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12 Friday, September 4, 2020 Sports QMMF signs deal with Ten Kate Racing for provision of Yamaha YZF 600 bikes for Qatar Superstock on Losail track later this year.” Speaking on behalf of QMMF, Executive Director Amro Al Hamad said, “It is a matter of great pride to coop- Team Astana rider Kazakhstan’s erate with Ten Kate as a race- Alexey Lutsenko celebrates on bikes team producer that has the podium after winning the 6th many years of experience and stage of the 107th edition of the has been evident to be pio- Tour de France on Thursday. (AFP) neers in the field of preparing winning racing bikes. “Moving from the Kawa- Yates keeps saki bikes to the new Ten Kate YZF R-6 bikes will step up the Tour lead as level of competition in the su- perstock class. Riders in the Lutsenko wins class used to end the season AFP on Kawasakis and then move MONT AIGOUAL (FRANCE) to the Spanish Championship racing on Yamaha YZF R-6 ALEXEY Lutsenko of Astana which would take any rider won stage six of the Tour de some type to adapt. France on Thursday complet- “Now our Qatar National ing a long breakaway over two Championship will be a shake- mountains in the magnificent down for the riders and it would Cevennes National Park. A Yamaha YZF 600 bike in action during the World Superbike Championship in Jerez, Spain. be natural to them once they Briton Adam Yates held move after our local season to on to the overall leader’s yel- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK teams around the world and international participations. low jersey despite a dramatic DOHA satisfying the bidding commit- “We spent around four late bid by Frenchman Julian tee regulations the federation months of communication Alaphilippe to snatch it back THE Qatar Motor & Motorcy- landed on the deal with (Ten Now our Qatar National with top various team and af- with a trademark kick to the cle Federation (QMMF) has Kate), QMMF has managed Championship will be a ter satisfying the bidding con- finish that clawed back a few signed an agreement with the to procure the Yamaha bikes shakedown for the riders ditions and short listing the seconds. Dutch race prepping team (Ten which now are expected to ar- and it would be natural for applicants a technical evalu- “It went really well, with Kate Racing) for providing 12 rive in Doha around mid No- them (in terms of the bike The Yamaha bikes are expected to arrive in Doha later this year ation was done and Ten Kate an escape with big riders we race pedigree bikes Yamaha vember/beginning of Decem- around mid-November/beginning of December for the new season of came out victor. needed to control, but a good YZF 600 to become the official ber for the new season. experience) once they move Qatar National Championship. “Ten Kate will not only day for us,” Yates said. bike for the Superstock 600 Speaking of the partner- after our local season to supply us with the bikes but Alaphilippe lost the yellow class in the 2021 QSTK season, ship, Ten Kate Racing said, international participations. ven Odendaal) and WorldSBK R6 using the Yamaha R-series also a lot has been cooperative- jersey to Yates on Wednesday QMMF announced. “First of all we wish to ex- (Loris Baz) series. The knowl- DNA and the valuable Ten ly done when it came to spare when a careless late water- The bikes will be succeed- press that we are honoured, QMMF’s Executive Director edge and experience Ten Kate Kate experience combined parts surplus strategies as well bottle pick-up cost him a 20 ing the Kawasaki 600 bikes excited and highly motivated Amro Al Hamad Racing gains by competing in in one package, the ultimate as track side support through seconds time penalty, with the that were used in the previous to be partner of this project the top of the World Series is QMMF Yamaha YZF-R6 Su- providing us with their tech Mitchelton Scott rider admit- years. Riders in QSTK used for QMMF. It is great to be ent on track as well. shared straight to the race de- perstock bike for the QMMF engineers during the rounds. ting he wouldn’t have wanted to to finish the local season on involved in this QMMF sup- “Ten Kate Racing has a long partment of Ten Kate Racing Superstock series is prepared “We didn’t forget about take the lead in that manner but Kawasakis and then go on to ported Superstock series, to and successful history in both Products in Nieuwleusen. This as a winner! the Trophy class. All our Ka- would defend it with everything the Spanish Championship to prepare the TKRP (Ten Kate World SSP and SBK champi- is where the Ten Kate Yamaha “We like to thank QMMF wasaki bikes have been re- he had. race on Yamaha bikes which Racing Products) Yamaha onships. Today Ten Kate Rac- racebikes and engines for cus- for their trust and giving us the built and overhauled up to “Tomorrow should be made it a hurdle to adapt. Af- YZF-R6 racebikes, but also to ing participates a full line up tomers are prepared. opportunity to take part of this specs to ensure all bikes are easy,” said Yates when asked ter more than four months of support and further develop in WordSSP300 (Glenn van “With the outstanding per- project. Of course we are look- safe and to ensure a fair level about Friday’s flat stage, where communication with various the upcoming Qatar race tal- Straalen), WorldSSP600 (Ste- formance of the Yamaha YZF- ing forward for the first roll out of competition.” he will likely keep the lead. US Open 1st Twenty20I today England renew Aus rivalry Muguruza, Pliskova shocked in Covid-hit season finale AFP AFP world’s top-ranked T20 side, NEW YORK LONDON with much of thir success built on a top order featuring SPANISH 10th seed Garbine ONE of England’s most ex- captain Aaron Finch, David Muguruza was bundled out traordinary seasons will end Warner and Steve Smith. of the US Open second round with them facing arch-rivals So even though the likes on Thursday, losing in straight Australia as both sides try to of Marcus Stoinis and Marnus sets to the returning Tsvetana strike a balance between play- Labuschagne have been in the Pironkova. ing their strongest limited- runs during Australia’s warm- Pironkova, who made a overs teams and keeping an up matches in England, they comeback to tennis this year eye on the future. are unlikely to displace the after a three-year break fol- The coronavirus pandemic three premier batsmen. lowing the birth of her son, threatened to wipe out Eng- “We’ve had a pretty set- stunned two-time Grand Slam land’s entire home season yet tled T20 side over the last 12 singles winner Muguruza 7-5, they are now set to complete all months or so and all we can 6-3 in 1hr 25min. 18 scheduled men’s internation- ask for is that guys bang so Pironkova, who does not als, albeit the fixtures have been hard they are putting pres- have a world ranking due to played behind closed doors. sure on the guys in there,” said her long absence from the cir- They face Australia in Australia coach Justin Langer, cuit, will now face Croatian Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria in action against Spaniard Garbine Caroline Garcia of France returns the ball during her women’s singles three Twenty20s in South- who can also call upon Glenn 18th seed Donna Vekic in the Muguruza in the women’s singles second round match at the US Open second round match against Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic ampton starting on Friday Maxwell in the middle-order third round. in New York on Thursday. (WTATENNIS) at the US Open in New York on Wednesday. (GETTY IMAGES/AFP) before taking on their oldest after he took a break to deal Vekic advanced to the last foes in a further three one-day with mental health issues. 32 on Thursday with a 6-2, 6-1 en’s seed Karolina Pliskova ter I think for the rest of the a miserable 1-6, 6-7 exit to a his first runout on the famous internationals in Manchester England beat Australia in defeat of Romania’s Patricia crashed out . tournament,” said Djokovic. confident Garcia who rushed Ashe court. later this month. the semi-finals on the way to Maria Tig. Djokovic extended an The Serbian superstar is to a 5-0 lead in the first set. “It would have been even The Twenty20s should winning last year’s 50-over Prior to this week, Pironk- undefeated run in 2020 to looking to close the gap on Pliskova said her defeat was better with fans but getting have served as preparation World Cup and white-ball cap- ova, 32, had not played in a 25 matches as Pliskova was Roger Federer and Rafael Na- nothing to do with being elevat- a first taste of what it is was for October’s T20 World Cup tain Eoin Morgan believes con- Grand Slam or any event since stunned in straight sets by dal, both absent from Flushing ed to the top of the draw after a great for me,” he said. in Australia but the Covid-19 sistency of selection is impor- her appearance at Wimbledon France’s Caroline Garcia, the Meadows, in the race for the host of high-ranking withdraw- Earlier fifth seed Alexan- outbreak means the next edi- tant if they are to replicate that in 2017, when she lost in the world number 50.