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Familiarity helps Sathiyan, Ace Harme, and WTT Contender
Indians G Sathiyan and Harmeet Desai beat Frenchmen Emmanuel Lebesson and Alexandra Cassin 3-1 in the final of the WTT Contender table tennis tournament in Tunis. It was the duo’s first doubles title. Sathiyan and Harmeet beat the French duo 11-9 4-11 11-9 11-6. The Indians pocketed the first game but lost momentum and allowed …
Black History Month: five athletes whose hair is their magic
Paul Pogba, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Venus Williams are three black athletes who gain strength through their hair Have you heard the expression “if you look good you feel good, and if you feel good you play good”? In sports, historically, athletes have always used competition as a peacock opportunity. In the black community, a person’s …
Sci-Fi Pickleball War: Volleys Come and Go
Copyright © 2021 Albuquerque Journal Maybe the war is hyperbolic. Maybe the skirmish, dusting, or kerfuffle indicates it better. But underlying serious major issues in the Santa Fe mayoral race, such as homelessness, dismantling the obelisk, and keeping the police stationed, a smaller issue has quietly rebounded in local letters. to the editor, like, well, …
2021 Edgeball Chicago International Table Tennis Open a big hit in Libertyville
Athletes of all ages and skill levels gathered on Saturday to take on some of the world’s best players at the 2021 Edgeball Chicago International Table Tennis Open at Libertyville Sports Complex. Players ranging from 6 to 80-year-olds circled around a sea of blue ping-pong tables as they continued their matches. Nine-year-old Alina Wang came …
Hang Seng and the Hong Kong Table Tennis Association co-host the ‘Hang Seng Table Tennis Academy – Ping-Pong Carnival’ Hong Kong’s elite table tennis team meets with the local community to celebrate the support of 30 Bank years in Hong Kong table tennis (October 30, 2021)
October 30, 2021 Hang Seng and the Hong Kong Table Tennis Association co-organizer of the Hang Seng Table Tennis Academy – Ping Pong Carnival HK’s elite table tennis team partners with local community to Celebrate the Bank’s 30-year support for table tennis in Hong Kong Hang Seng Bank (“Hang Seng”) today joined its long-standing community …
A unique insight into the deepening demographic shifts in eastern Mayo City
Pictured outside the Parish Hall on Main Street, Ballyhaunis, at the front are Ballyhaunis Table Tennis Club members Bart Ilczuk, Voytech Sulpok and Mark O’Reilly with, at the back , Shay O’Reilly, Elemir Sarwas. The composition of the Ballyhaunis Tennis Club says a lot about the great diversity of the community Posted: Sat, Oct 30, …
Hint: everything is in the rhythm (categorical).
In 2016, Amita Swadhin, a child of two Indian immigrant parents, founded Mirror Memoirs to fight rape culture. The National Storytelling and Organizing Project is dedicated to sharing the stories of LGBTQIA + Blacks, Indigenous peoples and people of color who have survived child sexual abuse. “Whether you are a survivor or not, 100% of …
Newcastle United: Premier League agrees to meet Amnesty International
Newcastle co-owner Staveley hopes to move forward The Premier League has agreed to meet with Amnesty International to discuss a revised test of owners and directors following Saudi Arabia’s takeover of Newcastle. He has already pointed out how Saudi Arabia has a “appalling” record on the issue and says the rules on club ownership are …
World 12s hires Rowena Samarasinhe as CEO, and more
World 12s appointed Rowena Samarasinhe as CEO the same week the organization suffered a heavy blow in its plans to establish a new annual international rugby union tournament. With nearly 15 years of experience in the sports industry, Samarasinhe comes from the commercial consultancy firm GENSport, where she served as Managing Director for three years. …
Mark Zuckerberg reveals wild AR plans at Facebook Connect event
At the Facebook Connect event today, Mark Zuckerberg’s opening speech detailed his plans for a metaverse that combines the real and virtual worlds, allowing people to connect wherever they are, using devices like the Oculus Quest 2 headset, Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses and now the Cambria project. In the Metaverse, Zuckerberg said, people will be …