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HH Shaikh Nasser’s support of sports hailed Kremer hails Shaikh Khalid’s TDT | Manama

ahrain Football Associ- Bation President Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa has lauded the support of impact in MMA world HH Shaikh Nasser bin Ham- ad Al Khalifa, Representa- TDT | Manama They have changed the land- tive of His Majesty the King scape of MMA and sports in gen- for Charity Work and Youth arlos Kremer’s voice has eral, and their impact is heard Affairs, National Security become synonymous worldwide”, said Carlos. Advisor and Chairman of with BRAVE Combat Fed- I must thank HH Kremer has been recognized the Supreme Council for C Shaikh Khalid bin eration, as the American an - three years in a row as the best Youth and Sport (SCYS), to nouncer has introduced fighters Hamad Al Khalifa for announcer in mixed martial athletes. and fans throughout the world, changing not only my arts and has expressed his de- Shaikh Ali referred to HH helping the Bahrain-based pro- life but thousands light at the recognition, as well Shaikh Nasser’s decision motion be recognized as the of other lives in the as making sure the BRAVE CF to ensure that all the 2,158 fastest-growing MMA organiza- world. I can’t say fighters always have “the best sportsmen and sportswom- tion in the world. introduction” and “recognition en received their financial On last week’s BRAVE Insider enough good things for their difficult work for en- dues according to the vision Podcast, “The Roaring Lion” about him tertainment”. announced in the national was interviewed by host Jason CARLOS KREMER “For me, the main thing is al- program and the historic Van Schalkwyk and detailed his ways to give the fighters their meeting with the sports road to stardom while express- due, to have them recognized by family. ing his gratitude to HH Shaikh Carlos Kremer gets ready to announce fighters at BRAVE CF show in Jordan (file Khalifa for changing not only my the audience and everyone else. HH Shaikh Nasser’s initi- Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, photo) life but thousands of other lives To announce them and to have atives embody the noble di- the founder of BRAVE CF, and in the world. I can’t say enough them pumped up for their mo- rectives of His Majesty King Mohammed Shahid, BRAVE CF able to find my passion, which is as the voice of BRAVE Combat good things about him. It’s un- ment in the spotlight is a bless- Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa president, for taking a chance announcing. I have been doing Federation is very rewarding believable what he’s achieved, ing for me. I’m truly humbled to enhance the standing of on him. it for a long time now and to be and humbling. I must thank HH with the help of Mohammed by the success that we have all youth and sports in Bahrain, “I’m truly blessed to have been recognized around the world Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Shahid, BRAVE CF president. found together”. Shaikh Ali added. The initiatives fully sup- port sports and help ensure that Bahraini sportsmen and sportswomen achieve Leclerc is also a winner for Australia’s Kyrgios offers outstanding results, he said. to drop food at doorstep Ferrari on virtual racetrack of those in need F1 in ‘fragile state’, Reuters | London warns McLaren boss AFP | London errari’s was a dominant winner cLaren boss Zak Fon his es- MBrown said Sunday ports debut on Sunday while that the coronavirus pan- World Cup-winning England demic has plunged Formu- cricketer Ben Stokes brought la One into “a very fragile up the rear in a virtual Vietnam state”, warning that as many Grand Prix. as four teams could even be The 28-lap race was the sec- driven out of business. ond in a series organised to The 2020 world champi- provide some entertainment onship has been unable to for fans starved of real-life ac- start with eight races of a tion due to the new coronavirus scheduled 22 already either pandemic that has stalled most Australia’s Nick Kyrgios looks on during a match (file photo) scrapped or postponed. sport worldwide. “This is potentially dev- Sunday was originally sched- Reuters | Mumbai “If ANYONE is not working/ astating to teams, and if (it uled to be the inaugural Viet- Charles Leclerc walks on track prior to a race (file photo) not getting an income and is devastating) to enough nam Grand Prix but the virtual ustralian tennis player runs out of food, or times are teams then it’s very threat- race, with the 20 drivers join- Leclerc’s 19-year-old brother ANick Kyrgios once again just tough ... please don’t go to ening to F1 as a whole,” ing remotely from their homes, Arthur was fourth for Ferrari, showed his compassionate sleep with an empty stomach,” Brown said on the eve of a was staged on a version of Mel- BETTER just ahead of Italian Alfa Romeo side, pledging to help hungry Kyrgios wrote on Instagram meeting planned to discuss bourne’s Albert Park. driver . people and drop off food at with a caption “real talk”. cost-cutting in the sport. The Hanoi street circuit is Lundgaard would have start- doorstep for those in need dur- “Don’t be afraid or embar- Brown insisted that all the not yet available on the official KNOW ed on pole but was given a five- ing the coronavirus pandemic. rassed to send me a private teams have agreed to low- F1 video game. place drop for exceeding track Kyrgios, who was placed on message. I will be more than er the 2021 budget cap to “It was unbelievably hard,” limits in qualifying. probation by the governing happy to share whatever I $150m (138.7 million euros) said Leclerc, who led from China’s , , the retired body of men’s tennis over his have. down from $175 million. start to finish and took the 2009 world champion, was 11th on-court behaviour last year, “Even just for a box of noo- However, he said the ceil- chequered flag 14.094 seconds winner of the first with McLaren team mate Lan- emerged as Australia’s hero dles, a loaf of bread or milk. I ing needs to be reduced fur- clear of Danish Renault junior race for Renault on a do Norris failing to start due to earlier in 2020 during the will drop it off at your door- ther to counter the financial Christian Lundgaard with Wil- virtual Bahrain layout, technical problems for the sec- bushfire crisis. step, no questions asked!” fall-out from the virus-hit liams F1 driver George Russell did not compete in ond race running and Mexican His “bad boy” image was The 24-year-old Kyrgios is season. in third place. this race Esteban Gutierrez also absent. transformed since his appeal spending time in his home - “Could I see -- through “We are sitting on a chair, so Norris’s Twitch streaming to the tennis world kickstarted town of Canberra with the what is going on right now there is not even the G-force with Ferrari. platform still had more than a campaign that raised millions sport suspended across the in the world if we don’t we have in a real car, but I am “The muscles are not hurt- 77,000 viewers at its peak while of dollars for the victims of the world till at least mid July as tackle this situation head sweating like crazy,” added the ing but the concentration and more than 190,000 watched crisis before and during the countries have gone into lock- on very aggressively -- two Monegasque, winner of two everything, I’ve been sweating Formula One’s official lives- Australian Open Grand Slam down to contain the spread of teams disappearing? Yeah,” races last year in his first season a lot.” tream on YouTube. in Melbourne. the virus. said Brown. F1 team Williams furlough staff as drivers take pay cut

AFP | London cost-cutting moves a week after tion involving Covid-19, ROKiT aim is to protect the jobs of our McLaren opted to take the same Williams Racing is temporarily staff at Grove and ensuring they illiams became the sec- financial measures. furloughing a number of em - can return to full-time work Wond Formula One team to Canadian Latifi and Briton ployees as part of a wider range when the situation allows.” furlough some staff due to the Russell, along with senior Wil- of cost-cutting measures,” a Wil- Last month, the British gov- coronavirus pandemic as driv- liams executives, have taken a liams statement said. ernment said they would pay ers George Russell and Nicholas 20 percent pay cut from April 1, “The furlough period will last 80pc of salaries for staff who are Latifi agreed to cut their wages with the other staff put on an en- until the end of May whilst sen- put on furlough by their employ- by 20 per cent yesterday. forced leave until the end of May. ior management, and our driv- er, covering wages up to 2,500 Formula One’s 2020 season McLaren drivers Carlos Sainz ers, have taken a pay cut of 20% pounds (2,846 euros) per month has been delayed because of the and took voluntary effective from 1st April. in a bid to help companies retain pandemic and British-based pay cuts last week. “These decisions have not their workforce and prevent re- Williams announced their “Due to the ongoing situa- Williams’ Canadian driver Nicholas Latifi drives his car during testing (file photo) been taken lightly, however our dundancies during the crisis.