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Javier Mendez didn’t know Khabib Nurmagomedov was going to retire at UFC 254, addresses weigh-in controversy Censored Internet

Javier Mendez didn’t know Khabib Nurmagomedov was going to retire at UFC 254, addresses weigh-in controversy

When UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov laid his gloves on the canvas after beating Justin Gaethje at UFC 254, fans weren’t the only ones shocked. Nurmagomedov’s longtime coach, American Kickboxing Academy’s Javier Mendez, said he had no idea Nurmagomedov would call it a career this past Saturday in Abu Dhabi.…
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October 27, 2020
Video: BE’s Karim Zidan discusses sports diplomacy alongside Garry Kasparov Censored Internet

Video: BE’s Karim Zidan discusses sports diplomacy alongside Garry Kasparov

For years Bloody Elbow’s Karim Zidan has reported on the intersection of sports and politics. Specifically, Zidan has identified incidents where powerful (and often despotic) regime use sports to advance their goals. Sometimes those goals include distracting the international community, and corporate partners, from human rights abuses. This practice has…
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October 26, 2020
Middle East PE firm Investcorp Holding scouts for deals as rivals fade, valuations soften Censored Internet

Middle East PE firm Investcorp Holding scouts for deals as rivals fade, valuations soften

The biggest private equity and alternative asset manager in the Middle East is on the lookout for deals after the economic fallout of the pandemic made companies cheaper to buy and scandals thinned out the competition. Investcorp Holding BSC, which manages about $34 billion, is looking to do more in…
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October 26, 2020
Iran reports Covid-19 death every five minutes, hospitals struggle Censored Internet

Iran reports Covid-19 death every five minutes, hospitals struggle

DUBAI: Hospitals in many Iranian provinces are running out of capacity to handle Covid-19 cases, health authorities say, with novel coronavirus now killing around 300 people a day or one person every five minutes. Authorities have complained of poor social distancing, and Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi said the pandemic…
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October 26, 2020