Emirati fighters keep winning on day 5 of Jiu-Jitsu World Championship
ABU DHABI: The UAE Jiu-Jitsu team continued its winning streak on the fifth day of the Jiu-Jitsu World Championship in Abu Dhabi by scooping six medals.
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Tunisia’s Hannibal Mejbri could be nation’s wild card at World Cup
There are three head coaches who must be currently smiling over the great form of Hannibal Mejbri in England’s Championship.
Swiatek cruises to win over Kasatkina
FORT WORTH, United States: World number one Iga Swiatek opened her season-ending WTA Finals campaign Tuesday with a straight sets victory over Russia’s eighth-ranked Daria Kasatkina. Polish star Swiatek, who has enjoyed a stellar year that included Grand Slam singles titles at the French and US Opens, eased to a 6-2, 6-3 victory in 1hr 22min at Fort Worth’s Dickies Arena in Texas.
Tottenham, Frankfurt advance in CL; Bayern stays perfect
On a topsy-turvy night, Tottenham and Eintracht Frankfurt both came from behind to win their respective games and secure their places in the last 16 of the Champions League. At halftime in the final round of group matches on Tuesday, Marseille and Sporting Lisbon were going through from Group D. But instead it was their opponents which progressed as a stoppage-time winner from Pierre-Emile Højbjerg saw Tottenham beat Marseille 2-1 to top the group and Frankfurt won by the same score in Lisbon to secure second spot on its Champions League debut.
Barça ends Champions League campaign with 4-2 win over Plzen
PLZEN, Czech Republic: It was a meaningless win to close out a disappointing Champions League campaign for Barcelona. Barcelona finished the group stage with a 4-2 win at Viktoria Plzen on Tuesday, a result that did little to cushion the blow of the Catalan club’s second consecutive early exit in the European competition. “The overall evaluation of our group campaign has to be negative,” Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández said.
Djokovic beats Cressy in straight sets at Paris Masters
PARIS: Defending champion Novak Djokovic started his chase for a record-extending 39th Masters title by beating Maxime Cressy of the United States 7-6 (1), 6-4 in the second round of the Paris Masters on Tuesday. In the first meeting between the two, Cressy saved three break points in the eighth game but then hit two double-faults in the tiebreaker, which Djokovic won with an ace. Cressy also double-faulted at 4-4 in the second set to hand two break points to Djokovic, who broke with a forehand return winner.
UAE working hard to put jiu-jitsu on Olympic sports map: Top official
ABU DHABI: A top European jiu-jitsu official has praised the UAE for its huge efforts in trying to position the sport on the Olympic map. President of the German Jiu-Jitsu Federation and senior vice president of the Jiu-Jitsu European Union, Michael Korn, said that it was not surprising for the UAE to achieve such excellence in hosting the Jiu-Jitsu World Championship 2022, given the success it had organizing previous editions.