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Sam Ward with Kids Coaching Clinic participants

“Sunderland always had an appeal to me, but if I had known about the situation I would have needed to look at it in a different way” Sam Ward in -David Moyes

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It was really at Beeston equalised, if only we could have remain private, his man- reat Britain Olympic Field in Nottingham that my career won, who knows?” ager said yesterday, near- Hockey forward Sam took off when I was noticed Ward said more and more ly three years after the GWard was in Bahrain to witness by English coach Bobby players are getting involved in legend suf- the Two-Day National Fives Crutchley,” Ward added. hockey back home and said the fered serious head injuries organised by Bahrain Hockey During the build-up to the triumph of the Great Britain while skiing. which is under the umbrella of 2016 Rio Olympics, Ward women team winning gold in Bahrain Olympic Committee who is a centrally-contracted the women’s competition at the Franz beats Svindal to (BOC) at St Christopher Senior player, has been involved in Rio Olympics was as a huge maiden World Cup win School in and held five tournaments and made inspiration. Val Gardena to promote the sport in the his senior international debut “The women’s team were Austria’s Max Franz thwart- Kingdom. for England in 2014 in the fantastic and after winning ed Norwegian hopes of a The 25-year old Leicester- Champions Trophy and scored all eight games, deserved the second successive day of born 2016 Rio Olympian twice against world champions gold medal and everyone was Jude D’Souza, Secretary General of Bahrain Hockey with Sam Ward alpine skiing success when and guest of honour, has 49 Australia in a 3-1 win. behind them especially in the he pipped Aksel Lund caps for England and Great and is now part of the BOC set- promotes a healthy lifestyle Moving on to the 2016 final against Netherlands which Svindal to victory in the Britain. Ward scored 18 goals up, with the idea to expand the and diversity.” Olympics, Great Britain was was fantastic, even the penalty World Cup downhill at Val and has played for Leicester, sport from mainly expatriates “I do think the future of ranked fourth but failed shoot-out and for the nation a Gardena yesterday. Loughborough Students, to involving local Bahrainis hockey here is in good hands to qualify for the quarter great boost for hockey in general Beeston and is currently with and getting schools involved. with the support of the BOC knockout stages after finishing and development in the UK.” Holcombe in Kent during his “This is the first official and Bahrain Hockey and fifth in the six team group. Talking about the revival of knuckle down in career. tournament held under the hopefully an all-Bahraini team “It was a tough group and and Pakistan in hockey, fight to save pink-ball Test “I am here to help promote BOC and I am proud to have will be playing in international playing some of the top teams, Ward said, “The game has Brisbane the sport in Bahrain and met some of their officials competition soon,” continued we lost badly to Belgium 4-1, evolved and all countries have Pakistan were in a backs- grateful through Bahrain during my visit and also the Ward. had a decent 2-2 draw with good and bad times and they to-the-wall struggle to save Hockey general-secretary British Ambassador.” Ward started playing hockey New Zealand, secured a 9-1 will come back.” the day-night first Test as Jude D’Souza to be here and Ward on a first time visit when aged four after being win over hosts and D’Souza concluded by Australia took a strangle- look over the adult and junior to Bahrain said, “HH Shaikh influenced by his parents who scoring two goals myself which saying, “I hope this visit by hold on the third day at the competitions and organising a Nasser is doing a tremendous played the game and fell in love for me was great as it was Sam Ward will be the start Gabba yesterday. number of workshops,” said job in promoting and with it. my first Olympics and goals, of great things for hockey Ward. influencing the advancement “I didn’t have the then we narrowly lost 2-1- and a springboard to greater FIFA boss wants video Hockey has been played in of all sports in the Kingdom opportunity to play at school to Australia and sadly could achievements for the hockey in refs at 2018 World Cup Bahrain for more than 50 years and is very inspirational, which because the traditional games only draw 1-1 with Spain and Bahrain.” Yokohama FIFA president Gianni Infantino hopes to see video referees used at the 2018 Dawson, Rashid propel Eng in 5th test World Cup in Russia -- if its teething problems have Chennai Moeen Ali departed for 146, but reporters at Chennai’s MA been fixed in time. ebutant Liam Dawson Dawson and Rashid made sure Chidambaram Stadium. BRIEF SCORE yesterday said it could be the tourists keep going. Allrounder Dawson, who was D India 60 for 0 (Rahul 30*, Dortmund boss slams ref “hard work” for England England’s innings ended a late inclusion in the England after draw at Hoffenheim bowlers on flat deck after 45 minutes into the evening squad before the fourth Test in Parthiv 28*) trail England his gritty half-century session as India were firm in place of Zafar Ansari, showed 477 (Moeen 146, Root 88, Berlin helped the visitors their reply with 60 for no loss his batting prowess during his Dawson 66*, Rashid 60) by Borussia Dortmund CEO post a formidable at stumps. Lokesh Rahul (30) 148-ball stay, hitting 5 fours and 417 runs Hans-Joachim Watzke has 477 on day two of the fifth and Parthiv Patel (28) were at a six. His effort was the highest slammed the referee who Test against India in Chennai. the crease as the hosts trail by by an England No. 8 on debut in Dawson has represented sent off their Germany Dawson scored an unbeaten 417 runs. Tests, surpassing the late David England in a one-day international international winger Marco 66 and shared a 108-run “There isn’t huge amount of Bairstow’s 59 against India in and Twenty20 earlier this year, Reus in the 2-2 draw at stand with Adil Rashid (60), spin, hasn’t been much pace in 1979. but the Hampshire allrounder Hoffenheim. England’s best for the eighth it for the seamers, so tomorrow “It is obviously nice to do well was thrilled to play a part in the For more, catch us wicket in India, to lift their first is going to be hard work for us,” on debut. It was interesting first team’s Test performance. online at: innings total after the Indian Dawson, who bowls left-arm few balls in Test cricket for me Rashid, who recorded his www.newsofbahrain.com bowlers hurt the visitors with spin, said. but I was pleased to get through second Test fifty in his 10th early strikes. “But if we keep going all day them,” said Dawson on getting game, also looked solid during /nobonline England, who resumed the and keep trying to take wickets a bouncer from Ishant Sharma his gutsy effort as he fell one day on 284-4, slipped to 321-7 then we can take wickets,” that saw him lose his balance short of his Test best of 61. /newsofbahrain Liam Dawson after overnight centurion the 26-yer-old allrounder told after being hit on the helmet. (AFP)