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Martial Arts Club To Hold Karate Course, Grading Exams In PH
The Senior Technical Instructor of School of Martial Arts Club, Rockville Montessori International, in Port Harcourt, Senior Sempai Godday Chiso Amadi, has said that arrangements have been concluded to hold karate course and grading examinations in the city.
He stated that the event is scheduled to hold at Diplomat Avenue, Opposite Harmony Estate Rupkwulusi New Layout, in Port Harcourt from 9th August through 11th this year, saying that the Chief Coach of Rivers State Karate Association and head of Shogun Martial Arts Academy, Leader Yacob K. O. Davied, is expected to conduct the grading examination.
This was contained in a statement signed by himself and made available to Tidesports yesterday.
He disclosed that at end of the event, some of the students would be promoted to different ranks.
“We will use the occasion to promote some of our students to different ranks, as Jayden Egwunwoke, Anthony Nwosu and Munachi Wanuo, will be promoted to senior white belt.
“Those to be promoted to yellow belt are; Chukwudubem Ibekwe, Precious Linus, Fegor Ntigoroku, Alex Akunna and Brian Ogbungmiri, as some others will be promoted to orange belt”, Sampai Amadi said.
The senior instructor used the forum to advise parents to always educate their children on the importance of Martial Arts, adding that the sport makes people to have self confidence, discipline, boldness and teaches them how to carry out selfless services.
“ I want to call on State and Federal Governments in the country to include martial arts in school curriculum because it will make the children to be mentally and physically fit.
“ It also makes the child to have self confidence, discipline and fearless” he added.
He further thanked the Federal Ministry of Youth Sports for including Martial arts in the National Youth Games as one of the scoring sport.
By: Tonye Orabere
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City’s January Spending Propelled By Fears Of Transfer Ban?

Pep Guardiola has denied that Manchester City spent big in January in case the club are hit with a transfer embargo for alleged Premier League financial rule breaches.
City splashed out around £170 million ($211 million) on Omar Marmoush, Abdukodir Khusanov, Vitor Reis and Nico Gonzalez before Monday’s transfer deadline.
They are much-needed reinforcements for a side who are well off the pace in the Premier League and who just scraped into the Champions League play-offs.
Guardiola, whose side edged third-tier Leyton Orient in the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday, was asked whether the club’s striking outlay was triggered by the possibility they would be hit by a transfer ban.
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Chelsea Fall Short Against Brighton

Brighton came from behind to beat Chelsea and reach the fifth round of the FA Cup.
The Blues took a fortunate lead early on when Cole Palmer’s volleyed cross from the left was fumbled into his own net by Bart Verbruggen.
But Albion came back and Georginio Rutter headed in from Joel Veltman’s cross.
And they took the lead when Rutter picked out Kaoru Mitoma, the subject of a rejected £54m bid from Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr before the transfer deadline, who dinked the ball over Robert Sanchez.
Chelsea felt the goal should have been disallowed, as the ball struck Tariq Lamptey’s arm in the build-up, though there are no video assistant referees in the FA Cup fourth round.
Those goals came from Albion’s only shots in the first 60 minutes.
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FA Cup: Minnows Stun Liverpool, End Dream

Plymouth Argyle produced a classic FA Cup giant-killing as the Championship’s bottom club stunned Premier League leaders Liverpool at a raucous Home Park.
Liverpool manager Arne Slot made 10 changes from the side that swept Tottenham aside to reach the Carabao Cup final and paid the price as Plymouth made the most of the opportunity to secure a place in the fifth round.
A scrappy tie came to life eight minutes after the interval when Plymouth were awarded a penalty after Harvey Elliott’s handball, Ryan Hardie drilling home the spot-kick in emphatic fashion.
Hardie almost added a second shortly afterwards when his shot was turned on to the post by Liverpool keeper Caoimhin Kelleher.
Liverpool applied some pressure in the closing stages, keeper Conor Hazard saving superbly from Diogo Jota then miraculously from substitute Darwin Nunez’s header, but Plymouth closed out a landmark win under new manager Miron Muslic.
Plymouth’s atmospheric Home Park erupted with a deafening roar as the final whistle sounded on a victory they will recall forever in Devon.
The sinking of Liverpool was a triumph for Plymouth’s charismatic manager Muslic, who has won the hearts of the ‘Green Army’ since succeeding the sacked Wayne Rooney.
In a stunning atmosphere, Plymouth sensed their chance when Liverpool’s teamsheet landed, with stellar names such as Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk not even on the bench.
Plymouth, as they had to, made the tie a scrap and then the decisive moment came when Elliott needlessly handled, allowing Hardie to assume the role of match-winner.
And they found a hero in keeper Hazard in those closing moments as he saved from Jota, then miraculously from Nunez’s header.
The main priority remains survival in the Championship, but the FA Cup demonstrated its enduring magic by producing a result that Plymouth hope will help their fight to stay up
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