qarabag Atletico’s Antoine Griezmann scores the opening goal Baku after his pass to Willian provoked should have scored more. It is easy Madrid and must beat group leaders Chelsea at helsea powered into the a foul on the Brazilian from Rashad to play with these good players,” ntoine Griezmann’s spectacular Stamford Bridge and hope Qarabag get Champions League last 16 as Sadygov, who was sent off as a result. Hazard said. scissors-kick helped earn Atletico at least a draw in Italy if the Spanish EdenC Hazard and Willian inspired a Willian doubled Chelsea’s lead “We have a big game at Liverpool AMadrid a 2-0 win over Roma on side are to qualify. 4-0 thrashing of 10-man Qarabag on nine minutes before the interval, on Saturday so it was good to Wednesday (Nov 22) to keep alive Simeone chose to play midfielder Wednesday. collecting Hazard’s deft back-heeled have a small rest. We are ready for their slim hopes of qualifying for the Thomas Partey at right back, replacing Antonio Conte’s side reached the pass before rolling home. Saturday.” Champions League last 16. Juanfran, who was ruled out shortly knockout stages with a game to spare Cesc Fabregas netted Chelsea’s Conte had bemoaned the fixture The striker scored his first goal in before the game with a hamstring thanks to influential displays from third from the spot in the 73rd schedule that sends Chelsea to nine games in the 69th minute before injury. Hazard and Willian at the Olympic minute after another foul on Liverpool for a crucial Premier setting up Kevin Gameiro for the Key defender Diego Godin was Stadium that knocked Azerbaijanis Willian, and the Brazil international League game on Saturday, just second in the closing stages to silence rested while Stefan Savic’s suspension Qarabag out of the competition. crashed home his second in the 48 hours after they return to his critics. meant Lucas Hernandez joined Jose Chelsea will go into their last closing moments. London from the 5,000 mile (8,000 rotated his side, Gimenez at the back - an untested Group C fixture against Atletico The English champions were kilometres) round trip to Azerbaijan. appearing almost to give up on pairing in a makeshift defence. Madrid, who take on Roma at the heavily criticised after a woeful But he still fielded a strong side, qualification, but the 2014 and 2016 At the other end veteran striker Wanda Metropolitano later on loss at Roma in their previous with David Luiz starting in defence finalists stayed true to their motto, Fernando Torres, handed his first start Wednesday, on 10 points and still in Champions League match, but for the first time since being dropped ‘Never stop believing’, to earn their since the opening day of the season in with a chance of finishing top. have now won three in a row in all after a reported training ground row first win of the competition and take August, struggled to make an impact, Hazard scored Chelsea’s first- competitions. with the Blues boss following the things down to the final match of the while both Antoine Griezmann and half opener from the penalty spot “We did everything well. We Roma defeat. (AFP) group phase on Dec 5. Koke failed to reach Yannick Carrasco’s Atletico are two points behind Roma dangerous low cross. (Reuters)