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Russian warship sinks, France 2022 race heats up, Shanghai lockdown, Musk's move for Twitter
The sinking of the Moskva won't save Mariupol, the besieged eastern port city where according to authorities, tens of thousands of people have lost their lives. The United States cut to the chase, pledging more much hardware for Ukraine and its president. Meanwhile, Joe Biden twice accused Vladimir Putin's side of genocide.
Elon Musk, now Twitter's main shareholder, appointed to board of directors and calls for edit button
Elon Musk will join Twitter's board of directors, company CEO Parag Agrawal announced in a tweet on Tuesday.
UAE’s ‘Golden Team’ win record 8 gold at Asian Jiu-Jitsu champs
MANAMA: The UAE national team have retained their continental title after a dramatic final day at the Jiu-Jitsu Asian Championships in Bahrain, a fitting preparation for September’s Asian Games in China.
Red card! Outrage in Iran over ban on female football fans
JEDDAH: There was outrage in Iran on Wednesday after thousands of women with tickets were denied entry to a stadium hosting a football World Cup qualifying match.
World record crowd of 91,553 for women’s match sees Barca thrash Real Madrid
BARCELONA: A world record crowd for a women’s football match of 91,553 saw Barcelona cruise into the Champions League semifinals by thrashing Real Madrid 5-2 at Camp Nou on Wednesday to seal an 8-3 win on aggregate. The crowd figure surpassed the previous record for a women’s game when 90,185 watched the 1999 World Cup final between the United States and China at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. It also smashed the previous record attendance for a club fixture, set in March 2019 as 60,739 supporters saw Barca beat Atletico Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano.
Qatar opens huge sports museum for World Cup year
DOHA: Qatar on Wednesday opened one of the world’s biggest sports museums with artefacts from some of the most famous Olympic heroes but also gives prominence to local athletes hoping to boost efforts to attract a new generation into sports. The 19,000 square meter 3-2-1 Museum Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum, next to one of the stadiums to be used in this year’s World Cup, has taken more than 15 years to get off the planning board and fill.
Teenager jailed for racist abuse of Rashford after Euro 2020 final
LONDON: A teenager has been given a six-week jail sentence for racially abusing England forward Marcus Rashford on Twitter after the Euro 2020 final. Justin Lee Price, 19, was sentenced on Wednesday at Kidderminster Magistrates’ Court in central England.