How a soul-searching journey to Japan landed Canada's Hana Furumoto-Deshaies in Pan Am Games dojo
Ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, Hana Furumoto-Deshaies faced a life-altering choice.
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World No. 1 equestrian Henrik von Eckermann in Riyadh finals
RIYADH: As a two-time 2023 Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix winner, both times riding World Championship winning mount King Edward, Henrik von Eckermann is unsurprisingly in contention to take top spot in this year’s championship race in Riyadh. Neither of the other two championship contenders, Harrie Smolders and Maikel Van der Vlueten, matches von Eckermann’s tally of LGCT Grand Prix wins this year. Statistically, von Eckermann can steal the show if he podiums in the LGCT Grand Prix of Riyadh, due to take place between Oct.
Riyadh Season announces UFC Fight Night on March 2, 2024
RIYADH: The Riyadh Season is to host an Ultimate Fighting Championship night in collaboration with UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization, on March 2, 2024. The event will feature a variety of UFC’s most successful and internationally known fighters, a media statement said on Wednesday. UFC’s CEO Dana White will announce participants in the coming months. The agreement for the event was signed in the presence of Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of the Saudi General Entertainment Authority, and Dave Lewis, of UFC’s Event Operations, Government and Regulatory Affairs. Riyadh Season’s fourth edition begins at the end of October and is expected to attract visitors from around the world during the winter months.
Tim Karate Universitas Ini Gemilang di OKC Piala Kemenpora 2023
Baru saja selesai Open Karate Championship (OKC) Nasional Piala Kemenpora 2023. Universitas Faletehan Serang berjaya dengan tiga medali emas.
China finish home Asian Games with record 201 golds
HANGZHOU: Hosts China finished top of the Asian Games medals table with a record 201 golds, as Taiwan's Gu Shiau-shuang won the final event in Hangzhou on Sunday (Oct 8).
Saudi Arabia’s medal tally upped to 10 in Asian Games
HANGZHOU, China: Saudi Arabia’s 18-year-old jiu-jtsu fighter Omar Nada on Saturday won a bronze medal in the under-85 kg weight category at the 19th Asian Games in Hanbgzhou. The youngest athlete to represent the Kingdom’s delegation, Nada defeated his Kyrgyz contender Abdulrahman Hajj to win the bronze and become the youngest winner in the history of Saudi Arabia’s participation in the Asian Games, a media statement said. His victory increased Saudi Arabia’s medal tally to 10 — four gold, two silver and four bronze — in the event that concludes tomorrow. In the karate competitions, Fajr Al-Nashri was eliminated following his defeat to Jordan’s Mohammed Al-Jaffar, in the round of 16 in the 84 kg weight category, with a score of 1-5. During the Kingdom’s participation in the Asian Games, the Green Falcons have collected a total of 71 medals (29 gold, 15 silver, 27 bronze), since the Bangkok games in 1978. The Kingdom won a single bronze medal in New Delhi 1982, a single silver medal in Seoul 1986, one bronze medal in Beijing 1990, and nine medals in Hiroshima 1994 (one gold, three silver, five bronze). Saudi athletes also won nine medals in Busan in 2002 (seven gold, one silver, one bronze), 14 medals in Doha in 2006 (eight gold, six bronze), 13 medals in Guangzhou in 2010 (five gold, three silver, five bronze), seven medals in Incheon in 2014 (three gold, three silver, one bronze), six medals in Jakarta in 2018 (one gold, two silver, three bronze), and ten medals in Hangzhou in 2022 (four gold, two silver, four bronze).
Philippines break Asian Games basketball drought as Japan defy crowd for gold in women’s football
HANGZHOU: The Philippines won their first Asian Games basketball gold since 1962 while Japan defied the Hangzhou crowd to thrash North Korea 4-1 and retain their women’s football crown on Friday.
Ahmedabad serves up surprises as World Cup gets underway with comprehensive New Zealand win over England
Foolishly, some may say, I chose to put myself in the position of a paying spectator at the opening match of the International Cricket Council Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 in Ahmedabad.