17 FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2018 sports Hetmyer hits ton as Windies level series

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himron Hetmyer scored a Scorecard superb century as Bangla- desh stumbled in the final West Indies 271 (Hetmyer S Action from the previous fight over to hand the West Indies a 125, Rubel 3-61) beat Bang- series-levelling victory in their ladesh 268 for 6 (Mushfiqur one-day game yesterday. 68, Shakib 56) by three The hosts made it 1-1 in the best-of-three series after Bang- runs Brave 14 features USA ladesh failed to score eight runs off their final over for what However both Tamim Iqbal would have been a series win. (54) and Shakib al Hasan (56) vs Russia clash Shimron Hetmyer blazed 125 fell to careless shots to spinners off 93 balls to pace the home and Ashley TDT | Manama side to a competitive 271 all out Nurse respectively to get the first. West Indies back into the fray. rave Combat Federation Bangladesh were left strand- Mushfiqur and Mahmud- Bwill feature two matchups ed on 268 for six after their 50 ullah, who contributed 39, pitting two American mixed overs as West Indies held on for Shimron Hetmyer of West Indies celebrates his century -AFP then featured in an 87-run martial artists facing challeng- a three-run win. fourth-wicket stand that looked ers from Dagestan. KNOW WHAT West Indies Jason to have tilted the balance deci- Sidney Wheeler, who was a Holder, who started the in - “We just had to hang in there sively Bangladesh’s way. high school wrestling cham- nings by conceding 20 runs and and believe in ourselves,” said There were more twists to pion and a state kickbox - whose final analysis of one for the delighted captain after the come though as ing champion, will compete Abdoul 66 was the most expensive ever match. was run out at the start of the against Abdoul Abdoulragui- Abdoulraguimov by a Caribbean bowler in an ODI Bangladesh came at “Bangladesh came at us hard 46th over at 232 for four, which mov, who has his roots in Dag- against Bangladesh, bowled the us hard and credit and credit to them for the way opened the door to a West In- estan and is a national Jiu Jitsu is undefeated with 50th over to give the hosts the to them for the way they batted at the top. But we dies team who appeared to have champion in France. seven wins in his victory. Holder’s first delivery they batted at the didn’t give up and it really sets been closed out from the contest The duo had already turned professional career accounted for topscorer Mush- top. But we didn’t things up for the final match.” just minutes earlier. their online interactions into fiqur Rahim for 68 via a catch give up and it really Yet it should never have come “It was a game we should have a war of words drawing battle on the midwicket boundary and to the final over drama, espe- won but we made too many mis- lines between United States of he conceded just four runs off sets things up for cially after the flying start in takes at the end,” said Bangla- America and Dagestan, Russia. against Santella who has 14 the remaining five deliveries to the final match which Bangladesh raced to their desh captain Mashrafe Mortaza. Abdoul Abdoulraguimov is out of his 20 wins coming out celebrate a result with his team- , WEST INDIES CAPTAIN fastest-ever fifty in ODIs – off 4.4 “We weren’t at our best in the undefeated with seven wins of submissions. mates which leaves the series to overs – and were 71 for one by field either but the series is still in his professional career out Sean Santella (20-6-1) had be decided in the final match on the seventh over and apparently alive and we believe we have of which six of them coming never faced a defeat in his ca- Saturday in St Kitts. cruising. what it takes to win it.” out of submissions. reer to submission and pose After the war of words a legitimate challenge to the against Dagestan, the bout undefeated fighter from Dag- against the kickboxing sensa- estan. tion from the United States is The fight night will take McGregor makes plea deal to avoid jail much anticipated by the mixed place at the Omnisport Indoor martial arts community from Sport Club in Tangier, Moroc- AFP | New York “I just want to say I’m thank- Dagestan. co on 18th August, 2018 mark- ful to the DA (district attorney) The second clash between ing the first ever mixed martial rish mixed martial arts su- and the judge for allowing me to USA and Dagestan is headlined art event hosted in Morocco. Iperstar Conor McGregor move forward,” he told report- by Sean Santella facing Veli- The event will be held under pleaded guilty in a Brooklyn ers outside the court, dressed in Adil Rashid murad Alkhasov. the patronage of His Majesty criminal court yesterday to dis- a dark suit and striped tie. The bout will pit the unde- King Mohammed VI of Mo- orderly conduct, in a plea deal “I want to say to my friends, England recall feated Velimurad Alkhasov rocco. that allows him to avoid prison my family, my fans -- thank you time over a New York brawl. for the support.” Rashid for first Test The 30-year-old, who is nick- Last month, McGregor ex- Irish mixed martial arts superstar against India named “The Notorious,” had pressed “regret” over the attack Conor McGregor talks to the press, in been charged with multiple on a bus that contained rival Brooklyn Criminal Court yesterday AFP | London Rizlen Zouak hails sports counts of assault and criminal fighters. He had faced up to sev- -AFP mischief after attacking a bus en years in prison if convicted ngland dramatically initiatives by Bahrain filled with UFC fighters at the on all counts, and was released also captured on surveillance Erecalled Adil Rashid Barclays Centre in April. on $50,000 bail following his cameras throwing a chair to- to their 13-man squad an- TDT | Manama The frenzied attack injured arrest. ward a passenger window of nounced yesterday for next two athletes. He was filmed lobbing a dolly the bus. week’s first Test against izlen Zouak, Olympian, McGregor pleaded guilty to a through a window of the bus The Irishman pocketed India even though the RAfrican Champion in Judo lesser charge of disorderly con- in a New York stadium at the around $100 million for the su- Yorkshire leg-spinner has and MMA Fighter praised the duct in a fleeting court appear- end of a media event on April perfight he lost in August in Las opted out of playing first- initiative to host Brave 14 in ance, and was handed a punish- 5. The bus was moving slowly Vegas against ex-welterweight class County Championship Tangier, Morocco on 18th Au- ment of five days’ community through the Barclays Centre champion Floyd Mayweather. this season. gust. service. All felony counts were loading dock at the time. Their matchup was one of the Rashid is now in line to Rizlen had represented Mo- dropped. The Irish father-of-one was richest boxing bouts of all time. play his first home Test, rocco in London 2012 and Rio after all 10 of his previous 2016 Olympics and became the appearances were made first female Judoka to repre- overseas. sent Morocco. His inclusion alongside Currently, the athlete had Parker ‘in great shape’ ahead of bout off-spinner Moeen Ali in a transitioned into mixed mar- squad for what will be Eng- tial arts and has a record of Rizlen Zouak AFP | London at Thursday’s pre-fight press land’s 1,000th Test when 3-1-0. The Olympian who is conference. they face India in the first also 3 time African Champion ormer world champion “I’m here to do damage,” he of a five-match series at in Judo expressed that the in- initiative possible. FJoseph Parker says he is added. “I’m here to punch. I’m Edgbaston, comes despite itiative which is happening for She added that hosting in “great shape” ahead of his going to break him down.” Rashid deciding to opt out the first time in the continent Brave 14 it will create an envi- weekend heavyweight bout Parker lost on points in his of all first-class cricket this of Africa is a glorious achieve- ronment that will give expo- against Dillian Whyte in Lon- world heavyweight title uni- year ahead of a home World ment for Morocco. sure for the sport and athletes don. Joseph Parker fication fight with Britain’s Cup campaign in 2019. It Rizlen Zouak praised the from Morocco. The New Zealander takes on Anthony Joshua in Cardiff in was a bold move by a pan- initiative to host Brave 14 in Rizlen also expressed her Britain’s Whyte at the O2 Are- closer to a world title fight. March. el headed up by Ed Smith, Morocco and hailed the sup- support for Arnold Quero who na on Saturday, with both men “I’m in great shape. There are “My opponent has been talk- who earlier recalled Jos port from His Majesty King will competing against Felipe knowing a win will move them no excuses here,” Parker said ing a lot of smack,” he said. Buttler to the Test squad. Mohammed VI to make the Efrain at Brave 14.