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The highly anticipated opening round of WTT Champions Doha 2026, the first WTT Series event of the new season, got off to a blistering start at Lusail Sports Arena, with Kim Nayeong pulling off a miraculous comeback to progress to the round of 16 (7-11, 8-11, 11-6, 12-10, 11-9). South Korea’s Kim was dominated in the early proceedings by Singaporean player Zeng Jian in the first match, but there was a feeling that the tie could go either way, as both players engaged in long rallies, and benefited from net hits and flicking the end of the table. Trailing 2-4 and two games down, Kim finally found her rhythm and fired off three consecutive points. As the tie progressed, the Korean’s backhand started to score more and more, and she was clearly setting it up as she tried everything to get back into the match. She took game point again by utilising that powerful backhand. Deep into the fourth game, the two showed no signs of slowing down, long rallies with pinging shots decorated a game where the two kept trading leads. Zeng saved game point once before Kim eventually recovered the overall score to 2-2. Kim snatched victory from the jaws of defeat to become the first player into the round of 16 in Doha. One of the biggest matches in the women’s draw saw 17-year-old Miwa Harimoto once again get one over on Korea’s Shin Yubin (11-8, 11-8, 11-8). The duo met three times on the WTT stage last year, with Harimoto winning all three of those encounters. Harimoto came out the aggressor in the early stages, hitting hard spinning balls at Shin to go 8-3 up within minutes. Styles make matches, and these two started game two by cannoning off shots and trying to move each other across the table. As was the case in the first game, the pair shared the points in the opening exchanges before Harimoto established a four-point lead, speaking volumes to the teenager’s ability to adjust to the game state. In the third and final game, Harimoto was in a league of her own. Her 3-0 lead forced Shin to call a time out, but that wasn’t much help, as Harimoto scored straight away and didn’t slow down as her lead stretched to 6-2. With nothing to lose, Shin threw everything after her Japanese opponent and managed to get within touching distance at 8-7, but was unable to stop a straight games defeat. Elsewhere, World No 10 Dang Qiu got a convincing 3-0 win over Oh Junsung (11-9, 11-8, 13-11). The women’s World No 10, Hina Hayata, could have also recorded a straight games victory, but saw Xiaoxin Yang save four game points. In the end, she got the job done in four (11-8, 15-17, 11-2, 12-10). Source link
US President Donald Trump announced that arrangements are being made for a meeting with Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the White House, following phone talks between the two to discuss contentious issues. Trump said in a post on Truth Social that Petro had called him to explain the differences between the two sides, adding: “I appreciated his call and tone, and look forward to meeting him in the near future.” The US president added that arrangements are being made between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Colombian Foreign Minister, and the meeting will be held at the White House. Meanwhile, Colombian media quoted President Petro as saying that he had spoken by phone with the US president for the first time, and asked him to reopen direct communication channels between Bogota and Washington. Source link
The Lebanese army warned that the continuation of Israeli attacks on Lebanese territory and its occupation of a number of areas, as well as the establishment of buffer zones that restrict access to some areas, and the ongoing daily violations of the ceasefire agreement issued on Nov. 27, 2024, all negatively affect the completion of the required tasks, especially in the vicinity of these areas. Therefore, the army underlined that the Lebanese state must extend its authority and confine weapons to its armed forces without exception, and the delayed arrival of promised military capabilities to the army is a significant factor affecting the pace of mission implementation. The Lebanese army confirmed in a statement issued Thursday by the Lebanese National News Agency that these factors require urgent and serious attention as they represent essential elements to enable the army to complete its tasks according to the established plan in a responsible, gradual and coordinated manner, in line with the requirements of the supreme national interest, and to preserve sovereignty and stability. The army also affirmed its continued coordination and joint work with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and with the ceasefire monitoring mechanism, which contributes to strengthening stability in the southern Litani region. The statement added that the army affirmed its full commitment to assuming and exercising the exclusive responsibility for maintaining security and stability in Lebanon, along with all security agencies, particularly in the area south of the Litani River, in fulfillment of its duties stipulated in the Lebanese Constitution and the laws and regulations in force, and in accordance with the decisions of the political authority and its obligations arising from relevant international resolutions. This ensures the return of security and stability to the southern borders, and prevents their use as a launching pad for any military operations, within the framework of implementing the Lebanese state’s decision to extend its authority, exclusively through its own forces, over all its territory Source link
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