ICC World Twenty20 Asia ‘Qualifier A’ rolls into action
Kuwait crush Maldives by 102 runs Filipino sensation KO’s Frenchman for IBO title Cowdry win last tournament of the season
KUWAIT CITY, April 21: Kuwait defeated Maldives by 102 runs in the opening match of the ICC
World Twenty20 Asia Qualifier ‘A’, which rolled into action here on Friday, April 20.
The event is featuring six teams including Bahrain, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Maldives.
The Kuwait Cricket Board, led by the President Haider Farman, welcomed the arriving teams and ICC officials to the State of Kuwait ahead of the tournament. “We are delighted to be hosting the first qualifying group in Asia for the ICC World T-20 2020,” he said.
“Whist providing a platform for the development of cricket and a tremendous opportunity for Associate Nations to reach the main event and put themselves on the cricketing map, it also allows us a unique opportunity to continue building relationships, developing role models and generating social partnerships within the cricketing fraternity.”
SINGAPORE, April 21, (AFP): Rising Filipino sensation Michael Dasmarinas knocked out his French opponent Karim Guerfi just seconds into the fourth round Friday to win the vacant International Boxing Organization bantamweight world title in Singapore.
Dasmarinas, a southpaw, unleashed a powerful left hook to the jaw of Guerfi, sending the French fighter to a hard landing on the canvass as medics rushed in with a stretcher.
Eyes dazed, he tried in vain to get up and then rolled to the side as medics checked his face. He later left the ring on his own.
A teary-eyed Dasmarinas raised his hands in jubilation as Filipinos in the crowd of about 4,000 spectators at the Singapore Indoor Stadium roared in approval.
Dasmarinas
Cowdry celebrate after winning AHPRC League last tournament of the season. The AHPRC League saw the last two strongest teams competing for the title of victor this afternoon at the Al Habtoor Polo Resort and Club, with Cowdry walking away champions scoring 2 to 1 against Dubai.
This tournament saw 5 participating teams with each of them being named after the major polo clubs around the world: Palm Beach, Cowdry, Palermo, Sotogrande and Dubai, paying tribute to the great things they have done for the sport of kings.
In what was a thrilling match, Cowdry showed great skill right from the very beginning, dominating most of the chukkers. Dubai fought back displaying their great skill, however, it did not manage to land them the title.
Action shot taken during the AHPRC League