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Afcon 2023: Salah believes he will win an Afcon with Egypt

[ad_1] "We were unlucky at the last one and also in Gabon. The players are very motivated to win the tournament. We all want to win it."Rui Vitoria's team needed Salah's injury-time penalty to draw 2-2 with Mozambique in their first match, and then had to come from behind twice to hold Ghana after Salah went off injured.If they beat Cape Verde, who have already secured first place in Group […]

todayJanuary 22, 2024

Japan

Fixing China’s real estate sector

[ad_1] Project Syndicate – In the two decades since China’s State Council officially classified the real estate sector as a “pillar industry,” the sector has undergone rapid development, propelling gross domestic product growth and inspiring in millions of Chinese the dream of owning their own home.But the sector is now plagued by problems, from high prices to massive debts, and threatens to undermine growth at a time when China can […]

todayJanuary 22, 2024

Japan

Dreams come true as Japan downs Ivy League squad for the first time

[ad_1] There was an explosion of elation and relief when the clock hit zero on Sunday at National Stadium in Tokyo.After 10 failed attempts — in games stretching back to 1989 — a Japanese All-Star team finally managed to overcome the Ivy League’s best on the gridiron in the Dream Japan Bowl.Decades of disappointment at the hands of American opposition finally came to an end in a defensive struggle that […]

todayJanuary 21, 2024

Africa

Afcon 2023: Troost-Ekong hopeful for his ‘best’ Nigeria team

[ad_1] Troost-Ekong, who is wearing boots at Afcon made from bamboo and other sustainable materials, was born just outside Amsterdam to a Nigerian father and Dutch mother and was capped at youth level by the Netherlands.The former Groningen defender, who also had spells with Udinese and Watford, admits he dreamed of representing the Oranje senior team before a call from Stephen Keshi, then the Super Eagles coach, convinced him to […]

todayJanuary 21, 2024

Japan

Death toll from Israeli strikes in Gaza passes 25,000, Gaza health officials say

[ad_1] DOHA/GAZA – The toll of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza since Oct. 7 has passed 25,000, health officials in the enclave said on Sunday, amid heavy Israeli strikes and street battles raging across the Hamas-run Strip.Israeli forces and Hamas fighters clashed in several locations, from Jabalia in the north to Khan Younis farther south.Gaza's health ministry said 178 Palestinians were killed in the past 24 hours, one […]

todayJanuary 21, 2024

Japan

Attacks in Syria and Iraq ratchet tensions in a region on edge

[ad_1] Iran accused Israel of launching an airstrike on the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Saturday that killed senior Iranian military figures, the latest in a series of Israeli attacks on officials from Iran and two of its proxies, Hamas and Hezbollah. Iran vowed to retaliate, raising fears of even deeper regional turmoil rippling out from the war in the Gaza Strip.Separately, several U.S. troops in Iraq were being evaluated for […]

todayJanuary 21, 2024

Africa

UFC 297: Dricus du Plessis and Raquel Pennington win belts

[ad_1] Dricus du Plessis has become South Africa's first UFC champion with a split decision victory over American Sean Strickland in their middleweight title fight in Toronto at UFC 297.Du Plessis beat Strickland, who had won the belt from Israel Adesanya in September, 48-47, 48-47, 47-48 for his seventh straight UFC victory.In the co-main event, American Raquel Pennington won her first UFC title.She beat Mayra Bueno Silva by unanimous decision […]

todayJanuary 21, 2024

Japan

Japanese journalist brings lonely #MeToo battle to Sundance

[ad_1] Park City, Utah – When Japanese journalist Shiori Ito accused a prominent TV reporter of rape, becoming a rare high-profile #MeToo voice in her homeland, she was initially ignored by police, prosecutors and even much of the media.Defying taboos, she investigated her own case, secretly recording phone calls and meetings, and compiling enough evidence to eventually win $30,000 in damages in a civil case that made headlines around the […]

todayJanuary 21, 2024

Japan

Asanoyama loses solo lead to create logjam at the top

[ad_1] Mongolian ironman Tamawashi handed front-runner Asanoyama his first loss of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday, creating a four-man logjam atop the leaderboard at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.Promotion-seeking sekiwake Kotonowaka won by forfeit to join No. 7 maegashira Asanoyama at 7-1, but ozeki Kirishima (6-2) was unable to take his own place at the top after an upset loss to No. 4 Tobizaru on Day 8 of […]

todayJanuary 21, 2024

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