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Barca see “We started at Ayad exitsDT News Network withIn the Bantamweight 61kg injuryfor upcoming championships. together at 11. He was Manama division, Bahrain’s other Shaikh Khalid met the two ahrain’s Hussain Ayad representative lost in three fighters during the warm-up brilliant then. He went Bwas forced to exit after rounds to a split decision by sessions and gave them final on to be world class. injury and a referee’s decision the referees against Bulgaria’s instructions. Liverpool’s greatest in the Round of 8 in the Rostislav Raichev. Injury to Ayad in the third player. Congrats Stevie Flyweight 56kg division against Both fighters were watched by round forced the referee to stop Glasgow off Celtic G” Kazakhstan’s Berik Shinaliyev HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad the bout after the Bahraini had reverse fixture in the Camp manager Luis Enrique. “If we take some of our yesterday on Day 3 of the Al Khalifa, Honourary President dominated the pace in the first ionel Messi hit a brace Nou, then converted a “We were good at the chances then it might have -Former Liverpool International Mixed Martial Arts of Bahrain Mixed Martial Arts two rounds, but his opponent Las he returned to the 56th-minute penalty won by back and we got better as been a different game but we footballer Federation (IMMAF) second Association, founder of Khalid surprised him with a painful hit Barcelona line-up to help Luis Suarez to see his side the game went on. It was a showed a vast improvement, about European Open Championships bin Hamad Mixed Martial Arts in the centre-back of his body. book their place in the last top Group C with 12 points very difficult group and it’s which is important.” for Amateur MMA, held at Organization (KHK MMA). MMA and the national teams’ Hamza Zrira on the other 16 of the Champions League from five games. great to finish first with a Apart from the injured the Arena of Sparta in Prague, Shaikh Khalid stressed that fighters more experience and hand, gave a strong performance with a comfortable 2-0 win Manchester City’s game to spare.” Andres Iniesta, Barcelona Action from the championship Czech Republic. the participation has given KHK a chance to develop their skills and finished the three rounds. at Celtic on Wednesday. draw with Borussia Celtic manager Brendan named their strongest 11 as Messi, who missed Monchengladbach in the Rodgers felt his side had Suarez and Messireturned Saturday’s goalless draw group’s other match also improved significantly from from suspension and illness with Malaga due to sees the English side through their hammering in the respectively to form their Eto’o on massive tax Indian fighters illness, provided a fine and means Celtic can’t pip Camp Nou, although their formidable partnership with fraud charges set for Brave finish to Neymar’s lofted the Germans to third spot European adventures are Neymar in the Barca attack. Madrid Du Plessis leads SA fightback pass to hand the Spanish due to their inferior head- over for another year. Celtic didn’t allow the Spanish prosecutors have champions a 24th-minute to-head record. “I was proud of the team visitors time on the ball as asked that Cameroonian Eight horse races today Adelaide made, negotiated 12 overs when I got to 100 I wasn’t lead in Glasgow. “It was quite a hard game tonight. We looked like we they pressed high up football great Samuel Manama kipper Faf du Plessis to be 14 without loss at the expecting to still get The Barcelona captain, and we expected Celtic played without any fear and the pitch early on. Eto’o be handed a 10-year put his ball tampering close of day one. booed, so that was pretty who grabbed a hat-trick to come out and make it we pressed the game well,” (AFP) Eight races are on the card jail sentence and pay a Scontroversy behind English-born debutant disappointing.” in the 7-0 mauling in the difficult,” said Barcelona Rodgers said. today in the fourth meeting Lionel Messi 14.3-million-euro fine for of the season starting 2pm him to defy Australia’s opener Matt Renshaw It was a tribute to his bowlers and produce his played watchfully for eight focus and concentration alleged tax fraud, a court fil- at the Rashid Equestrian and ing revealed yesterday. Horse Racing Club in Sakhir. most satisfying century to with Usman Khawaja on as du Plessis played The feature and richest race is put South Africa in early three. a chanceless innings, DT News Network Spain take Manama Gerrard calls time on career Top-ranked Marin sets the final race of the meeting control of the day-night It was yet another making him stand out in early lead London sights on tour final at 4.55pm for the Ali Venture third Test in Adelaide. crucial knock by du contrast to the problems ndia’s former Battlefield “I have had an incredible behind Ian Callaghan and my part in helping Melbourne Cup for imported 3 years and Du Plessis was booed Plessis at the Adelaide experienced by his team- IFight League Champion ormer Liverpool career and am thankful for former team-mate Jamie the club to bring Hong Kong upwards over 2,000 metres by the crowd as he walked ground where four years mates.Hazlewood was Gurdarshan Mangat, is looking miraculous putt from Rafa Fand England captain each and every moment Carragher, scoring 186 major honours Top-ranked Carolina Marin and worth BD3,000. out to bat, following a ball- ago his defiant 376-ball the best of the Australian to be the next Indian fighter ACabrera Bello on the 18th Steven Gerrard announced of my time at Liverpool, goals. Gerrard made 114 back to Anfield, said yesterday she would tampering incident for unbeaten knock of 110 bowlers with four wickets to take Brave by storm on green gave Spain the lead after his retirement from England and LA Galaxy.” appearances for England, a none more not rest until she had cap- Greemsomes competition which he was found guilty denied Australia victory for 68. December 2 in Brave 2: Dynast a challenging opening round professional football Although the Premier tally bettered only by Peter so than that tured the World Superseries held last week and fined, but cleared to to earn the Proteas a Opener Steve Cook at Khalifa Sports City in Isa of the World Cup of Golf in yesterday at the age of League title famously Shilton, famous night Final in Dubai, after cruising Manama play in the match. backs-to-the-wall draw. provided material support Town. Melbourne yesterday. 36, calling time on an eluded him, Gerrard did and , and in Istanbul. through her second-round But he single-handedly Du Plessis scampered to his captain with 40 after Mangat trains at the Cabrera Bello and his emblematic career. win two FA Cups, three scored 21 international “At an match at the Hong Kong Awali Golf Club member Faf du Plessis Ismail Khonji joined the lifted the Proteas before through for two off Josh profiting from an early Tristar gym. He has an (8-1) youthful team-mate Jon Rahm Gerrard spent 17 years League Cups, the UEFA goals. international Open. executed a flawless game plan at his home-town club Cup, the UEFA Super Cup He appeared at six major level, I feel ranks of Club sponsors by declaring at 259 for nine Hazlewood to bring up reprieve. professional record and takes Cilic leads Croatia in co-hosting, with AGC, the leaving him unbeaten his sixth Test century Cook had a major let- on Troy Bantiag, from the in the blustery conditions, Liverpool, 12 as captain, and and the Community Shield. tournaments, captaining privileged to first Ismail Khonji Associates on 118 off 164 balls after prompting a smattering off on four, when he was renowned Team Lakay gym in which made foursomes -- won nine honours including His finest hour came England at the 2010 World have won 114 Davis Cup final (IKA) Greensomes competi- the tourists had been of boos amid the applause struck on the back pad by the Philippines. alternate shot -- play difficult the 2005 Champions League in Istanbul in May 2005, Cup, Euro 2012 and the England caps Paris tion last Friday. struggling at 95 for four. of the 32,255 crowd. Mitchell Starc and given BRIEF SCORE Mangat follows on from for the two-man teams at before finishing his career when he inspired Liverpool 2014 World Cup. and to have had Croatia’s top player Marin This competition witnessed The Australians, with “I was extremely out leg before wicket in Mohammed Farhad who had a Kingston Heath. with an 18-month stint at to come from 3-0 down “I feel lucky to have the honour of Cilic will take on Argentina’s another week of high scor- David Warner unable to motivated today. I was the day’s third over. Australia 0 for 14 trail South glorious second round victory With only six countries LA Galaxy. against AC Milan at half- experienced so many captaining my Federico Delbonis in the ing with 2 pairs on 40 points open the innings because really driven to make a big But he was called back Africa 9 for 259 dec (Du at Brave 1 in September and returning scores under par, “Following recent media time of the Champions wonderful highlights over country. I will opening rubber of the of the time he spent off performance and score a to the crease when replays eight knockout victories, while the Spanish combination took speculation surrounding League final to win the the course of my career,” always look back losing on countback for 6th Plessis 118*, Hazlewood 4-68) Davis Cup final at the place. This format is based the field having treatment hundred,” du Plessis said. found that Starc had over- by 245 runs another Indian, Abdul Muneer, a one-shot lead over the USA, my future, I can confirm club’s fifth European Cup Gerrard said. with great pride at when the declaration was “To be really honest stepped. (AFP) lost out fighting the world class France and China -- courtesy my retirement from in a penalty shootout. “I am proud to have every time I pulled 15,000-capacity Zagreb on drawn pairs, with each Arena today. team member teeing off. Masio ‘Lobos’Fullen of Mexico. of the late birdie that resulted playing professional In total he made 710 played over 700 games for on the England Results: 1) Jasper from Cabrera Bello’s snaking football,” Gerrard said in a appearances for Liverpool, Liverpool, many of which as shirt.”(AFP) Brazil up to second in Meinema/Ahmed Al Noaimi 15-foot putt. (AFP) statement. the third-highest total captain, and to have played Steven Gerrard FIFA rankings (46 points), 2) Kwang BKim/ Zurich Richard Pawson (43), 3) Sun Preparations at full swing for Ironman 70.3 Brazil climbed up to second Kyu Kwak/Tony Robinson place behind continental DT News Network promotional campaign in (42). Nico Rosberg, Hamilton differ on crew swop rivals Argentina in the lat- Manama cooperation with Batelco est FIFA rankings released Isa clinches Under-12 title to spread awareness about Abu Dhabi to enhance team harmony reparations for the yesterday. Manama Pup-coming Ironman 70.3 the event through a SMS ico Rosberg and Lewis after a stormy 2015 season, Isa Al Isa clinched the Middle East Championship containing informative content NHamilton agreed Hamilton was quick to counter, Thomson passes Cape in Under-12 title following Bahrain on December 10 are at on the event. yesterday to differ on the but declined to explain his own record time a 9-6 games defeat of Sai full-swing with the Organising As a support to Ironman, reasons for Mercedes’ decision point of view. Raghavan Balakrishnan Committee members actively Bahrain Road Runners in to swap their car crews this Rosberg said: “We have been Paris as the JTI Bahrain Tennis working to ensure the event is collaboration with the event year. fighting for three years, we Vendee Globe leader Alex Tournament organised by a huge success. management company will The pair faced the media at are fighting for race wins and Thomson reached the Cape BTF concluded in Isa Town. A meeting previewed plans organise an Olympic Triathlon a tense press conference at the championship, so it is quite of Good Hope in a record The Under-10 title was to the hosting of the event on December 9 at Durrat Yas Marina circuit ahead of natural that a little separation time yesterday as the Welsh won by Isa Al Qattan with attended by Ahmed Al Hajj, Marina, and will include a this weekend’s title showdown can happen between the two skipper continued to blaze a comfortable 7-2 win the event manager; Abdullah 1.5km cycling and a 10km at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. sides of the garage. a trail in the solo round. over Faris Hussain and Al Shamlan, Director of the race, with a large number of When the topic was raised “For overall team For more, catch us Vyom Gupta beat Hashim local race; Nawaf Al Dhaen, participants expected. it was clear there was an performance, that is not a online at: Hussain 4-1 for the Under- marketing manager of Advertisements in support underlying story. good thing. You want great www.newsofbahrain.com 8 title, while the winners championship; as well as other of the event in cooperation Hamilton hinted as much, team spirit, everybody fighting Action from the previous championship Nico Rosberg (L) and Lewis Hamilton attend the drivers press conference of the Under-12 doubles individuals. with Bahrain Tourism and but refused to reveal his for one direction and working /nobonline were Jaber Abdul A’al and They discussed the 90km of cycling from the Four to BIC and concluding with a concluding back. Exhibition Authority will version of the events – or the teams going through a major in their engineering teams a rare if not unprecedented together. “That is why the Sai Raghavan Balakrishnan. championship course which is Seasons Hotel passing many 21.1km run from BIC through The Organising Committee be aired on Bahrain T.V explanations – that led to both change of identity. including the leading respective move. When Rosberg said it decision was taken to rotate a /newsofbahrain a 1.9km swim in Bahrain Bay, historical places from Manama Al Areen Wildlife Park and have also launched a channels. drivers’ individual mechanics’ Both crews had five changes ‘number one’ race mechanics, was a move made by the team little bit…” (AFP)