Category: Sports
PWD’s Joseph Angwa is no more!
The entire football family in the North West region and that of PWD Bamenda in particular are in deep pains following the passing away of Joseph Angwa.The legendary PWD Bamenda goalkeeper died on Monday July 10 at the Bamenda Regional Hospital, after a…
Lebanese Karim Samaha wins 2023 Arab mental arithmetic championship
Lebanese Karim Samaha (aged 12) won the title of Arab champion at the Arab mental arithmetic championship (2023 session) held at the headquarters of the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation (ALECSO) on Wednesday. This first ed…
Arab Sports Games 2023 (day-6): Tunisia 5th with 47 medals, including 6 gold
Tunisia slipped in the medal standings of the Arab Sports Games Algeria-2023, following the finals held on Sunday, to settle for the 5th position with 47 medals (6 gold, 19 silver, and 22 bronze):Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse
Tennis-Wimbledon: Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur reaches quarter-finals
Tunisian tennis woman Ons Jabeur ( world no. 6) qualified for the quarter-finals of the Grand Slam tournament at Wimbledon, defeating Czech Petra Kvitova ( world no. 9) in two sets (6-0, ) in the round of 16 played on Monday.This is the third time the…
Arab Sports Games 2023 (Petanque): Tunisian pair win mixed doubles gold
The pair of the Tunisian team of petanque and Raffa won gold in the mixed doubles tournament of the Arab Sports Games in Algiers, after beating the Algerian duo 9-8 in the final.The Tunisian pair is composed of Ameni Ltaifi and Majdi Hammami.Source: A…
Basketball-AfroCAN (Day-2/Group C): Tunisia beat Morocco 67-52
Tunisia’s basketball team continued their winning streak with a second consecutive victory, defeating Morocco 67-52 at a day-2 game of Group C of AfroCAN 2023, held on Monday in Luanda, Angola.The national team had defeated Rwanda 67-61 at a day-1 gam…
Arab mental arithmetic championship to be held on July 12
The “International Diamond Brain Gate” association is organising the first Arab mental arithmetic championship on July 12 at the headquarters of the Arab Organisation for Education, Culture and Science (Alecso), with the participation of 120 children …
2023 Arab Sports Games (Wrestling): Tunisian Amine Guennichi (130kg) wins gold medal
Tunisian wrestler Amine Guennichi won the gold medal in the 130kg category in the Greco-Roman wrestling events, held on Sunday as part of the Arab Sports Games in Algiers.The Tunisian team will be represented at the Algiers games by the following wres…
Arab Sports Games 2023 (Volleyball-Women / Day 3): Tunisia beat UAE 3-0
Tunisia’s women’s national volleyball team won their third game at the Arab Sports Games played in Algeria, after beating their Emirati counterpart 3-0 on Sunday in Algiers ( 25-5, 25-16, 25-19).At Day 1, the Tunisian team beat Jordan 3-0 (25-11, 25-1…
Volley-Mondial U21 (Day 3): 3rd defeat for Tunisia after losing to Thailand 1-3
The national volleyball team for the under-21s (U21) lost to their Thai counterpart 1-3 (25-20, 17-25, 22-25, 21 -25) Sunday at Day 3 of the first round of 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men’s U21 World Championship in Bahrain.This is the third defeat in a row …