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Sheikh Talal replaces his suspended brother, keeps Asian Olympic leadership in Al Sabah family

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:32:27 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) — Sheikh Talal Fahad Al-Sabah will replace his suspended brother as president of the Olympic Council of Asia after winning an election by four votes Saturday and taking control of the organization their father created in the early 1980s.Sheikh Talal’s brother, Olympic power broker Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah, led the 45-nation OCA from 1991 until 2021, when he was barred from Olympic business following his conviction in Geneva for forgery. He denied the charges and has appealed his conviction.The OCA issued a statement saying the outcome “keeps the leadership of the Kuwait-based OCA in the House of the Al Sabah family.”The statement noted the 58-year-old Sheikh Talal is the son of the first OCA president, Sheikh Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, who was president from 1982 to 1990, and the younger brother of Sheikh Ahmad. The OCA’s former secretary general, Randhir Singh of India, led the organization on an interim basis from 2021 until the election. ...

Los Angeles plays Phoenix on 3-game road slide

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:32:27 GMT

Los Angeles Sparks (7-11, 6-6 Western Conference) at Phoenix Mercury (3-13, 1-10 Western Conference)Phoenix; Sunday, 6 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles will look to break its three-game road skid when the Sparks take on Phoenix.The Mercury have gone 1-10 against Western Conference teams. Phoenix is 0-8 against opponents with a winning record.The Sparks are 6-6 against Western Conference opponents. Los Angeles has a 4-4 record in games decided by 10 or more points.The teams square off for the third time this season. The Sparks won the last matchup 99-93 on June 3, with Lexie Brown scoring 26 points in the win.TOP PERFORMERS: Brittney Griner is scoring 19.8 points per game with 6.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists for the Mercury. Michaela Onyenwere is averaging 11.9 points and 5.3 rebounds over the last 10 games for Phoenix.Jordin Canada is averaging 13 points, 5.8 assists and 1.8 steals for the Sparks. Nneka Ogwumike is averaging 18.8 points over the last 10 games for Los Angeles.LAST 10 GA...

Indiana takes on Dallas, looks to stop 6-game skid

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:32:27 GMT

Dallas Wings (8-9, 6-5 Western Conference) at Indiana Fever (5-13, 3-7 Eastern Conference)Indianapolis; Sunday, 4 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Indiana comes into the matchup against Dallas after losing six in a row.The Fever have gone 1-5 at home. Indiana averages 13.3 turnovers per game and is 2- when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents.The Wings are 2-7 on the road. Dallas ranks ninth in the WNBA with 18.2 assists per game led by Arike Ogunbowale averaging 4.5.The matchup Sunday is the first meeting this season for the two teams.TOP PERFORMERS: Aliyah Boston is shooting 62.1% and averaging 14.8 points for the Fever. Kelsey Mitchell is averaging 17.2 points over the last 10 games for Indiana.Satou Sabally is averaging 18.5 points, 9.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists for the Wings. Ogunbowale is averaging 22.1 points and 2.8 rebounds while shooting 41.2% over the past 10 games for Dallas.LAST 10 GAMES: Fever: 3-7, averaging 84.2 points, 34.9 rebounds, 18.3 assists, 6.1 steals and 2.5 blocks ...

Williams, Sky to host Howard and the Dream

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:32:27 GMT

Atlanta Dream (8-8, 6-5 Eastern Conference) at Chicago Sky (8-9, 3-8 Eastern Conference)Chicago; Sunday, 8 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Courtney Williams and the Chicago Sky host Rhyne Howard and the Atlanta Dream in Eastern Conference action.The Sky’s record in Eastern Conference play is 3-8. Chicago ranks third in the Eastern Conference with 20.3 assists per game led by Williams averaging 6.1.The Dream are 6-5 in Eastern Conference play. Atlanta ranks second in the Eastern Conference shooting 36.5% from 3-point range.TOP PERFORMERS: Williams is scoring 9.6 points per game and averaging 6.4 rebounds for the Sky. Marina Mabrey is averaging 16.6 points and 3.7 rebounds over the last 10 games for Chicago.Howard is averaging 18 points and 3.5 assists for the Dream. Allisha Gray is averaging 19.3 points and 4.5 rebounds while shooting 51.2% over the last 10 games for Atlanta.LAST 10 GAMES: Sky: 4-6, averaging 79.5 points, 31.1 rebounds, 20.4 assists, 6.4 steals and 4.6 blocks per game whi...

Collier, Lynx to host Wilson and the Aces

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:32:27 GMT

Las Vegas Aces (16-1, 8-1 Western Conference) at Minnesota Lynx (8-9, 7-4 Western Conference)Minneapolis; Sunday, 7 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Minnesota takes on Las Vegas in a matchup of Western Conference teams.The Lynx have gone 7-4 against Western Conference teams. Minnesota ranks sixth in the WNBA with 7.8 offensive rebounds per game led by Jessica Shepard averaging 2.8 offensive boards.The Aces are 8-1 in conference play. Las Vegas leads the Western Conference with 22.4 assists. Chelsea Gray paces the Aces with 6.4.The two teams match up for the third time this season. The Aces defeated the Lynx 93-62 in their last matchup on June 19. Jackie Young led the Aces with 24 points, and Napheesa Collier led the Lynx with 18 points.TOP PERFORMERS: Kayla McBride is averaging 13.1 points for the Lynx. Collier is averaging 25.4 points over the last 10 games for Minnesota.A’ja Wilson is averaging 19.8 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.1 blocks for the Aces. Kelsey Plum is averaging 17.9 points o...

Washington faces Connecticut on 3-game road skid

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:32:27 GMT

Washington Mystics (10-7, 6-5 Eastern Conference) at Connecticut Sun (13-5, 6-3 Eastern Conference)Uncasville, Connecticut; Sunday, 3 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Washington will aim to stop its three-game road slide when the Mystics take on Connecticut.The Sun have gone 6-3 against Eastern Conference teams. Connecticut is 1-0 in one-possession games.The Mystics’ record in Eastern Conference action is 6-5. Washington is fifth in the Eastern Conference scoring 80.5 points per game and is shooting 41.9%.The teams meet for the third time this season. The Sun won 88-81 in the last matchup on May 23. Alyssa Thomas led the Sun with 22 points, and Elena Delle Donne led the Mystics with 27 points.TOP PERFORMERS: Brionna Jones is averaging 15.9 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.8 steals for the Sun. DeWanna Bonner is averaging 20.0 points over the last 10 games for Connecticut.Tianna Hawkins is averaging 5.7 points for the Mystics. Ariel Atkins is averaging 15.0 points over the last 10 games for Wash...

Preocupa a ambientalistas el muro flotante de boyas en el Río Grande

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:32:27 GMT

EAGLE PASS, Texas – El gobierno estatal empezó este viernes a desplegar lo que será una nueva barrera flotante en el Río Grande el viernes en la última escalada del esfuerzo multimillonario del gobernador republicano Greg Abbott para asegurar la frontera de EEUU con México, que ya ha incluido el transporte de inmigrantes a estados liberales y autorizar a la Guardia Nacional a realizar detenciones.Docenas de las grandes boyas esféricas estaban apiladas en las plataformas de cuatro remolques de tractores en un parque de la ciudad cerca del río.Pero incluso antes de que las enormes boyas anaranjadas fueran descargadas de los tráileres que las transportaron a la ciudad fronteriza de Eagle Pass, surgieron preocupaciones por el desafío sin precedentes de Abbott a la autoridad del gobierno federal sobre la aplicación de la ley de inmigración.Los defensores de los inmigrantes expresaron su preocupación por los riesgos de ahogamiento y los ambientalistas cuestionaron el impacto en el r...

Trudeau set to attend pair of Stampede pancake breakfasts

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:32:27 GMT

CALGARY — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Calgary for a second day, and he has a pair of Stampede pancake breakfasts on his plate.His first scheduled stop is an event with the Ismaili Muslim community.Later in the morning, Trudeau is set to attend a Stampede breakfast hosted by George Chahal, the Liberal MP for Calgary Skyview.Trudeau visited the Stampede grounds on Friday, greeting festival-goers and stopping at some local stalls.That came after a meeting with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, in which the two discussed emission-reduction plans and the strike by B.C. port workers.Meanwhile, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is also in Calgary and is scheduled to speak at a party barbecue in the evening.This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 8, 2023.The Canadian Press

Bar that became epicentre of Lac-Megantic tragedy now a symbol of its rebuild

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:32:27 GMT

LAC-MÉGANTIC — The bar that became the epicentre of the deadly train disaster that struck Lac-Megantic, Que., 10 years ago marked the sombre anniversary on Friday in much the same way it spent the hours leading up to the tragedy: with music, laughter and even joy.Musical headliner Dany Flanders, a former contestant on singing reality show “La Voix,” began Friday’s tribute event at the Musi-Café with an emotional tribute to the victims and the town, set to the tune of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.”However, he promised the evening would not be all sombre, and it wasn’t. Within a few songs, the waitresses were dancing and the crowd was singing along as Flanders took requests and sang a birthday song for a customer.Ten years ago, on another hot summer night, the Musi-Café bar became the focal point of the tragedy that rocked the town after an unattended parked train carrying crude oil rolled down the slope from nearby Nantes and derailed, then ex...

People flock to Newfoundland in search of the Come From Away kindness — and find it

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:32:27 GMT

GANDER, N.L. — Janet Hayward didn’t show too much outward excitement Friday night as she walked toward a Gander, N.L., theatre to see the musical that inspired what she calls her “Newfoundland Quest” — but she did arrive a full hour early.The 54-year-old high school teacher from Indiana has spent the past three weeks driving all over Newfoundland to capture the essence of its people, culture and landscape, and relay it for her students. She began dreaming of the trip after she saw “Come From Away” over a year ago on Apple TV Plus. The musical tells the story of the town’s efforts to care for thousands of people stranded there on planes grounded after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the U.S.The story gripped her, and she couldn’t let it go. So she applied for, and won, a special grant for teachers in Indiana to embark on the journey.“It’s the kindness of the whole thing,” Hayward said in an interview. “I...