KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – A Pakistani climber has become the world’s youngest mountaineer to summit 11 peaks above 8,000 meters (26,247 feet) after he climbed Mount Annapurna in Nepal, the 10th-tallest mountain on earth, a mountaineering association said. Accompanying an eight-member team, Shehroze Kashif, 21, made the ascent of 8,0...
ANKARA (AA) — The Azerbaijani delegation withdrew from the European Weightlifting Championships on Saturday after the country’s flag was burned at the opening ceremony in the Armenian capital. A statement from Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Sports and the National Olympic Committee said the flag was demonstratively burned by an officiall...
KAIROUAN, Tunis (AA) – A Tunisian footballer lost his life a few days after setting himself on fire in front of a police station in the northern Kairouan province, local media reported. Nizar al-Issawi, 35, died at a hospital late Thursday due to third-degree burns he sustained after pouring gasoline on his body and setting […]
LONDON (AA) – English Premier League football club Aston Villa on Wednesday hosted its first-ever Open Iftar, a community event during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in the UK, at its home stadium Villa Park. Hundreds of people gathered at Villa Park in Birmingham as part of the event, which was held in collaboration […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has called for helping the people affected by last month’s earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria. Guardiola, 52, took part in the “shoulder-to-shoulder” fundraising campaign, organized by Türkiye’s Youth and Sports Ministry, the Turkish Football Federation, the Turkish Un...
ANKARA (AA) – Muslim players in the French national football team were allegedly asked to postpone their fasting for a few days during Ramadan. French sports daily L’Equipe reported citing a source that the Muslim players were told to postpone their practice during the five days they spent in selection so that their performance wou...
Tehran, Iran (AFP): Iran on Thursday allowed female football fans into a stadium for a national team match for the first time in more than a year. Hundreds of Iranian women cheered on the home side during the friendly against the Russian national team at the Azadi Stadium in the capital Tehran. “I came from […]
ANKARA (AA) – Muslim football players in the English Premier League will be able to break their fast mid-game during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, the league has announced. “Ramadan will be observed by Muslims around the world from 22 March 2023, including many players in the Premier League. “In 2021, an agreement was ...
Surabaya, Indonesia (AFP): An Indonesian court on Thursday acquitted two senior police officers charged with negligence over a stadium crowd crush last year that killed 135 people, angering relatives of those who died in one of football’s worst tragedies. Another officer was jailed for 18 months but families of the victims said he had be...
ANKARA (AA) – Morocco on Tuesday joined Spain and Portugal to bid for hosting the 2030 FIFA World Cup. “I would like to announce, before this assembly, that the Kingdom of Morocco has decided, together with Spain and Portugal, to present a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup,” Morocco’s King Mohammed VI said [&h...
