استقبال الأبطال لمنتخب الرأس الأخضر

استقبل آلاف المشجعين منتخب الرأس الأخضر المكنى بـ «أسماك القرش الزرقاء» الأحد، رافعين لافتات في مطار برايا لدى عودة الفريق بعد خسارته المشرفة أمام الأرجنتين 2-3 في واحدة من أكثر مباريات كأس العالم إثارة للدهشة.
ويستعد منتخب «أسماك القرش الزرقاء» لموكب احتفالي في شوارع العاصمة قبل لقاء رئيس وأعضاء آخرين من حكومة هذه الدولة الأرخبيلية الصغيرة الواقعة غرب إفريقيا.
وتأهل منتخب الرأس الأخضر إلى الأدوار الإقصائية في مشاركته الأولى في كأس العالم، وادخل الفرحة إلى قلوب جماهيره واكتسب شعبية عالمية بعدما فاقت نتائجه التوقعات.
في مباراة ملحمية ضمن دور الـ32 في ميامي، كاد منتخب الرأس الأخضر أن يُقصي الأرجنتين، لكن حامل اللقب انتزع الفوز 3-2 في الوقت الإضافي.
وأشاد أنطونيو دوارتي وزير الثقافة والرياضة بمنتخب «أسماك القرش الزرقاء» ومدربهم لـ «ترسيخ مكانة الرأس الأخضر كدولة عظيمة».
ورغم خسارة المنتخب أمام رفاق النجم ليونيل ميسي، انطلقت الاحتفالات في برايا فجر السبت، حيث احتفل المشجعون بهذه الرحلة الخيالية والهزيمة بفارق ضئيل أمام أبطال العالم.
واحتفلت الرأس الأخضر، وهي دولة يبلغ عدد سكانها 500 ألف نسمة فقط، الأحد بالذكرى السنوية الـ 51 لاستقلالها عن البرتغال التي حكمت البلاد لمدة 500 عام. truewildgame.online

Washington, United States: President Donald Trump confirmed Monday he asked FIFA boss Gianni Infantino to review the "horrible" decision to hand a red card to star US striker Folarin Balogun, but said he did not request it be overturned.

"I asked for a review because I didn't think it was a foul," Trump told reporters at the White House. "All I did was ask for a review, I didn't say you have to do this."

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London: Naomi Osaka is ready to focus on Wimbledon glory rather than her eye-catching outfits as the Japanese star targets her first title at the All England Club.

Osaka is in uncharted territory at Wimbledon, having reached the quarter-finals for the first time with a masterful 6-2, 7-6 (7/2) victory over world number one Aryna Sabalenka on Sunday.

The 28-year-old had never been past the Wimbledon third round until this year, but she is finally thriving on the grass-courts of south-west London.

Osaka's performance against Sabalenka was as memorable as the stunning outfits she has taken to wearing to walk on court before matches.

The four-time Grand Slam champion has been the talk of Wimbledon with her stylish kimono-inspired outfit, wedding dress-train and a robe paying homage to her Japanese heritage.

Osaka's Wimbledon fashion shows followed the Eiffel Tower-themed outfit she wore at the French Open and a jellyfish-related dress at the Australian Open.

But while the soft-spoken Osaka had been happy to let the clothes distract attention from her tennis earlier in the Championships, she is planning to take a more low key approach heading into the business end of the tournament.

"I actually really wanted to focus on the match. So that was me being very tame," she said.

"Definitely there's a couple things I can add, but ironically I kind of want to focus on my tennis now, so I might dial back a little bit."

Osaka has linked up with several haute couture designers as well as Nike to create her Wimbledon outfits.

The costumes have drawn inspiration from Osaka's love of anime cartoons, the Quentin Tarantino film Kill Bill and Japanese culture.

"I don't have that much variation this time around. Like, I hate to say it, but the French Open, the designer was based in France, so he was kind of like sewing things immediately after I won," she said.

"Obviously with the kimono, we had to get it from Japan. It's not like she can make a brand-new thing every time.

"I have different ways to mix and match it. But my favourite one is the one I've worn two times in a row now. It's like the free-robe vibe.

"If you watch anime, there's this anime called Bleach. It's one of my favourites. I don't want to bore you. But anyways, I feel like I'm channelling a character from that whenever I wear the kimono in that way."

'I felt really ashamed'

Osaka will gladly shelve the fashion talk to concentrate on Wimbledon, starting with her quarter-final against Czech 10th seed Karolina Muchova.

"I'm actually quite good at shutting out outside noise. Obviously, like, everyone around me knows how well I can play. For me, that's the most important thing, is just me building confidence in myself," she said.

It is five years since Osaka won her most recent Grand Slam title in Australia.

الأخبارمنتخبنا للقفز المظلي يشارك في مونديال «السيزم»يخوض منتخبنا للقفز المظلي التابع للجنة قطر للرياضات الجوية بالقوات الخاصة المشتركة بطولة العالم العسكرية (السيزم) التي تنطلق غدا الجمعة وتستمر حتى الثالث والعشرين من الشهر نفسه ...فتح →

She spoken candidly about the stress that comes with elite sport after dealing with bouts of depression since winning her first Grand Slam in 2018.

Osaka stepped away from tennis in 2021 to prioritise her mental health and took 15 months off after the birth of her daughter Shai before returning in 2023.

In a much happier state of mind now, Osaka credits a meltdown after a loss to Iga Swiatek in Rome in May as the turning point in her renaissance.

"It wasn't the most professional thing to do. Like, I didn't talk to my team. I felt really ashamed about what I did," the 14th seed said.

"So then after that I just told myself, like, hey, I'm nearing 30, I really got to enjoy the time that I have.

"Also, obviously tennis is very, very important to me, but I have a life outside of that. I have to treasure tennis in the way that I can, which is not putting too much importance on it."

بعد ثماني سنوات من النهاية غير السعيدة لمغامرته المدريدية، لا يزال كريستيانو رونالدو يثير الإعجاب والاحترام في إسبانيا، البلد الذي يحتفظ معه بروابط وثيقة، والذي سيواجهه يوم الإثنين مع البرتغال في ثمن نهائي كأس العالم 2026 لكرة القدم.
كان ينبغي التواجد في قاعة الصحافة في معسكر منتخب «لا روخا» في تشاتانوغا في 23 يونيو، لمشاهدة الصحفيين الإسبان وهم يرددون بصوت واحد الصرخة الشهيرة للنجم البرتغالي عندما يسجل.
ومع مرور السنوات، تعاظم الاحترام تجاه النجم العالمي، حتى بين مشجعي برشلونة. فاليوم يُعد كريستيانو رونالدو في إسبانيا «شخصية لا جدال فيها في عالم كرة القدم»، وفق ما يشرح أنتون ميانا، الصحفي في «كادينا سير» والمعتاد على تغطية المباريات في ملعب ملعب سانتياغو برنابيو.
ويضيف «قد يرى بعض مشجعي برشلونة فيه شخصا متكبرا ومغرورا عند مقارنته بميسي، لكن في إسبانيا، لا يمكن الجدال حول احترافيته»، في إشارة إلى البرتغالي الملقب بـ»إل بيتشو» («الوحش») لشهيته التي لا تُشبع.

Doha, Qatar: President of the Qatar Olympic Committee HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani met today with HE Saeed Abdullah Al Qamzi, Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the State of Qatar.

During the meeting, the two sides reviewed the cooperation between the State of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates in the field of sport and discussed ways to further support and strengthen it in the coming period.The meeting also covered a number of topics of mutual interes