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Bahrain press headlines For 28 Nov 2018

Manama - BNA

Below are some headlines from Bahrain's newspapers on local events: // King top open Pearl Route centre today // Premier's vow to present and future generations // Economic strides hailed // Development goals 'government major priority' // Bahrain's national origin exports surge // Elections success hailed // Overseas voters brave extreme weather // Security ties in spotlight // Key NIHR committee holds meetingRead more

Griezmann 'blacked-up' photo sparks controversy

Madrid - Arab Today

Atletico Madrid and France forward Antoine Griezmann was forced to remove a photograph from Twitter showing him blacked up and mimicking a Harlem Globetrotter basketball player after the post caused controversy on Sunday. Griezmann was wearing a basketball jersey and a wig with his face, legs and arms blacked up alongside the caption "80's party" in the photograph on hisRead more

Warriors, Spurs notch dominant wins

Los Angeles - Arab Today

The NBA champion Golden State Warriors produced a dynamic offensive display Friday in a 133-112 wire-to-wire NBA victory over the Orlando Magic in Florida. The banged-up Warriors, with Stephen Curry still nursing a painful bruised finger, Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson battling troublesome ankles and David West suffering from a sore left knee, nevertheless proved more than a match forRead more

Trump says he should have left UCLA players in Chinese jail

Washington - Arab Today

President Donald Trump says he should have left three UCLA basketball players accused of shoplifting in China in jail. Trump’s tweet Sunday comes after the father of player LiAngelo Ball minimized Trump’s involvement in winning the players’ release in comments to ESPN. “Who?” LaVar Ball told ESPN on Friday, when asked about Trump’s involvement in the matter. “What was heRead more

Trump says 'terrific' Xi working to release arrested UCLA players

Beijing - Arab Today

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he personally asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping to intervene on behalf of three US college basketball players arrested in China for alleged shoplifting and expressed hope they would soon be sent home. Trump told reporters that he brought up the case in talks with Xi during his two-day state visit to Beijing lastRead more

LiAngelo Ball among three basketball players arrested in China

Shanghai - Arab Today

LiAngelo Ball, the younger brother of Los Angeles Lakers star Lonzo Ball, was among three college basketball players arrested in China on suspicion of shoplifting, US media reports said Wednesday. Ball, who is with the UCLA basketball team ahead of their season-opening game against Georgia Tech in Shanghai on Saturday, was detained on suspicion of shoplifting from a Louis VuittonRead more

Four basketball coaches, Adidas executive charged in college payoff scandal

New York - Arab Today

Four top US university basketball coaches and a senior Adidas executive were arrested and charged with corruption and fraud Tuesday in a sprawling scandal over player recruitment and gear sponsorship bribes. Federal prosecutors in New York bared what they called the "dark underbelly of college basketball," with six-figure payoffs to teenage players made through a charity and other vehicles, andRead more

SEA Games: Philippine 'Mighty Ducks' skate for gold and history

Manila - Arabs Today

A shopping mall in tropical Manila closes for the night but a once ragtag team of skaters is hitting the rink aiming to make history in the Southeast Asian Games. Dubbed "The Mighty Ducks" after the 1992 Disney film, the Philippine men's ice hockey team are targeting gold in Malaysia where the SEA Games begin on Saturday -- a farRead more

Pierre Kakhya elected FLB President

Beirut - Arab Today

The Lebanese Basketball League (FLB) announced on Friday the election of its new administration board, held at Demerjian Center-Naccache. Pierre Kakhya won the presidency of the league, with Doumet Klab as his First Deputy, and Salim Fawal as his Second Deputy. Source: NNARead more

Lebanon basketball team scores victory over Jordan team in West Asian Basketball Championship

Beirut - Arab Today

The Lebanese national basketball team scored victory 72-61 over its Jordanian counterpart in West Asian Basketball Championship taking place in the Jordanian capital, Amman, qualified for Asia Championship which shall be held upcoming August in Lebanon. It is to note that the Lebanese national basketball team has reaped four consecutive times in its history the West Asian Basketball championship, andRead more