Moroccan police arrested on Tuesday 170 fans of the Meknassi club suspected of involvement in new riots in Casablanca, four days after the death of a fan in a crowd that shook public opinion.
And the website of the first Moroccan public channel reported that the security services in Casablanca arrested 170 fans of the Meknassi football club, "suspected of their involvement in causing material losses to public and private property, and exposing public officials to violence."
And the website of the first public channel reported that the security services in Casablanca arrested 170 fans of the Meknassi club, "suspected of their involvement in causing material losses to public and private property, and exposing public officials to violence." This took place on the occasion of a match for the team representing the city of Meknes (central north) in the amateur section (representing the third division of the local league) in front of its host, Al-Ittihad Sports, at Al-Arabi Al-Zawli Stadium in the economic capital, which was supposed to be held without an audience for “security reasons,” according to the “tournament” website. . However, "about 2,500 supporters of the Al-Meknassi club deliberately joined the stadium (...) before a large number of them proceeded to cause riots and violence and threw stones at members of the public forces and citizens' property," according to a security source. According to the same source, these incidents left "five members of the security forces injured of varying severity." And material losses to several cars, without mentioning injuries among the masses. A judicial investigation was opened with the detainees. These events come while calls continue to determine responsibilities in an encouraging death incident for Raja Casablanca club in the vicinity of the Mohammed V stadium, after crowds crowded ahead of the Green Team’s match with Al-Ahly of Egypt, Saturday, in the second leg of the quarter-finals of the African Champions League competition. This incident left great sadness expressed by the pioneers of social networking sites and local media, as the hashtag "Justice for Noura" was launched on Facebook on Tuesday. There were also demands for an extensive investigation into the misorganization that could have prevented fans from entering the stadium despite having tickets. Comments on social media criticized the security forces' use of water cannons to disperse the crowd, questioning their responsibility in the incident. However, the Casablanca security authority denied Monday night, "categorically, the validity of this news." She explained to local media that her forces resorted to using water pumping trucks "to prevent the storming of the stadium by hundreds of people in the seventh district in its vicinity, far from the place from which the victim was taken to the hospital after she was injured in the third district." He announced the opening of a judicial investigation on Saturday to determine the circumstances of the accident, the results of which have not yet been revealed. The Mohammed V stadium, located in the center of Casablanca, has previously witnessed similar problems in international matches or derby matches between the two poles of the city, Raja and Wydad, which attract large audiences from all over Morocco. While Moroccan stadiums generally suffer from frequent riots, which result in many arrests and penalties against clubs. He announced the opening of a judicial investigation on Saturday to determine the circumstances of the accident, the results of which have not yet been revealed. The Mohammed V stadium, located in the center of Casablanca, has previously witnessed similar problems in international matches or derby matches between the two poles of the city, Raja and Wydad, which attract large audiences from all over Morocco. While Moroccan stadiums generally suffer from frequent riots, which result in many arrests and penalties against clubs. He announced the opening of a judicial investigation on Saturday to determine the circumstances of the accident, the results of which have not yet been revealed. The Mohammed V stadium, located in the center of Casablanca, has previously witnessed similar problems in international matches or derby matches between the two poles of the city, Raja and Wydad, which attract large audiences from all over Morocco. While Moroccan stadiums generally suffer from frequent riots, which result in many arrests and penalties against clubs.
This took place on the occasion of a match for the team representing the city of Meknes (central northern Morocco) in the amateur section (representing the third division of the local league), in front of its host, the Sports Federation, at the Al-Arabi Al-Zawli stadium in the economic capital, which was supposed to be held without an audience for “security reasons,” according to the “Syria” website. Championship".
However, "about 2,500 supporters of the Meknassi club deliberately joined the stadium before a large number of them started to cause riots and violence and threw stones at members of the public forces and citizens' property," according to a security source.
According to the same source, these incidents left "five security forces injured with varying severity" and several cars damaged, without mentioning any injuries among the masses.
A judicial investigation was opened with the detainees.
These events come while calls continue to determine responsibilities in an encouraging death incident for Raja Casablanca club in the vicinity of the Mohammed V stadium, after crowds crowded ahead of the Green Team’s match with Al-Ahly of Egypt, Saturday, in the second leg of the quarter-finals of the African Champions League competition.
This incident left great sadness expressed by the pioneers of social networking sites and local media, as the hashtag "Justice for Noura" was launched on Facebook on Tuesday.
There were also demands for an extensive investigation into the misorganization that could have prevented fans from entering the stadium for the Raja and Al-Ahly match, despite the availability of tickets.
Forbes: Ronaldo is the highest paid athlete in 2023 after moving to Saudi Arabia
Forbes magazine said that Cristiano Ronaldo became the highest-paid athlete in the world after moving to the Saudi club Al-Nasr, after his annual salary almost doubled, while the Paris Saint-Germain duo, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe, completed the top three.
Ronaldo, who joined the Saudi club until 2025 after leaving Manchester United last year, collected $136 million, and Forbes said his annual salary had risen to about $75 million.
Ronaldo's contract was estimated by media at more than 200 million euros ($219.98 million).
Argentine Messi, 35, Paris Saint-Germain striker, came second in the list, with a total of $130 million, while his teammate and France captain, Mbappe, who is the youngest athlete on the list at the age of 24, earned $120 million, ranking third.
Paris Saint-Germain is owned by Qatari authorities.
Los Angeles Lakers player and NBA star LeBron James ($119.5 million) and Mexican boxer Canelo Alvarez ($110 million) rounded out the top five.
Last year also saw the emergence of the new Saudi-backed (LIV) golf series, which attracted some of the world's best players with huge cash prizes.
Former world number one golfer Dustin Johnson ranked sixth with $ 107 million, achieving the largest gains after the dramatic transformation of the new (LIV) series, after he missed the first 50 athletes on the Forbes list in 2022, while fellow golfer Phil Mickelson occupied the position. Seventh with $106 million.
Four-time NBA champion Stephen Curry ($100.4 million) and Phoenix Suns' Kevin Durant ($89.1 million) are the other two NBA players on the list.
And former tennis player Roger Federer ($ 95.1 million) is the only retired player in the top ten.
Forbes said its sports-specific earnings estimate is based on all prize money, salaries and bonuses earned in the past 12 months, while its off-field earnings estimate is based on sponsorship deals, participation in promotional events and cash returns from businesses run by athletes.
Pedrosa got a new experience when he "comeback" to MotoGP in Spain
Motorcycle racer Daniel "Dani" Pedrosa revealed that he gained new experiences and learned many things when he returned to the MotoGP event in Spain last weekend with the KTM racing team, with wildcard status .
Pedrosa, who finished seventh in the main race and sixth in the Sprint race, said the performance of the motorbike he was riding was quite good, especially as two other KTM riders, Brad Binder and Jack Miller, also got podiums in the two race sessions.
“I can take two things from this weekend's race. One is the technical side and all the things that I can pass on to the testing team and we can keep in mind for the next stage of our work. There are also amazing results from friends!” Pedrosa said, quoted from KTM's official statement, Tuesday.
“The second thing is how the people (fans) are still together and cheering me on. It's hard to believe. I'm just trying to give my best and I hope the fans like it. I think we are getting stronger as a project and the bike is improving step by step."
Meanwhile, Red Bull KTM Team Manager Francesco Guidotti added that the positive achievements of the team and the three riders made him more confident to wade through MotoGP this season.
“What a weekend. We started the Grand Prix in a great way with Dani and then qualifying went perfect too, we won the Sprint race and the main race was great. We did something special: both riders fought for victory, led most of the way and took two places on the podium," said Guidotti.
Furthermore, he thanked everyone involved in this project. Guidotti said all those who support are very committed even though they are under pressure to continue to improve the performance of the motorbike and engine.
“Time is running so fast so I'm happy we started to show something important. We had red flags and it even rained at one stage so it's been an intense weekend here. Technicians, designers, mechanics, riders, test team; thank you all for this great result. We are looking ahead and we are confident," said Guidotti.
Federal Oil hopes that its two racers will again win points at the Le Mans GP
PT ExxonMobil Lubricants Indonesia (PT EMLI) through Federal Oil hopes that its two racers from the Gresini Racing team, namely Alex Marquez and Fabio Di Giannantonio, can again secure points when racing at the Le Mans Circuit, France, in two weeks.
This hope was given after the two drivers won eight points and four points respectively, the results of the sprint race and main race at the Jerez Circuit, Spain, last Sunday (30/4).
These points were obtained after Alex finished in eighth position (8 points) Di Giannantonio finished in 12th position (4 points).
In the sprint race itself, the two of them did not get any points because Alex fell, while Di Giannantonio, or Diggia as he is familiarly called, was only able to finish in 11th position.
"Overall Alex Marquez and Fabio Di Giannantonio tried hard to get the best results at the Jerez Circuit, Spain," said Rommy Averdy as Consumer Brand General Manager of PT EMLI in an official statement.
“Federal Oil hopes that the two drivers can perform even more optimally in the next series at the Le Mans Circuit, France. Hopefully we can get a double podium for the first time for the team and also for the fans in Indonesia."
This additional race point in Spain made Alex sit in 10th position in the MotoGP standings with 41 points, while his Italian teammate is in 16th position with 17 points.
On the same occasion, Alex was in the sprint raceexperienced a crash , said that now he is focused on gaining a lot of points, considering that the 10th position to the fourth position is only eight points apart, in which position is occupied by a racer from Australia Jack Miller.
"We should be happy, I never felt comfortable on the bike after yesterday's crash and today's hot weather, but today's aim was to stay upright and get more points," said rider number 73.
"Between fourth and tenth in the standings are very close in points," he continued.
The younger brother of Marc Marquez added that he would learn more about the motorbike he was riding in order to get the best results in the next MotoGP race series at Le Mans later.
"Continuing the test will be useful to learn more about the motorbike and be better prepared to face the Le Mans Circuit," he added.
Rider number 49, Diggia admits that he also wants to learn more about his motorbike in order to get a comfortable ride and of course the best results for navigating the next series of MotoGP.
"The test will be very important because we will try many things such as the settings of the motorbike, ergonomics and try to take advantage of time by adjusting many components while still feeling more comfortable on the motorbike according to the recommendations of experts from the mechanics team," said Diggia.
The fifth MotoGP 2023 series will take place at the Le Mans Circuit, France, next week on May 14.
Meanwhile, from the previous four MotoGP series Francesco Bagnaia won twice (Algarve Circuit and Jerez Circuit), Marco Bezzecchi won once (Termas de Rio Hondo Circuit), and Alex Rins won once (The America Circuit).
Kemenpora will collaborate in organizing Formula E Jakarta
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Minister of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Indonesia (Menpora RI) Dito Ariotedjo said he would collaborate in holding the 2023 Jakarta Formula E World Championship.
He conveyed this when receiving an audience with the Chairperson of the Jakarta Formula E 2023 Committee Ananda Mikola with Race Leader Bagoes Hermanto, and Managing Director of Jakarta Propertindo (Jakpro) Iwan Takwin in the Meeting Room Floor 10 of the Ministry of Youth and Sports Office, Senayan, Jakarta, Tuesday.
"Later we will support Insha Allah, and later we will try to collaborate," said Menpora Dito, responding to an explanation regarding the readiness of the entire event starting from tickets, side events, volunteers and so on, as published on the official website of the Indonesian Ministry of Youth and Sports, Tuesday.
During the visit, Ananda Mikola reported on the progress of Indonesia's preparations to host the 2023 Formula E which will be held at the Jakarta International E-Prix Circuit (JIEC), Ancol, North Jakarta.
"The 2023 Formula E world championship will be held on 3-4 June 2023. Indonesia has also been entrusted with hosting two series (series 10 and series 11), last year we only had one series," said Ananda.
According to him, besides being quite good at organizing Formula E the previous year, the FIA sees Indonesia as the best organizer of all the series that have been held since 2015.
"For this year, we hope to be able to repeat the success like last year. In terms of spectators and the course of the event. Last year there were 400 children of the nation who worked as RC (Racing Community), that was the heart of the event. Their job was to supervise the running of the race as marshals and everything else," said Ananda.
"The hope is that the government can continue to support this event, this is Indonesia's face in the eyes of the world, this is a world championship equivalent to Formula 1. In the future this automotive sport will use go green or electricity and this will also be a campaign for the G-20 countries. We invite the Minister to attend to check the readiness," he added.
As is well known, FIA Formula E has released the ninth season racing calendar for 2023. In this calendar, Formula E 2023 in Jakarta will be held for two days, namely on the 3-4 June 2023. The implementation was after the event in Monaco on May 6.
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