Bennett in the Green As Tour De France Survives Covid Test
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14 Wednesday, September 9, 2020 Sports Al Gharafa & Mexico star Moreno on Generation Amazing Instagram Live SC.QA Moreno played for RCD stagram Live for our youth in been watched by over 130,000 implement teaching resources DOHA Espanyol, PSV Eindhoven as the programme here in Qatar people worldwide. in the workshops. In efforts to well as AS Roma and Real So- and for his fans everywhere Notable female football ensure the programme is in- AL Gharafa and Mexico na- ciedad before joining Qatari who are itching to catch a stars who have featured in- clusive, GA are further adapt- tional team star Hector More- top division side Al Gharafa Al Gharafa and glimpse of the Mexico star’s clude Lianne Sanderson, ing their programme cur- no will be this week’s special in 2019. The centre-back has Mexico national recipe for success, his football- Amalie Thestrup, Anouk riculum to children and youth guest on Generation Amazing’s over 100 caps for his country, team star ing practices and values.” Hoogendijk, Nadia Nadim and with special needs. (GA) Instagram Live at 4 PM Mexico, including appearanc- Hector Moreno. Moreno is the latest to join Allyson Swaby. As a Supreme Commit- Doha time (GMT +3) today. es at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 GA on Instagram Live since the This past week, GA has tee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) The Qatar Stars League FIFA World Cups™. Moreno programme launched its series also held a Disability Aware- social and human legacy pro- (QSL) player will talk about his has won four domestic titles of streams back in April 2020, ness workshop in collabora- gramme, Generation Amazing international experience in foot- including two league titles when the COVID-19 pandemic tion with Qatar Foundation has now reached over 500,000 ball and share advice with young with both AZ Alkmaar and first gripped the world. (QF). Those in attendance in- beneficiaries. The programme viewers hoping to get ahead in PSV Eindhoven. He joins stars includ- cluded a select number of par- continues to work towards sport and their careers. Ahead of the live session, ing Xavi Hernandez, Samuel ticipants, in accordance with achieving its goal of teaching The player will also discuss Generation Amazing Pro- ball and Hector Moreno is one this special Generation Amaz- Eto’o, Cafu, Tim Cahill and re- current social distance safety values and life skills like in- footballing values, which is a grammes Director, Nasser Al of those special players that ing Instagram Live and to hear gional legends Khalid Salman, measures, from the Paris clusion and gender equality, key football for development Khori said: “The QNB Stars have played such a tremen- about his time at Al Gharafa as Ibrahim Khalfan and Younis Saint-Germain Academy and leadership, organisation and tool that GA uses, that have League has brought to Qatar dous role in football on and off well as his success in Europe.” Mahmoud, who have all ap- GA coaching teams. Coaches teamwork, through unique helped him carve out a name many highly esteemed players the pitch. We are thrilled to get Al Khori added: “This will peared in the live social media learnt how to use accessible football training sessions in for himself on and off the pitch. and international stars in foot- a chance to get to know him in be a particularly inspiring In- broadcasts which have so far equipment as well as ways to Qatar and globally. Bennett in the green as Tour de France survives Covid test AFP Jumbo’s Slovenian leader SAINT-MARTIN-DE-RE (FRANCE) Primoz Roglic holds on to the overall lead with Colombia’s IRISHMAN Sam Bennett was defending champion Egan left in tears after sprinting to a I want to bring this shirt Bernal in second place in the Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli. (AFP) maiden stage win on the Tour home for Ireland, but general classification, 21 sec- de France on Tuesday after an onds adrift. Atlantic coast run between the Peter Sagan is a master Roglic will now go in to a ‘Never felt so calm’: islands of Oleron and Re. of this game. third day in the leader’s jersey. The Deceuninck team Team Deceuninck rider “If I’m honest I’m relieved rider’s stage 10 victory, on Sam Bennett of Ireland I wasn’t positive and I’m still Kohli expects IPL his Tour debut, ensured he here, but I never really thought reclaimed the sprint points I was positive,” said Roglic green jersey, a similar shade to about Monday’s Covid tests challenge from RCB the rugby and football shirts of that were delivered Tuesday. the Ireland national team. “We are all healthy (the AFP ing played outside India because It also followed a dramatic riders) and it’s beautiful the NEW DELHI of coronavirus meant his side start to the day as Tour direc- race goes on. For the director would be “disconnecting with tor Christian Prudhomme I wish him a speedy recovery.” VIRAT Kohli says he has “never things that have happened in tested positive for COVID-19 The spectacular run be- felt so calm” going into an Indi- the past and not taking that bag- while the entire peloton re- tween the two Atlantic Islands, an Premier League season as the gage, as we have done that way turned negative tests. There both of which are connected to Royal Challengers Bangalore too many times. was a negative test result, the French mainland by road skipper chases an elusive title in “Just because we’ve a bunch however, for French Prime bridges, was largely free of the the Twenty20 tournament. of players that are so skilled... Minister Jean Castex, whom cross-winds that could have Kohli’s Bangalore finished people have had so much ex- Prudhomme had sat alongside Team Deceuninck rider Sam Bennett of Ireland celebrates as he crosses the finish line at the end of the blown the race wide open. runners-up in the 2016 edition pectation,” he admitted. in his car for Saturday’s stage. 10th stage of the 107th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 170 km between Le Chateau d’Oleron But Bernal’s Ineos made but have since disappointed Bangalore’s other imported Wearing his Irish cham- and Saint Martin de Re, on Tuesday. (AFP) two assaults from the front of and were bottom of the eight- talent includes South African pion’s tunic Bennett narrowly the peloton when there was team table last year. But the pace bowler Chris Morris and edged Australia’s Caleb Ewan Surrounded by his team- line to get the win but I was so Bennett now has stage wind, on the narrow roads that world’s leading ODI batsman little-known Australian wicket- while peloton superstar Peter mates Bennett watched a re- excited I almost forgot to do wins on all three Grand Tours, were ram-packed with specta- expects a turnaround from a keeper-batsman Josh Philippe. Sagan came third to cede the play before clenching his fist it,” he said. his stage win here following tors most of the way. team containing big names “Morris brings in a lot of green jersey on a sunny day and cheering. “It hasn’t sunk in yet,” stage victories on the Giro The 23-year-old usually such as South Africa’s explo- balance,” said Kohli. “Some of attended by more fans than on “It’s almost a relief,” said Bennett added at the finish d’Italia (three) and the Vuelta clean-cut Colombian appeared sive AB de Villiers and Aus- the youngsters we have picked any previous day in the region the 29-year-old who had four line before bursting into tears a Espana (two). with a peculiar haircut on Tues- tralia’s big-hitting white ball this time are quite exciting too famous for its huge, luscious near misses before finally and thanking his team and his He said his next goal would day. “I’ll be honest about this,” skipper Aaron Finch. like Josh Philippe, a very excit- oysters and other shellfish in clinching this win after a fran- family. be a Tour de France final day Bernal said, a little abashed. “I (have) never felt so calm ing player.” the mud flats. tic 168.5km-long stage 10 that “I don’t want to be a cry win on the cobbled Parisian “I did it myself and I started going into a season before,” The IPL will be played After the finish line on the featured 78 roundabouts. baby,” said the powerfully streets of the Champs-Elysees, in there and cut off too much. I Kohli said during an interview across three venues within chic Island of Re Ewan quickly Bennett said he could built Belgian-born sprinter. before concentrating post- had to keep going so, you can posted on his side’s YouTube relatively close proximity – rode alongside the winner to hardly think straight at the “I want to bring this shirt Tour on the Milan-San Remo see the result,” he said having channel on Monday ahead Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi fist bump in a rare show of em- end of the stage. home for Ireland, but Peter Sa- race and the World Cycling a good laugh at himself. It’s of the tournament beginning – and Kohli feels that will lead pathy between sprinters. “I threw my bike over the gan is a master of this game.” Championships. more aerodynamic like that!” September 19 in the United to consistent playing condi- Arab Emirates. tions across the tournament.