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Neymar says lack of football making him anxious Leclerc happy to see Reuters | Paris

aris St Germain and PBrazil forward Neymar Vettel stay at says that not knowing when football will be played again is making him anxious. Charles Leclerc and clashed on track on The 28-year-old is pre- paring for an eventual re- occasions, with their radio comments making headlines turn at his home in a gated community in Brazil under the supervision of Ricar- do Rosa, his long-standing physical trainer. Despite Rosa’s best efforts to keep him active with a varied daily routine, Ney- mar said that absence of football due to the COVID-19 pandemic was weighing on him. “Not knowing when we Stay home, connect will play again is causing anxiety. I miss playing, com- peting, the atmosphere of online and participate the club and my PSG team mates. It’s a real longing for football!” he said on his in the second BOC E website. “I’m sure that the fans Sebastian Vettel (L) and Charles Leclerc chat after Mexico Grand Prix qualifying session (file photo) Gaming Tournament want to see everyone back on the pitch, the earlier the ably not seen as it was but it’s world as well. TDT | Manama For those who prefer to better. I hope the decision Reuters | London always been good between us.” Vettel told reporters last watch the action rather than is made as quickly as pos- Leclerc beat Vettel on race week that he had also recently fter the huge success of participating, Call Of Duty sible,” added Neymar, who harles Leclerc says he wins, poles, points and podi- got a simulator but, with three Athe first eGaming tourna- will be live-streamed with had scored 18 goals in 22 ap- would be happy to have ums last year in what seemed young children keeping him ments, the Bahrain Olympic commentary for the public on pearances for PSG before the CSebastian Vettel contin- at times an uneasy pairing of a busy, had still to set it up prop- Committee Championship YouTube. season was halted in March. ue as his Ferrari hungry young gun with a cham- erly. for electronic games in asso- With a cash pool prize of team mate next season, de - pion used to having top billing “I’m not racing against Seb ciation with KHK eSports and $26,000, these tournaments spite their clashes on track last at Maranello. yet but I will definitely send Bahrain Comic Con has an- are set to be as successful as year. They clashed on track on oc- him a text very soon whenever nounced the second BOC Gam- the first tournaments. Impossible to delay Vettel, 32, is out of contract at casions, with their radio com- he has finished his installation ing Tournaments on the 2nd of In addition to the public the end of 2020 but Ferrari have ments making headlines. to try and race with him a little May. tournaments, Bahrain Bas- Olympics again, said he is their first choice, sub- “I will respect Ferrari’s de- bit, which will be fun,” com- Citizens and residents of all ketball National Team 2k20 says Tokyo chief ject to negotiations, to partner cision for whoever is next to mented Leclerc. ages will have the opportunity tournament will also be taking the young Monegasque whose me and at the end it’s my job to The Monegasque has also to compete in both NBA 20K20 place. AFP | Tokyo deal runs until 2024. adapt to the person next to me attracted quite a following on and Call Of Duty, Modern War- BOC E Gaming Tournament A decision could come before and you can always learn from his Twitch streaming channel fare tournaments from home is organised under the initia- he Tokyo 2020 Olym- the start of a season stalled by whoever is your team mate,” and he said he was enjoying the whilst the country supports tive of HH Shaikh Khalid Bin Tpics cannot be delayed the COVID-19 pandemic. said Leclerc. interaction with fans and fellow the Government’s precau- Hamad Al Khalifa. beyond the year-long post- Reports in Italy have suggest- “I will welcome anybody. But racing drivers. tionary measures against the Registrations are open at ponement already forced by ed, however, that Ferrari also if Seb stays I will definitely be “My main priority is to try spread of Coronavirus (COV- the official website www.kh- the coronavirus outbreak, have Renault’s Australian Dan- happy.” and entertain the people at ID-19). kesports.com the organising committee’s iel Ricciardo and McLaren’s Leclerc has filled his time in home. And obviously keeping president has warned. Spaniard Carlos Sainz in mind lockdown with esports, train- myself also entertained and try Tokyo 2020 president as leading alternatives if a deal ing and doing his best to stay to train on the simulator,” he Yoshiro Mori said there is falls through. mentally in the zone needed to said. “absolutely no” chance of “I am very happy with Seb,” go racing. “It’s a tough time for people ICC still planning for T20 postponing the Games be- Leclerc told reporters in a vir- He said the world of virtual being at home that don’t have yond their rescheduled July tual news conference. racing had helped keep con- much to do. World Cup in October 23, 2021 opening, according “It (the relationship) was centration levels up, with the “I’ve had a lot of positive re- to Kyodo News agency. good even though we’ve had 22-year-old winning four rac- action to what I was doing on Reuters | Dubai “Also thinking about ath- some few problems on the es last weekend including his Twitch with all the other F1 letes and issues over Games track, like in Brazil. second virtual F1 grand prix in drivers, people saying it will lanning for this year’s management, it is technical- “I think it has always been a succession. help them going through these Pmen’s Twenty20 World ly difficult to delay it by two good relationship even though The next target is to race tough times. I was very happy Cup and next year’s women’s years,” Mori said. from the outside it was prob- against Vettel in the virtual to see that.” 50-over World Cup is going ahead even though cricket re- mains suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the In- ternational Cricket Council Leclerc likes idea of reverse races when F1 returns (ICC) said . The ICC hosted a Chief Ex- “We would definitely have to ecutives’ Committee (CEC) Reuters | London re-learn the track completely meeting with the CEOs of the from scratch. I’ve done this in 12 full members and three errari’s Charles Leclerc likes karting, to do one track in one associate representatives to Fthe idea of racing in the way and then do it the other discuss the challenges boards The ICC T20 World Cup Trophy is “wrong” direction once Formu- way.” will face in the coming months seen during the ICC World T20 media la One emerges from the global “I think it would be very ex- in their respective countries. opportunity in Melbourne (file COVID-19 lockdown. citing to do a track like Silver- The men’s T20 World Cup is photo) The sport is considering var- stone the other way around, to scheduled to be played in Aus- ious options to get its stalled arrive so quick in Becketts and tralia from Oct. 18 to Nov. 15 ing with the ICC, the govern- season started, with grands prix then Maggotts would be very while the women’s World Cup ment and the local organising likely to be held without specta- exciting.” in 2021 is scheduled for Feb. 6 committee to understand what tors and some European circuits Silverstone’s managing di- to March 7 in New Zealand. it would take to conduct the hosting more than one race. rector Stuart Pringle said this “The CEC was updated on tournament as scheduled. There has even been a some- month that the idea was maybe the continuing contingency “We are also jointly explor- what fanciful suggestion that not so crazy but, asked about planning for all ICC global ing all other options in relation the circuit Leclerc’s comments, recognised events, including the men’s to staging the event and will at Silverstone might host back- there were too many obstacles T20 World Cup 2020 and the take the right decisions at the Charles Leclerc of during a pit stop while testing in Barcelona (file to-back races clockwise and photo) to overcome. women’s World Cup 2021. right time,” Roberts said. anti-clockwise on the same or “Very few circuits are built Planning for both events as The CEC also agreed that successive weekends. races and working on improving around, that would be very, for use in both directions and currently scheduled is ongo- the Future Tour Programme Leclerc, holed up in the Mo- very basic cooking skills, said he very cool,” the 22-year-old told Silverstone is no exception,” ing,” the ICC said in a state- would need to be reviewed till naco apartment where he has would be up for that. reporters in an online news he said. “All of the important ment. 2023 after a number of bilater- been strumming his guitar, play- “I’ve seen something about conference. “This could be an safety aspects are designed and Cricket Australia chief Kevin al series were postponed due ing the piano, winning esports doing races the other way interesting idea. installed for clockwise racing.” Roberts said they were work- to the pandemic.

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