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Kuwait handball team on Tuesday won the federation cup for the eighth time in its history and the fifth time in a row. The win came after the team outrivaled Kathma 27-22. The winners made a brilliant performance during the game that enabled them to maintain the trophy for five …

Judo delegation of Kuwait Police Sports Association returned to the country two days ago from Tunisia after participating in the Arab Police Judo Championship which ended on May 1. Lieutenant Colonel Ghannam Al-Dekan of the Kuwait Police judo team managed to win a silver medal in the under- 90kg category, …

Al-Qurain SC was declared winner of the overall trophy of local squash championships of 2017- 2018 season after scoring 37 points. In the latest tournament, the Federation Cup Al-Qurain grabbed the gold medals of the U-17, U-15, and U-13 categories and the bronze medal of U-19. In statements to reporters …

Asian Air Safari, Pin Pals dominate rivals KUWAIT CITY, May 1: Al Qassem All Stars patriarch Fadel Qassem (606) and Ibrahim Al Jadi (615) powered their team to snatched the second spot from sixth position when they demolished ‘X’ Strikers 3,048-2,687 in the third week of the PBAK-2018 Friendship Cup …

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Cricket Australia has appointed The Ethics Centre to conduct a review into the national running of the sport in the wake of a cheating scandal that resulted in test captain Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner being banned for 12 months after being sent home from …

Capital Challengers assert supremacy in men’s and women’s events KUWAIT CITY, April 30: In the opening Football and Handball tournament for the IDAK-KDD Sports Championship 2018-19, the Capital Challengers captained by Dr Jijan Sam Thomas and Dr Jolly Renjit asserted their total supremacy in both men’s and women’s events. In …

Under the patronage of Ahmadi Governor Sheikh Fawaz Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Sulaiman AbdulRazzaq Al-Mutawa School was crowned the champion in the football competition organized by Kuwait Teachers Society, and Abu Al-Qassem Al-Shabi School took the second place. The event, which took place from April 23-25, was organized for teachers in …

KUWAIT CITY, April 29: Head of the organizing committee for the ‘Move to Improve Youth Forum’ Dr Faisal Al-Mousawi lauded success of the fourth edition of the forum, which took place in Jumeirah Hotel under the patronage of the Minister of Information and Youth Affairs Muhammad Al-Jabri. Representing the minister …

Women and children were on hand to watch World Wrestling Entertainment Inc’s “Greatest Royal Rumble” in Saudi Arabia. A previous WWE event held in the ultraconservative kingdom in 2014 was for men only. But Friday night’s event in Jeddah included both women and children in attendance to watch the likes …

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Andres Iniesta took two deep breaths, and then said the words that announced his story-book career at Barcelona was coming to an end. In an emotional news conference Friday attended by most of his teammates, his family and club executives, the midfielder who has embodied Barcelona’s …