In the 1950s and 1960s, David Robinson frequently accompanied his father, baseball legend Jackie Robinson, to New York’s Apollo Theater. David stated that his father would “shoot the breeze” with coworkers. That was on 125th Street in Harlem, and the elder Robinson was not simply paying a visit. He ran a clothes business a block from the Apollo, so Black shoppers could avoid the hostility they frequently encountered when shopping in white-owned establishments. Jackie Robinson also co-founded Freedom National Bank, which is located directly across the street from the Apollo. On this day 75 years ago, history books will forever…
Author: Khaled Nour
Klopp, the manager of Liverpool, told why Mohamed Salah didn’t start in the Champions League game against Benfica. Salah has been having a great season for Liverpool so far, with 28 goals and 10 assists in 38 games in all competitions. However, he hasn’t scored from open play since mid-February. “The reason Mo didn’t start is simple.” Was about, well, he played City, but we hope to play 12 games after that. “That’s why when we have the chance, we change,” Klopp said in a press conference. “That’s it. When the last game was, even if Mo had scored four…
There will be a match between Al Ahly and Raja in the first round of the quarter-finals on Saturday. The match will start at Al Salam Stadium at 22:00 for the match to start. They made it to the last eight after finishing second in their group, while the Moroccan team was the top team in their group. The history of the two teams’ fights is shown below. Both teams have met nine times before, with Al Ahly winning five times and Raja taking two victories. In the other two games, the teams drew. This match will be the first…
It’s been hard for Mohamed Salah to focus on his Liverpool team because of contract talks. Salah has had a great season for Liverpool so far, with 28 goals and 10 assists in 38 games in all competitions. The 29-year-old has become one of the team’s most important players and was reportedly asking for around £400,000 a week in wages to stay at Liverpool. Even though there were rumours that Liverpool wouldn’t go over their very strict salary cap, recent reports say that both sides came to an agreement. “We did everything we could to win the African Cup of…
Burnley have replaced manager Sean Dyche with eight Premier League games remaining. “Burnley Football Club can confirm that manager Sean Dyche, assistant manager Ian Woan, first-team coach Steve Stone, and goalkeeping coach Billy Mercer have all left the club,” the club said in a statement.
GREEN BAY — In response to public clamour for greater transparency, Grand Rapids police released recordings Wednesday showing a White officer shooting a Black man during a scuffle that erupted during a traffic check last week. In approximately 20 minutes of video released during a press conference by Grand Rapids police, an officer, who has not been identified, can be seen wrestling with 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya before firing his weapon into the back of his head. During the battle, the footage appears to show Lyoya attempting to seize control of the officer’s stun gun. “Let go of the Taser,” the…
Egypt earned second and third places Tuesday in the Middle East’s largest oud-related music festival, which took place at the Music area of Riyadh Boulevard. Turki Al-Sheikh, the General Entertainment Authority’s (GEA) chairman, announced the winners of the three-day “King of Oud” oud tournament, which included a hard struggle between ten players from various Middle Eastern nations, including Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Egypt’s Islam Taha claimed the title of King of the Oud, while Rakan Al Saed took second place. Another Egyptian young guy, Nagi Mohamed, came in third place. The GEA’s executive director noted in a video that the…
What many people thought would happen. City had 68% of the possession, and Atlético did what Atlético does; they were compact, organised, and resilient. Diego Simeone’s team did well in three-quarters of their job before Phil Foden came off the bench and made an immediate impact, setting up Kevin De Bruyne for a great goal that broke the deadlock. There are nine players in the Manchester City team. They are: Ederson: Cancelo: Stones: Laporte: Zinchenko: De Bruyne: Rodri: Gundogan: Silva: Jesus; Sterling: Silva: Jesus Atletico Madrid’s XI: Oblak: Llorente, Savi, Felipe, Reinildo, Renan Lodi, Koke, Kondogbia, Lemar, Griezmann, and Joao…
What many people thought would happen. City had 68% of the possession, and Atlético did what Atlético does; they were compact, organised, and resilient. Diego Simeone’s team did well in three-quarters of their job before Phil Foden came off the bench and made an immediate impact, setting up Kevin De Bruyne for a great goal that broke the deadlock. There are nine players in the Manchester City team. They are: Ederson: Cancelo: Stones: Laporte: Zinchenko: De Bruyne: Rodri: Gundogan: Silva: Jesus; Sterling: Silva: Jesus Atletico Madrid’s XI: Oblak: Llorente, Savi, Felipe, Reinildo, Renan Lodi, Koke, Kondogbia, Lemar, Griezmann, and Joao…
Salah is the best player in Egypt’s history, according to Wael Gomaa, who worked for Al Ahly and the national team. During his time at Liverpool, Salah has become one of the most well-known footballers in the world. In Wael’s words: “Salah is the best player in Egyptian football history. He’s a legend, and he helped the national team a lot.” Because he is one of the best players in the world, he always shows that he cares about the team and everyone else. If he plays for the Egyptian national team, I wish him luck. No one should be…