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Uzbeks shine, Algeria’s Khelif wins gold amid gender dispute

Algeria’s Imane Khelif, the female boxer thrust into the centre of a gender dispute at the Paris Games, beat China’s Yang Liu to take the welterweight Olympic gold medal.

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4 months ago

August 10, 2024

Ariana News

Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev and Lazizbek Mullojonov won gold on Friday as Uzbekistan took the lead in the boxing medal tally for the Paris Olympics, while Algeria's Imane Khelif claimed victory in the women's welterweight final.

Muydinkhujaev beat Mexico's Marco Verde in the men's welterweight boxing final by unanimous decision. American Omari Jones and Lewis Richardson of Britain took bronze after their semi-final defeats, Reuters reported.

In Friday's bout, world champion Muydinkhujaev did well to keep out of range and then struck with venom whenever the Mexican attempted to bridge the gap as he took a comfortable lead heading into the final round.

With his defeat all but guaranteed, Mexico's Verde went in all guns blazing but he had left it too late and, despite winning the third round, Muydinkhujaev was declared the winner.

Mullojonov also won gold, beating Azerbaijan's Loren Alfonso, to add to Hasanboy Dusmatov's flyweight win on Thursday, putting Uzbekistan ahead of China, who have two gold medals.

Uzbekistan can add two more gold medals to their tally if Abdumalik Khalokov (featherweight) and Bakhodir Jalolov (super heavyweight) win their respective finals on Saturday.

Asked about Uzbekistan's dominant showing in the boxing competition, Muydinkhujaev said: "We support each other. We respect each other. We are not just a team, we are a family.

"That is why we are so successful. We respect our coaches, they are like our fathers.

"My teammates still have to compete in their finals. I wish them well and hope we take five gold medals back to Uzbekistan."

KHELIF WINS

Algeria's Imane Khelif, the female boxer thrust into the centre of a gender dispute at the Paris Games, beat China's Yang Liu to take the welterweight Olympic gold medal.

Khelif kept her opponent at bay with her jab and took control of the bout as she cruised to a third unanimous win in the tournament and became the first Algerian woman to earn an Olympic boxing title.

China had a mixed night, with Liu's defeat being balanced out by Wu Yu's victory over Turkey's Buse Naz Cakiroglu in the flyweight final.

Wu fought with real ferocity to beat Tokyo silver medallist Cakiroglu by a 4-1 decision.

"This is my first time at an Olympic Games. So many people try to qualify and I’m so happy to win the gold medal," Wu said.

"I have trained very hard and all that hard work paid off. I won the gold for my team, my coach, my country."

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Afghanistan clinches ODI series victory against Zimbabwe

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December 21, 2024

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Afghanistan's national cricket team triumphed over Zimbabwe by 8 wickets in the third and final One-Day International (ODI) to claim the series victory.

In a dominant bowling display, Afghanistan dismissed Zimbabwe for just 127 runs in 30.1 overs. The Afghan batsmen then chased down the target comfortably in 26.5 overs, losing only 2 wickets along the way.

The standout performer of the match was Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, who took a remarkable 5 wickets, while Rashid Khan supported with 3 wickets. Azmatullah Omarzai and Farid Ahmad each claimed 1 wicket.

The first match of the series was abandoned due to rain, but Afghanistan bounced back strongly in the second match, securing a commanding 232-run victory.

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Bangla Tigers lift Lanka T10 Super League title

Player of the match and player of the series was Titan’s skipper Dasun Shanaka.

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3 days ago

December 19, 2024

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Hambantota Bangla Tigers beat favorites Jaffna Titans by 26 runs in Thursday’s Lanka T10 Super League final at the Pallekele Stadium in Kandy.

The Tigers produced a fine all-round performance to beat the Titans, who had won all their matches in the lead up to the final.

Player of the match and player of the series was Titan’s skipper Dasun Shanaka.

Hambantota Bangla Tigers, put into bat first, posted 133 for seven from their allotted 10 overs through some useful contributions from their top order batsmen.

The openers Mohammad Shahzad and Kusal Perera added 35 runs from 2.4 overs before they suffered a middle order collapse and reached 59 for three at the halfway stage of the innings.

However, skipper Dasun Shanaka and Shevon Daniel revived the innings with a fourth-wicket partnership of 44 runs in three overs.

Shanaka made 21 with two sixes and two boundaries while Daniel struck 26 with one six and three boundaries before Kennar Lewis and Dhananjaya Lakshan added the finishing touches.

Chasing 133 runs for victory, Jaffna Titans lost wickets at regular intervals and they eventually finished at 107 for six despite a fighting unbeaten half century from middle order batsman Tom Abell.
Richard Gleeson wrecked the Hambantota Bangla Tigers’ innings with excellent figures of three wickets for 21 while Shanaka captured two wickets for four runs.