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Liberia Scrabble Federation Gets New Champ

[ad_1] Gsa Road, Paynesville City — Lemuel Gibson, was the star player as he recorded the most wins to clinch the championship of the National Scrabble Association of Liberia replacing then reigning champions, Fomba Swaray. Malek Sherif, the first Liberian international scrabble player, finished as runner-up marginally over Roland Boykai, the current top-most-rated player who narrowly slipped to the 3rd place. Gibson, Sherif, and Boykai triumphed, which means they will represent Liberia at the All-African Games in Accra. The three-day […]

February 14, 2024

News

Liberia: LBA League Set to Kickoff

[ad_1] Monrovia — The Technical Director of Liberia Basketball Association (LBA) has assured stakeholders of Basketball of LBA preparedness to host the 2024 national league. Benedict Sayeh in an interview with FrontPage Africa sports desk said 98% of interested first, second, female and third division teams have registered to participate in the 2024 national league. According to Mr. Sayeh even though first and second division team have showed interest in been part of the upcoming league but third division teams […]

February 14, 2024

Japan

Teenage slugger Rintaro Sasaki to enroll at Stanford

[ad_1] LOS ANGELES – Japanese teenage slugger Rintaro Sasaki will enroll at Stanford University in April before joining its baseball team for the 2025 season, the school announced Tuesday. The 18-year-old, left-handed hitting first baseman will graduate in March from Iwate Prefecture's Hanamaki Higashi High School. Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani and Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Yusei Kikuchi were coached there by Sasaki's father, Hiroshi. The 184-centimeter, 113-kilogram Sasaki declared his desire to play college baseball in the […]

February 14, 2024

Africa

Bob Marley: How much do you know about Rastafarianism?

[ad_1] Could You Be Loved, Three Little Birds and Redemption Song were the soundtrack for music fans around the world. With a new film being released about Bob Marley, the man behind the music, a new generation will be introduced to his soulful reggae tones. But how much do you know about the faith that defined him, Rastafarianism?Here's everything you need to know about the iconic singer.Produced and edited by Nadeem Shad [ad_2] Source link

February 14, 2024

Japan

Former LDP lawmaker pleads guilty to illegal campaign financing

[ad_1] Former ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Mito Kakizawa on Wednesday pleaded guilty to charges of illegal campaign financing in relation to a Tokyo ward election last April."I have decided not to contest any of the charges," the 53-year-old former senior vice justice minister said at the first day of his trial at the Tokyo District Court, acknowledging the "heavy" responsibility he bore.Kakizawa has been indicted for violating the election law by making or offering bribes to the tune of […]

February 14, 2024

Japan

Unseasonably warm temperatures set to continue across Japan

[ad_1] A broad swath of Japan was forecast to see unseasonably warm temperatures over parts of the next week, with the mercury hitting 18 degrees Celsius in Tokyo on Wednesday.Temperatures in the Kyushu region ranged from 18 C to 24 C on Wednesday, offering a taste of early summer, according to the Meteorological Agency, while the Chugoku and Shikoku regions also experienced unseasonably warm weather, with temperatures in the 18 C to 20 C range. Okinawa Prefecture, known for its […]

February 14, 2024

Africa

Afcon 2023: Ivory Coast triumph ‘revenge’ for Emerse Fae after early retirement

[ad_1] Back to Fae's ambitions and collecting trophies he was denied during his playing career.Ivory Coast will seek to defend their Nations Cup title at the 2025 edition in Morocco, while the next Fifa World Cup will be in 2026 in North America.Morocco became the first African team to reach the semi-finals of the global tournament in 2022, but Fae would love to go two steps better than the Atlas Lions."Some people would say I am too ambitious but winning […]

February 14, 2024

Japan

Terrorized by gangs, Ecuador embraces the hard-line ‘Noboa way’

[ad_1] GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador – Since Ecuador’s president declared war on gangs last month, soldiers with assault rifles have flooded the streets of Guayaquil, a sprawling Pacific coast city that has been an epicenter of the nation’s yearslong descent into violence.They pull men from buses and cars looking for drugs, weapons and gang tattoos, and patrol roads enforcing a nighttime curfew. The city is on edge, its men and teenage boys potential targets for troops and police officers who have been […]

February 14, 2024