September 25, 2023
HANGZHOU, China – China’s President Xi Jinping opened the COVID-delayed 19th Asian Games in the Eastern city of Hangzhou during a spectacular and at times raucous ceremony on Saturday, which organizers hope will lift the mood in a nation struggling with an economic slump. Spectators in the city’s 80,000 capacity stadium let out a huge
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The sporting event is the first since the militant group took power again in Afghanistan in 2021, lessening the rights of women under their rule. This year’s Asian Games marks the first iteration of the event since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan – and two teams of athletes are arriving in the Chinese city
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From autonomous bug zappers to android pianists and driverless ice-cream trucks, machines rule the world — at least at China‘s Asian Games. The Games opened Saturday after a one-year delay because of Covid with about 12,000 athletes and thousands of journalists, technical officials and spectators descending on Hangzhou. Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill
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More athletes will take part in this event than at the Paris Olympics and there’s a wide range of different sports to enjoy as the huge event launches this weekend. If you’re bored with day-in, day-out sports like basketball or swimming or volleyball, then check out the Asian Games when they open officially on Saturday
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NEWS of Apple’s next iPhone has punctually arrived just in time for the pumpkin spice season. Unless you are one of those who are bound by unseen cosmic forces to buy every new iPhone released annually or risk being crippled by the lack of validation, the specs of the latest iPhone 15 are not going
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Melanie Dinjaski is an experienced sports journalist at the Canberra Times with a genuine love of all sports. She’s covered every code from NRL to NFL, and has experience in print, digital, podcasting, TV and video journalism, having spent time working in newsrooms at Nine, Fox Sports and Seven before moving to the capital. Melanie
READ MOREJapan began their bid for a first Asian Games men’s soccer gold since 2010 with a 3-1 win over Qatar on Wednesday, as Syria and Afghanistan pulled out. Japan were cruising 2-0 at half-time after goals by Teppei Yachida and Kotaro Uchino, before Qatar hit back in the 79th minute through substitute Abdulla Al Sulaiti.
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Boks up the ante with 7-1 bench split, talk up Irish skipper Sexton and hint at make-or-break final pool game against Scotland. The Springboks seem to not only be winning the battle of physicality, but that of the mind as well as they prepare for their biggest challenge of the Rugby World Cup so far
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BetConstruct is introducing the iGaming Bot, a new application for Telegram that lets consumers play a wide selection of slot games in a single place. iGaming Bot allows BetConstruct partners to integrate iGaming’s unique features directly into the Telegram app, allowing consumers to engage with a variety of game content while also communicating with friends
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