insert_link Sport Spanish driver Carlos Sainz wins Dakar Rally for fourth time Veteran Spanish driver Carlos Sainz won the gruelling Dakar Rally for a fourth time on Friday. The 61-year-old two-time world rally champion had been all but guaranteed success when closest rival Sebastien Loeb was stranded in the desert for over an hour in Thursday's penultimate stage. hdy/pi AFP (NAMPA / AFP) todayJanuary 19, 2024 40
insert_link Sport Australia’s in-form Welsford wins his third stage in Tour Down Under Australia's Sam Welsford celebrated his birthday with a third stage win in another sprint finish as Mexican Isaac del Toro Romero clung on to the overall lead in Australia's Tour Down Under on Friday. Welford (BORA-Hansgrohe) gave himself the ideal present on his 28th birthday, surging to victory in the 136.2-kilometre fourth stage into Port Elliott to make it three wins from three bunch sprint finishes in the WorldTour season […] todayJanuary 19, 2024 3
insert_link World 2023 prison census: Jailed journalist numbers near record high; Israel imprisonments spike An Israeli army vehicle drives outside the Ofer military prison in the occupied West Bank in November 2023. Israel's imprisonment of 17 journalists in the West Bank since the October 7 start of the Israel-Gaza war has made it the 6th worst jailer of journalists, according to CPJ's prison census, which was taken December 1. China and Myanmar led the worst-jailers list. (Photo: AFP/Fadel Senna) By Arlene Getz/CPJ Editorial Director […] todayJanuary 19, 2024 4
insert_link Sport Andreeva fights back to remain in the Australian Open Teenage giant-killer Mirra Andreeva kept her dream Australian Open run going Friday with a stunning come-from-behind win to sweep into the fourth round and match her best Grand Slam performance. The 16-year-old underlined her huge potential by crushing sixth seed Ons Jabeur in under an hour in round two and showed off her gritty fighting spirit to overcome France's Diane Parry 1-6, 6-1, 7-6 (10/5). Down 5-1 in the […] todayJanuary 19, 2024 6
insert_link Press Releases Israel among top jailers of journalists worldwide, as imprisonments globally continue unabated, CPJ finds Israeli army vehicles are pictured outside the Ofer military prison in the occupied West Bank on November 29. (Photo: AFP/Fadel Senna) Amidst a months-long war, Israel emerged for the first time as one of the world’s leading jailers of journalists, with 17 recorded behind bars as of December 1, 2023, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists’ (CPJ) annual prison census. This is the highest number of Palestinian journalists in detention […] todayJanuary 19, 2024 9
insert_link Uncategorized Atletico defeat Real Madrid, Barca scrape past third-tier rivals in Copa Antoine Griezmann and Rodrigo Riquelme's extra-time strikes earned Atletico Madrid a 4-2 win over rivals Real Madrid and passage to the Copa del Rey quarter-finals on Thursday. Earlier Barcelona secured an unconvincing 3-1 win at third-tier Unionistas de Salamanca to scrape through their last 16 tie. Atletico edged an entertaining battle at the Rojiblancos' Metropolitano stadium, the second of three Madrid derbies in under a month, to inflict Los […] todayJanuary 19, 2024
insert_link Africa Yango supports football fans and local talents during Africa’s biggest Football Festival Yango, an international tech company and one of the leading ride-hailing services in Africa, is not standing on the sidelines of this African football celebration ongoing in Côte d'Ivoire. Football unites different nations and people. This championship is not only a celebration of football in Africa, but also a competition of national teams. To show its support and enhance the journey of the fans, Yango has produced an […] todayJanuary 19, 2024 24
insert_link Namibia MTC increases netball sponsorship by 36 per cent Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) has increased its sponsorship budget for the Namibia Netball Premier League (NNPL) by 36 per cent, from N. dollars 1.9 million to N. dollars 2.5 million. The renewal of the sponsorship was announced by the company's Chief Human Capital, Marketing and Corporate Affairs Officer, Tim Ekandjo and Netball Namibia President, Rebekka /Goagoses, on Thursday. According to Ekandjo, they chose to increase the amount of the […] todayJanuary 19, 2024 32
insert_link Sport Tunisian bobsleighers making history by competing at Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024 https://youtu.be/eqX669jQmBk The first-ever athletes from Tunisia have qualified for Gangwon 2024, marking a historic moment as the country's inaugural participation in any Winter Olympic Games. Teenagers Jonathan Lourimi, Beya Mokrani and Sophie Ghorbal will be competing in the bobsleigh in Gangwon, breaking new ground for athletes from the North African nation. The bobsleighers are products of a Legacy Foundation from the Winter Olympic Games Pyeongchang 2018. The PyeongChang Legacy Foundations […] todayJanuary 19, 2024 27