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Brave 14 Announces Morocco Fight Card 17 WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2018 sports Brave 14 announces Federer pulls out of Toronto Rogers Cup Morocco fight card AFP | London ight-time Wimbledon champion TDT | Manama ERoger Federer has pulled out of next month’s ATP Rogers Cup tour- rave Combat Federation has an- nament in Toronto due to scheduling Bnounced the fight card for Brave concerns. 14 hosted in the Omnisports indoor The 36-year-old Federer said he club of Tangier, Morocco on 18th Au- needs to be prudent about how many gust 2018. tournaments he plays in a season. Brave 14 marks the first global “I’m so disappointed not to play at mixed martial arts event hosted in the Rogers Cup this summer,” said the continent of Africa. The fight week world number two Federer. will fall in the historic week for sports “I had a fantastic time in Montreal in Morocco which starts with the first last year and always enjoy playing in Roger Federer ever Spanish Super Cup hosted out- front of the Canadian fans. side Spain in Tangier, Morocco on 12th August. “But unfortunately with scheduling The event which is held under the being the key to my longevity moving patronage of His Majesty King Mo- forward, I have regrettably decided hammed VI of Morocco, marks the to withdraw from Toronto this year.” entry of the Bahrain based global pro- Jeremy Chardy of France will take motion to Africa. KNOW WHAT Federer’s place in the main draw. The main event features the recent- Organizers said the event, which ly signed prospect, Jeremy Kennedy takes place August 4-12 at Toronto’s (11-1-0) from Canada facing Danyel York University, will feature 19 of the Pilo (10-1-2) from Italy in the feather- In 1994, Roger Federer top 20 players in the world including weight division. had his picture taken with reigning Wimbledon champion No- In the co-main event, Sidney Jimmy Connors during the vak Djokovic and world number one Wheeler will face the undefeated Swiss Indoors. He was a Rafael Nadal. Abdoul Abdoulraguimov. The other “It’s unfortunate that we won’t have fights in the main card includes Felipe ball boy at the event Roger in Toronto this summer,” said Efrain facing Arnold Quero in the tournament spokesman Karl Hale. bantamweight division, the new com- er Velimurad Alkhsaov facing Sean In the main event, Jeremy Kennedy to face Fanyel Pilo in the featherweight division Santella in the flyweight division and the World Combat Sambo Champion, Pacatiw from Team Lakay, Philip - Hotel, Tangier. The official weigh-ins Ikram Aliskerov facing Diego Gon- pines in a bantamweight bout. Artur will take place on 17th August. The Fury calls Joshua a ‘disgrace’ salez in the middleweight division. Guseynov will face Tarek Suleiman fight night will be broadcasted live The preliminary card features six in a Middleweight bout and Djaim through StarSat and VodaCom in Af- rising sensations including the brother Chan will face Pato Martinez in a rica, Abu Dhabi Sports in the MENA of UFC fighter Kevin Lee making his Lightweight bout. region, Combate in Brazil, FloCombat promotional debut in Brave Combat The media day will be hosted at 16th in USA and Fite TV for North America Federation. Keith Lee will face Jeremy August at the Royal Tulip City Center and Europe. Root sends Lancashire spinning to defeat Yorkshire beat Lancashire by 118 runs in County Championship AFP | London ngland captain Joe Root starred Anthony Joshua Ewith the ball rather than the bat as his career-best figures helped York- Espn | London holder, about a potential unification shire defeat arch-rivals Lancashire fight. Talks collapsed despite a $50 by 118 runs at Old Trafford yesterday. yson Fury has called heavyweight million offer from the Wilder camp Root, one of the world’s leading Tchampion Anthony Joshua a ‘dis- and the fight is now widely expected to batsmen, took three of the four wick- grace’ for avoiding Deontay Wilder, take place at Wembley in April. ets to fall before lunch on the third saying he wouldn’t be afraid to face “I think it’s such a sad time for heav- morning with his occasional off-spin. the American in the U.S. yweight boxing,” said Fury, 29, in a This victory eased White Rose York- Joshua, the WBA, IBF and WBO title video posted on his Twitter account. shire’s fears of relegation from the holder, fights mandatory challenger “You’ve got the so-called super cham- First Division of the County Cham- Alexander Povetkin (34-1, 24 KOs) at pion and golden boy Anthony Joshua pionship. Wembley Stadium on September 22, and he is avoiding Deontay Wilder and But the result pushed Lancashire, but was in talks with Wilder, the WBC is not fighting him at any cost. beaten with more than a day to spare, nearer the drop as the Red Rose have now won just one of their nine Cham- pionship matches so far this season, losing five. Root, one of several England play- ers involved in this fixture, had been hoping to spend time in the middle Joe Root shakes hands with James Anderson at the end of Yorkshire’s County Championship getting valuable red-ball batting prac- win over Lancashire -Theguardian tice ahead of next week’s first Test against India. But in Yorkshire’s first innings he for three. struck with the first ball of day three made 22 before he was the first mem- But Root’s spin-bowling has proved when Graham Onions edged behind ber of a star-studded hat-trick from effective even at international level on for a duck. Soon afterwards, Root had at Seef District too Lancashire all-rounder Jordan Clark occasion and it was certainly too much Matthew Parkinson caught at first slip that also included New Zealand’s for a Lancashire lower-order after the as to leave Lancashire 196 for eight. Um al Hassan +973 17728699 Kane Williamson and England’s Jon- hosts resumed Tuesday staring defeat He then gained revenge on Ander- Seef District +973 17364999 ny Bairstow. in the face at 194 for six chasing a son by bowling the paceman on his Root’s second innings was even target of 323. way to a career-best return of four briefer but he at least had the con - Root, having dismissed England wickets for five runs in 7.4 overs as solation of being caught behind off batsman Jos Buttler in the penulti- Yorkshire wrapped up a resounding England spearhead James Anderson mate over of Monday’s second day, victory..
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