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Qatar continued their medal-winning run at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games in Japan, with Mohammed al-Rumaihi and Ray Bassil winning silver in the mixed trap event on Wednesday.The Qatari pair hit 32 targets to finish second, adding another medal to Qatar’s strong showing in the shooting events. India’s Kynan Chenai and Neeru Dhanda claimed gold with 34 targets, while China’s Qi Ying and Sun Yunong took bronze with 24.The silver took Qatar shooting’s medal tally at the Games to four, comprising two gold and two silver.Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah, Rashid Saleh al-Athba and Ali Ahmed al-Ishaq had opened Qatar’s shooting medal account with gold in the men’s team skeet event. Al-Athba then won individual skeet gold with a new Asian record, before al-Rumaihi, Saeed Hamad Abu Sharib and Angelo Scalzone secured silver in the men’s team trap event. The latest medal took Team Qatar’s overall tally to 13, with three gold, six silver and four bronze.Shooting competition concludes today with the men’s 25m rapid fire pistol event, where Qatar will be represented by Mohammed Nasser al-Yafei.Dr Mishal al-Nasr, President of the Qatar Shooting and Archery Association, praised the team’s performance. “We are proud that Qatar shooters have won four medals, two gold and two silver, at this edition of the Asian Games, further underlining why the Shooting Federation truly deserves to be called the ‘Golden Federation’.” Qatar’s beach volleyball pair Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan face Thailand’s Poravid Taovato and Pithak Tipjan in…
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani will head to Islamabad today for a two-day visit, a diplomatic source in Damascus told AFP yesterday.The source, who requested anonymity, said that Shaibani would be in Pakistan on August 19 and 20 at the invitation of his counterpart Ishaq Dar and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.The source said it would be the first visit by a Syrian foreign minister since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in 2024, but that other ministers had been to Islamabad since then.”There is hope that this visit will be the historic for bilateral co-operation,” the source added.Shaibani is expected to meet with Sharif as well as Pakistan’s ministers of defence and commerce.”Currently, there is no formal co-operation” between the two countries, the source said, but many issues are planned to be discussed “regarding defence, economic co-operation, reconciliation”.Before Assad’s fall, Damascus and Islamabad enjoyed close relations, strengthened by reciprocal visits, political and military co-operation, and training exchanges.After the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011, Pakistan adopted a position rejecting foreign military intervention and attempts to overthrow Assad by force, affirming its support for Syria’s unity and sovereignty.Islamabad maintained its diplomatic representation, and its embassy in Damascus remained open. After Assad’s overthrow, the embassy remained open and Islamabad maintained its diplomatic representation. Source link
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India took a big step towards victory in the first Test in Galle on Tuesday after their bowlers reduced Sri Lanka, chasing a daunting 372 to win, to 84-4 on day four.Left-arm spinner Manav Suthar took two wickets to rattle Sri Lanka’s top-order on a pitch offering big turn.Earlier, India were bowled out for 193 at tea after Rishabh Pant top-scored with 66 and became the fastest player to hit 100 sixes in Test cricket.Sri Lanka then slipped to 47-4 before skipper Dhananjaya de Silva, unbeaten on 31, and Sonal Dinusha, 25 not out, put on a stubborn stand to steer their team to stumps.”In Galle if you look at the history, spin plays a big part in the last couple of days and batting gets tough,” said Sri Lanka’s pace bowling coach Ryan van Niekerk.”As a bowling group we have tried to improve and continue to find ways to get wickets. A team like India will continue to take the initiative.”Opener Nishan Madushka Fernando was the first to go in the chase, top-edging a hook off Mohammed Siraj straight to fine leg to be dismissed for six.Pasindu Sooriyabandara endured a forgettable debut after coming in as a concussion substitute for veteran Dinesh Chandimal, who hurt himself while fielding when he hit his head on the ground and was ruled out of the rest of the match. Pant shinesSooriyabandara was trapped lbw by Suthar for a golden duck.”The wicket was playing well,” said Suthar. “Even when we were bowling in the second innings, we were getting only a little turn. Maybe tomorrow there will be more turn.”Prasidh Krishna then had Kamindu Mendis caught at the first slip for two.De Silva survived being caught at slip off a no ball by Ravindra Jadeja when he was on seven.But Lahiru Udara fell to Suthar after close-in fielder Dhruv Jurel took a low catch, which the TV umpire gave out after several replays.The Sri Lankan camp were disappointed with the decision, as the ball looked to have hit the turf before settling into Jurel’s hands.De Silva and first-innings centurion Dinusha then took Sri Lanka to safety without further drama but the hosts have more than 90 overs ahead of them to draw or win the match.Weather though could come to Sri Lanka’s rescue, with rain again predicted on the fifth day of a weather-hit match.Sri Lanka earlier struck regular blows in India’s second innings, but Pant kept his team in a strong position with an excellent knock including eight fours and two sixes.The swashbuckling wicketkeeper-batsman became the fastest player to 100 sixes, reaching the mark in 89 Test innings, surpassing Australia’s Adam Gilchrist (130 innings).Devdutt Padikkal, who scored an outstanding 167 in the first innings, looked solid again for his 44 after he arrived at crease in the first over when Yashasvi Jaiswal went for a duck.Sri Lanka seamer Asitha Fernando stood out with figures of 4-31.BRIEF SCORS: Sri Lanka 284 and 84 for 4 (de Silva 31*, Suthar 2-30, Siraj 1-11) need 288 runs to beat India 462 and 193 (Pant 66, Padikkal 44, Asitha 4-41) Related Story Source link
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