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Tahar Hadbi calls out Amoussou after Belfast Slater on song in Belfast TDT | Manama Sam Slater scored the victory by unanimous decision against Piotr Tokarski ahar Hadbi left a state - Tment challenging Karl TDT | Manama MMA team who competed in the Amoussou for a bout soon af- 2017 IMMAF World Champion- ter the Amoussou’s debut in am Slater made a dominant ships in Bahrain. Slater has an Brave Combat Federation on impact at Brave Combat amateur career record of 10-3 a disappointing note. Hadbi is SFederation by becoming prior to competing profession- currently undergoing recovery the first fighter from SBG Ireland He is a tough ally. Brave Combat Federation following his fight at Brave 12 to score a victory at the fight kid and he had featured 6 featherweight in Jakarta, Indonesia against night at Belfast. The feather- went all the fighters in Brave 13: Europe Jarrah Al Selawe. Both fighters weight fighter trained by Head three rounds of Evolution. will be desperately fighting for Tahar Hadbi John Kavanagh scored “He is a tough kid and he went a victory to bounce back to the the victory by unanimous deci- action. I need to all the three rounds of action. I forefront of the welterweight sion against Piotr Tokarski from thank my coach need to thank my coach John division. team had appealed against lack Poland. John Kavanagh, Kavanagh, my camp and my Hadbi had unsettled rival- of fair play by Rodrigo Cav- The bout marked the second my camp and gym for the success. This was ry against Amoussou, who alheiro prior to the left hook fight in the career of Slater and my gym for the an amazing experience and I challenged him as soon as he that knocked Amoussou out currently he is undefeated in success really enjoyed the fight at Brave joined the promotion. at Brave 13 hosted in Belfast, professional career. Sam Slater Combat Federation,” said Slater Meanwhile Amoussou’s United Kingdom. Slater was a part of the Irish SAM SLATER after the victory. England treated to traditional Welcome Mohamed Salah shrugs off Mailonline | Moscow stadium ahead of the World lady dressed in a sarafan and Cup yesterday. Kokoshnik. ngland were treated to a Gareth Southgate was pre- While England captain Harry injury to join Egypt training Etraditional Russian ‘Bread sented with a World Cup- Kane was gifted a large, fancy and Salt’ welcome as they took themed round loaf of bread gold teapot as part of the cer- AFP | Grozny, Russia part in their first training ses- placed on a tray with an em - emonial welcome before they sion at Spartak Zelenogorsk’s broidered towel by a young began their session. ohamed Salah gave MEgypt’s World Cup hopes a huge boost Wednesday when KNOW WHAT he joined a squad training ses- sion at their Grozny base. The Pharaohs’ superstar was sidelined after suffering a Salah took part in his shoulder injury in Liverpool’s first training session Champions League final loss to since the injury, going Real Madrid on May 26, casting through a range of doubt on his World Cup partic- warm-up exercises with ipation. He took part in his first train- his teammates ing session since the injury, go- ing through a range of warm-up exercises with his teammates. Team doctor Mohamed Abou But such has been his form al-Ela said Salah “participated for Liverpool, with 44 goals in in part of the training with the Egypt’s forward Mohamed Salah all competitions this season, team and completed the other arrives to take part in a training that he was included in the part alone”. Egypt squad simply on the off- Team director Ihab Lahita cision on whether he takes part, chance he could play. was cagey about his progress, as we are following his case day On May 30, Egypt officials saying there was no guarantee by day,” he told reporters. said Salah would be out for “not Salah will play in Egypt’s Group Salah’s World Cup dream was more” than three weeks, which A opener against Uruguay on left on the brink when he exited would rule him out of the Uru- Friday. the Champions League final in guay match but put him in the “There’s a good degree of tears after wres- frame for Russia on June 19 and progress but no definitive de- tled him to the ground. on June 25.

Brazil more prepared now, says Paulinho AFP | Sochi, Russia

razil Paulin- Bho believes his side are in much better shape heading into this year’s World Cup in Russia than they were as the host na- tion four years ago. Now 29, Paulinho was part of Luiz Felipe Scolari’s side in 2014 as they were humiliated by Germany in the semi-finals, losing 7-1. He came off the bench in that match and is one of only four players in ’s squad this year Brazil’s midfielder Paulinho (L), defender Marcelo (2ndL), midfielder Casemiro in Russia who appeared on that (2ndR) and midfielder Willian (R) warm up as they take part in a training fateful night in Belo Horizonte. session was in the squad but was suspended, while Ney- years. Wednesday at the team’s train- mar was injured. “We have greater confidence. ing base in the Black Sea resort Brazil come into this year’s From the way things are go - city of Sochi. tournament, and their opening ing for the Brazil team at the “Brazil are better prepared in game against Switzerland on moment, it is clear that confi- a number of ways. That is just Sunday, having lost just once dence is better,” the Barcelona part of football -- in four years in 21 outings over the past two midfielder told reporters on you learn a lot of things.”