Sports Tuesday, April 28, 2020 13 Koora Time introduces virtual football challenge

Tribune News Network of participants on the pitch home, Koora Time’s coaches week and sharing videos with Doha and encourage youth to adopt have been monitoring and en- participants on how to exer- healthy habits. Accessible gaging them online. cise and complete the chal- Koora Time programme, a through Koora Time’s website, Koora Time coaches are lenge from home. partnership between Qatar the online platform is now also delivering virtual football Everybody is invited to Shell and the Qatar Foot- available for everyone in Qatar challenges that are being post- record their take on the chal- The chief aim of Extra Time is ball Association (QFA), has wishing to experience football ed on the programme’s social lenges and share the video to stimulate healthy lifestyle introduced a virtual foot- virtually. media channels. Abdulaziz online for a chance to win ball challenge to stimulate a The platform, is provid- Hatim, a member of the Qatar valuable prizes. The general in challenging times healthy lifestyle during the ing access to fitness tips and National Football Team, com- public may also register on COVID-19 challenges and to enabling participants to fin- pleted one of the challenges Extra Time to access fitness conclude Season 8. ish learning the Koora Time and posted the video on social and health tips, online games The initiative launched an methodology, covering the media to encourage Qatar’s and activities to stimulate a online platform, Extra Time, remaining 20 hours of physi- youth to follow suit. healthy lifestyle while staying which is used as a virtual tool cal activity as part of Season 8. Koora Time coaches are at home through: http://koo- to improve the performance While participants are staying filming their challenges once a ratime.qa/extra/. MotoGP adds more PCB bans Akmal fun in virtual racing The Red Bull Virtual Grand Prix of Spain for three years has all three classes competing on Sunday The player found guilty of not reporting match-fixing approaches Tribune News Network Agencies DOHA MotoGP’s first ever Virtual Controversial Pakistani Races were an incredible suc- batsman Umar Akmal was cess, providing some much- banned on Monday from all needed Sunday afternoon forms of for three years adrenaline for many in the after pleading guilty to fail- MotoGP community. Subse- The MotoGP line-up: Schrötter ing to report match-fixing ap- quently, Dorna Sports then an- Repsol Honda Team: Marc Aspar Team: Aron Canet proaches, the country’s cricket nounced an exciting world first: Marquez, Alex Marquez Petronas Sprinta Racing: Jake board announced. the Red Bull Virtual Grand Prix Ducati Team: Danilo Petrucci Dixon Umar, who turns 30 in May, of Spain. The event is in aid of Monster Energy Yamaha Mo- NTS RW Racing GP: Bo Bend- last month withdrew a chal- the official charity of MotoGP, toGP: Maverick Viñales sneyder lenge to the charges. Two Wheels for Life, and will Team Suzuki Ecstar: Alex Rins Sky Racing Team VR46: Luca The batsman’s ban is effec- be broadcast at 3pm (GMT +2) Petronas Yamaha SRT: Fabio Marini tive from February 20, when he on Sunday (May 3), with all Quartararo was provisionally suspended by three Grand Prix classes will Pramac Racing: Francesco The Moto3 line-up: the board under its anti-corrup- Umar Akmal after attending a racing it out on the eSport stage Bagnaia Aspar Team Gaviota: Albert tion code, which states a player disciplinary committee meeting in for the first time ever. Reale Avintia Racing: Tito Arenas must report being approached Lahore on Monday. (AFP) In partnership with Dorna Rabat Leopard Racing: Dennis Foggia to fix games. Sports, Two Wheels for Life Red Bull KTM Tech 3*: Miguel SIC58 Squadra Corse: Niccolo The chairman of the disci- have launched a new campaign Oliveira, Iker Lecuona Antonelli plinary committee, Justice (re- with a goal of raising funds for Aprilia Racing Team Gresini: Kömmerling Gresini Moto3: tired) Fazal-e-Miran Chauhan, their vital work fighting coro- Lorenzo Savadori Gabriel Rodrigo found Umar Akmal guilty of navirus on two wheels – ensur- Rivacold Snipers Team: Tony breaking the ICC anti-corrup- ing the delivery of test results, The Moto2 line-up: Arbolino tion code 2.4.4 and 2.4.5. Umar Akmal: Following controversies often. education and equipment to Red Bull KTM Ajo: Jorge Martin Red Bull KTM Ajo: Raul Fer- The code says that cricket- hard to reach communities to Flexbox HP 40: Lorenzo Bal- nandez ers who are approached for cor- the ban as necessary. been offered $200,000 for leav- Lahore last year, falling to first prevent the spread of Covid-19 dassarri Estrella Galicia 0,0: Sergio rupt practices must report it to “I request all professional ing two deliveries and to skip ball ducks on both occasions. and other dangerous diseases in Italtrans Racing Team: Enea Garcia the ICC and any failure in do- cricketers to stay away from matches against India. Along He has so far played 16 sub-Saharan Africa. Bastianini Red Bull KTM Tech 3: Deniz ing so can result in a minimum the menace of corruption and with that, he also revealed that Tests, 121 one-day games and The line-ups for the Red American Racing: Marcos Öncü punishment of five years for the immediately inform relevant he was also approached during 84 for . Bull Virtual Grand Prix of Spain Ramirez Sterilgarda Max Racing Team: players involved. authorities as soon as they are the 2015 Cricket World Cup in Umar’s ban is the latest in a are certainly star-studded as the Beta Tools Speed Up: Jorge Alonso Lopez The decision was an- approached,” Mahmood added. Australia and New Zealand. series of match- or spot-fixing sport shows its support. The Navarro BOE Skull Rider Facile Energy: nounced by a disciplinary com- Umar was whisked away “I was once offered punishments meted out to Pa- MotoGP grid will be 11 riders Liqui Moly Intact GP: Marcel Ricardo Rossi mittee after a brief hearing of by his driver without speaking $200,000 for leaving two deliv- kistan players. and they’ll compete over 13 laps the to the media after the sentence eries. I was also offered to skip In 2000, former – the equivalent of 50 percent (PCB), which charged the play- was delivered. matches against India, Akmal Salim Malik was banned for life of race distance – whilst the mal Grand Prix weekend as France, DAZN (in Spain, Italy er with two breaches. The batsman burst onto the had once stated previously. and six other players -- includ- Moto2 and Moto3 grids both Moto3 race first, followed by and DACHS), BT Sport in the “The PCB referred the mat- scene with a century in his first All these approaches ing greats such as Wasim Akram comprise 10 riders compet- Moto2, before MotoGP take to UK, ServusTV in Austria and ter to the chairman of the disci- Test in 2009, but his career has weren’t disclosed by the crick- and -- were fined ing over eight laps, which is 35 the stage thereafter. Fans can Germany, Viasat in Sweden, plinary committee after deter- been marred by disciplinary eter to the PCB or the ICC. after a judicial inquiry on fixing. percent of race distance. In ad- watch the whole show from NBC in the USA, Fox Brazil and mining that the batsman had problems, resulting in various During a fitness test recent- A decade later then-Test dition, for the first time since its 3pm on motogp.com and es- ESPN in Latin America, Mot- not requested a hearing,” said bans and fines. ly, Akmal was accused of alleg- captain Salman Butt, Moham- release on April 23, the riders port.motogp.com, on selected orsport TV Russia, Eurosport the board. He was arrested in February edly making lewd remarks to a mad Asif and Mohammad will now be playing on the new TV broadcasters, and across India, Fox Asia, Fox Australia, 2014 after a scuffle with a traffic trainer at the National Cricket Amir were banned for five official MotoGP 20 Videogame social media platforms includ- TEN, and SuperSport across PCB defends ban warden who stopped him for a Academy (NCA) in Lahore. years in a spot-fixing case over from videogame developer, ing YouTube (via the MotoGP Africa. Asif Mahmood -- the signal violation. However, no actions were taken an incident during the team’s publisher and long-standing and MotoGP eSport chan- After the Red Bull Virtual PCB’s anti-corruption and se- against him as he supposedly tour of England. partner Milestone. nels), MotoGP eSport Twitter, Grand Prix of Spain, there will curity director -- said authori- In news for wrong causes apologised to the PCB. The Pakistan Super This time, highlights from Instagram, and Facebook (via also be a post-race Press Con- ties took no “pleasure in see- In recent years, Umar Ak- League’s second edition in qualifying will be shown be- both the MotoGP and MotoGP ference for each class on Mo- ing a promising international mal has been in the news for Pair of ducks 2017 was also marred by a fix- fore the three races, with eSport pages). toGP’s Instagram! These will cricketer being declared ineli- all the wrong reasons. In sensa- Umar last represented Pa- ing scandal, resulting in a five- those sessions set to decide Broadcast partners show- take place after the event, LIVE: gible” for three years on cor- tional revelations, the Pakistan kistan in two inter- year ban on Sharjeel Khan and the grid before the broadcast. ing coverage of the event will MotoGP at 17:00, Moto2 at ruption charges, but defended batsman had claimed to have nationals against in Khalid Latif. The order will follow a nor- include Sky Italy, Canal+ in 17:30 and Moto3 at 18:00.

News in brief Mavs’ Doncic should reach his prime as West hierarchy shifts

Yorkshire cancel Ashwin’s deal TCA/DPA ard and Damian Lillard will be Davis and Clippers duo Leon- Dallas (Texas) in their mid-30s, too. ard and Paul George all set to London: India’s Ravichandran Ashwin will not play for Yorkshire Doncic, at 27 years old, the become free agents in the 2021 this season after the English county announced on Monday they If not for the coronavirus pan- same age at which Leonard offseason, the West landscape were cancelling their overseas player contracts for the 2020 demic indefinitely suspending powered his second NBA Fi- could transform even further. campaign by mutual consent following the coronavirus outbreak. the NBA’s season, the Mav- nals MVP campaign, should be Should Giannis Antetok- Off-spinner Ashwin and South Africa slow left-armer Keshav ericks likely would’ve played in his prime. ounmpo remain in Milwaukee, Maharaj were meant to share duties in the first-class County their first playoff series since Or trim the forecast to four or the Eastern Conference, Championship, with West Indies’ batsman Nicholas Pooran 2016 this week. years from now, in 2024, when when he signs a max contract heading to Headingley for the Twenty20 Blast. It’s not yet clear when the most of the players above - plus before or during 2021 free But with the start of the English season delayed until July NBA will resume operation, Warriors stars Steph Curry, agency, the Mavericks would 1 at the earliest, and several rounds of Championship matches so the Mavericks’ young core Klay Thompson and Draymond also avoid hurdle of facing the abandoned, Yorkshire have decided it no longer makes cricket or could still gain postseason ex- Green - have aged past the reigning NBA MVP in pre- economic sense to employ overseas players this year. perience in 2020. NBA’s typical dominant years. championship playoff series. Yorkshire are also one of a number of counties trying to With that in mind, The Dal- Doncic will be 25 years Unless, of course, they can keep costs down by putting players on furlough as part of the las Morning News is evaluating old and Kristaps Porzingis sign him in Dallas. British government’s coronavirus job retention scheme. (AFP) five criteria that will make the will be 28. The display of player em- Mavericks NBA championship Luka Doncic of Dallas Mavericks: Showing maturity beyond his age. Then, Dallas’ tough- powerment throughout the contenders in years to come. est competition in the West 2019 offseason offered unprec- Archer finds his World Cup medal at last So far, we’ve discussed the teams’ moves. icks’ potential championship may come from Denver, New edented movement throughout necessity of Jalen Brunson Aside from pursuing free timeline. Orleans or Memphis. the league and was perhaps a LONDON: England’s Jofra Archer said he’d finally found his and Dwight Powell returning agents and luring them to Take, for example, the av- foreshadowing of free agency World Cup winner’s medal after “going mad” looking for the healthy to offer Luka Doncic Dallas, the Mavericks have erage age of this year’s 13 West- Shift underway already periods to come. prized possession following a house move. The 25-year-old and Kristaps Porzingis flexi- little control over what deci- ern Conference All-Star selec- The shift has already start- While the Mavericks have Sussex fast bowler published a photograph of the medal on a bility; an accelerated learning sions teams, especially in the tions: 27.3 years old, including ed and could increase come little ability to influence op- bed with the caption: “Randomly searching the guest bedroom curve to better finish games current Western Conference Luka Doncic, who’s now 21. 2021. posing transactions, they and boom.” Archer, when previously asked about the wherea- and rank among the West’s playoff picture, will make in In six years, by the time Before injury decimation may have already achieved bouts of his medal, told BBC Radio on Saturday: “I had it hang- elite; success in the 2020 and the coming years. Doncic reaches that average this season, the Warriors’ dy- the most important step in ing off a portrait someone did for me and sent to me, I had my 2021 free agency periods; and age mark, 41-year-old LeBron nastic run appeared to weaken pursuing trophies this dec- medal hanging on that. “I moved flat and the picture is on the a strong first round in the Title timeline James will be retired. So might when Kevin Durant left the ade: establishing a promising new wall but there’s no medal. I turned the house upside down 2020 draft. But turnover at the top of Houston’s 36-year-old James team - and the conference - to foundation with Doncic and for about a week but I still haven’t managed to find it. (AFP) Last up: Age, timing and the NBA appears inevitable - Harden and 37-year-old Rus- join the Nets in the East. With Kristaps to capitalize on the perhaps some luck with other and on pace with the Maver- sell Westbrook. Kawhi Leon- Lakers duo James and Anthony West’s looming turnover.