Host Azerbaijan get the first gold at the Judo Grand Slam in Baku
The locals had crowded into the Heydar Aliyev Arena in Azerbaijan's capital with high hopes and they didn't leave disappointed.
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Steve Bruce names Manchester United's best manager since Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement
Former Manchester United defender Steve Bruce believes Jose Mourinho is the best manager that the club has had since Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement a decade ago.
Canada's Dabrowski, partner Routliffe reach women's doubles final at Guadalajara Open
Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe of New Zealand advanced to the women's doubles final of the Guadalajara Open with a 6-2, 7-6 (4) win over Mayar Sharif of Egypt and Jasmine Paolini of Italy on Friday in Zapopan, Mexico.
Amazon Prime Video announces major change to streaming service from 2024
Amazon Prime Video plans to introduce changes from next year. It wants to follow in the footsteps of rival streaming giants by introducing adverts on its TV programmes and films.
Taliban send all-male team to Asian Games but Afghan women come from outside
HANGZHOU, China: In the first Asian Games since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, two teams of athletes are arriving in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, looking very different. One, sent from Afghanistan where women are now banned by the Taliban from participating in sports, consists of about 130 all-male athletes, who will participate in 17 different sports, including volleyball, judo and wrestling, Atel Mashwani, a Taliban-appointed spokesman for the Afghanistan’s Olympic Committee, told The Associated Press. Another, competing under the black, red and green flag of the elected government the Taliban toppled in 2021, is drawn from the diaspora of Afghan athletes around the world, and includes 17 women, according to Hafizullah Wali Rahimi, the president of Afghanistan’s National Olympic Committee from before the Taliban took over. Rahimi, who now works from outside Afghanistan but is still recognized by many countries as its official representative on Olympic matters, told reporters at the team’s official arrival ceremony late Thursday that the athletes are there for the love of sports. “We want to be keeping the sports completely out of the politics so the athletes can freely, inside and outside their country, do their sports activity and development,” he said. Rahimi’s contingent at the welcome ceremony was entirely male, but he said the women were on their way, consisting of a volleyball team that have been training in Iran, cyclists from Italy, and a representative for athletics from Australia. He did not respond to an emailed request on Friday seeking more details. The games official opening ceremony is on Saturday. Although the Taliban promised a more moderate rule than during their previous period in
Luca Marini Tops Second FP2 Of Indian Oil Grand Prix Of India
Mooney VR46 Racing Team rider Luca Marini registered the fastest timing on the last lap during the second free practice session of the Indian Oil Grand Prix of India MotoGP race at the Buddh International Circuit here on Friday. The Italian clocked one minute, 44.7820 seconds to pip Jorge Martin of Prima Pramac Racing. Martin settled as the second fastest rider finishing 0.008 seconds slower than Marini. With one minute, 44.8330 seconds, Aprilia Racing's Aleix Espargaro had set the tone for the day in the second session. Red Bull KTM's Brad Binder, who holds the high-speed record in MotoGP, failed to finish in the top 10 after a yellow flag cancelled his last lap timing that would have earned him the eighth spot and put him in Saturday's Qualifying 2.
A decade after Lampedusa boat tragedy, Mediterranean remains world's deadliest migrant route
On October 3, 2013, an overcrowded trawler carrying more than 500 migrants sank off the Italian island of Lampedusa. It had left the Libyan capital Tripoli two days earlier. Some 368 people, mostly from Ethiopia and Eritrea, lost their lives.
Italian loved by celebs and Premier League footballers confirms takeover of former Rosso restaurant site in Manchester
Popular Italian restaurant Cibo has confirmed that it will be launching its first city centre location at the former Rosso site.