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The Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Afghan Women's Cycling Championship Set for France Return
PARIS: The Afghan women's cycling championship race will take place during the French championships, using the same route, the sport's governing body the UCI announced on Wednesday. Defending champion Fariba Hashimi, who won the 2022 edition held in Switzerland, will line up alongside four compatriots in western France for the 115.5km race on June 28. Three of them will also compete in the time-trial on June 26. Since surging back to power in Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban government has enforced curbs squeezing women out of sport as well as secondary schools and universities, with women's sport effectively banned. 'It's a wonderful show of solidarity,' said Hashimi. 'It is with great emotion that I prepare to defend my title. I obviously hope to win, but I also hope that this event will allow other athletes to shine.' The Afghan riders will compete alongside the French competitors but a separate ranking will be used to decide the Afghan national championship. 'Seeing the best Afghan women cyclists competing again in their national championships will undoubtedly be an emotional occasion and a source of pride, three years after the last edition of the event,' said UCI president David Lappartient.
The Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Afghan women cyclists to race at French championships
PARIS: The Afghan women's cycling championship race will take place during the French championships, using the same route, the sport's governing body the UCI announced on Wednesday. Defending champion Fariba Hashimi, who won the 2022 edition held in Switzerland, will line up alongside four compatriots in western France for the 115.5km race on June 28. Three of them will also compete in the time-trial on June 26. Since surging back to power in Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban government has enforced curbs squeezing women out of sport as well as secondary schools and universities, with women's sport effectively banned. 'It's a wonderful show of solidarity,' said Hashimi. 'It is with great emotion that I prepare to defend my title. I obviously hope to win, but I also hope that this event will allow other athletes to shine.' The Afghan riders will compete alongside the French competitors but a separate ranking will be used to decide the Afghan national championship. 'Seeing the best Afghan women cyclists competing again in their national championships will undoubtedly be an emotional occasion and a source of pride, three years after the last edition of the event,' said UCI president David Lappartient.
Arab News
03-03-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
Pakistan Football Federation says FIFA has lifted suspension following constitutional tweaks
ISLAMABAD: The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) recently lifted the international suspension it had imposed on Pakistan after the country unanimously approved its proposed constitutional amendments, the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) said recently. FIFA hit Pakistan on Feb. 6 with a third international suspension in less than eight years after the federation rejected its electoral reforms. Following the suspension, the PFF unanimously approved FIFA's proposed constitutional amendments in an extraordinary meeting in Lahore last Thursday. 'The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) welcomes FIFA's decision to lift the suspension imposed on February 6, 2025,' the PFF said in a statement on Sunday. 'The decision follows the unanimous approval of FIFA-proposed amendments by the newly elected PFF Congress in the PFF constitution during an Extraordinary Congress meeting held in Lahore on February 27, 2025.' PFF Normalization Committee Chairman Saud Hashimi congratulated the nation on the development. 'This is a historic day for Pakistani football, and we are committed to fulfilling FIFA and AFC's mandate to ensure a stable and progressive future for the sport in the country,' Hashimi said. The move means Pakistan will now be able to play Syria on Mar. 25 in its first qualifier for the upcoming 2027 Asian Cup. The PFF has been mired in crisis and controversy since 2015 and this was the third time since 2017 that Pakistan has been suspended. In June 2022, FIFA lifted the PFF's suspension, which had been imposed due to undue third-party interference a year earlier. A group of officials led by Ashfaq Hussain Shah, which was elected by the Supreme Court in 2018 to run the PFF but was not recognized by FIFA, took over the headquarters in March 20121. They had seized control from FIFA's normalization committee headed by Haroon Malik. The committee had not conducted elections for the body in the 18 months since it took charge. FIFA suspended the PFF due to the 'hostile takeover' but lifted the ban after confirmation the committee had regained full control of the PFF's premises and was in a position to manage its finances. Pakistan was also suspended by FIFA for third party interference in 2017. For the latest updates, follow us @ArabNewsSport
The National
16-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The National
My Sharjah Rent: Voiceover artist transforms Dh42,500 one-bed flat into family home
My Sharjah Rent takes you inside a reader's home to have a look at what they get for their money, how much they pay in rent and asks them what they like and don't like Voiceover artist Tahreem Fatima Hashmi has created a family home in Ganda Tower, near Al Nahda Park in Sharjah, for her three children. Ms Hashimi, who is from Pakistan, says the spectacular views from their 19th floor, one-bedroom apartment were a big reason for moving in. She is also a visual artist, and has brightened up her apartment with calligraphy pieces blending traditional techniques with modern flair. She has lived in her apartment for a year, and pays Dh42,500 a year in rent. She has no plans to move – as long as the rent remains affordable. The main reason I chose to live here is safety and the security of the building. Also, it has great facilities like a swimming pool, gym and a really nice play area for younger kids. There is a really nice walking track which is great to get out and exercise on, away from the traffic. I'm passionate about transforming spaces into warm, inviting and functional homes. Artwork I have put up on the walls of the apartment cheers me up and makes the place feel like our home. My artwork is a reflection of my love for beauty, harmony, and self-expression. Sharjah is much more affordable than other places, so this was one of the main reasons why we chose to live here. Dubai is very expensive and I can't afford that as I'm no longer working full time as a teacher. Both of my girls are working and they are helping with paying the rent so it works well for us. We don't have a lot of space, but the balcony is a great place to look out and enjoy the views. I have tried to make it extra special with some plants. This building is very family-orientated, so there are always young children using some of the play areas. We have not been here that long but the cafes nearby are a good place to meet people and to catch up with what is happening. There is a nice sense of community there. We have parking and we have everything we need here, and there is a market nearby. We are quite new to the area and still getting to know our neighbours – I haven't met many of them yet. There is a lot of coming and going from the apartments, but we all feel safe here, which is the most important thing, and what we were looking for in a building when we were choosing where to live. We don't have a garden here and I love gardening, so that is something I would change. I have tried to make the balcony area as green as possible, but it would be great to have a bit more outdoor space. I would like to be able to grow things and have some plants to attend to.
BBC News
30-01-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'With this, we can hope' - Afghan cricketers play first match
Female cricketers from Afghanistan hope their first competitive match in Australia will "open doors for Afghan women for education, sport and future". An Afghanistan Women's XI played a 20-over exhibition match against Cricket Without Borders at Melbourne's Junction Oval on Thursday, before the Women's Ashes Test between Australia and England at the nearby Melbourne Cricket than 20 members of the Afghanistan national team have been in Australia since the Taliban's return to power in 2021, as female participation in sport in the country has effectively been outlawed. But they are now hoping to send a message of hope and positivity to their country. "We are going to represent millions of Afghan women who are in Afghanistan and denied their rights," player Firoza Amiri told Cricket Australia before the match."It's very special for all of us to get back together after three years, leaving everything and losing everything back home in Afghanistan."In 2020, 25 players were given professional contracts by the Afghanistan Cricket Board but after the Taliban returned and they could no longer play or train safely, they had asked the International Cricket Council (ICC) for permission to play as a refugee team, but this was denied. For the exhibition match, the side could not play under the name of Afghanistan women because they are not recognised as a national team by the ICC and they had to wear a custom-made kit as opposed to the official Hashimi, one of the Afghan players, designed the logo which depicted a red tulip and a golden wattle - the national flowers of Australia and Afghanistan - entwined around a cricket ball. There are two sets of players in Australia, based in Melbourne and Canberra, and the match saw them unite for the first time since their arrival. Many of the players did not speak English when they arrived but had to learn it to help them settle and apply for jobs. Player Nahida Sapan says that the players are always playing for more than just themselves. "We play for Afghanistan, it means a lot for Afghan women because with this, they can and we can hope," Sapan told Cricket Australia. "This match can open doors for Afghan women for education, sport and future."We are building not just a team, we are building a movement for change and improvement." What is the ICC position? An ICC working group, set up after the Taliban takeover in 2021, has met with representatives of the Afghanistan government and is keen to use its position and the sport of cricket to influence change in the country."The ICC remains closely engaged with the situation in Afghanistan and continues to collaborate with our members," it said in a governing body added it was their intention to "support the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) in fostering cricket development and ensuring playing opportunities for both men and women in Afghanistan".Its stance is that the ACB is not in control of government policy and therefore players should not be punished for his letter to the ICC, Gould called for the ICC's working group to be reformed, given it is entirely made up of men.
