Injured Al Amer replaced by Al Tayyeb
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Injured Al Amer replaced by Al Tayyeb
Email: [email protected] BAHRAIN SPORT Gulf Daily News Tuesday, 23rd December 2014 Injured Al Amer replaced by Al Tayyeb The Bahrain national football team has replaced Sa’ad Al Amer with Mohammed Al Tayyeb after suffering an injury during a friendly match against the national Olympic team. National team coach Marjan eid announced the development during a press conference held at the Bahrain Football Association premises. The national team played a friendly game late evening where Al Amer got injured. eid recalled Al Tayyeb into the list of final 23 players who will be travelling to Malaysia today as part of the national team’s training camp. They will play one friendly match in Malaysia before going to Australia to play two more friendlies against Saudi Arabia and n The national team during a practice session. Right, the technical team led by coach Marjan Eid watch closely Jordan, before the start of the Asian Cup competition set to be held from January 9 to 31. The final list of the 23 players who will represent the Bahrain national team in the Asian Cup are Sayed Mohammed Jaffar, Ashraf Waheed, hamad Al Dossary, Mohammed hussain, hussain Baba, Rashid Al hooti, Abdulla Al hazza, Mohammed Daej, Abdulla Abdo, Mohammed Al Tayyeb, Abdulla Shelal, Sami Al hussaini, Abdulla Omar, Jessi John, Fawzi Ayesh, Ismael Abdullatif, Waleed Al hayyam, Abdulwahab Ali, Abdulwahab Al Malood, Sayed Deya Saeed, Sayed Ahmed Jaffar, Abdulla Yousif and Faisal Bu Dahom. White clinches double AMeRICAN Gary White of Bahrain-based e Kanoo Racing Team claimed a fantastic double in the third round of the 2014/2015 Bahrain National Drag Racing Championship hosted by Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir. White claimed first place in both the Super Street 6-Cylinder category as well as the Outlaw 6-Cylinder class. A huge field of 120 participants from Bahrain, across the GCC and the United States competed in the event, which was organised by BIC in cooperation with the Bahrain Motor Federation (BMF) and Bahrain Drag Racing Club (BDRC). The meeting took place as part of BIC’s National Racing Festival, which featured plenty of other action on the race track during the day. But at night the drag racing was the main draw at the circuit, and with so much action on hand with head-to-head battles in 10 cars classes and three motor- bikes categories, fans were not left disappointed. In the Super Street 6-Cylinder category, White narrowly defeated Bahraini Nawaf Al Mannei in a hotly contested final. The veteran clocked a winning time of 7.561secs down BIC’s quarter-mile drag strip, while Al Mannei completed the distance in 7.732secs. Bahraini Yousif Abdulla finished third. White then added another trophy to his collection after winning the Outlaw 6-Cylinder class. he literally did not have to break a sweat to secure his double, as he received a bye in the final round. White’s e Kanoo Racing Team partner Khaled Mohammed also had reason to celebrate, winning the Pro Mod category. Mohammed clocked a dominant 3.781secs down the eighth-mile for a fine victory, which came easier as opponent Turki Alhumadi’s car had issues. Abdulla Alsuri was ranked third. Victories in the remaining cars categories were split between the best of the drag racing talent to come from n Action from one of the races Bahrain and Kuwait. Bahraini Salah Salahuddin won the Street V8 division, beating Ali Aljowadar in a tense final battle. Salahuddin raced down the strip in 8.071secs, while Aljowdar finished in 8.304secs. Abduljaleel Abdulkareem was in third place overall. Victorious Adel hassan won another for the home crowd after defeating Mohammed Ali in the final of the Street 4 and 6 category. hassan clocked a winning mark of 9.674secs while Ali finished in 10.269secs. Abdulaziz Faisal joined them on the podium in third place. Bahraini Mohammed bin hasher triumphed in the Outlaw Front-Wheel-Drive (FWD) class. He won his final in 8.618secs, beating Abdulrahman bin hasher who clocked a mark of 9.186secs. Mohammed Rader was classified third. Kuwait’s Jassim Muqahwe was then the winner in the Super Street V8 category. He beat Faisal Al essa in their eighth-mile run, winning with a 4.344secs mark as compared to Al Essa’s 4.583secs. Abdulla Al Shamsi was third. Fellow-Kuwaiti Abdulla Alsuri triumphed in the Outlaw 10.5 class. He had a dominant 4.331secs run in the final, defeating the 7.725secs of Nabeel Al Isa. Mohammed Alotaibi finished third. The Index 10.5 class was claimed by hassan Jassim. he beat Wael Saleh in the final after Saleh had a stage foul. Akram Rasheed was classified in third place. Saudi Arabia was also represented atop the podium in the cars classes, with Muslim Al Galaf taking first place in the Competition 4.5 category. Al Galaf beat Mohammed Salama in the final run, while Jaber Almagribi claimed third overall. There was also plenty of exciting action in the three bikes classes. Billiards and snooker teams shine in GCC event The Bahrain billiards and snooker national teams won three silver and four bronze medals during the 10th GCC Billiards and 17th Snooker Championships held in Doha. Bahrain’s most experienced player Abdulmonem Al Shuwaikh claimed the silver medal in the above 40 years (Masters) category with five GCC teams competing in this category. In the snooker under-21 category, Bahrain’s Talal Jassim Matar won another silver. Four GCC teams competed in this category. his teammate hussain Fuad also came second in the singles 6 red balls category where eight GCC teams competed. The Bahrain team of Younis Sager, hamed Dhaif and hussain Al Aradi claimed the bronze medal in the team’s competition category with five GCC taking part. In the billiards competitions, hussain Al Khayyat claimed the bronze in the singles 9 balls, while the team of Abdulla Isa and Raed Ahmed placed third in the doubles 9 balls category. In the team’s category, Bahrain national team’s Fahad Khalaf, Abdulla Isa, Ali Abdulkarim and Fares Abdulkarim captured the bronze in the team’s 8 balls category. n The Bahrain national teams after the prize presentation ceremony 29 Crown Prince hails role of sports media hIS Royal highness Prince Salman bin hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, yesterday met International Sports Press Association (AIPS) president Gianni Merlo at Gudaibiya Palace. During the meeting, the Crown Prince noted the growing interest in sports journalism in Bahrain, including in the country’s youth and sports communities. emphasising the importance of building sports journalism in Bahrain under the framework of further developing sports in the kingdom, he expressed pride that Bahrain is host to the headquarters of the secretariat of the Congress of the Asian Sports Press Union (ASPU). The Crown Prince highlighted the key role that sports media plays in developing sports and culture among the country’s youth, and forms a key priority for Bahrain’s sports and youth strategies. he indicated that the increased prominence of sports media in the country has been achieved by making full use of technical developments in the media and communication sectors. Merlo, who is in Bahrain to mark eighth Arab Journalists Day, in turn expressed his gratitude and appreciation for the opportunity to meet the Crown Prince. Merlo praised Bahrain’s interest in sports media and its efforts to expand the reach of sports media within the kingdom and beyond. The meeting was also attended by Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin hamad Al Khalifa, son of the Crown Prince, Minister of Information Affairs Isa bin Abdulrahman Al hammadi, and Bahraini Journalists Association Chairman Moanes Al Mardi. Auto Cross Race for off The Bahrain Motors Federation (BMF) will organise an Auto Cross Race next Friday from 3pm to 8pm to be held at the back area of Information Authority Affairs. The race aims to create a fair competitive atmosphere between racers and auto cross lovers, and to give an opportunity for all who wish to participate in this event for all levels. The second aim of this event is to create traffic awareness, as the site will deploy many paintings of various traffic and advertising awareness, which matches with the FIA directives which aim for safety on the road. The BMF urged all participants to comply with laws and regulations in motorsport. A delegation from BMF will visit the site which has been allocated for the race to make sure all technical matters related are completed.