WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2021 12 Norwich sign Rashica from Werder Bremen Al Ahli book GCC semis seat Bahrain champions defeat Al Nasser of Saudi Arabia 94-84 to punch tickets to final four of FIBA Asia Champions Cup Gulf Basketball Association Qualifier in Dubai American Mike Harris• and Bahraini BETTER Hesham Sarhan combine for 50 points for Ahli, scoring 25 apiece KNOW Ahli now await semi- final• opponents, which The FIBA Asia Cham- pions Cup, previously Milot Rashica controls the ball during a match (file photo) will be decided today on known as the Asian final day of first round Basketball Confedera- AFP | London tion (ABC) Champions TDT | Manama Cup until 2002, is the remier League new boys Asian club champion- PNorwich signed Kosovo ahrain champions Al ship for professional winger Milot Rashica from 27 Ahli booked their tick- goals were scored Werder Bremen in a reported ets to the semi-finals of basketball. Last year’s by Milot Rashica in B competition was £9.4 million ($13 million) deal this year’s FIBA Asia Champions 100 appearances for postponed due to the on Tuesday. Werder Bremen Cup Gulf Basketball Association Rashica agreed a four-year Qualifier in Dubai after defeat- pandemic contract to join Norwich after ing Al Nasser of Saudi Arabia Bremen were relegated from Aston Villa for £33 million. 94-84 yesterday. the Bundesliga. Rashica scored 27 goals in The game was their last of the ball. It is organised by FIBA Asia, The 24-year-old is Daniel 100 appearances for Bremen competition’s opening round, Ahli’s Mike Harris tries to post up against his Nasser defender during their game and takes place once a year. Farke’s first signing since the after joining from Dutch club which they finished with a 2-2 yesterday Last year’s competition was Canaries clinched promotion Vitesse Arnhem in 2018. win-loss record. postponed due to the pandem- from the Championship. “Many top clubs have been The Bahrainis now await in the third period, Ahli began Alderazi scored 10. ic. In 2019, Muharraq repre - “I’m really excited to play in interested in his signature over their opponents in the final to chip away at the deficit before Ahli were missing the services sented Bahrain and were able front of the Norwich fans and the last seasons and he was four, which will be determined taking full control of the contest yesterday of US import Manny to make it through to the final in the Premier League,” Rashi- quite often connected with a today. The other teams taking in the final canto. Harris, who was among their top four where they lost to Al Riyadi ca told Norwich’s website. big money move,” Farke said. to the hardwood are Al Shamal Ahli’s biggest lead was their scorers from their previous games. of Beirut. They then bowed to “I know a few things about “Milot is a player full of po- of Qatar, Al Kuwait of Kuwait final winning margin of 10. Today is the final day of Palayesh Naft Abadan of Iran in the club, particularly the style tential. He’s quick and smart and tournament hosts Shabab American professional Mike the championship’s opening the bronze medal game, and had of play under Daniel Farke. I in his movements, technically Al Ahli of Dubai. Harris and star Bahraini guard round-robin; Nasser take in Ku- to settle for third place. want to continue to learn and good and great in finishing and The semis are scheduled to Hesham Sarhan combined for wait while Shabab Al Ahli face Only one Bahraini club has develop as a player and per- assisting goals. take place tomorrow, with the 50 points for Ahli, scoring 25 Al Shamal. ever medalled in the FIBA Asia son and I think that the style “He’s a player who can do gold and bronze medals games apiece. Harris also took down 17 The FIBA Asia Champions Champions Cup. It was Mana- of play here will suit me very something outstanding in the the following night. rebounds, while Sarhan buried Cup, previously known as the ma in 2000, when they won the well.” offence. We also got the feeling Nasser had the advantage for five three-pointers in the game, Asian Basketball Confedera- bronze medals. Rashica will help Norwich from his age, ability, potential much of the first half against as did teammate Hasan Ali. tion (ABC) Champions Cup until Brandon Austin top scored replace Argentine winger Emi and personality that he will fit Ahli and took a narrow 49-43 Subah Hussain chipped in 2002, is the Asian club champi- for Nasser with 32 points while Buendia, who recently joined in quite well to our group.” lead into the locker rooms. But with 15 points, while Ahmed onship for professional basket- Cleanthony Early had 24. Ferrari grappling with excessive Morgan says nothing offensive front tyre wear problem about use of ‘sir’ in Twitter posts Reuters | Milan AFP | London errari’s French Grand ngland’s World Cup-win- FPrix problems showed a Ening captain Eoin Morgan long-standing weakness with insisted Tuesday his use of the front tyre wear has not gone word ‘sir’ in Twitter posts con- away and they need to fix it for veyed “admiration and respect” next season, according to team as he rejected suggestions of boss Mattia Binotto. causing offence on social me- Sunday’s race at Le Castellet dia. was the first time Ferrari had Morgan and his deputy Jos failed to score this year, with Buttler were accused of mock- Spaniard Carlos Sainz 11th and ing the way Indian people ad- Monegasque Charles Leclerc dressed them in English after 16th. Twitter posts from several years They had qualified fifth and ago recently came to light again. seventh respectively, with Le- The England and Wales clerc on pole at the two previ- Cricket Board launched a “so- ous races in Monaco and Azer- Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto looks on during a race (file photo) England’s captain Eoin Morgan attends a practice session ahead of a match baijan, but Ferrari ended the (file photo) weekend dropping from third Binotto. “Looking at the future cial media review” after Ollie I call somebody ‘sir’ on social to fourth overall in the con - it’s important for us as a lesson Robinson was suspended from media, or anywhere around the structors’ championship. learned.” I don’t really reflect international duty pending an world, it’s a sign of admiration “We have not been capable We have not been He said it would take more on it a lot. I find if I investigation following the and respect.” of making the tyres work as we capable of making than development of the cur- call somebody ‘sir’ re-emergence of historic racist The 34-year-old Dublin-born should have done and I think the tyres work as we rent car to fix the problem, on social media, or and sexist posts during his Test batsman added: “If that’s taken our performance was real- should have done and I however. anywhere around debut against New Zealand at out of context there’s nothing I ly strictly linked to the tyres, think our performance “To solve it, I think we need Lord’s earlier this month. can control or do about it, so I the way we made them work,” to have some hardware change, the world, it’s a sign But Morgan, speaking ahead haven’t actually looked into it.” Binotto told reporters. was really strictly like for example the rims, which of admiration and of the start of England’s three- Meanwhile, Morgan said Alex Le Castellet did not host a linked to the tyres, the is not possible for regulations,” respect. If that’s taken match Twenty20 series against Hales’s England exile could yet race last year due to the COV- way we made them said the Italian. out of context there’s Sri Lanka in Cardiff on Wednes- come to an end, with the Not- ID-19 pandemic but Binotto said work “I think it’s more important nothing I can control or day, was unconcerned about the tinghamshire batsman having hot conditions and high speed MATTIA BINOTTO for us to try to understand and do about it, so I haven’t prospect of being drawn into been out in the cold since being corners putting a lot of energy to address it definitively for actually looked into it the row. dropped on the eve of the 2019 into the tyres had been a prob- “We should have addressed next year. In the meanwhile I “I don’t really reflect on it a World Cup after a positive rec- lem in the past. it and it’s not yet the case,” said think that this issue will happen EOIN MORGAN lot,” Morgan insisted. “I find if reational drugs test. Hon. 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