SPORTS Wednesday, February 14, 2018 23 Samy praises BraveManama Jordan. impactthis possible. We love the sport amy Al-Jamal, who is a current The event is projected to and there was a void for quite a coach at Kingdom Fighters have far reaching results with long time. A lot of good fighters gymS in Jordan, has been praised Arab athletes and sports world were ready to perform but there the impact of Bahrain in reviving following the event closely. was no opportunity. Finally the sport of mixed martial arts in “Brave is an excellent initiative Jordanian athletes and fans Jordan. and the first product from the having a global event”, expressed Samy is a Jiu and trains athletes Kingdom of Bahrain that captured Coach Al-Jamal, who is one of including Jarrah Al Selawe and the global market like storm. To the highest-ranked black belts of more. Al-Jamal described that the have an event of this magnitude Arabian descent. Bahrain based initiative under here in Jordan, it couldn’t be Brave 10: The Kingdom Rises His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin better, the timing is perfect. We, marks the first event in Jordan, on Hamad Al Khalifa found the Jordanians, are overwhelmed by 2nd March at the Boxing Arena Jarrah Al Selawe (L) with Samy Al-Jamal right time to initiate the event in the support and vision that made in King Hussien Sports City. Fury’s Parker Coquard clinches opening stage sparring offer Muscat turned down ryan Coquard (Vital Results BConcept) delivered Stage one: Nizwa to Sultan Qaboos University, 162.5km a fine sprint to win stage 1 1. Bryan Coquard (Fra) Vital Concept Cycling Team, in 3 hrs 58 min 41 sec of the Tour of Oman in a 2. Mark Cavendish (GBr) Dimension Data bunch finish ahead of Mark 3. Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek-Segafredo Cavendish (Dimension Data) 4. Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis and Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek- 5. Max Walscheid (Ger) Team Sunweb Segafredo) at Sultan Qaboos 6. Adam Bythe (GBr) Aqua Blue Sport University. 7. Alexander Kristoff (Nor) UAE Team Emirates “I’m very happy to win in 8. Bram Welten (Ned) Fortuneo-Samsic Oman, because it’s my first big 9. Magnus Cort Nielsen (Den) Astana race of the season,” Coquard 10. Boris Vallée (Bel) Wanty-Groupe Gobert, all same time said. “It’s a new team, a new General classification project and my first win - the Joseph Parker (file pic) 1. Bryan Coquard (Fra) Vital Concept Cycling Team second win of the team for the 2. Mark Cavendish (GBr) Dimension Data, at 4 secs London Tour of Oman season. It’s very good, I’m very 3. Pierre-Luc Perichon (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic, at 4 secs yson Fury will not be used happy.” 4. Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek-Segafredo, at 6 secs Tas one of Joseph Parker’s Coquard has endured a 5. Maxime Farazijn (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise, at 8 secs sparring partners as he gets trying 2018 since switching (Cyclingweekly) ready for his heavyweight from Direct Energie to Jerome unification showdown with Pineau’s start-up squad during Bryan Coquard celebrates Anthony Joshua. the off-season. Parker’s trainer, Kevin Barry, Before the Frenchman outings at the Sharjah Tour Ably assisted by a lead-out Vital Concept’s short existence “It was a very good lead- has revealed the former Ring had even turned a pedal in and Etoile de Bessèges. train where Kris Boeckmans to date. out. We have a lot of good Magazine world champion anger in his new colours, he On the eve of the Tour of and Kevin Reza featured Timing was of the essence riders for the lead-out and has offered his services when learned that Vital Concept had Oman, however, Coquard was prominently, Coquard made in the finishing straight, where for the sprint in Oman. It’s the New Zealander lands in been overlooked for wildcard bullish about his prospects and no mistake in the finishing the fast men had to battle into very good. I don’t know, with London ahead of the March 31 invitations to the Tour de the quality of his teammates, straight, out-pacing Cavendish, a headwind, and Coquard maybe 3km, my team was on showdown. France and Paris-Nice, and he and such optimism seemed Nizzolo and Nacer Bouhanni chose his moment well to the front, and after it was a “Tyson put his hand up to then fell maddeningly short justified on the evidence of (Cofidis) to claim his first win emerge a clear winner ahead of very good sprint,” Coquard help us in the last two weeks of victory during his first two stage 1. of the year and the second of Cavendish and Nizzolo. said. (Cyclingnews) once we arrived,” Barry said. “Really, two weeks out, we don’t need to be getting in there with a 6ft 9in Tyson Fury! Daniel Ricciardo says Red Bull ready to ‘attack’ “Tyson’s a great friend of our London desires to attack this year.” team and we appreciate all the aniel Ricciardo is When asked if he believed support he gives us, but that confident Red Bull has Red Bull could beat Mercedes just doesn’t work out for us.” Dgot itself where it needs to and Ferrari, he said: “I believe Fury and Parker became be to fight with Formula 1 so. friends when the WBO holder favourites Mercedes and “With not many rule came to Manchester and Ferrari regularly this season. changes, we improved the car successfully defended his title After the Milton Keynes- quite a lot last year so I guess against cousin, Hughie Fury, in based outfit made good in principle we should be able September. progress with its car to carry that over for this year Parker will put his belt throughout last season after a and keep evolving from there. up against WBA ‘Super’ and slow start, Ricciardo is bullish “We should be able to fight IBF champion Joshua, at the that Red Bull can carry its more often - time will tell. But Principality Stadium, Cardiff, momentum into the 2018 I am confident.” with the winner becoming season to allow his team to Despite his optimism about the first heavyweight to hold “attack” at the front. Daniel Ricciardo (file pic) the progress Red Bull has three of the four recognised “I feel there is a good video interview reflecting on “Everyone is not getting if we really want to achieve made, Ricciardo did think it straps since the ‘Gypsy King’ intensity,” said the Australian, his winter and the coming too excited. We know we what we want. was too early for him to set beat Wladimir Klitschko in in a pre-season Red Bull season. have got some work to do “We know we have some specific targets. (Autosport) November 2015. (Skysports).