Meet the Assyrian women dominating Iraq’s professional volleyball league
When she’s not playing volleyball, Doreen Romel Shamow competes for Iraq’s national basketball team, a squad she has represented since she was 15. Balancing her...
Sports
U.F.C. honors Assyrian fighter for his work outside the octagon
by Joe Snell
UFC fighter Beneil Dariush was named this year's Forrest Griffin Community Award recipient....
Assyrian leads Australia’s World Cup 70+ team to bronze medal
by Jenny Shahin
An Assyrian represented Australia's World Cup 70+ team at an international tournament in Chiang Mai, Thailand, where "the Oldyroos" won a bronze medal....
Assyriska FF wins promotion in Swedish soccer league
by Joe Snell
One year after the Swedish soccer club Assyriska FF missed out on being promoted to a higher division by just one point, and then losing...
Soccer tournament honors legacy of late Assyrian leader Ashur Eskrya
by Joe Snell
A soccer tournament in honor of the late Assyrian leader Ashur Eskrya wrapped up last week in Duhok....
Tournament draws Chicago’s best Assyrian golfers
by Joe Snell
Bailey Bitbabo was just nine years old when she played in her first Assyrian Open in 2014. Two years later — as the youngest and...