0:00:15 > 0:00:24Hello, I'm Ayshah and this is Newsround.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26First up, a year ago, 11-year-old Raghba had
0:00:26 > 0:00:27never even played Squash.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30But now she's dreaming of playing for her country Syria.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32Whitney's got this...
0:00:32 > 0:00:37She trains almost every day, focusing on her game and working to
0:00:37 > 0:00:42be quicker on her feet. But five years ago, life was very different
0:00:42 > 0:00:48for Raghba and her family when they were forced to leave their home town
0:00:48 > 0:00:52of homes because of the Civil War in Syria. They moved across the border
0:00:52 > 0:00:59to Jordan where they first lived in refugee camp. It was when they moved
0:00:59 > 0:01:03to the outskirts of the city that Raghba and two of her sisters got
0:01:03 > 0:01:09the chance to try squash. She now plays in a team of four girls, and
0:01:09 > 0:01:14it's not all about the sports.We have trading five times a week,
0:01:14 > 0:01:18squash and English, to help them become competitive squash players so
0:01:18 > 0:01:20they can compete in squash tournament here in Jordan and around
0:01:20 > 0:01:24the world. And we want them to achieve academic status they can in
0:01:24 > 0:01:32role in schools.Squash is in a very popular sport in Syria both people
0:01:32 > 0:01:36played in other countries in the middle East. But now Raghba and her
0:01:36 > 0:01:39team-mates are now hoping to one day go back to Syria and share their
0:01:39 > 0:01:44love of the sport. TRANSLATION:It's been six months since I played
0:01:44 > 0:01:47squash and this is my first tournament. I want to play around
0:01:47 > 0:01:52the world and go back to Syria and become a coach. I want to take part
0:01:52 > 0:01:58in Arab and foreign tournaments.I like sport, and especially squash,
0:01:58 > 0:02:00because when I grow up I want to travel and compete in tournaments
0:02:00 > 0:02:07around the world and make Syria and my family proud.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10Best of luck, girls, I hope you smash it!
0:02:10 > 0:02:15Next, we're celebrating sporty girls here and now
0:02:15 > 0:02:16off to meet Jessica, who
0:02:16 > 0:02:19lives in Liberia in West Africa where girls haven't traditionally
0:02:19 > 0:02:25played football, but she's hoping to help change that...
0:02:25 > 0:02:29Hi, my name is Jessica.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31Welcome to my home.
0:02:31 > 0:02:32Jessica's ten years old.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36She lives in West Point, which is the biggest slum in Liberia.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39This is where I started playing football when I was six years old.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43She was spotted by a talent scout and has spent
0:02:43 > 0:02:47the last couple of years at the Monrovia football academy.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50It's the first one in Africa to take on both boys and girls.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53In West Africa, the female football is not well structured,
0:02:53 > 0:02:56but this is what we're trying to change, to give the girls access
0:02:56 > 0:02:58to opportunities out there.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00When they're playing good football, they can have opportunities
0:03:00 > 0:03:02of a professional football contract.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06I fell in love with football because I want to be
0:03:06 > 0:03:13a good football player, and I love football very much.
0:03:13 > 0:03:19Nearly two thirds of children in Liberia have never been
0:03:19 > 0:03:22to school, so the academy helps with learning off the pitch, too.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26Jessica's had the chance to play in international games,
0:03:26 > 0:03:29and it's her dream to one day be part of one of Europe's
0:03:29 > 0:03:33biggest clubs, Real Madrid.
0:03:33 > 0:03:40You go, girl!
0:03:40 > 0:03:43One of the UK's biggest supermarkets is trying a new way
0:03:43 > 0:03:45of tackling food waste. Dry and tinned goods like pasta
0:03:45 > 0:03:48and soup that are still ok to eat are being sold for 10p.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51But it won't apply to fresh foods like fruit and veg.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54The Co-op says they want to lower the amount of waste
0:03:54 > 0:03:55that we throw away.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Want to get into the Christmas mood, watch this...
0:03:57 > 0:03:59You can thank me later.
0:04:04 > 0:04:10It's no loving Santa Clauss. These guys have all dressed up for a
0:04:10 > 0:04:22charity do at these key resort. I'm pretty sure Basantas shouted ho, ho,
0:04:22 > 0:04:27ho as they bombed it down the slopes. Look at them snow, I mean
0:04:27 > 0:04:30go! What a terrible joke!
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Finally meet Fafa the lovable giant panda from China...
0:04:32 > 0:04:34Who's is pretty good at entertaining himself.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37His keepers at the zoo say most of the
0:04:37 > 0:04:40pandas are pretty quiet and Fafa loves playing around with a ball
0:04:40 > 0:04:41or climbing up trees.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43He is the only male panda at the Lianoning Shenyang Forest
0:04:43 > 0:04:46Zoo, and he also loves a good ol stretch and a snooze.
0:04:46 > 0:04:47But he hates carrots!
0:04:47 > 0:04:50I feel your pain Fafa..
0:04:50 > 0:04:52I don't like them either.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54That's the latest from the Newsround Team, I'll be
0:04:54 > 0:04:57back at 7:40am tomorrow with Tuesday's top stories.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00See you soon, bye-bye.