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Japanese rider Ai Ogura claimed his maiden MotoGP win as Aprilia achieved another 1-2-3 finish but Marco Bezzecchi crashed and surrendered the overall championship lead to Jorge Martin in Sunday’s motorcycling Dutch Grand Prix.At the heart of MotoGP thanks to their riders and manufacturers, Japan had been waiting nearly 22 years for a victory in the premier class.And it was ultimately Ogura, the 2024 Moto2 world champion, who ended that interminable wait with a first Japanese win since Makoto Tamada in 2004.The 25-year-old, who had already shown great promise ahead of his 2025 debut in the elite class, has confirmed his talent this year.Ogura delivered a masterful display in the Dutch heat, despite being hampered by a technical issue early in the race.Initially trailing and holding third place for much of the race, he once again produced a blistering finish.Ogura finished over two seconds ahead of his Trackhouse teammate Raul Fernandez with another Spaniard Martin in third a further 1.5sec back on a winding and undulating track.”It’s fantastic, I don’t have much to say but I’m really very happy. Many thanks to my team,” said Ogura.Fernandez, winner of Saturday’s sprint, spent two-thirds of the race behind Martin before managing to overtake him only for Ogura, who had been biding his time, to pass his teammate shortly after and pull away for a scorching victory.Ogura took pole last week in the Czech Republic but came second.He also finished third at Le Mans in France in May to become the first Japanese rider to finish on a MotoGP podium since Katsuyuki Nakasuga at the Valencia Grand Prix in 2012. Bezzecchi scareIn the championship, Martin takes the lead seven points ahead of Bezzecchi with Italian Fabio Di Giannantonio 16 behind the leader.Bezzecchi crashed heavily on lap three at over 200kph.The Italian Aprilia rider was fortunate to separate from his bike early in the fall and was transferred to hospital, conscious but suffering “intense pain”.Ogura moved up to fourth position, 25 points behind the leader, while Marc Marquez, the reigning world champion, is 40 points behind his compatriot in fifth.”It’s incredible to lead the championship; the important thing for me is that I’ve made good progress with this bike and am increasingly adapting my riding style to this Aprilia,” said Martin.This tenth round of the season at Assen’s “Cathedral of Speed” confirmed Aprilia’s superiority over Ducati, a manufacturer that had dominated MotoGP for over five years.Ducati’s Marquez, who had won the previous two Grands Prix just a month after undergoing double surgery on his right shoulder and foot, was unable to match the Aprilias in the Netherlands.Penalised one position for exceeding track limits, the 33-year-old Catalan finished a disappointing seventh and now trails Martin by 40 points.However, the final round before the summer break, taking place in two weeks at his favourite circuit, the Sachsenring in Germany, where he has won nine times in MotoGP, could allow the seven-time world champion to narrow that gap. Related Story Source link
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Qatar’s Racha Loghraibi clinched the U-11 girls’ title while young Al Annabi players delivered strong podium finishes as the WTT Youth Contender Table Tennis Championship which concluded at the Lusail Arena Thursday.Loghraibi defeated Egypt’s Zeina Farouk 3-2 in the final. “I am extremely happy to win the title after a strong and exciting final,” Loghraibi said. “This result came through continuous work and training. The competition was tough, but I stayed focused until the last point.”Loghraibi also finished runner-up in the U-13 girls’ category after losing the final to Egypt’s Malak Zaki. Her teammate Alia al-Baz claimed third place in the same category.In the U-13 boys’ event, Rabia al-Kuwari took third place after a semi-final loss to Uganda’s Joseph Sibatendara. Ahmed al-Abdullah secured third place in the U-11 boys’ category, losing his semi-final to Sri Lanka’s Taavi Samarweera, who went on to win the title, defeating Saudi Arabia’s Rayan Al-Manjoumi in the final.Abdulaziz al-Abdullah added another podium finish for Qatar by placing third in the U-15 boys’ category, after a semi-final defeat to Malaysia’s Lee Yong Rin.Elsewhere, the U-19 girls’ title went to India’s Syndrela Daz, who beat compatriot Divyanshi Bhowmick 3-1. Lee Yong Rin claimed the U-15 boys’ title with a 3-0 win over India’s Aditya Daze.The Youth Contender is the third event in the Qatar International Combined Series, which continues until the end of January with a total prize pool of $500,000. The series opened with the WTT Champions Doha from January 7 to 11, followed by the Star Contender from January 13 to 18.The fourth tournament in the series, the Star Contender Youth tournament, will begin Friday, running until Sunday. The series will conclude with the WTT Feeder from January 27 to 31. Related Story Source link
The Center for Indian Community (CIC), Rayyan Zone, distributed winter jackets to low-income workers of various nationalities who are working on farms and in other jobs in remote desert areas.More than 200 deserving workers employed in desert regions such as Karana, Munkhar, and Jeryan received the jackets at their respective workplaces, with the support of For Our Brothers Team.The distribution drive was led by CIC Rayyan Zone volunteers Siddique Vengara, Tahir TK, Fahad EK, Rafeeq PC, and Subhan Babu. Source link
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairman Tarique Rahman (third left) waves to supporters during a rally as he begins campaigning ahead of the upcoming national election, in Sylhet. Bangladesh began official campaigning on January 22 for hugely anticipated general elections next month, the first since the 2024 uprising ended the autocratic rule of Sheikh Hasina. Source link
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