Browsing: Sports
From the Sahara Desert to the arid Northeast of Brazil, rally pilots show in a new book that the sport is about much more than just adventure and competition. As they eat dust, pilots, navigators, mechanics and the entire team involved get in touch with new cultures, and promote social assistance in the farthest places.
The government of the Arab country, in partnership with Brazilian company Liyen Corporate and Fator Bank, is gong to take to the Arab world a centre for football training. The campus is going to operate in a sports university for Arabs, who will be taught by Brazilian technicians and players.
Once upon a time, there was a Brazilian player who wanted an opportunity to play football abroad. One day, his path crossed that of a half-Brazilian, half-Egyptian businessman who wanted to hire talented players to the Egyptian teams. Know the story of Rogério Dantas and Mohammed Youssef, and find out why this partnership might be only the first of many to come.
Algerian athlete Si Smail Yahia became totally blind at the age of 16. With the aid of his parents and friends, he started practicing sports and in 2005 was second place in the Junior world championship in the 4×100 metre relay. This week, Yahia and other visually impaired athletes are participating in the International Blind Sports Federation World Championship and Games. Competitors from Tunisia are also present, as is the case with judo teacher Mounia Kerkar, and some are from Iraq.
Today, the International Blind Sports Federation World Championship and Games begin in São Paulo. The competition is worth classification for the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games. There are over 1,600 participants from 63 countries, including delegations from Algeria, Iraq, Lebanon and Tunisia. The competition ends on August 06th.
Brothers Adrian and Antoine Jaoude, from Rio de Janeiro, are going to compete, on Friday and Saturday, in the wrestling competitions in the Pan-American Games. Adrian, naturalized Brazilian, was born in Lebanon and Antoine spent his childhood in the Arab country. They are sons of a Lebanese father and usually communicate in Arabic during the fights.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Flamengo, a football team from the southeastern Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, has confirmed today (10) that left midfielder Renato Abreu is leaving to play for the Al-Nasr team, of the United Arab Emirates. The information was supplied by news site Globo Esporte. According to an article published
The Metodista/São Bernardo handball team will participate in one of the most important world interclub championships in the modality, the Super Globe 2007. The Brazilian team is going to play against teams from Spain, Kuwait, Algeria and Egypt. The tournament will begin on June 04, in Cairo.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – The Iraqi Football Federation will have a new coach: the Brazilian Jorvan Vieira. The information was disclosed today (22) by the Folha Online Website. Vieira will replace coach Akram Salman, who was fired after Iraq was eliminated from the Gulf Cup, held in the United Arab Emirates, in January.
The youths of Projeto Sol (Sun Project) are going to participate in a basketball free throw championship in doubles with former players of the Brazilian team, who won the gold medal in the Pan American games in 1987. The athletes are also going to play an exhibition game at the gymnasium of the organization, which offers sports and culture to youths from the outskirts of São Paulo.
