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[00:00:10] Welcome, viewers, to the sports news bulletin from Syrian
[00:00:14] TV. I, Muhannad Al-Sheikh,
[00:00:17] will be with you, and we begin with the top
[00:00:18] headlines.
[00:00:24] nil in the fifth round of With the participation of our national team's delegation, the Asian Games open
[00:00:26] from the coach, the staff, and in Japan.
[00:00:33] Hamza Al-Haj Ali wins the gold medal in mixed martial arts in
[00:00:39] Brentford completely dominated Angola.
[00:00:45] We congratulate Al-Shorta Club. Of course, this Al-Shorta Club wins the title of the Premier League for men's volleyball with a perfect record.
[00:00:49] tied in points
[00:00:50] Brentford raised its point
[00:01:00] Welcome again, viewers, from the headlines to the details.
[00:01:04] The Palestinian Minister of Sports and Youth, Issam Adel Aref
[00:01:08] Al-Qaddoumi, and the accompanying delegation visited the
[00:01:11] Central Equestrian Club in Dimas, accompanied by Assistant Minister of Sports and Youth, Jamal
[00:01:15] Al-Sharif, and the President of the Equestrian Federation, Zaid Abu
[00:01:20] of the performance was speed, pressure on Zaid. They reviewed the club's situation, facilities, and activities
[00:01:23] even have time to respond to this it carries out. The two sides discussed opportunities for cooperation and exchange
[00:01:25] of expertise in the field of equestrian sports. This
[00:01:29] tour comes within the framework of the sports program of the
[00:01:32] Palestinian delegation during its visit to Syria
[00:01:35] to review the status of a number of sports facilities, which
[00:01:38] enhances communication
[00:01:40] its tally to four points in and exchange of experiences between
[00:01:42] the two sides.
[00:01:46] most likely be his last Officially opened today, Saturday, at Mizuho Park Stadium
[00:01:49] in Nagoya, Japan, the
[00:01:52] Asian Games in their twentieth edition, Aichi-Nagoya
[00:01:56] 2026, whose competitions will continue until
[00:02:00] the fourth of October. The opening ceremony will feature
[00:02:02] a range of artistic and cultural performances
[00:02:06] that reflect the Japanese identity and culture, in addition to
[00:02:10] from Kuwait and Dr. Wael celebrating the cultural diversity of the Asian
[00:02:13] continent, as well as the entry of participating delegations, including
[00:02:16] our national team's delegation, which includes
[00:02:20] 15 male and female athletes, with 10
[00:02:23] male players and five female players competing in nine
[00:02:27] play. It's not
[00:02:27] and the final exam from sports. The tournament's competitions will be held over six
[00:02:30] days and will include 43 sports
[00:02:33] in an edition that will see the participation of more than
[00:02:37] okay. This 17,000 athletes, coaches, and
[00:03:05] participation for Syria.
[00:03:08] The star of our national team for mixed martial arts,
[00:03:12] Hamza Al-Haj Ali,
[00:03:14] a perfect record in the won the gold medal in the middleweight competitions for the youth
[00:03:17] A category in the World Championship for Mixed Martial
[00:03:20] Arts 2026,
[00:03:24] currently held in the Angolan capital, Luanda.
[00:03:27] Al-Haj Ali managed to win the final against the Angolan,
[00:03:30] Kalumba Kitoko, after ending
[00:03:33] the fight in the third round by rear-naked
[00:03:36] choke. The tournament is organized by the International Mixed Martial
[00:03:40] Arts Federation
[00:03:43] Getting the opportunity to face this with the participation of national teams from 19 countries and continues until
[00:03:47] the twentieth of this month. Tajuddin Shawaf won
[00:03:51] Captain, in the bronze medal in the same
[00:03:53] tournament.
[00:03:57] Al-Shorta Club, already crowned champions of the Syrian Premier League
[00:04:01] for men's volleyball, secured
[00:04:04] the match against Al-Furat Club with three
[00:04:08] sets to nil in the 18th
[00:04:11] and final round. With this victory, Al-Shorta's heroes were crowned
[00:04:14] league champions for this year with a perfect
[00:04:17] record, an exceptional achievement without
[00:04:20] losing a single set throughout the tournament. Let's
[00:04:24] watch.
[00:04:35] Thanks to Allah Almighty, and the efforts of the coaches and players,
[00:04:39] and their commitment and discipline, we were crowned, by the grace of
[00:04:42] Allah, with the Women's League Championship
[00:04:45] in volleyball. Then
[00:04:48] one in the opening of the fifth round of we followed it with the Men's Championship also in volleyball.
[00:04:50] And we promise, God willing, that
[00:04:53] Monaco the lead with a goal scored in police sports or police sports in general will reach much further arenas, God
[00:04:56] willing.
[00:05:00] By the grace of the Lord of the Worlds, we managed to harvest all points
[00:05:04] and without
[00:05:06] Africa in a match that losing any set in any match, praise be to God. And this
[00:05:09] is an exceptional record now. We are now looking
[00:05:12] forward, God willing, to prepare the team for international participation. God willing, we will be blessed
[00:05:16] and achieve international results
[00:05:19] that will, as they say, satisfy the game's audience
[00:05:23] and our ambitions, God willing.
[00:05:26] Today, thank God, we were crowned with the
[00:05:32] Syrian Premier League Championship for volleyball after a lot of
[00:05:35] hard work and effort
[00:05:39] all the players. And thank God, this year there were many
[00:05:43] achievements for Syrian volleyball, and the
[00:05:46] Sports Federation made achievements by supporting sports, improving things,
[00:05:50] and things are now much better than
[00:05:52] before.
[00:05:57] work is a team effort consisting of
[00:06:00] the club president plus the president of the Syrian Police
[00:06:03] Federation, the coaches, the efforts of the players.
[00:06:07] We congratulate them on this hard work and effort after a
[00:06:10] long period of the league, the first and second legs.
[00:06:13] God willing, we will always see other teams excelling in Syrian
[00:06:17] halls.
[00:06:21] God willing, congratulations to Al-Shorta Club and to the male players of Al-Shorta
[00:06:25] Club and also to the female players of Al-Shorta Club who also won the league
[00:06:28] by defeating all teams like the men's team
[00:06:31] 3-0 against all rival teams and clubs.
[00:06:35] We dedicate this victory to the president of Al-Shorta Club, Colonel
[00:06:38] Muhammad Zaina, and to the distinguished coach, Captain Abdullatif.
[00:06:45] In this celebratory atmosphere, the curtain fell on the competitions
[00:06:48] of the Syrian Premier League for men's volleyball for the
[00:06:52] 2025-2026 season
[00:06:55] with the crowning of Al-Shorta Club after their victory
[00:06:58] in the final match over Al-Furat Club, thus adding
[00:07:02] a new title to the club's coffers. Syrian News,
[00:07:05] Karhaman Mustafa, Damascus.
[00:07:09] The Athletics Federation will hold an international training
[00:07:13] course for coaches next month. The course will see the participation of
[00:07:15] 36 male and female students from various
[00:07:19] Syrian governorates. Dr. Nasser Jarallah
[00:07:22] Ramadan from Egypt will lecture in it.
[00:07:26] The course will be held in two stages: the first for theoretical lectures
[00:07:30] remotely during the period between the 17th and 30th of
[00:07:33] next October, and the second for in-person
[00:07:36] lectures, practical lessons,
[00:07:40] the first to the seventh of next November.
[00:08:04] The Saudi national team under 21 years old defeated
[00:08:07] its Qatari counterpart by two goals to nil in the fourth
[00:08:11] group of the football competition at the Asian
[00:08:14] Games, ensuring its qualification to the quarterfinals
[00:08:18] alongside the South Korean team. In the third group,
[00:08:21] the Kuwaiti team lost to its Uzbek counterpart by two
[00:08:25] goals to nil, freezing its balance at one
[00:08:28] point before facing the Philippines, which had already exited
[00:08:55] the competition. Japan's national team qualified for the final match
[00:08:59] of the basketball competition at the Asian Games after a big victory
[00:09:02] over its Chinese counterpart by a difference of 20 points, with a score of 97
[00:09:06] points to 77. The Japanese team set
[00:09:09] a renewed date with the South Korean team, which
[00:09:13] defeated Iran, knowing that the Japanese and Korean
[00:09:16] teams faced each other in the first round, and South Korea won
[00:09:20] with a score of 100 points to 83 points.
[00:09:56] So, dear viewers, we host our guest via
[00:10:00] phone, Mr. Abdul Qader Al-Alam, Chairman of the Syrian Higher Committee for Miniature
[00:10:04] Football, to talk about the events
[00:10:07] of the tournament with the Syrian national team. Welcome,
[00:10:11] Captain Abdul
[00:10:14] Qader. Welcome, Mr. Muhannad, how are you? I hope you are well. Welcome to you. How are you?
[00:10:18] Firstly, if you could tell us about the tournament's events
[00:10:29] participated in this tournament with the aim of participating, you know, and praise
[00:10:33] be to God, we left a positive
[00:10:36] mark with the
[00:10:39] international, Asian, and Arab federations, as our first
[00:10:43] participation. We achieved
[00:10:46] three victories out of four in the first
[00:10:48] round, and we chose the fifth and sixth classification
[00:10:51] match. But generally, as our
[00:10:55] first participation, a federation was formed, or a committee was formed,
[00:10:59] about four months ago, and I learned about it. We are satisfied,
[00:11:02] praise be to God, with the performance, the result, and the disciplinary
[00:11:06] performance, and all these things that happened. Yes, generally,
[00:11:09] everyone. There was a lot of engagement on social media with the Syrian
[00:11:13] miniature football team. The engagement was good, and everyone was satisfied with the team's
[00:11:17] performance. However, if we talk about the organizing committee's
[00:11:20] decision, was it correct in your opinion?
[00:11:25] Yes, I'll briefly explain. This is miniature football in general.
[00:11:28] It's different from the six-a-side game played in Syrian
[00:11:31] stadiums. It's a complex game with strict
[00:11:35] rules. The count is five seconds in most situations. The important
[00:11:38] thing is that it's a fast game, so
[00:11:40] most
[00:11:45] the players and management. We didn't
[00:11:48] issue. Only now, today, the first day, we are relaxing
[00:11:52] after all this. That's why what happened to us was a simple
[00:11:56] controversy. Before we arrived, a rule came out
[00:12:00] time it's been applied in miniature football
[00:12:03] since it was established: that a national team player, a first-division player,
[00:12:07] a second-division player, is not allowed to participate.
[00:12:10] Yes, we sent the list. When we sent
[00:12:13] the list, we told them that we absolutely had to have players like that because it was the first
[00:12:17] time the federation was formed, and we don't have players of that caliber. I mean, outside
[00:12:21] of those, there's no one playing football, given that we were in
[00:12:25] a country coming out of war. Anyway,
[00:12:28] the organizing committee said there was no problem.
[00:12:32] When we came out,
[00:12:35] on the first day of the draw, they told you that was the time we sat
[00:12:38] at the draw, and they started reciting the internal regulations of the tournament.
[00:12:41] Uh, they announced, for example, that we had
[00:12:44] an African player in the Bangladesh team, meaning his passport was not a Bangladesh
[00:12:48] passport. They asked them not to let him onto the field. All teams
[00:12:52] had one, or for example, they gave their opinions. Except
[00:12:55] for the Syrian team, the answer was "okay, no problem," and praise
[00:12:59] be to God, things were
[00:13:02] opinion was then followed by the Syrian national team in all
[00:13:05] its matches without any
[00:13:08] observations regarding the players whose
[00:13:12] names were submitted
[00:13:15] coming days, what are the procedures?
[00:13:18] Yes, first of all, after we beat
[00:13:21] the first candidate for the tournament. After we won, they found that the Syrian national team was not
[00:13:25] just participating; it came to prove itself, to show
[00:13:28] that there is a working team. Of course, we have an interview that we will broadcast on our page with
[00:13:32] the Vice President of the International Federation. I mean, you are talking about the international, Brazil,
[00:13:36] Argentina, France, all the countries of the world. He is the Vice President of the International Federation.
[00:13:39] He talked about the organization of the Syrian national team and that
[00:13:43] it suffered injustice from the organizing committee
[00:13:47] in Indonesia. Yes, we are not talking about
[00:13:50] an Asian federation, nor an Arab federation, nor an international federation. The organizing committee
[00:13:54] changed the laws between the first
[00:13:57] draw and the time. I mean, this talk
[00:14:00] about the tie-breaking rule.
[00:14:04] Plus, yes. And consequently, the biggest loser from this
[00:14:07] amendment of these rules is the Syrian national team after the courageous
[00:14:10] performance it presented. In short,
[00:14:16] the coming days, or later, what is the goal of the Syrian national
[00:14:20] miniature football team? Our
[00:14:22] goal, God willing, is to continue our training
[00:14:26] and to create a structure for a miniature
[00:14:29] football federation. We will establish a league for this
[00:14:32] game, and we will make this game independent. And God willing, there will be
[00:14:35] an interview, as I told you, that will be broadcast. We have promises, God willing, that the number of Asian
[00:14:39] seats will be increased for the World Cup. And God willing,
[00:14:43] we will compete for this opportunity and be present in the Czech Republic in 2027. Yes, God willing,
[00:14:47] we wish success to the Syrian miniature football team.
[00:14:50] Thank you, Captain Abdul Qader Al-Alam, Chairman of the Syrian Higher
[00:14:53] Committee for Miniature Football. You were with us by phone
[00:14:56] from Jakarta. Thank you. Thank
[00:14:59] you. So, viewers, our broadcast continues, and in a
[00:15:02] little while,
[00:15:05] Al-Ahly Saudi will face Sundowns in the Continental Club Cup.
[00:15:21] Al-Ahly Saudi enters a different test in its journey in the
[00:15:25] Continental Club Cup when it visits Mamelodi
[00:15:28] Sundowns of South
[00:15:31] cannot be divided by two, as the champions of
[00:15:35] Asia and Africa compete for the title of the Africa-Asia Pacific
[00:15:39] Cup and a ticket to continue the journey towards the final
[00:15:42] stages of the global tournament. Al-Ahly arrived
[00:15:45] in Pretoria after overcoming Auckland
[00:15:48] City by one goal to nil last
[00:15:51] month.
[00:15:54] Brentford achieved a big victory over its guest Chelsea
[00:15:58] by three goals to
[00:16:01] the English Premier League. This is
[00:16:04] Brentford's first victory at home over Chelsea
[00:16:08] in its history in the English Premier League. The first
[00:16:12] half ended in a goalless draw, but
[00:16:17] the second half, scoring three goals through
[00:16:20] Jaydon Anthony, Igor Thiago,
[00:16:23] and Fábio Carvalho.
[00:16:27] tally to nine, temporarily moving up to third
[00:16:30] place, while Chelsea's points remained at seven.
[00:16:34] points.
[00:17:07] A little while ago, Aston Villa achieved a thrilling victory
[00:17:11] over host Tottenham by three goals to two in the fifth
[00:17:14] round, also raising
[00:17:18] 15th place, while Tottenham remained in 18th place
[00:17:21] with two points.
[00:17:33] In Spain, Elche achieved its first victory in La Liga
[00:17:37] after defeating host Espanyol by three
[00:17:40] goals. Elche played most of the match
[00:17:43] with ten men after its player Federico
[00:17:46] Redondo was sent off in the sixth minute. Despite
[00:17:50] this, the visiting team managed to score the first
[00:17:53] goal through its player Fernando Niño in the
[00:17:57] 26th minute. The same player then scored the
[00:18:00] second goal in the 29th minute. The
[00:18:03] Catalan host reduced the deficit with a goal scored by Víctor Chust
[00:18:07] by mistake into his own net in the 72nd minute,
[00:18:11] while Grimán Valera secured Elche's victory with a
[00:18:14] third goal in the
[00:18:16] 78th minute.
[00:18:21] Staying in Spain, Barcelona finished its preparation for the match against
[00:18:24] Sevilla this evening in the seventh round of the Spanish League.
[00:18:28] The Catalan team trained under the leadership of German
[00:18:31] coach Hansi Flick, with the participation of the team's stars, led by captain
[00:18:34] Raphinha and star Lamine Yamal, while he was absent.
[00:18:41] during the match against his Andalusian rival, from
[00:18:44] continuing his winning streak and achieving a seventh consecutive
[00:18:48] victory after the team achieved
[00:18:51] league so far.
[00:19:25] Germany: Bayern Munich temporarily topped the German League
[00:19:28] after a crushing victory over its guest Union Berlin
[00:19:32] by seven goals to nil in the opening of the fourth round.
[00:19:35] The match saw Harry Kane score two
[00:19:38] goals, entering Bundesliga history as the fastest player
[00:19:42] to score 100 goals in his 98th match. French
[00:19:45] Michael Olise also established himself as the star of the match by scoring
[00:19:48] a hat-trick and assisting a goal. Moroccan substitute
[00:19:52] Ismael Sibari also scored his first goal in the Bavarian giant's shirt.
[00:20:17] In France, Monaco climbed to the top of the French League
[00:20:19] temporarily after defeating its guest Lens by two goals to
[00:20:25] the tournament. Barry Brown gave
[00:20:30] the 20th minute. Mathieu Udol equalized for
[00:20:33] Lens in the 57th minute. In the 84th
[00:20:38] minute, Lens defender Jonathan Gradit scored a
[00:20:41] goal that gave Monaco the lead by mistake into his own net. Monaco thus raised its
[00:20:45] points total to 13, moving
[00:20:49] to the top by two points ahead of both Lille,
[00:20:53] who will face host Nice next Sunday in the same round,
[00:20:56] and Rennes, who will visit Lyon.
[00:21:19] The eyes of Italian and international football fans will turn shortly
[00:21:23] to the Olimpico Stadium in the Italian capital
[00:21:26] Rome, where Roma will host Inter Milan in the top
[00:21:30] match of the fifth round of the Italian Football
[00:21:33] League. The two teams will meet in the top match of the round,
[00:21:36] and they are
[00:21:39] with 12 points each
[00:21:42] after achieving victories in their first four matches
[00:21:46] with a perfect record. However, Roma surpasses the champions of
[00:21:49] last season by goal difference, as its offense
[00:21:53] scored 12 goals and conceded one goal, while
[00:21:57] Inter Milan scored 13 goals but
[00:22:00] conceded six goals.
[00:22:03] Jorge
[00:22:12] Jesus, the coach of the Portuguese national team, announced
[00:22:15] the inclusion of Cristiano Ronaldo in the preliminary squad of the Portuguese
[00:22:18] national team, which includes 25 players
[00:22:22] in preparation for the upcoming four matches for the reigning champions in
[00:22:25] the UEFA Nations League tournament. Ronaldo had
[00:22:28] sparked speculation in August about his plans to retire
[00:22:32] after stating that next year would
[00:22:36] in his footballing career. The 41-year-old
[00:22:39] captain of the Portuguese national team is one of the most
[00:22:43] decorated players in the history of football, having won
[00:22:46] major titles with clubs. his current club Al-Nassr, and since
[00:22:53] his first appearance with the first team of Sporting Lisbon
[00:22:56] in 2002.
[00:22:59] 2002.
[00:23:07] Cristiano is a player like any other player. If he performs
[00:23:11] well, he plays, and if he doesn't,
[00:23:14] he doesn't
[00:23:17] about him being Cristiano. Of course,
[00:23:20] Cristiano enjoys a different status.
[00:23:24] His professional career
[00:23:26] is exceptional, and he has won the Ballon d'Or five
[00:23:30] times. But does that affect
[00:23:33] my decisions? No, not at
[00:23:36] all. It has no
[00:23:40] and in no way. However, is he different from
[00:23:44] others? Yes, he
[00:23:46] is.
[00:23:51] Marcelo Gallardo stated during a press
[00:23:54] conference on the occasion of taking over the coaching duties of the Ecuadorian
[00:23:58] national football team that he will work to motivate
[00:24:02] the team to represent all Ecuadorians
[00:24:04] in the best possible way. Gallardo, who previously participated
[00:24:08] in two World Cup finals and is coaching
[00:24:12] a national team for the first time, confirmed that the current
[00:24:16] generation of the Ecuadorian national team possesses the necessary capabilities to achieve
[00:24:20] a big step
[00:24:21] forward.
[00:24:28] It's the challenge of my life, and that's how I'd like to describe it.
[00:24:33] challenge is not only on the sports level, but also on the human
[00:24:37] level. It puts me in a different situation than
[00:24:40] what I'm used to, as I get to know a new culture,
[00:24:44] new people, and a new country. I strive for us to move
[00:24:47] forward together, I and these people, whom I will get to know
[00:24:51] and who will get to know me day by day, towards
[00:24:55] a future full of hope.
[00:24:58] So, dear viewers, we have reached the end of the sports news bulletin. Thank you
[00:25:02] for your good follow-up. We will meet you tomorrow at the same time. May you be safe and goodbye.
[00:30:32] The steps to restore the state's sovereignty over
[00:30:35] its institutions and facilities intersect with another path
[00:30:39] whose title is establishing security
[00:30:43] and prosecuting those whose names have been
[00:30:45] linked to violations that affected Syrians. Between a diplomatic
[00:30:48] path that follows the arrangements of the Russian presence and a security
[00:30:52] path that opens old files, the state is moving
[00:30:55] forward in addressing a heavy legacy through parallel
[00:30:59] paths.