Category: Sports
Credit One Charleston Open: Ons Jabeur to play Daria Kasatkina in semi-finals
Ons Jabeur will face No.3 seed Russia’s Daria Kasatkina at the semi-finals of the Credit One Charleston Open, USA. The Tunisian player cruised past her Russian opponent Anna Kalinskaya who retired from their quarterfinal match on Friday. This is Jabeur’s second semi-final of the season after Adelaide International’s in January. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse
Tunisia’s soccer League 1-Playoff: Egyptian trio referees for Esperance Vs US Monastir
A trio of Egyptian referees was appointed by the National Directorate of Refereeing to officiate the soccer league 1 play-off day 2 game opposing Esperance Sportive de Tunis to US Monastir, on Sunday in Rades. The trio is composed of head referee Mohamed Maarouf and assistant referees Ahmed Taoufik and Wahid Youssef. The VAR referee will be Tunisian Karim Khemiri
Seychelles to host 7 more sports fishing tournaments in 2023, next up is Marlin Slam
Nine sports fishing tournaments have been scheduled this year with the Marlin Slam coming up on April 15, while two have already taken place. The Marlin Slam will be a release tournament in which the crew will have to film and measure their catch, before releasing them to sea. The team with the biggest marlin caught and released will be
Volleyball National A Division – Super Playoff phase – Day 4: Esperance ST crowned champions
Esperance ST have been crowned champions in volleyball after after National A Division Super Playoff phase day-4 games played on Saturday: Saturday, April 8: Marsa: AS Marsa – Esperance de Tunis 1-3 Sousse: ES Sahel – CS Sfaxien 3-2 Rankings PTS Pl. 1. Esperance ST (Champions) 16 4 2. CS Sfaxien 8 4 3. ES Sahel 5 4 4. AS
Football: Seychelles wins one out of two friendly matches against Bangladesh
The Seychelles men’s national football team on Tuesday won one out of two friendly matches against Bangladesh. The Seychelles’ side won the second match 1-0 after losing the first game by the same score on Sunday. The team, led by coach Vivian Bothe, was without a win since November 2021 despite playing 10 games. The winning goal on Tuesday came
African Nations Championship kicks off in Algeria
Algerian Prime Minister Ayman Benabderrahmane (C), FIFA President Gianni Infantino (R) and President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Patrice Motsepe attend the opening ceremony of the 7th African Nations Championship (CHAN) at Nelson Mandela Stadium in Algiers ALGIERS, Jan 14 (NNN-Xinhua) — The seventh edition of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) kicked off at Nelson Mandela Stadium in
World Boxing Council to open up to transgender fighters category
MEXICO CITY— World Boxing Council’s (WBC) Mexican President Mauricio Sulaiman said transgender athletes may have their space in 2023. “We will make a global call for those who are interested in 2023 and we will establish the protocols, start the consultation and probably create a league and a tournament […] It is the time to do this, and we are
Messi, Mbappe Give Qatar Perfect World Cup Ending
When it comes to soccer, money can buy the world. It can pay for the World Cup. And the world’s best players. And it can bundle them all up into a perfect package and present it to a global audience of millions. The power of money was on full display in the Qatari city of Lusail on Sunday as Argentina
Fans Hold On to Hope Despite No African World Cup Wins Yet
Senegal lost 2-0 to the Netherlands, Tunisia drew against Denmark, as did Morocco against Croatia. No Africa team victories yet, but fans in the United States aren’t discouraged. It’s early in World Cup play and teams still have chances to win and advance to the next phase. It was undeniably heartbreaking for the fans of the Senegalese team to see
FIFA records close to three million ticket sales in less than 33 days to World Cup kick off
ZURICH— The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) has recorded a total of 2.89 million ticket sales in less than 33 days to the 2022 World Cup tournament in Qatar. According to the world football body, the 2.89 million tickets sold so far were for the 64 matches to be staged in eight different stadia in Qatar. It said, out