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This championship Cup Challenge Middle East move into an even stronger The Irishman had started represents the most Season 8 and extended his position and resulted in me second on the grid but professional series of its kind lead at the top of the driver’s winning the GCC Rookie and quickly gained control on in the region and a pathway championship to 17 points. Bronze Category.” the opening lap and was to world-class international Team Bahrain’s Shaikh Isa Looking ahead to the next untroubled throughout as motorsport. Salman Al Khalifa enjoyed round in Abu Dhabi the Frijns had to work harder Season 8 features an another high finish and Team Bahrain driver said, “I for his second position after international grid of 16 drivers followed up his fifth place am excited about driving in losing the lead and falling representing 12 different Saqib Shyju Nair in the opening race, with a Abu Dhabi in the next round. back to fourth in the early nationalities covering every Manama only resistance from opener sixth position in the second It is a track I have visited a stages. But the Doha-resident level of competition from ed X Bahrain crushed Asad (46) with the pick of the race. The young driver who number of times but never regained his composure and professionals, amateurs and Shahzad Zafar by 154 runs bowlers being Basit (two for continues to impress in his been able to drive there. focus to bounce-back from rookie drivers. International inR the latest match of the Sprite three) and Saqib (two for 11). debut season clinched first Hopefully I can continue my a disappointing opening drivers hail from Ireland, sponsored BCL Premier 25 In another match in the place in both the Bronze championship form and carry race. Norway, Germany, Overs League at the Busaiteen Sprite BCL T20 League, category and the GCC Rookie on building my racing career Frijns determination saw Luxembourg, Sweden and Grounds in Muharraq. Strikers beat Tornado CC by Category in Race 2. step by step.” him overtake Tom Oliphant Turkey with the best local Batting first, Red X Bahrain 19 runs after scoring 154 for Speaking after a successful At the front of the race, and Dylan Pereira on drivers representing the scored a mammoth 254 for nine in 20 overs with the main weekend, Shaikh Isa Salam Cullen cruised to his second consecutive laps to settle for United Arab Emirates, four in 25 overs largely due to scorers being Shyju Nair (50) said, “I had one of the best race win of the weekend second with Britain’s Oliphant Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and a massive 195 run third wicket and Deepak (37) with Suhail starts that I’ve had so far in the taking the chequered flag by a eventually finishing in third. Saudi Arabia. partnership between Saqib (six for 33) returning the best (69) and Safdar (54) with great bowling figures, while in reply knocks from Asif (43), Rafi (41 Tornado CC were dismissed off 16) and Zaheer (35) with for 135 with Rizwan (22) top Waqas (two for 46) the best of scorer and Sugapathi (three for Nuaim eases past Nabih Saleh the bowlers. 27) and Sundar (two for 29) DT News Network In reply, Shahzad Zafar were sharing the bulk of the wickets Manama bowled out for 100 with the to fall. alat Nuaim defeated Al Nabih Saleh 2-0 Hin Group B of the fourth round of group matches Target CC crowned Champions in the RJ Investments Manama Assistant General Secretary of Holding Group Team arget CC were crowned The Indian Club and other Doubles Tennis champions after defeating members of the executive Tournament 2017 at the GreenT Tech by 14 runs in the committee handing out Bahrain Tennis Club in Grand Final of The Indian Club trophies, momentos and cash Juffair held under the Seven-a-Side Softball Cricket prizes with U$300 for the patronage and head of the Halat Nuaim Island Team Tournament at its premises in winners and U$200 for the group, Rashad Janahi. Hassan and Nilesh Parmar Other results: Gudaibiya following six weeks runners-up. In the first rubber, and Sundara Ram and of intense action. Semi-finals: Khalid Janahi and Karim Ammar Shaikh winning Group A: Batting first, Target CC Target CC 37-2 in 5.2 overs Hajjar for Halat Nuaim 9-6 against Ahmed Jaffar 1. Al Muharraq bt Umm Jaleed 2-0. were dismissed for 41 in its six bt Pak Arab Blue 36-3 in 6 defeated Ashraf Atabani and Mohammed Yousuf. 2. Nalan Chokappa/Mohammed Khonji bt Nasser Khonji/Hector Cortes 9-6, overs with openers Nazish (9) overs by 4 wickets. and Talal Redha 9-0 The championship 3. Khalid Ghuloom/Bikash Rout bt Sami Al Salem/Nabil Thamer 9-0. and Renjith (6) being the main Green Tech 29-5 in 5.4 games, while Rico Cifra features 15 teams named 4. Qassar Al Qulayah bt Al Bahrain 2-1. scorers as Faisal and Ali Snr overs bt Central Café 28 all out and Ahmed Jassas won after Bahrain’s islands 5. Hussain Nashaba/Sami Dannish lost to Kadri Rizk/Hussain Ali 7-9, took a wicket each. in 4.3 overs by 1 wicket. 9-7 over Yousef Al Gouad split into three groups of 6. Salman Hassan/Yousef Khonji bt Roni Cifra/Ahmed Qaed 9-0, In reply, Green Tech Individual awards: and Ebrahim Qaed in the five teams playing on a 7. Salman Hassan/Hussain Nashaba bt Kadri Rizk/Ahmed Qaed 7-2, 7-2. struggled to 27 all out in 5.4 Best Player: Ameer (Target second. round-robin basis with Group C: overs with Ali (10) top scoring, CC), In a second match in Semi-finals set for next while Ajeer and Shyam claimed Best Bowler: Donna (Indian 1. Jeddah bt Amwaj 2-1. Group C, Umm Sabaan Wednesday with the two wickets apiece and Natish Rising Stars). won 2-0 over Sitra with three group winners and 2. Ahmed Dhaif/Salah Janahi lost to Emad Ali/Faisal Sharaf 8-9(4), took one. Best Batsman: Renjith Mohammed Al Sayed the best second placed 3. Khalid Qayoom/Mohammed Sharaf bt Emanuel Bishay/Yousef Fakhro 9-0, After the final concluded, (Target CC). and Ahmed Omran a 9-6 team qualifying and the 4. Ahmed Dhaif/Khalid Qayoom bt Emad Ali/Emanuel Bishay 5-7, 7-5, 7-5. a prize giving ceremony was Player of the Final:Shyam winner over Hussain Al Final set for February 4. held with Marshal Dasan, the (Target CC)..