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London 2012 Live Update: August 17th

2:41 p.m.: Hassine Ayari is defeated by Yunior Falcon (of Cuba) in the quarterfinals of the Men’s 96 kg. Greco-Wrestling. 2:25 p.m.: Hassine Ayari defeats Atafi Choukri (of Morocco) to advance to the quarterfinals in Men’s 96 kg. Greco-Wrestling. 12:06 p.m.: Ben Ismail Afef places 23rd out of 23rd in the Women’s Kayak Single (K1) [...]

Ben Afef’s Run Halted in the Semifinals

Kane Borders | 07 August 2012 | 0 Comments

Ben Afif Ismail failed to qualify for the finals today in the Women’s Kayak Single (K1) 500m. Her time of 2:07.705 in her original heat was enough to get her a last place finish in her heat and a 24th out of 25th overall. She advanced to the semifinals due to the structure of the [...]

Tunisian Volleyball Team Swept by Russians

Kane Borders | 02 August 2012 | 0 Comments

The Tunisian Men’s Volleyball team lost in three straight sets to the Russians today, leaving them with a 0-3 record in group play. Tunisia played well in the first and third sets, losing 25-21 and 25-23 respectively, but were soundly beaten in the second set 25-15. The difference was decided by the quality of net [...]

Tunisian Handball Team Overwhelmed by Narcisse and French in Second Half

Kane Borders | 02 August 2012 | 0 Comments

The Tunisian Handball team suffered a close loss to the French today in Group A Preliminary play, falling 25-19. The first half was characterized more by yellow cards than by any advantage in play, with 6 being handed out in the first 15 minutes (3 to the French and 3 to the Tunisians). However, the [...]

London 2012 Live Update: August 1st

Kane Borders | 01 August 2012 | 0 Comments

3:00 p.m.: Azza Besbes eliminated by Dagmara Wozniak (of the US) in the round of 16 in Women’s Individual Sabre. 2:30 p.m.: Amira Ben Chaabane was defeated by Xiaodong Chen (of China) in the Women’s Individual Sabre round of 32. 2:27 p.m.: Azza Besbes defeats Sin Ying Au (of Hong Kong) to advance to the [...]

London 2012 Live Update: July 31

Mohamed Guesmi | 31 July 2012 | 0 Comments

3:40 p.m.: Mohamed Samandi lost 15-7 to Italy’s Andrea Cassara. 11:30 a.m.: Mohamed Samandi, the 25-year old Tunisian fencer advances in the fencing competitions, defeating Britain’s Rosowsky 15-8 . 11:10 a.m.: Moalla Ismail’s spike is blocked by Janic Bojan, characterizing Tunisia’s last attempt at resistance against Serbian team’s unstoppable onslaught. 10:44 a.m.: Moalla Ismail’s well-directed [...]

Low Budget Accommodations in Tunis

Kane Borders | 21 July 2012 | 0 Comments

Out of love for our esteemed readers, this newspaper sent out two emissaries into dangerous, unchartered lands; battles would be waged against mythological guardians of knowledge, harrowing escapes made from tortuous labyrinths and forbidden spaces penetrated by our persistence. This newspaper understood the risks, but decided that the mission was of utmost importance and that [...]

Tunisia Wins U-17 Arab Cup

Mohamed Guesmi | 17 July 2012 | 0 Comments

Yesterday, confetti rained-down and fireworks exploded as Tunisia’s under-17 team held aloft the Arab cup trophy. Monday’s decisive 3-0 rout of Iraq in the final fully illustrated Tunisia’s dominance over even the toughest contenders of the U-17 Arab Cup. Tunisia, the host of this year’s tournament, squandered the bid of their historic soccer rivals, Morocco, [...]

Tunisian Swimmers Bring Home Two Golds and Bronze from Luxembourg

Khaoula Ammar | 21 June 2012 | 0 Comments

Tunisia’s Ahmed Mathlouthi and Oussama Mellouli and Italy’s Marco Belotti (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) Ahmed Mathlouthi, a 23 year-old Tunisian swimmer, won two gold medals during the 8th Open Luxembourg Nationals competition. Ahmed snatched the gold medal in the men’s 200m freestyle event on June 16, with a time of 1’48’’71, besting the Moroccan swimmer Mehdi Al-Hazzaz, [...]

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