20 Tuesday, August 29, 2017 SPORTS Tuesday, August 29, 2017 21 Houston shelters overwhelmed BD20,000 in cash as Louisiana braces for storm prizes up for grabs

HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al-Khalifa at Futsal League Manama of the initiative of His ash prizes totalling Highness. BD20,000 are up for Launched on 24 July, grabsC at this year’s Khalid the league continues to 14 bin Hamad Futsal League for September and includes Youth Centres, People with three different tournaments People use a boat Disabilities and Girls, it was and 59 teams that represent to evacuate their announced yesterday. youth centres, local homes after the The decision regarding this unregistered clubs, people area was inundated was made by His Highness, with disabilities and girls’ with flooding from Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad teams for the first time this Hurricane Harvey Al Khalifa, the First Deputy year. Chairman of the Supreme It was also announced Council for Youth and Sports that 131 matches have Houston Roads are flooded, and Honorary President of taken place since the ouston rescue agencies Houston’s two airports have King condoles with US president Bahrain Sports Federation for launch of the league and Hwere struggling to find suspended commercial flights Disabilities. The organising 16 matches are remaining beds yesterday for tens of and two hospitals have been is Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has sent a cable committee of the league in the final rounds of the thousands of Texans driven forced to evacuate their of condolences to US President, Donald Trump, over the Submerged, abandoned cars H are seen on Interstate 610 North announced this during a press league. A total of 866 goals from their homes by an patients, while volunteers, victims of the Tropical Storm Harvey. conference held at the Khalifa have been scored, and 176 unprecedented rainstorm that rescue agencies and the HM the King extended deepest condolences to President Sports City in Isa Town. yellow cards and 28 red swamped America’s fourth National Guard battle to ferry Trump, the victims’ families and the friendly US people, Shaikh Khalid instructed cards issued to players so largest city. beleaguered families from wishing the wounded quick recovery. the organising committee of far. And -- as forecasters their homes. the League to include a total Director of Youth warned that Storm Harvey will At least three people have of BD20,000 in cash prizes Centres at the Ministry of regain strength and inundate died so far, with reports of other crashed ashore late Friday as you’re driving on every day divided among the first three Youth and Sports Affairs the already devastated Gulf fatalities still unconfirmed, in Hurricane Harvey. just completely under water,” winning teams and players Nawar Al Mutawwa hailed shore again by Wednesday what the National Hurricane Harvey is now expected to Houston resident John Travis of the match in each of the the humanitarian and -- neighbouring Louisiana Center called the biggest swing back on itself and back said. league matches in the various sports initiatives of Shaikh braced for the floods to come. rainstorm on record, which over the warm waters of the Overwhelmed emergency categories, in addition to a Al Mutawwa speaking at the conference Omar Bukamal speaking at the conference Khalid and said they Gulf on Mexico, sucking up services warned residents to brand new car that will be The first three winners of during the final match of political, commercial and also thanked the Ministry of reflect the directives of the another load of rain before head for high ground or climb awarded to a lucky spectator in the people with disabilities Khalid bin Hamad Futsal other fields have visited Youth and Sports Affairs, wise leadership to embrace Trump declares Trump to head to doubling back midweek, on a onto rooftops -- not into the final match of the league. and the girls’ tournament each League on 14 September. Khalid bin Hamad Futsal spearheaded by Minister the youth in the frame of deadly path back across Texas attics -- so they could be seen As per the decision, first will receive BD1,000, BD700 This is in addition to the League during the past Hisham Al Jowder. love, unity and honest emergency in storm-hit Texas and Louisiana and deep into by rescue helicopters. More place winners of the youth and BD500, respectively. BD100 cash prize given to month. The Khalid bin Hamad competition. Louisiana for Washington the US interior. than 2,000 rescues had been centres and unregistered Announcing the decision, the best player in each game He expressed his Futsal League is jointly He affirmed in the S President Donald Federal Emergency made so far. clubs tournament will be Omar Abdulaziz Bukamal, held since the beginning of appreciation to Shaikh Khalid organised for the fifth conference that the Ministry storm Harvey UTrump will head to Management Agency (FEMA) Emergency 911 operators in awarded with trophies, gold Head of the Media Office of the league and the weekly for patronising the league consecutive year by the of Youth and Sports Affairs, storm-hit Texas today, the administrator Brock Long Houston received 56,000 calls medals and BD4,000 in cash, Shaikh Khalid and Member prize of BD50 awarded on and granting the youth of Ministry of Youth and Sports headed by Al Jowder, is keen Washington White House announced, said finding shelter for those in a 15-hour span -- seven while the second and third of the Supreme Organising Instagram. the Kingdom the opportunity Affairs and the Media Office on supporting such events that S President Donald after the Republican leader flooded out of their homes times more than in a usual place winners will receive Committee, also said that a Bukamal also said to improve their talents and of Shaikh Khalid under aim at empowering the youth UTrump yesterday said earlier that he wanted to would be his next priority. full day. cash prizes of BD2,000 and brand new car will be awarded more than 50 prominent skills and meet and compete the slogan #Generations_ and developing their talents declared an emergency wait until authorities on the “We’re anticipating over “We are going on fumes BD1,500, respectively. to one of the lucky spectators personalities in the sports, in a friendly atmosphere. He Meeting and comes as part and skills. in Louisiana as part of the ground were ready. 30,000 people being placed in and our hearts ache for southern state was pelted “The president will travel shelters temporarily to basically community we serve, but we with rain from tropical storm to Texas on Tuesday. We stabilize the situation and will not stop!” said Houston Harvey. are coordinating logistics provide for their care,” he said. police chief Art Acevedo. The declaration allows with state and local officials,” “This is a landmark event. Texas Governor Greg Ali assault puts England on top in second Test the federal government, White House spokeswoman We have not seen an event Abbott warned the operation specifically the Federal Sarah Sanders said. like this. You could not dream was far from over, given the Leeds, United Kingdom with Australia’s celebrated series at 1-1. Kraigg Brathwaite and Kieran proved expensive, however, on Emergency Management “We continue to keep this forecast up. You couldn’t foreboding forecasts. oeen Ali’s rapid 84 ‘Invincibles’ scoring 404 for BRIEF SCORE It was fresh evidence of Powell survived. Monday, his 26 overs costing Agency (FEMA) to coordinate all of those affected in our draw this situation up.” “The number of evacuees than six million. said, as the storm spawned helped England turn the three at the Leeds ground in England’s strength The whole day’s play 125 runs -- including nine relief efforts. It also provides thoughts and prayers.” As of yesterday morning, is increasing. The number in “The focus must be on life tornadoes and lashed east and M West Indies 427 and 5 for tide on the fourth day of the 1948 thanks mainly to opener 0 (Brathwaite 4*, Powell in depth that No 8 Ali top- represented a remarkable wides and 10 no-balls. federal funding for disaster The trip was announced there were reports of five harm’s way will increase also and safety,” Trump wrote central Texas with torrential second Test against the West Arthur Morris’s 182 and an scored and put on 117 for turnaround in the match given England had started relief. after Trump, who spent the to six inches (12.7 to 15.2 with the rain that is forecast in a series of tweets about rains. 1*) need 317 more runs to Indies at Headingley yesterday. unbeaten 173 from Donald beat England 258 and 490 the eighth with No 9 the West Indies had a first- Monday’s play just two runs “This action will help weekend at the Camp David centimetres) of rain per hour to come,” Abbott said, adding the disaster, his most serious The NWS said that between At stumps, the West Indies Bradman, widely regarded as Chris Woakes, the recalled all- innings lead of 169 runs -- a ahead and already three alleviate the hardship and presidential retreat, had and unofficial reports of up to that the storm had inflicted domestic challenge since June 1 and Sunday, Houston for 8 dec (Moeen 84, Root were five without loss in their ’s greatest batsman. 72, Woakes 61*, Malan 61, rounder himself making 61 not testament to a vastly improved down. But brisk fifties from suffering that the emergency discussed the unfolding crisis eight inches in a band of heavy billions of dollars in damage. taking office in January. had received 46 inches (117 second innings, needing a West Indies did make 344 out before England Joe batting and bowling, if not Root (72) and Ben Stokes (58), has inflicted on the local -- the first domestic challenge rainfall. Houston proper has a “The breadth and intensity centimetres) of rain -- almost Stokes 58, Stoneman 52, further 317 runs to reach a for one to beat England in a Chase 3-86) Root declared with his side on fielding, display after their following up his first-innings population,” the White House of his presidency -- with his population of 2.3 million of this rainfall are beyond as much as it would expect in challenging victory total of 322. Test at Lord’s in 1984, with 490 for eight. embarrassing innings and 209- score of exactly 100, plus a said in a statement. cabinet via teleconference. Roads submerged people, but the greater anything experienced before,” a year -- in only three months. Only one side have made opener brilliant innings from one of That left the West Indies run defeat in the first Test at painstaking 61 from Dawid “It’s crazy to see the roads metropolitan area has more the National Weather Service (AFP) more in the fourth innings making 214 , but they their current top order if they with a tricky six overs to bat Edgbaston. Malan laid the platform for to win a Test at Headingley, will likely need a similarly are to level this three-match until the close but openers Fast bowler Shannon Gabriel Ali’s late-order assault. (AFP)