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Asian Snooker Championship Launches in Riyadh

Asian Snooker Championship “Riyadh 2024” kicks off in Saudi Arabia (File Photo)
Asian Snooker Championship “Riyadh 2024” kicks off in Saudi Arabia (File Photo)
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Asian Snooker Championship Launches in Riyadh

Asian Snooker Championship “Riyadh 2024” kicks off in Saudi Arabia (File Photo)
Asian Snooker Championship “Riyadh 2024” kicks off in Saudi Arabia (File Photo)

The Asian Snooker Championship “Riyadh 2024” kicked off in Saudi Arabia, and will continue until July 5. More than 200 male and female players representing 15 Asian countries are participating in the event, SPA reported.
In addition to Saudi Arabia, the participants include players from Bahrain, Hong Kong, India, Iran, South Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mongolia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Qatar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and the UAE.

The event was attended by the President of the Asian Snooker Confederation, Mohammed Al-Nuaimi; the President of the Saudi Billiard and Snooker Federation, Dr. Nasser Al-Shammari; and heads and members of the participating countries.
The first day of the tournament saw the start of two competitions: “Men’s 6-Ball Snooker” and “15-Ball Under 21.”

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Bagnaia Wins Japanese Grand Prix Sprint after Leader Acosta Crashes

Ducati Lenovo Team rider Francesco Bagnaia of Italy (R) leads his teammate Enea Bastianini of Italy (L) during Tissot Sprint of the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix at the Mobility Resort Motegi in Motegi, Tochigi prefecture on October 5, 2024. (AFP)
Ducati Lenovo Team rider Francesco Bagnaia of Italy (R) leads his teammate Enea Bastianini of Italy (L) during Tissot Sprint of the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix at the Mobility Resort Motegi in Motegi, Tochigi prefecture on October 5, 2024. (AFP)
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Bagnaia Wins Japanese Grand Prix Sprint after Leader Acosta Crashes

Ducati Lenovo Team rider Francesco Bagnaia of Italy (R) leads his teammate Enea Bastianini of Italy (L) during Tissot Sprint of the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix at the Mobility Resort Motegi in Motegi, Tochigi prefecture on October 5, 2024. (AFP)
Ducati Lenovo Team rider Francesco Bagnaia of Italy (R) leads his teammate Enea Bastianini of Italy (L) during Tissot Sprint of the MotoGP Japanese Grand Prix at the Mobility Resort Motegi in Motegi, Tochigi prefecture on October 5, 2024. (AFP)

Reigning champion Francesco Bagnaia won MotoGP's Japanese Grand Prix sprint on Saturday after leader Pedro Acosta crashed out with four laps to go, reducing his gap with championship leader Jorge Martin, who finished fourth, to 15 points.

Rookie Acosta, who took pole earlier in the day, had overtaken Bagnaia on the third lap to take the lead, but lost control near turn seven, losing the opportunity to win his first MotoGP sprint.

Ducati's Bagnaia, who moved to 357 points ahead of Sunday's race, fought off second-placed Enea Bastianini by 0.181 seconds amid occasional rains in Motegi to win his 16th sprint of the season.

"We had to sacrifice a bit of performance during the race to understand the conditions better... I'm very happy because with this condition it's not very easy to win," Bagnaia said in his post-sprint interview.

Pramac Racing's Martin, who started from the 11th position on the grid after crashing during the qualifying session, started well to take the fifth position in the first lap, facing pressure from Marc Marquez, who eventually overtook him.

Marquez momentarily took second place from Bastianini but the Ducati rider recovered to leave him third.

LCR Honda's Takaaki Nakagami crashed out of his home grand prix sprint after a collision with teammate Johann Zarco, while Red Bull KTM's Brad Binder, sixth in the championship, quit due to an issue with his bike.

"We´re investigating what happened to cause Brad Binder's sprint to come to a premature end," the team wrote on X. "For now, all we can do is apologize to Brad."