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Motogp Unveils Revised Calendar for 2020 Season SPORT SPORT | 06 SPORT | 07 West Indies to Is this the end debate taking of the road the knee, says for Roger captain Holder Federer? FRIDAY 12 JUNE 2020 LCR Honda's Cal Crutchlow (right) is in the lead Qatar's position during the San Marino Grand Prix at the Misano World Circuit in Misano Adriatico, Italy in this September 15, 2019 file photo. unchanged in FIFA rankings QNA – ZURICH The Qatari national football team, with 1,396 points, main- tained its 55th position in the FIFA monthly rankings issued yesterday. The ranking didn’t witness any change, due to the lack of matches in the previous period due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Belgium maintained the first position with 1,765 points, followed by France and Brazil in the second and third places respectively. The Qatari team ranked fifth in Asia, as Japan topped Asian teams, after it ranked 28th in the world with 1,500 points, followed by Iran in the MotoGP unveils revised 33rd place. calendar for 2020 season AFP – PARIS Spain will host seven races “We are waiting to see the updated 2020 calendar - it’s a MOTOGP 2020 SCHEDULE beIN SPORTS in total, with the Catalunya development of health bit of a relief for all in the team The 2020 MotoGP season will Grand Prix to go ahead in Bar- measures in other countries, in and also for the fans,” said the JULY 19: Spanish Grand Prix (Jerez) to broadcast start on July 19 in Spain celona on September 27, while the States, Argentina, Malaysia 41-year-old Italian. JULY 26: Andalucia Grand Prix (Jerez) following the coronavirus double-headers are also and Thailand, and then we will “The lockdown was a AUGUST 9: Czech Grand Prix (Brno) Djokovic’s lockdown, with back-to-back booked in at Aragon and in see what is possible to include serious and strange situation, AUGUST 16: Austrian Grand Prix races to be held at the Jerez Valencia for October and in the calendar.” but it worked, and I think that (Spielberg) Adria Tour circuit, organisers announced November respectively. Spanish star Marc Marquez in the end it makes us all appre- AUGUST 23: Styria Grand Prix yesterday. The Czech Grand Prix will will be bidding for his fifth ciate the racing even more. (Spielberg) There will be a minimum be the third race of the cam- straight top-class title and “It will be interesting to see THE PENINSULA – DOHA SEPTEMBER 13: San Marino Grand of 13 races in the season, all in paign on August 9, before two seventh in total. where we stand, because it’s Europe between July and races at Austria’s Red Bull Ring “Revised 2020 calendar! been a while since the last test. Prix (Misano) beIN MEDIA GROUP has SEPTEMBER 20: November, with “possibly four and two more in Italy, at the Eager to come back to the cir- For sure, we will try the Emilia Romagna secured the exclusive rights to more” outside the continent track used for the San Marino cuits and start the action!” said maximum to be there at the Grand Prix (Misano) Novak Djokovic’s Adria Tour. later in the year. Grand Prix. Marquez on social media. front again and give the fans a SEPTEMBER 27: Catalunya Grand The Tour will be broadcast Whether or not fans can Le Mans will host the French Seven-time MotoGP world reason to tune in and cheer us Prix (Barcelona) across 24 countries in Middle attend races will depend on Grand Prix on October 11. champion Valentino Rossi, who on.” OCTOBER 11: French Grand Prix East and North Africa (MENA) each host country’s coronavirus Possible races in the United will be in his last season as a The Moto 2 and Moto 3 (Le Mans) and 11 countries in Asia-Pacific regulations. States, Thailand, Argentina and Yamaha factory rider, said he seasons will resume with the OCTOBER 18: Aragon Grand Prix (Australia, New Zealand, Hong “All dates, events and the Malaysia will be confirmed by was desperate to get back on same calendar, while there will (Aragon) Kong, Thailand, Cambodia, eventual attendance of spec- July 31. the track. be seven MotoE races, OCTOBER 25: Teruel Grand Prix Laos, Indonesia, East Timor, tators are subject to the evo- “We (want) to finish the “I think everyone is feeling including in France for the first (Aragon) Philippines, Malaysia, and Sin- lution of the pandemic and thehe season by December 13...13... so we a great emotion after seeingsee the time. NOVEMBER 8: European Grand Prix gapore), with profits from the approval of the correspondingng needneed to decide which of (Valencia) tournament donated to governments and authorities,”s,” thethe races we will NOVEMBER 15: Valencia Grand National Federations and MotoGP said in a statement. havehave outsideoutside Prix (Valencia) COVID-19 relief funds. On Wednesday, the Italianan Europe,”Europe,” saidsaid NOTE: Possible races in the The tournament, organised Grand Prix at Mugello hadad Dorna CEO by the World No.1 and 17-time United States, Argentina, become the eighth race of thehe Carmelo Ezpeleta.Ezpeleta. Grand Slam champion season to be cancelled due to “We needneed toto Thailand and Malaysia to Djokovic, starts in Belgrade, the COVID-19 outbreak. waitwait because as be confirmed by July 31 Serbia, his hometown, Sat- The season was originallylly we’we’veve comcom-- Revised I think urday and Sunday, June 14. scheduled to start on Marchh 8 mentedmented before, 2020 everyone The tour will bring both in Qatar, but only the Moto2o2 to do thethe racesraces calendar! is feeling a top rank and up-and-coming and Moto3 events were raced.ed. outsideoutside Europe Eager great emotion tennis players – including The British race at Silver-er- it’sit’s necessarynecessary to do to come after seeing Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria), stone, the German Grand Prixrix iti t withwit h Borna Coric (Croatia), and at the Sachsenring and races in spectators.spectators. back to the updated Marin Cilic (Croatia) – to clay Japan, Australia, Finland andnd the circuits 2020 calendar courts every weekend, with the Netherlands were allall and start - it’s a bit of a beIN SPORTS following the scrapped. the action!: relief for all in the action from Serbia and Croatia, MotoGP organisers Dornana MotoGP world team and also for the to Montenegro, and finally had been waiting for thehe champion fans: Former world Bosnia and Herzegovina, Spanish government to give thehe Marc champion Valentino where the tournament is green light for the races inn scheduled to conclude in July. Jerez to go ahead beforee Marquez Rossi The Adria Tour, a first releasing the revised schedule.e. tournament for tennis since the COVID-19 sports shutdown, is supported by the Novak Djokovic Foundation, FIFA allows transfer windows and profits from the tour will be donated to the National Federations of the partici- to open before end of season pating countries. In addition, parts of the AFP – PARIS In normal circumstances, In the case of players profits will also be donated to the transfer window does not whose existing contracts are COVID-19 relief charities FIFA will allow leagues to open until the season has been due to expire before what will chosen by the players in the open their transfer windows completed, but many leagues now be the end of this season, tournament. before the current, delayed are only just restarting having FIFA has called on clubs to Richard Verow, Chief season has been completed as been halted in March, and will extend those deals “in good Sports Officer at beIN MEDIA football recovers from the not now finish in many cases faith and on terms that are GROUP said: “At a time when impact of the lengthy corona- until late July. equitable and reasonable.” live sports are gradually and virus shutdown, the game’s However, while transfers Many players in Europe are safely coming back to our world governing body will be permitted before this set to be out of contract on screens, beIN SPORTS is announced yesterday. season ends, clubs will not be June 30, several weeks before thrilled to have secured the FIFA has passed a series able to field new signings until the campaign now rights to the first competitive of temporary amendments to the next season begins. concludes. tennis tournament in months help deal with the havoc to the The same rule will apply Meanwhile, it has also for fans to enjoy exclusively football calendar caused by to players moving under introduced an amendment across 35 countries, spanning the health crisis. freedom of contract. allowing players who are free Asia Pacific and the Middle Most notably, these The transfer window can agents to play for three dif- East & North Africa. The Adria include allowing the “first reg- stay open for up to 12 weeks. ferent clubs in the course of Tour will also importantly istration period” -- better In France, where the the same season “in order to raise money for COVID-19 Al Shahania team’s players in action during a training session known in Europe as the season was declared over in avoid any concerns regarding relief funds, something which as QNB Stars League (QSL) sides returned to training pitches summer transfer window -- late April at the height of the unemployed players”. yesterday ahead of the July 24 restart. Teams are training at the beIN is very supportive of to “overlap” with the delayed pandemic, the domestic Usually players can only Khalifa International Stadium, Indoor stadium in Aspire, Training through our partnership with end to this season by up to transfer window opened on represent two clubs in the grounds for Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup and Clubs’ training grounds.
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