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SPORTS Saturday, July 29, 2017 21 Futsal League: Sanad Youth defeat Sanabis player Mohammed Abdul Kareem South Sehla receives player of match award DT News Network Meanwhile, in a Group 6 match Meeting. The league which started Manama Sanabis crushed Isa Town in on July 24 and continues until anad Youth Centre defeated the final match of the day, with September 14, features 59 teams, South Sehla Youth Centre 3-1 Mohammed Abdul Kareem the divided into 36 youth centres inS a Group 5 match, with the man of the match. teams, 9 unregistered clubs, 8 Sanad captain Raed Baba adjudged The tournament is being teams of people with disabilities as man of the match on the fourth played under the patronage of institutions and 6 girls teams. day of preliminary round matches HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Today sees the final match of the in the Fifth Khalid bin Hamad Khalifa, First Deputy President first round of group preliminaries Futsal League for Youth Centres, of the Supreme Council for and first three matches to open People with Disabilities and Girls Youth and Sports and Honorary the second round of preliminaries. (Khalid 5) on Thursday at the President of Bahrain Khalifa Sports City in Isa Town. Sports Federation In other matches from the for Disabilities and Today’s matches: same group, Al Qadisiya and organised by the Shakhura played out a 3-3 draw Ministry of Youth and Group 8 (5pm): Eker vs Hamala. with Al Qadisiya’s Hisham Yousif Sports Affairs and the Group 1 (6pm): Safra vs Buri. the man of the match, while Aali Media Office of Shaikh Group 1 (7pm): Buhair vs Karzakan. edged out Busaiteen 4-3 with Ali Khalid bin Hamad Group 1 (8pm): Muharraq vs Abu Saiba. Hussain of the victors adjudged Al Khalifa, under the man of the match. slogan #Generations_ Action between Aali and Busaiteen Action between Sanabis and Isa Town Aali Club Action between Aali and Busaiteen Muller blasts 16 aces to reach Atlanta semis Washington number two Nadal in a five-set ATP title and third title of illes Muller, coming off Wimbledon thriller earlier this the year after wins in January a Wimbledon quarter- month, winning 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, at Sydney and last month at finalG run and upset of Rafael 4–6, 15–13 after four hours and Rosmalen. Nadal, reached the ATP BB&T 48 minutes to reach his first Gilles Muller lost his first Open semi-finals yesterday by Grand Slam last-eight since five career ATP finals from defeating US qualifier Tommy 2008, falling to Marin Cilic in 2004 to last July and was also Paul 6-3, 6-1. the quarters. runner-up two months ago at The 34-year-old Luxembourg Third seed Muller booked Estoril. left-hander blasted 16 aces to a Saturday matchup against In later quarter-finals, oust the 20-year-old world the winner of a later match US top seed Jack Sock was number 291 in only 69 minutes between US second seed John set to face British fifth seed to advance at the Atlanta Isner and Slovakia’s Lukas Kyle Edmund and fourth hardcourt tuneup event for the Lacko. seed Ryan Harrison was set US Open. Muller, ranked a career-high to face American compatriot Muller downed world 22nd, seeks his third career Christopher Eubanks. (AFP) Gilles Muller (file pic).

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