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American flag football’s dominance continues as the 2028 Olympics approach

The US men’s and women’s teams continued their dominance by winning the flag football world championship in Finland on Friday, but other nations are closing the gap as the sport gains momentum ahead of its 2028 Olympic debut. The US men secured their fifth straight title and the women their third in a row, defeating Austria and Mexico respectively in the finals of the biggest world championship to date, with 54 teams from 30 countries competing. Darrell “Housh” Doucette faced a barrage of internet trolls after he boldly stated that he and the rest of the US national flag football

July 27, 2024

The Olympic flag was raised upside down at the opening ceremony

The Olympic flag is raised by the officials. —Reuters In an embarrassing moment, the Olympic flag was raised upside down during the rainy opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics in Paris. The footage clearly shows that the five colored rings of the iconic emblem are in the wrong positions and the Olympic flag is being raised incorrectly. The flag was carried to the Trocadero by a cloaked horseman who had earlier galloped down the Seine on a metal horse clad in a cape bearing the Olympic rings. The independent mentionted. The rider then completed her ride at the closing point

July 26, 2024

Harris criticizes flag burning. Protesters call it a diversion from the Gaza crisis

US Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday condemned the burning of American flags by protesters a day ago when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress, while pro-Palestinian protesters distanced themselves from the act and said it was a distraction from the crisis in Gaza. Thousands protested outside the Capitol on Wednesday in a demonstration in which police used pepper spray on protesters who reached a police roadblock. About a mile away, some protesters later raised Palestinian flags and burned American flags, an act condemned by top US leaders, including Harris. “I condemn the burning of the American flag,” Harris

July 14, 2024

Arshad and Jehanara will be flag bearers at the Paris Olympics

KARACHI: Javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem and swimmer Jehanara Nabi will be the flag bearers at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics on July 26. The Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) announced on Saturday along with the list of the members of the delegation. The Games will feature seven athletes in athletics, shooting and swimming. These athletes include Arshad in javelin, Faiqa Ria in 100m, will be accompanied by coach Salman Iqbal Butt and Dr Ali She Bajwa, who has been treating Arshad’s injuries since 2021, will be their support staff. In swimming, Muhammad Ahmed Durrani will compete in the 200m

June 4, 2024

Riot in French parliament over Palestinian flag, clothes

PARIS: France’s parliament erupted into unrest on Tuesday after a hard-left lawmaker stood up with a Palestinian flag, a week after another lawmaker was suspended for doing so. Rachel Keke, a France Unbowed (LFI) MP from the Paris region, waved the flag at the start of a question session to the government in the Lower House. He stood up amid a flood of Greens, Communists and LFI MPs dressed in green, white, red and black for the occasion and arranged their seats so that from a distance they resembled the Palestinian flag. “No, no, no, no, no,” said parliament speaker

April 10, 2024

Westminster Abbey flew the Pakistani flag for the Commonwealth handover

London’s Westminster Abbey flew the Pakistani flag on March 22 to observe a tradition that dates back more than 50 years and is unrelated to Easter, an Abbey spokesman told Reuters, responding to claims circulating online that it was a sign that Islam is replacing Christianity in the Easter festivities. The white star and crescent on the green background of Pakistan’s flag is an iconic symbol of Islam, the country’s official religion. Between March 27 and April 1, social media users shared images of the flag over the old church, with one Facebook user writing: “Pakistan’s Islamic flag raised at

March 19, 2024

Lifestyle

The internet reacts to Islamabad United flying the Palestine flag

Islamabad United emerged victorious in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) Season 9, clinching the title after defeating Multan Sultans in a thrilling final at the National Bank Stadium in Karachi. However, it was their post-match celebration that really caught the attention of fans and spectators. After their triumph on Monday, Islamabad United players, including Hunain Shah, Sandab Khan and Imad Wasim, showed a strong gesture of solidarity by waving the Palestinian flag as they toured the stadium to show their gratitude to the fans. The symbolic act of solidarity aimed to highlight the plight of the Palestinian people, who have

March 10, 2024

“Courage of the white flag” of the negotiations, says the Pope

ROME: Pope Francis said in an interview that Ukraine must have what he called the courage of a “white flag” and negotiate an end to the war with Russia that followed Moscow’s full-scale invasion two years ago that killed tens of thousands . Francis made his comments in an interview recorded last month with Swiss broadcaster RSI, well ahead of Friday’s latest offer by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to host a summit between Ukraine and Russia to end the war. Erdogan made the new offer after a meeting in Istanbul with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Zelensky said while he

November 28, 2023