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KUWAIT CITY, Feb 22, (KUNA): Kuwait’s disabled athletics team headed to Al-Ain city in the UAE on Monday for a training camp in preparation for the 6th Sharjah International Open Athletics Meeting and the 8th Fazza IPC Athletics Championships to be held from March 12-21. The team includes 16 male …
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Kuwaiti runners win gold, silver in Doha – Qatar top Asian Indoor Championships
DOHA, Feb 21, (Agencies): Kuwaiti runners Abdulaziz Al-Mendil and Yagoub Al-Yoha have won gold and silver medals in the 60 meters hurdles race in 7th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Doha. The three -day sporting event kicked off on February 19 with a wide international participation of 450 men and …
Read More »Chelsea demolish Man City; Palace knock Spurs out of FA – Emenike, Payet at the double as Hammers rout Blackburn
LONDON, Feb 21, (Agencies): Chelsea punished Manuel Pellegrini’s controversial decision to field a remarkably inexperienced team as Eden Hazard inspired a 5-1 demolition of Manchester City in the FA Cup fifth round on Sunday. With City due to make the long flight to the Ukraine on Monday ahead of their …
Read More »‘Kuwaiti players have great abilities’
Milos Velebit, 36 years of age, is from Republic of Serbia. He started as a youth national team player in Serbia. He stopped to play at an early age because of some problems he had with his heart. At 21 he started to train as a coach. He completed a …
Read More »De Villiers and Amla lead S. Africa to England rout – Proteas thrash Poms to win T20 Int’l
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 21, (AFP): AB de Villiers and Hashim Amla blasted South Africa to victory by nine wickets after England collapsed in the second Twenty20 international at the Wanderers Stadium on Sunday. De Villiers and Amla made England’s total of 171 look puny as they thrashed 125 runs in a …
Read More »Kuwait’s Ashkanani one step closer to championship glory – Schmidt wins as Al-Faisal finishes second in Dubai
DUBAI, Feb 19: Kuwait’s Zaid Ashkanani put in skilful display at the 4.29km Dubai Autodrome track in Race 1 of Round 5 to claim a third place finish which sees him move up to second position in the overall Championship standings. After posting the second fastest time in morning qualifying, Ashkanani …
Read More »Barca eye commanding lead – Difficult but Real will go for La Liga title: Zizou
MADRID, Feb 19, (AFP): Barcelona can open up a nine-point gap at the top of La Liga ahead of their return to Champions League action against Arsenal next week when they travel to Las Palmas on Saturday. The European champions extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to 31 games …
Read More »More Man U woe in Europa League – Valencia on fire
LONDON, Feb 19, (RTRS): Manchester United’s hopes of salvaging their season in the Europa League suffered a stinging setback when they lost 2-1 at Danish side Midtjylland in the first leg of their last-32 clash on Thursday. With the triple European Cup winners already immersed in a pall of gloom …
Read More »Kuwaiti WC heroes seek to get FIFA ban lifted
DUBAI, Feb 19, (RTRS): Four of Kuwait’s 1982 World Cup heroes are touring the Gulf region lobbying soccer chiefs in an attempt to have a FIFA ban on the country’s football association overturned. World soccer’s governing body suspended the Kuwait Football Association (KFA) in October after a deadline to change …
Read More »Al-Habib and Al-Mutawah win ‘Remember the Suit’ scenario – Al-Assaf, Al-Sadoon capture second place
KUWAIT CITY, Feb 18: It is time again for the Filipino Action Shooting Team (FAST) for their Annual Awarding for FAST League 2015 Champions and the Post Valentine Practical Shooting Competition. The FAST League 2015 Champions are on the list of winners for their 2015 weekly shooting matches combined with …
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