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Higuain signs for Beckham’s Inter Miami Kragh Andersen escapes AFP | Miami onzalo Higuain has signed Shorty Torres hoping to repay Gwith David Beckham’s Individually, my goal Major League Soccer outfit again to win Tour stage 19 KHK MMA with victory Inter Miami, the club an - is to demonstrate KHK MMA dominates at nounced yesterday, a day after that I can contribute he departed Serie A champion and continue playing Kragh Andersen takes second Tour stage win with late solo attack Juventus. great football here. The 32-year-old forward I hope I can achieve joins former Juve teammate that because I Primoz Roglic BRAVE CF 41 with four wins Blaise Matuidi on the Florida • squad and will play in the same have all the tools retained the overall league as his older brother necessary to succeed leader’s yellow jersey KHK MMA team had an excellent evening, winning four of its five scheduled bouts Federico, a rival at D.C. United, GONZALO HIGUAIN after Juve revealed on Thurs- Reuters | Paris with several high-profile fighters moving up towards a title shot day that his contract had been joining Juve last summer. terminated. New Juve coach Andrea Pir- tap-out. “Individually, my goal is to lo has said that Higuain, who enmark’s Soren Kragh After the bout, Ikram spoke demonstrate that I can con- played in three World Cups for Andersen claimed his KHK Dagestan highly of the influence of KHK tribute and continue playing and scored 31 goals second audacious solo captain• Ikram D Jose “Shorty” Torres in action during a bout MMA and HH Shaikh Khalid on great football here,” Argen- in 75 international appear- stage win of the Tour de France Aliskerov dominated his training camps and hoped he tine Higuain said. “I ances, was not part of the yesterday with a perfectly timed TDT | Manama feated in his career. The win Denis Tiuliulin in would be able to challenge the hope I can achieve club’s plans. attack late in the 19th stage, an made Torres a no-brainer for new world champion Moham- that because I have all He leaves having undulating 166.5-km ride from the co-main event ose “Shorty” Torres is one the upcoming BRAVE CF Fly- mad Fakhreddine in his next the tools necessary to helped Juve to win Bourg en Bresse to Cham - of the first athletes to bene- weight World Title Tourna- bout. succeed.” three Serie A titles, pagnole. J fit from the vision of KHK MMA ment, which kicks off at BRAVE Ahmed Amir Also moving up in his own Higuain moved to including their The Sunweb rider, who also • and BRAVE Combat Federation, CF 42, on September 24th, in outclassed Cian Cowley weight-class was Ahmed Amir, Juventus for 90 mil- most recent tri- won the 14th stage in Lyon with founded by HH Shaikh Khalid the Kingdom of . who outgrappled and outclassed lion euros (today umph last sea- an instinctive move in the finale, bin Hamad Al Khalifa. The Torres’ first challenge in the Abdulla Alyaqoob Irish striker Cian Cowley, win- $106.5 million) son. jumped away from a group of Soren Kragh Andersen celebrates as he crosses the finish line first-ever two-time amateur eight-man tournament is going ning a unanimous decision in from Napoli “I want to late breakaway riders to give his earned• an immense world champion in the IMMAF, to be against his fellow coun- the process. After the fight, in 2016, but thank In- team their third stage win this maiden Tour title. tailwind, opened a decent gap. Torres was part of the original trymen Sean “Shorty Rock” victory over Amir also hailed His Highness after two ter Miami year after Marc Hirschi’s victory Ireland’s Sam Bennett did a He was however caught by roster of athletes from KHK Santella. A veteran of the USA Umed Urfonov Shaikh Khaled’s influence in solid sea- for the in the 12th stage. good job at keeping triple world the bunch 50km from the finish MMA and saw his career sky- MMA scene, Santella is one of his career and asked for a title sons fell effort it Slovenian Luka Mezgec took champion Peter Sagan at bay, and several attacks took place rocket from there. the toughest men in the tour- fight against arch-rival Cleiton out of fa- has made second place yesterday, and Bel- even extending his lead in the within the group of 12 riders, Magomed Under KHK MMA, he was nament, and could very well be • ‘’Predator’’. vour and to sign me,” added gian Jasper Stuyven finished points classification to 55 points 57 featuring top sprinters and one- able to focus on his blossom- one of the favorites. Nothing Idrisov defeated In the night’s first fight, young spent Higuain. “I think it will third, both 53 seconds behind, from 52. seconds lead is retained day race specialists, who broke ing career, while not having new for Torres, who has never John Cris Corton Abdulla Alyaqoob earned an im- the be a beautiful experi- as Primoz Roglic retained the Bennett is hoping to become by Primoz Roglic over clear with 25km to go. to worry about anything else, had any easy fights, and joined mense victory in his own home 2018-19 ence in my life. overall leader’s yellow jersey. the first Irishman to win the his Slovenian compatriot Kragh Andersen then accel- something he earned through BRAVE CF in 2019 in hopes of TDT | Manama country, as he came from behind campaign “It’s what I was look- Roglic leads second-placed green jersey since Sean Kelly Tadej Pogacar erated away and his move went his performances in the ama- getting even bigger challenges. to earn a unanimous decision on loan first ing for -- a new experi- and fellow Slovenian Tadej Po- in 1989 while Slovakian Sagan unanswered. The Dane did not teur scene. He caught the eye No challenge in the Fly - over Umed Urfonov, from Ta- at AC Milan ence, a new league and gacar by 57 seconds going into is looking to claim it for a re- look back and quickly extended of KHK MMA and the rest, as weight division worldwide RAVE Combat Federation jikistan. Abdulla lost the first and then a beautiful city. I’m re- Saturday’s decisive individual cord-extending eighth time. his advantage, his rivals then they say, is history. will be greater than the BRAVE hosted the first of three round but came back stronger, Chelsea ally happy to be here time trial, which should see the France’s Remi Cavagna was er and the Deceuninck-Quick looking to prepare for the sprint With a professional record CF tournament groundbreaking events made adjustments and walked before re- and that it’s official. Jumbo Visma rider secure his the only early breakaway rid- Step rider, helped by a strong for second place. B of eight wins and only one loss, and, working under famed last Thursday in the Kingdom of away with victory by winning Gonzalo Higuain and two titles in the United coach Din Thomas in Florida Bahrain, with seven bouts tak- the next two rounds. States’ regional scene, the will have ‘’Shorty’’ prepared ing place behind closed doors at Finally, European IMMAF Chicago-born Mixed Martial to take the KHK MMA flag to the National Stadium, in Riffa. champion Magomed Idrisov Djokovic advances Mourinho brands Spurs’ Artist joined BRAVE Combat even higher places within The KHK MMA team founded started off his pro career in the to Italian Open Top seeds Halep, Pliskova Federation in search of his first the sport. His road towards by HH Shaikh Khalid bin Ham- best way possible, dominating packed schedule a ‘total joke’ world championship. glory starts on September ad Al Khalifa had an excellent In the co-main event of the other impressive performance, a 11-fight veteran in John Cris quarter-finals His debut came in April, 24th, when he headlines evening, winning four of its five evening, KHK Dagestan cap- dominating Denis Tiuliulin over Corton, using his wrestling to advance into last eight in Rome 2019, with a convincing and BRAVE CF 42 against Santel- scheduled bouts with several tain and one of KHK MMA most the course of two and a half stifle any offense of his oppo- dominant victory over Amir la at the Kombat Kingdom high-profile fighters moving up prominent athletes, Middle- rounds before getting a kimura nent and earn a victory in his AFP | Rome Albazi, who was then unde- series. towards a title shot. weight Ikram Aliskerov had an- lock, which made his opponent first professional contest. imona Halep and defending Swomen’s champion Karo- lina Pliskova both eased into the quarter-finals of the Italian Open yesterday. The aftermath of a historic night for BRAVE CF and Arab MMA Top seed Halep rallied from TDT | Manama 3-0 down in the first set to see shown the true power of his toric rivalry with Tahar Had- off Ukraine’s Dayana Yastrems- RAVE Combat Federation’s people by standing up when it bi. Last year, fighting at Mid - ka in a 7-5, 6-4 victory that took Bvision of globalizing the sport counted, taking the biggest shots dleweight, he finally received one hour and 28 minutes. started within the Arab world, BETTER of the strongest man in the divi- worldwide attention for his “Big picture, I think it was a which was often overseen by sion and putting him out when win against Christofer Silva, in great match and gives me con- many other organizations, and the time was right. which he broke his opponent’s Novak Djokovic fidence that even in these con- to provide the local fighters with KNOW This victory will send a shock- leg with a kick, and then his ditions with a big hitter that the international exposure to wave through the MMA world, participation in the KHK World AFP | Berlin I could win in two sets,” said achieve their dreams and be - as BRAVE CF has finally pulled Open-weight championship. Halep. Tottenham Hotspur’s Portuguese head coach Jose Mourinho (C) speaks to his come known worldwide. Last the eyes of the international Now as a world champion, orld number one No- The two-time Rome finalist Mohammad Fakhred- players during a match (file photo) Thursday, the biggest figure of dine’s victory will MMA community in the region. Fakhreddine will inspire an en- Wvak Djokovic won a next meets Yulia Putintseva, the scene got that wish. Fakhreddine was one of the or- tire generation of young Arab Reuters | send a shockwave battle with fellow Serb Filip who battled back from 6-4, 5-2 that one English team... could Mohammad Fakhreddine, a ganization’s first signings and fighters hungry for victory and Krajinovic to advance to the down to see off fellow Kazakh be Spurs, could be Wolves or central fighter in the develop- through the MMA was scheduled to headline their glory and will serve as an am- quarter-finals of the Italian Elena Rybakina, the 10th seed, ’s Simona Halep hits a return ottenham Hotspur man- Sheffield United or another ment of in the world, as BRAVE CF first-event in 2016. However bassador of the region, which Open yesterday. 4-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-2. Tager Jose Mourinho has one. They forgot this situation Arab region, knocked out world has finally pulled the an injury pushed his debut to has long produced amazing The 33-year-old came “I expect a tough battle but world number one, who next fired a broadside at the Pre- is not possible,” Mourinho told champion Daniel ‘’Gaucho’’ on eyes of the interna- BRAVE CF 4 in early 2017 and fighters, but now has the world through 7-6 (9/7), 6-3 and I feel fit,” said former French meets 11th seed Elise Mertens mier League and English Foot- reporters. the fourth round of their BRAVE tional MMA commu- two straight wins made him an watching through Fakhreddine next plays either Italian Open champion Halep, a run- BETTER after she got past Danta Kovinic ball League (EFL) as his team “This is a joke... a total joke, CF 41 main event to become the nity in the region automatic choice for the first-ev- and others before him, including Lorenzo Musetti or Ger- ner-up in Rome in 2017 and 6-4, 6-4. prepare to play three times in but here we go. We were very, new titleholder and open a new er Welterweight championship. reigning Welterweight world many’s Dominik Koepfer, 2018. Ninth seed Garbine Mugu- a week on multiple fronts. very lucky that Leyton Orient KNOW era for mixed martial arts in the However, he had to pull out champion Jarrah Al-Selawe, an- who both came through the “I feel good with my body. I’m ruza advanced to her sixth Spurs are having to negotiate beat Plymouth because Plym- Arab world. road towards glory, which in- due to feeling ill during his other historic figure of the local qualifying rounds. ready to face her and tomorrow, quarter-final this year with a the Europa League qualify- outh would be very, very far Fighting professionally since cluded injuries, tragedies and weight cut, but proceeded to scene that has gone mainstream The top seed is warming hopefully, I will play better than straight-sets win over last year’s ing rounds by winning three for us. 2012, Fakhreddine had a rough Mohammad Fakhreddine celebrates his victory a lot of hard work. But he has make more waves with his his- worldwide. up on clay at the Foro Ital- today.” Halep is warming Rome finalist Johanna Konta. matches to get into the group “Saturday we will be in ico in Rome for the French Halep is warming up on clay up on clay for the Both players hit 15 winners stage, with Premier League Southampton, Wednesday we Open in 10 days time, a tour- for the French Open, a tour- French Open, a tour- each but Briton Konta paid for and League Cup matches also will be flying again to Mac - Hon. Chairman Najeb Yacob Alhamer | Editor-in-Chief Mahmood AI Mahmood | Chairman & Managing Director P Unnikrishnan nament the 17-time Grand nament she won in 2018, after 22 unforced errors to the Span- in the mix. edonia and so on and so on. Advertisement: Update Media W.L.L | Tel: 38444692, Email: [email protected] | Newsroom: Tel: 38444680, Email: [email protected] Slam winner claimed in skipping the US tour because of nament she won in iard’s 13. After returning from Bulgar- It’s quite dramatic but I would Subscription & circulation: Tel: 36458394 | Email:[email protected] | Website: www.newsofbahrain.com | Printed and published by Al Ayam Publishing 2016. coronavirus fears. 2018, after skipping Muguruza prevailed 6-4, 6-1 ia where they beat Lokomotiv prefer to be in this competition Djokovic -- unbeaten this Her last win was in Prague a the US tour because against seventh-seeded Konta Plovdiv on Thursday, Totten- (Europa League) so let’s fight season before being disqual- month ago. of coronavirus fears to reach the last eight in Rome ham visit Southampton in the until we can.” ified from the US Open -- World number four Pliskova for the third time. Premier League on Sunday and Mourinho also grumbled double faulted on the first dominated 65th-ranked Anna start with two double faults The former French Open Leyton Orient in the League at the fact that Sunday’s Pre- of his three set points in the Blinkova 6-4, 6-3 in their third in the opening game allowing winner will next face US Open Cup on Tuesday before a trip mier League match would be first-set tiebreak but a quick round match. Blinkova to break. finalist Victoria Azarenka who to Macedonia to play Shkendi- kicking off at 12 pm, giving the break in the second put him The second-seed Czech, who But the 22-year-old Russian advanced after Russian Dar- ja on Thursday. squad less time to rest after through in a tournament he defended her Brisbane title in was unable to build on her ia Kasatkina retired injured in “The people who make returning to London early on has won four times. January, got off to a stumbling advantage against the former their first set tiebreak. these decisions, they forgot Friday.