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Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo waves the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics Sunday. Hidalgo was joined by Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike and IOC President Thomas Bach for the flag handover ceremony. — courtesy Twitter
Summer Olympics say Sayonara Tokyo and Bonjour Paris
TOKYO — After 17 days of sporting action held a year late and with the specter of COVID-19 hanging over them, the Tokyo Summer Olympics came to an end on Sunday.They will mostly be remembered for the empty stadiums but there were plenty of other noteworthy events including athletes taking a stand on mental health and other issues, Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya's dramatic exit to Poland and Italy rising as an unexpected sprinting powerhouse.Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto has hailed what she called the "can-do" attitude of this year's Olympics, held despite all the problems associated with the coronavirus pandemic.Tokyo passed the Summer Olympics baton to Paris with a drum-inflected closing ceremony with a "Worlds We Share" theme designed to...
August 08, 2021

Summer Olympics say Sayonara Tokyo and Bonjour Paris

Brazil beat Spain in extra-time for back-to-back Olympic football gold.(Credit: @timebrasil)
Brazil beat Spain in extra-time for back-to-back gold medals
TOKYO – It took a goal deep in extra-time from super-sub Malcom to see Brazil beat Spain 2-1 and claim their second (and second-straight) gold medal in men’s Olympic football at the International Stadium Yokohama. The deciding strike, scored from a tight angle, settled the heavyweight contest after regular time ended tangled at 1-1 thanks to earlier goals from Spain’s Mikel Oyarzabal and Brazilian star Matheus Cunha. "I came with the boys to live the dream with them," said Brazil's 38-year-old captain Dani Alves after winning his first Olympic gold medal. "And we have managed it, after a lot of effort and sacrifice, and we are taking the biggest prize back home, back to our people." The first quarter-hour of the game saw little by way of attack as...
August 07, 2021

Brazil beat Spain in extra-time for back-to-back gold medals

Bahrain’s Kalkidan Gezahegne won the Kingdom’s first medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games. (bahrainolympic)
Bahrain' s Gezahegne wins silver in 10,000m
TOKYO – Bahrain’s Kalkidan Gezahegne won the Kingdom’s first medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games on Saturday after clinching silver in the Women’s 10,000 metres final.Kalkidan ran a brilliant race to finish in a time of 29 minutes 56.18 seconds. She was right behind gold-medallist Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands, who won in 29:55.32. Letesenbet Gidey of Ethiopia, who was leading for much of the event, came third in 30:01.72.Kalkidan stormed to a fine finish after pacing herself amongst the leaders for much of the distance. She and Hassan then closed the race out with a devastating kick that left Gidey unable to challenge over the home straight.Kalkidan’s silver medal was her first in the Olympic Games. It is also Bahrain’s fourth medal in the history of the Olympiad. – Agencies
August 07, 2021

Bahrain' s Gezahegne wins silver in 10,000m

Karateka Feryal Abdelaziz reacts to winning Egypt's first Olympic gold medal since 2004. – Courtesy photo.
Egypt win gold and silver Olympic medals on historic day
TOKYO – Egypt won its first gold and silver medals of Tokyo 2020 on Saturday to secure its most successful Olympic Games in terms of overall medals.Feryal Abdelaziz won gold in the women's kumite karate (+61 kg) to secure Egypt's first Olympic medal of that colour since the 2004 Games.The 22-year-old, who beat Kazakhstan's Sofya Berultseva 5-4 in her semi-final earlier on Saturday, shed tears of joy after she beat Azerbaijan's Iryna Zaretska 2-0 in her final in Tokyo on Saturday evening.Earlier in the day, Abdelaziz's compatriot Ahmed Elgendy became the first African to win an Olympic medal in the modern pentathlon as he took silver behind winner Joe Choong of Great Britain.Egypt have now won a total of six medals - one gold, one silver and four bronze - in Tokyo,...
August 07, 2021

Egypt win gold and silver Olympic medals on historic day

Pereira said in a video published by the Saudi club on Twitter that joining Al-Hilal was his choice and desire. (Al-Hilal)
Deal of the season: Matheus Pereira joins Al-Hilal from West Brom
PARIS — Saudi Arabia champions Al-Hilal has signed his biggest deals this summer with signing former Premier League and Brazilian playmaker Matheus Pereira. The 25-year-old Brazilian joined the Saudi Professional League for an undisclosed fee in a contract that will last until 2026, the Saudi club confirmed on Friday. Pereira said in a video published by the Saudi club on Twitter that that joining Al-Hilal was his choice and desire. Saudi Professional League champions' capture of Brazilian playmaker from West Bromwich Albion has left West Ham United fans angry while the fans in Riyadh are highly excited for the upcoming season. West Brom club wished Matheus well in his future career. Negotiations progressed quickly since the start of the week, when West Brom was...
August 06, 2021

Deal of the season: Matheus Pereira joins Al-Hilal from West Brom

Argentine football star Lionel Messi will not be staying at Barcelona due to
End of an era: Barcelona says Messi won’t stay with the club
BARCELONA, Spain — Argentine football star Lionel Messi will not be staying at Barcelona due to "financial and structural obstacles", the club announced on Thursday evening. The 34-year-old, who has been with the Catalan club all his career, has been a free agent after his contract expired at the end of June. But he had been expected to sign a new five-year deal on reduced wages at the financially troubled Spanish giants."Despite FC Barcelona and Lionel Messi having reached an agreement and the clear intention of both parties to sign a new contract today, this cannot happen because of financial and structural obstacles (Spanish Liga regulations)," read the statement. "As a result of this situation, Messi shall not be staying on at FC Barcelona. Both parties...
August 06, 2021

End of an era: Barcelona says Messi won’t stay with the club

Al Burj Team — Kanoo Summer League 2020-21
Al Burj, Chinar, CSG, Kashmir Stags cruise to comfortable wins in Kanoo League
JEDDAH — The 27th Kanoo Summer League T15 kicked off in style with 2 weeks matches played at the JCA Complex. There are total 14 teams divided in to 2 Groups of 6 and 7 teams respectively, each team plays the other in round robin format.The top 4 teams from each group qualifying for quarterfinals to decide winner and runner-up. Following are the participating teams — Al Burj, ARM United, Asfan CC, Center Systems Group (CSG), Chinar, Friends XI, Golden Knights, ICAD, Jeddah Gladiators, Kashmir Stags, Pak Zalmi, Rehab CC and United XI.Kanoo Summer league is sponsored by Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo Group and organized by Jeddah Cricket Association under patronage of Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation (SACF).In Week 1 only one match was played between Al Burj and Rehab CC and it was won by Al Burj...
August 03, 2021

Al Burj, Chinar, CSG, Kashmir Stags cruise to comfortable wins in Kanoo League

Jacobs, who only switched away from long jump in 2018, streaked clear to win in 9.80 seconds, 0.04 clear of American Fred Kerley. (Olympics)
Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs claims surprise 100m gold
TOKYO – Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs claimed a surprise gold in the Olympic 100m final, crossing the line in 9.8 seconds to bring the marquee sprint gold to Italy for the first time.Jacobs, who only switched away from long jump in 2018, streaked clear to win in 9.80 seconds, 0.04 clear of American Fred Kerley.Even in a race with no clear favorites, Jacobs was a surprise. He topped America's Fred Kerley and Canada's Andre DeGrasse to take the spot held for the past 13 years by the now-retired Usain Bolt.Few would have picked Jacobs, who was born in Texas to an American father but moved to his mother's Italian homeland before his first birthday, as the Jamaican great's successor.Jacobs’ victory came on quite a night for Italy. Only a few minutes before his stunner,...
August 01, 2021

Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs claims surprise 100m gold

23-year-old Ibrahim won the gold medal in the 96kg category at the Tokyo games lifting a total weight of 402kg, which is an Olympic record. — QNA
Qatar wins first Olympic gold
TOKYO — Qatar weightlifter Fares Ibrahim creates history winning the country’s first Olympic gold medal in weightlifting.23-year-old Ibrahim won the gold medal in the 96kg category at the Tokyo games lifting a total weight of 402kg, which is an Olympic record.On his way to the gold, he also set an Olympic record in Clean & Jerk lifting 225kg. In snatch he lifted 177kg.Venezuela's Keydomar Vallenilla Sanchez won sliver and Georgia's Anton Pliesnoi claimed bronze.High jumper Mutaz Barshim's silver medal at Rio Games in 2016 was Qatar's best achievement in the Olympics before.Ibrahim qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after winning the gold in the 96-kg weight category in the Qatar International Cup. — Agencies
August 01, 2021

Qatar wins first Olympic gold

A team of cyclists on electric bikes ends a 600 km ride at the COP24 Climate Change conference. — File photos
From electric dreams to supercharged reality: the road race to a clean energy future
NAIROBI — The global Formula E electric race series, a partner with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), has grown in popularity since it launched some seven years ago, attracting the attention of major car manufacturers, changing people’s perceptions of electric vehicles, and bringing the world one step closer to a sustainable transport future. Transport is believed to be responsible for around a quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions, and combustion engines are a major cause of poor air quality in urban areas, which is a factor in asthma and other respiratory diseases. Despite being around for many years, electric vehicles remain a small part of the overall car market. However, with growing concern about climate change, and some eye-catching commitments from governments and car...
July 30, 2021

From electric dreams to supercharged reality: the road race to a clean energy future

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