RIYADH: It has been Saudi Arabia’s summer. Winter’s game-changing switch to Al-Nassr by Cristiano Ronaldo was followed by a wave of elite deals. Moves for Karim Benzema, Marcelo Brozovic, Ruben Neves, Riyad Mahrez and more transfixed global football, with rumour and excitement focussed on who would be next to join the Roshn Saudi League revolution….
Al-Hilal defeated Al-Ittihad 3-1 in the quarterfinals of the King Salman Cup on Saturday, just days before the start of the Roshn Saudi League. The result could have serious implications for the former and current Saudi Pro League champions in the campaign ahead. Here are five things we learned from the first Classico of the…
ABU DHABI: In a strong showing on the second day of the IMMAF Youth World Championships on Thursday, the UAE’s national team added seven more medals, to take their overall tally to 11. The UAE were second in the medal table at the end of the day. Athletes aged 14 to 15 years took the…
RIYADH: The StarCraft II tournament is set to kick off at Gamers8: The Land of Heroes on Thursday with total prize money of $500,000 on offer. The tournament will see three StarCraft competitions take place over four days at Boulevard Riyadh City. StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void casts players in the role of Hierarch…
ABU DHABI: The fourth IMMAF Youth World Championships got off to a strong start when the UAE team claimed four medals at the Mubadala Arena in Zayed Sports City. The four-day event, organized by the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation and hosted by the UAE Jiu-Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts Federation, will continue until Aug….
SINGAPORE: A stunning stoppage-time strike by Frans Kratzig sealed victory for Bayern Munich in a pre-season friendly against Liverpool in Singapore on Wednesday as the German league champions came from behind twice to win 4-3.The 20-year-old fired past Alisson as the game entered stoppage time to settle a thrilling encounter in front of a crowd…
Adelaide: Moroccan footballer Ibtissam Jraidi’s name will forever be etched into the record books after the 30-year-old became the first Arab woman to score at the FIFA Women’s World Cup. The Al-Ahli forward helped the Lionesses of Atlas to a 1-0 win over South Korea to keep their World Cup hopes alive heading into the…
Jimmy Anderson wants’s his batters to post a challenging second innings total to make it hard for the visitors to chase down Australia led England by 12 runs at the end of a tense and fluctuating second day to leave the final Ashes Test at The Oval on a knife-edge on Friday. Steve Smith’s patient…
TOKYO: Saudi team Al-Nassr drew 1-1 with Inter Milan in a pre-season friendly on Thursday at Yanmar Stadium in Osaka, with Ronaldo once again a huge attraction for the Japanese fans. The Portuguese international played the first half, and delighted the crowd with his tricks, skills and powerful shooting. Al-Nassr coach Luis Castro said that…
Kohli equalled Don Bradman’s record of 29 Test centuries in his 500th international match West Indies were an uplifting 86-1 after Virat Kohli hit his first overseas century since 2018 for India on day two of the second Test at Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain on Friday. India were all out for 438…
