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LAGOS: Two men negotiate the price of a bet at a ram fighting competition held at the National Stadium. —AFP
Champion rams fight in Nigeria for cash, glory - Working to bring ram fighting into mainstream
LAGOS: Two men negotiate the price of a bet at a ram fighting competition held at the National Stadium. —AFPLAGOS: Champion ram King of Oils shows no visible signs of stress before his semi-final fight at the National Stadium in Lagos. The amber eyes of the snow-white ram barely register the raucous crowd 50 meters away but his outward tranquility belies a tenacity deep within.Three and a half years ago, Dayo Folami bought King of Oils for...
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Rampaging elephants kill five villagers in India
KOLKATA: Five people have been killed by wild elephants that went on the rampage, triggering panic in a village in eastern India, a local official said yesterday.Another man was critically injured by the four elephants, who entered the village of Bhatar in West Bengal state on Sunday morning after apparently straying from their herd. West Bengal forest minister Benoy Krishna Burman said the victims were trampled after angering the elephants by...
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India gets ‘first’ gay marriage bureau
AHMEDABAD: An Indian entrepreneur has set up what is claimed to be the country’s first gay marriage bureau, seeking to arrange matches for homosexual couples.Benhur Samson, who previously helped foreign gay couples use surrogacy services, said he founded the agency in response to interest from clients. “I was surprised to see the response from the gay people whom I came in touch with while counseling them on surrogacy issue,” he told AFP....
NEW DELHI: Indian Hindu widows throw flower petals during Holi celebrations at the Gopinath temple yesterday. —AP
Breaking taboo, Hindu widows celebrate festival of colors - For many in ‘City of Widows,’ it was a joy long denied
NEW DELHI: Indian Hindu widows throw flower petals during Holi celebrations at the Gopinath temple yesterday. —APVRINDAVAN, UP: Aruna Samaddar threw fistfuls of colored powder into the air. Blue and red and green, the cheerful colors settled on her white sari and all over other women nearby.In most of India, widows like Samaddar have no place in this joyful celebration of Holi, the Hindu festival of colors. The country’s millions of...
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China sweeps major titles at Kuwait table tennis tourney
KUWAIT: China's Table Tennis players swept the titles of Kuwait 12th International Table Tennis Tournament (Salwa Cup) by winning all final matches yesterday, at the conclusion of the tournament in which 185 players from 35 countries participated.Representative of HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Amiri Diwan advisor Sheikh Fahad Saad Al-Abdallah handed the winners their prizes.The number 2 seed in the tournament Jike Zhong,...
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Vigor Events organizes first Corporate Olympics in Kuwait
KUWAIT: In an impressive initiative developed and organized by Vigor Events and co-organized by ALGAS Events, March 15th marked the long anticipated Corporate Olympics event - Kuwait's first high energy program developed to meet the goals, desires and abilities of any organization where AlYasra Fashion won the title of Kuwait's first "Corporate Olympics Champions", Equate Petrochemicals was awarded second place, and Kuwait Oil Company secured...
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Tournament of Public Authority for Sports concludes
KUWAIT: Tournament of Public Authority for Sports came to conclusion Sunday night in a ceremony attended by President Kuwait and Arab Shooting Eng Duaij Khalaf Al-Otaibi Secretary General Obaid Al-Osaimi, KSSC Assistant Secretary Eng Mohammad Al-Ghurba, Supervisor of Sports for all at PAS Waleed Al-Sultan. The tournament continued for three days in the 10m pistol and rifle, 50m pistol, 50m rifle, 50m prone rifle, 50m 3 positions rifle and Olympic...
Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo vies with Sevilla’s goalkeeper Sergio Rico Gonzalez (L) during the Spanish league football match Real Madrid CF vs Sevilla FC at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid
Real Madrid enjoy 4-0 win over Sevilla
Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo vies with Sevilla’s goalkeeper Sergio Rico Gonzalez (L) during the Spanish league football match Real Madrid CF vs Sevilla FC at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in MadridMADRID: Real Madrid warmed up for their crunch meeting against Barcelona by thrashing Sevilla 4-0 on Sunday and coach Zinedine Zidane believes his team “can do great things” if they match the performance they produced...
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Ooredoo organizes second annual football tournament
KUWAIT: Ooredoo Kuwait, a member of international Ooredoo Group, announced the kick-off of the second edition of its annual football tournament, which officially started on Friday at the Gulf University of Science and Technology soccer field. This is the second time that Ooreodo holds this event which aims to further engage with employees from different departments and divisions. The event aims to gather employees in a casual friendly atmosphere,...
BANGALORE: Australian batsman Steve Smith hits a six during the World T20 cricket tournament match between Australia and Bangladesh at The Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore yesterday. -- AFPn
Khawaja leads Aussies to victory over Bangladesh
BANGALORE: Australian batsman Steve Smith hits a six during the World T20 cricket tournament match between Australia and Bangladesh at The Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore yesterday. -- AFPBANGALORE: Usman Khawaja hit a quick-fire half-century to help Australia to a thrilling three-wicket victory against Bangladesh in their World Twenty20 clash in Bangalore yesterday.The left-handed opener smashed 58 off 45 balls as Australia successfully chased...
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Bangladesh seek review of paceman Taskin ban
DHAKA: Bangladesh yesterday sought a review of a ban on key paceman Taskin Ahmed from international cricket, said a senior official of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB).The International Cricket Council last week suspended Taskin and left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny from bowling in international matches after an independent analysis found their bowling actions illegal.The bans came as a blow to Bangladesh's chances in the World Twenty20 after they...
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Kuwait under unsteady northern and northwesterly winds triggering dust. - KUNA
Kuwait weather to remain unstable
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MAJDAL SHAMS: Druze elders and mourners surround the coffins of 10 of the 12 people killed in a rocket strike from Lebanon a day earlier, during a mass funeral in this Druze town in the Zionist-annexed Golan Heights on July 28, 2024. - AFP
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KUWAIT: Photo provided by the Al-Zour oil Refinery shows a view of the facility, in Al-Zour, south of Kuwait City. – AFP
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Official commends Kuwait and China military cooperation