Female athletes make rare appearance in archery contest in Yemen's capital

STORY: Female athletes make rare appearance in archery contest in Yemen's capital DATELINE: March 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the contest STORYLINE: A local archery championship was held on Monday in Yemen's capital Sanaa. A total of 75 male and female athletes played in the game despite the country's conservative tradition that frowns upon females' participation in sports competitions. A female archer said she felt lucky to get into the games and hoped for more to come. While women's sports are rarely held in Yemen, sportswomen have made continuous efforts to participate in local and international tournaments. Such competitions have been unusual in the war-torn country. Yemen has been mired in a civil war since late 2014 when the Iran-backed Houthi militia seized control of several northern provinces and forced the Saudi-backed Yemeni government out of the capital Sanaa. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Sanaa. (XHTV)

Braves pitcher Kawakami takes 5th loss

Braves pitcher Kawakami takes 5th loss

ATLANTA, United States - Atlanta Braves right-hander Kenshin Kawakami frowns as he heads back to the dugout after giving up two runs in the second inning of a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Turner Field in Atlanta on May 16. The Diamondbacks won 12-0, handing Kawakami his fifth loss of the season.

(1)Matsui silent in Yankees' 3rd straight loss in ALCS

(1)Matsui silent in Yankees' 3rd straight loss in ALCS

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Nikkei average falls to 12-year low in Tokyo

Nikkei average falls to 12-year low in Tokyo

A dealer at the Tokyo Stock Exchange frowns in morning trading Aug. 28 watching a stock-price terminal. At one point the Nikkei 225 index fell more than 600 points to 13,792.76, its lowest since closing at 13,727.86 on March 1, 1986 -- the start of Japan's bubble economy.

Braves pitcher Kawakami takes 5th loss

Braves pitcher Kawakami takes 5th loss

ATLANTA, United States - Atlanta Braves right-hander Kenshin Kawakami frowns as he heads back to the dugout after giving up two runs in the second inning of a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Turner Field in Atlanta on May 16. The Diamondbacks won 12-0, handing Kawakami his fifth loss of the season. (Kyodo)

(1)Matsui silent in Yankees' 3rd straight loss in ALCS

(1)Matsui silent in Yankees' 3rd straight loss in ALCS

NEW YORK, United States - The New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui frowns after fouling out to first in the fourth inning of Game 6 in the American League Champion Series at the Yankee Stadium on Oct. 19. Matsui went 0-for-3 in the Yankees' 4-2 loss to the Boston Red Sox that sent the ALCS into a decisive Game 7. (MLB) (Kyodo)

Steven Gerrard

Steven Gerrard

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Pyeongchang Olympics

Pyeongchang Olympics

A member of the North Korean cheerleading squad frowns as one of the ears of Pyeongchang Olympics mascot Soohorang brushes her head during a welcome ceremony at the athletes' village for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, on Feb. 8, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Baseball: Darvish allows 2-run homer in pre-season game

Baseball: Darvish allows 2-run homer in pre-season game

Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish frowns after allowing a two-run homer to Trevor Story of the Colorado Rockies during the first inning of a pre-season game in Surprise, Arizona, on March 7, 2017. Darvish was pulled during the fourth inning of the team's 3-2 loss. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nikkei average falls to 12-year low in Tokyo

Nikkei average falls to 12-year low in Tokyo

A dealer at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (1) frowns in morning trading Aug. 28 watching a stock-price terminal. At one point the Nikkei (2) 225 index fell more than 600 points to 13,792.76, its lowest since closing at 13,727.86 on March 1, 1986 -- the start of Japan's bubble economy. ==Kyodo