14 MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2018 sports Jalal Al Daaja calls out for the title Juventus pile held by Stephen Loman TDT | Manama alal Al Daaja picked his third Jconsecutive win at Brave Combat Federation as he faced misery on Roma the undefeated Indian ban - tamweight fighter, Kantharaj Shankar at Brave 20. Mario Mandzukic powers Juventus to 1-0 win over Roma Brave 20 took place in the Gachibowli Arena in Hydera- bad, India where Brave Combat Federation made their latest broadcast partnership with MTV India. At Brave 20, Al Daaja came after a streak of wins against Team Lakay stars, Jeremy Pa- catiw and Crisanto Pitpitunge Jalal Al Daaja (center) declared the winner at Brave 20 from the Philippines at Brave 9 weight world champion Ste- Bahrain to defend the world and Brave 10. phen Loman in an upcoming championship. Al Daaja is un- The bantamweight fighter event. dergoing training in the finest from Jordan went against the Brave Combat Federation has fight camp in Jordan under vet- undefeated Indian National recently announced that Ste- eran coaches Ali Al Tamri and Judo champion for two rounds. phen Loman will defend the Samy Al Jamal. Kantharaj was knocked out world championship in the first The recent world champi- with a powerful knee by Al Daa- half of 2019 in the event that onship title victory by the wel- ja in the second round. will take place in Philippines. terweight from Jordan, Jarrah The fighter from Jordan im- Loman recently destroyed Al Selawe had also boosted the Juventus’ Croatian forward Mario Mandzukic (C) headed in his eighth league goal mediately called out for a bout Felipe Efrain from Brazil during morale and growth of the sport against the reigning bantam- the title fight that took place in in Jordan. AFP | Milan ahead of Napoli on the 29th of “Thinking of Juventus is like- December.” ly to demotivate us,” said coach ario Mandzukic Juve -- who have only Carlo Ancelotti. Kooheji believes 2018 is iconic Veteran Coach from scored the only goal dropped points against Genoa “We have to think about our- Jordan appreciates Mfor Juventus to dump -- travel to Atalanta and host selves because this team can for Bahrain’s sports heritage Brave CF further hurt on crisis club Sampdoria in their final two do more, we have room for im- Roma and keep the champions matches before the end of the provement and I say it after unbeaten and on track for an year. today’s match, which was not eighth straight Italian league Roma, after finishing third amazing.” title. last season, are now 25 points The Croatian World Cup run- behind Juventus and drop to Inter stumble ner-up headed in the winner 34 10th after their eighth defeat Inter Milan were held 1-1 at minutes into the match in Tu- in as many trips to the Allianz bottom club Chievo to fall eight rin to put Juventus back eight Stadium. They have won just points behind Napoli, with the points clear of Napoli. twice in the league since the two clubs going head-to-head Samy Al Jamal The defeat could have been end of September. in the San Siro on December 26. TDT | Manama harsher but for Roma goalkeep- Napoli are way behind Juve Inter looked set for victory er Robin Olsen denying Cris- but consolidated second place when Ivan Perisic scored the Hamza Kooheji amy Al Jamal, the vet- tiano Ronaldo, with Douglas when Raul Albiol headed his opener six minutes before the TDT | Manama International Mixed Martial Seran coach from Jordan Costa having a late goal ruled first goal of the season from a break, but the evergreen Sergio Arts event taking place in the who trained multiple super- out following a video assistant Dries Mertens corner against Pellissier, 39, gave his side an amza Kooheji broke the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. stars including the reign- referee check because of a foul to beat struggling SPAL. early Christmas present when Hstereotypes when he pio- Kooheji who has a profes- ing Brave CF welterweight in the build-up. he lobbed Inter goalkeeper neered as the first professional sional record of 7-2-0 wel - world champion, Jarrah “We are doing good things, Samir Handanovic a minute mixed martial artist from the comed the initiative to host Al Selawe has praised the we have reached the Cham - into injury time. Kingdom of Bahrain. the 21st edition of the event in initiatives by the Kingdom pions League last sixteen and The pressure is on Milan The Bahraini youth icon was the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. of Bahrain and the global we’re winter champions,” said coach Gennaro Gattuso after supported under the initia- “The initiative to host support for the sport of coach Massimiliano Allegri, Federico Chiesa’s second-half tive of KHK MMA found by HH the first ever International Mixed Martial Arts prop- referring to the name given to KNOW WHAT scorcher pushed AC Milan out Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Mixed Martial Arts event in agated by Brave Combat teams top before Christmas. of the Champions League plac- Khalifa. the Kingdom of Saudia Ara- Federation. Serie A is however holding a es at the expense of Lazio. Kooheji went forward to win bia will open new opportu - 2018 marked an icon - round of fixtures on December Roma, after finishing “There’s no use looking at bouts for the Kingdom of Bah- nities for athletes from both ic year for Jordanian ath- 26 and 29, before pausing for third last season, are who’s to blame. The team is rain and on 28th December, he the Kingdoms. It is a privilege letes as Jarrah Al Selawe three weeks. going through a bad moment,” will become the first Bahraini to compete in the Kingdom became the first Jordanian “We haven’t won anything now 25 points behind said Gattuso, whose side have to face an opponent from Chi- of Saudi Arabia representing to be crowned as a world yet,” added Allegri. “The impor- Juventus and drop to take just two points from their na at Brave 21 taking place in the Kingdom of Bahrain”, said champion in a global Mixed tant thing is to be a few points 10th place last three games and crashed Jeddah Saudi Arabia. the bantamweight fighter from Martial Arts organization. out of the Europa League. The event marks the first Bahrain. This was followed by Abdul Kareem Al-Selwady who spent the majority of his life in Jordan conquered Ashwin doubt for third Test against Aussies the Lightweight world championship after show- series 1-1. ing his dominance over Lu- Shastri revealed Ashwin is cas Mineiro. racing the clock to be ready for At Brave 20, Ali Qaisi and the crunch Boxing Day Test in Jalal Al Daaja came strong Melbourne, where the stakes against their opponents are high in the four-Test series. claiming two more wins for “As far as Ashwin is con - Jordan showcasing the rise cerned, we are going to take a and excellence of the sport look and evaluate over the next in the nation. 48 hours,” Shastri said. “After the win of Jarah India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (left) talks to his Australia counterpart Left-arm off-spinning Al Selawe, people want to Nathan Lyon during a meet the fans event in Melbourne all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is learn more and understand also carrying a niggle, but expe- more about the sport of AFP | Melbourne men step up to ease pressure on rienced batsman Rohit Sharma, Mixed Martial Arts. A lot Virat Kohli. who also missed Perth after of new prospects are un - ce spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was sidelined with hurting lower back, is fit again. derstanding the value of AAshwin remains an in - an abdominal strain for the “He has made a very good professional training and jury doubt for the third Test second Test in Perth and was improvement but then again we are seeking good gyms and against Australia, India coach sorely missed as Australia, led have got to see how he pulls up coaches and the market is Ravi Shastri said yesterday as by off-spinner Nathan Lyon, tomorrow. But he looks good as starting to pick up in all lev- he demanded his opening bats- won by 146 runs to level the of today,” said Shastri. els”, said Al Jamal. .