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Tunis: Esperance Sportive de Tunis defeated Algerian side HBC El Biar 25-23 at an African Handball Cup Winners’ Championship Group B day-2 game played on Monday evening in Oran.
Tunisia’s Mohamed Ali Bhar was named the MVP.
Esperance, on Tuesday, will take on JS Kinshasa of DR Congo, who were beaten 41-21 by the Egyptian side Zamalek.
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse
Tunis: Tunisia’s U-20 handball team on Monday were held to a 26-26 draw by their Kuwaiti counterparts at a day-2 game of the first round of the Arab U-20 Handball Championship, ongoing in Casablanca from April 21 to 30.
Tunisia, defending champions, had started their campaign in the Arab championship on Sunday with a 29-26 win over Saudi Arabia.
They will take on Algeria on Thursday at day 4, and conclude the first round against Morocco on Friday.
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse
Tunis: Defending champions MS Bousalem have qualified for the final of the African Volleyball Club Championship currently being held in Egypt after defeating Prisons of Kenya 3-0 (25-15, 25-13 and 25-22) at a semi-final game played on Monday in Egypt.
In the final, the Tunisians will meet the winners of the second semi-final between Al Ahly of Egypt and Al-Nasr of Libya.
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse
Tunis: Tunisian tennis player Ons Jabeur held onto her 9th spot in the WTA Rankings, released on Monday.
WTA Rankings on April 22:
1. Iga Swiatek
2. Aryna Sabalenka
3. Coco Gauff
…
9. Ons Jabeur.
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse
Tunis: Tunisian Ons Jabeur (world No.9) was exempted from the Round of 128 of the Mutua Madrid Open.
Jabeur will take on Round of 64 winner of the game pitting US Sofia Kenin (world No.60) against Slovakia’s Annar Karolina Schmiedlova (world No.68).
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse
Tunis: The National Sports Observatory (French: ONS) is organizing its 9th international conference on April 26, 27 and 28 in Tabarka under the theme “Physical and sporting activities, from scientific research to the reality on the ground”.
The event will be attended by a number of experts from a scientific research background as well as specialists in physical and mental preparation and sports economics.
The conference programme includes several interventions which will be delivered by a host of specialists from Tunisia, France and Belgium on various subjects such as high-level physical preparation and the role of artificial intelligence in improving abilities of athletes.
The conference will also address the theme of sports economic systems between opportunities and challenges, the impact of mental fatigue on athletes’ performance, the possibilities for developing collective intelligence in football, and the mental preparation of elite athletes. .
These conferences will be accompanied by a number of sci
entific workshops.
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse
Tunis: Results of the quarter-final games of the Tunisian Basketball Cup played on Sunday:
Quarter-finals:
Sunday April 21
S.Nabeulien – Club Africain 74-85
US Ansar – ES Radès 48-59
Étoile du Sahel – ES Goulette 73-69
JS Kairouan – US Monastir 63-64
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse
Tunis: MS Bousalem qualified for the semi-finals of the African Volleyball Club Championship after defeating ASV Blida of Algeria 3-0 (25-15, 25-23, 25-16) at a quarter-final game played on Sunday in Cairo.
Tunisia’s Mouloudia Sport de Bousalem had won the last edition of the African Volleyball Club Championship, which was held in Tunisia in 2023.
Quarter-finals results and fixture:
PA Douala (Cameroon) – Al-Nasr SC (Libya) 3-2
Port Authority (Kenya) – Prison (Kenya) 1-3
Mouloudia de Bousalem (Tunisia) – ASV Blida (Algeria) 3-0
Fixture:
Al-Ahly SC (Egypt) – Police VB (Rwanda) (1900)
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse
Tunis: The Tunisian men’s handball won, Sunday, their Saudi counterparts 28-25 at Day 1 of the first round of the Arab Youth Handball Championship, scheduled from April 21 to 30 in Casablanca, Morocco.
The completion is attended by Morocco, Algeria, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
Tunisia will play Kuwait Monday before facing Algeria and Morocco respectively.
At the end of the first round, the first four will be qualified for the semi-finals where the first will face the 4th and the 2nd will face the 3rd.
Scores:
April 21: Tunisia – Saudi Arabia: 28-25
Morocco – Kuwait
April 22: Saudi Arabia – Algeria
Tunisia – Kuwait
April 23: Kuwait – Saudi Arabia
Algeria – Morocco
April 25: Tunisia – Algeria
Saudi Arabia – Morocco
April 26: Kuwait – Algeria
Morocco – Tunisia
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse
Tunis: Results of Tunisia’s soccer Cup 2023-2024 Round of 32 games played on Friday, Saturday and Sunday:
Played Sunday, April 21:
ES Metlaoui – US Monastir 2-2 (2-4 on penalties)
US Ben Guerdane – Club Africain 1-1 (3-5 on penalties)
ES Bouchemma – ES Sahel 0-1 aet
CS Chebba – ES Jerba 0-1
ES Alouite – CS Korba 0-2
AS Soliman – AS Gabes 0-2 aet
FS Menzel Kamel – O. Beja 1-3
JS Omrane – US Tataouine 1-0 aet
SC Moknine – SC Ben Arous 2-4 aet
Played Saturday, April 20:
ES Zarzis – Stade Tunisien 0-3
Ahly Sfaxien – US Ksibet Mediouni 3-0
PS Sakiet Eddaier – ES Tazarka 1-0
Played Friday, April 19:
AS Hamma – EGS Gafsa 0-1
AS Mhamdia – CA Bizertin 1-2
CS Sfaxien – AS Marsa 0-1
Playing Wednesday, May 8:
1430: OC Kerkennah – Esperance ST
Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse