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Saif Mohammed shines with silver and four records in Germany
DOHA: Qatar’s Saif Mohammed claimed the silver medal at the 30th International Pole Vault Meeting in Jockgrim, Germany, after producing a personal best clearance of 5.83m on Wednesday.
The 5.83m effort saw the Qatari vaulter set new Qatari, Gulf, West Asian and Arab records, marking a major milestone in his career.
Saif cleared 5.83m on his third attempt to finish second behind Filipino star EJ Obiena, who secured the gold medal after clearing the same height on his first attempt. Turkiye’s Ersu Şaşma took bronze with a clearance of 5.77m. Saif, Obiena and Şaşma all made three unsuccessful attempts at 5.93m sport-tr.bet
Japan's Ogura smashes own track record to take Czech MotoGP pole
Prague: Aprilia rider Ai Ogura smashed his own track record to earn his maiden pole position for the Czech MotoGP in Brno on Saturday.
Japan's Ogura, a 25-year-old Trackhouse MotoGP Team rider, topped Friday's practices, improving the track record by over half a second in the Czech Republic's second city.
In Saturday's scorching heat, he shaved six tenths of a second off that time to claim the first MotoGP pole position of his career.
"The lap was very nice, to be honest I didn't expect that I go fast that much. Anyway it's good to have one fast lap, especially on a Saturday morning," said Ogura.
"We'll see this afternoon and tomorrow, it will be a long race so we'll see."
Italy's Fabio Di Giannantonio of Ducati-VR46 finished second more than two tenths of a second behind Ogura, with factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia completing the front row.
Championship leader Marco Bezzecchi on a factory Aprilia finished fourth while reigning MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez took the fifth spot on the grid after completing a single lap in qualifying.
Bezzecchi tops the overall rankings with 180 points from eight of the season's 22 races, of which he has won four, ahead of Aprilia teammate Jorge Martin with 160.
Di Giannantonio is third with 138 points ahead of Pedro Acosta on a KTM with 132 and Marc Marquez with 108.
The Czech MotoGP continues with the sprint on Saturday afternoon before the main race on Sunday.
Al Ahli, Al Sailiya wrap up Austria camps; Lusail sign Stojanovski
DOHA: Al Ahli and Al Sailiya are set to conclude their pre-season training camps in Austria this week as they put the finishing touches to preparations for the 2026-2027 Qatar Stars League season, while newly promoted Lusail have strengthened their squad with the signing of Macedonian striker Georg Stojanovski.
Al Ahli's camp, which runs from July 21 to August 9, has focused on technical and tactical preparations under new Spanish coach Borja Jimenez, who replaced Younes Ali.
The Brigadiers recorded one win, one draw and one defeat in three warm-up matches, beating Austria's Mistelbach FC 2-0, drawing 3-3 with Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal and losing 3-0 to Al Shabab.
The club have reinforced their squad with Benjamin Bourigeaud, Don Oniel, Yosafer Lenis, Luis Martin and Suhaib Gannan, and will open their league campaign against reigning champions Al Sadd on August 22.
Al Sailiya will also complete their Austria camp on August 7 after an intensive programme in Radkersburg under coach Mirghani Al Zain.
The side played friendly matches against UAE clubs Al Nasr, Sharjah and Kalba, as well as Saudi Arabia's Abha, with the coaching staff using the games to assess the squad and integrate new signings. The club have added Bautista Burke, Motasem Al Bustami, Andri Syahputra, Ahmed Moein, Ibrahim Majed and Abdulaziz Al Bakri ahead of the new season, with Al Sailiya set to face Al Duhail in their opening league fixture on August 22.
Meanwhile, Lusail announced the signing of Stojanovski from Bulgarian club Spartak Varna as they continue to strengthen their squad for their first ever Qatar Stars League campaign.
Lusail have also recruited Naif Al Hadhrami, Mohammed Ayash, Mohammed Khaled, Ali Nemati and Franco Russo following their promotion to the top flight