Thursday October 02, 2025 / 10 , Rabi' ath-thani , 1447
Header Logo
Leading The Way
search-icon
Footer Header
search-icon
SG
Saudi Arabia
Opinion
Discover Saudi
World
Sports
Business
Life
Advertisements
search-logo
  • Home
  • Sports
Sports
1551 - 1560 from 22363 . In "Sports"
Nasser and Mathieu celebrate win No. 16 in Qatar
Al-Attiyah fends off his rivals to claim his 80th MERC win in Qatar
LOSAIL, Qatar — Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah overcame the most difficult challenge of his career at the Qatar International Rally to record a 16th victory at his home event and achieve a stunning milestone of 80 wins in the FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC) since 2003.Driving his customary Autotek Volkswagen Polo GTI, Al-Attiyah only hit the front on the eighth of 12 gravel special stages in the Qatar deserts and survived a front puncture in stage nine to press home his advantage over the final three stages.Mads Østberg pushed him all the way to the penultimate stage, but Al-Attiyah hung on doggedly and eventually secured a winning margin of 4min 38.4sec after the Norwegian retired.The success was a 28th for co-driver Mathieu Baumel in the MERC and his fifth in Qatar, while...
February 13, 2022

Al-Attiyah fends off his rivals to claim his 80th MERC win in Qatar

Mads Ostberg was fastest on thre Shakedown stage for the Qatar International Rally
Østberg pips Meeke to fastest time on Qatar Rallly Shakedown stage
LOSAIL, Qatar, — The 43rd Qatar International Rally was officially launched at the Losail International Circuit, on Thursday evening. Teams are now set for two days of competitive action and 12 graded gravel special stages through the northern Qatar deserts.Several of the leading drivers joined QMMF President Abdulrahman Al-Mannai and QMMF Executive Director Amro Al-Hamed at the official pre-event press conference. This preceded the ceremonial start podium on the start line of the circuit that hosted a Formula One race for the first time in November 2021 and is preparing to host a MotoGP race at the start of March.Competitors taking part in the second round of the FIA Middle East Rally Championship were able to fine tune car set-ups for the weekend with repeat passes through a...
February 10, 2022

Østberg pips Meeke to fastest time on Qatar Rallly Shakedown stage

Chinar, Kashmir Stags, Butt, open account in Ace Saudi Cup opener
JEDDAH — Ace Travel Saudi Cup T20 2021-22 kicked off on a high note with wins for Chinar, Kashmir Stags, Butt Sports, ICAD and CSG against their respective opponents. The event is sponsored by Ace Travel Group and organized by Jeddah Cricket Association (JCA) under auspices of Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation.In Week 1 matches Chinar beat Asfaan by 82 runs thanks to superb century by Naseer Ahmad (111 of 42 balls); well supported by Kazim (59) and superb bowling by Shahid taking 6 for 21. Kashmir Stags comfortably beat Friends by 7 wickets with fine spell of bowling in tandem by Amir (3 for 20) and Azad (3 for 30), restricting Friends to 150 runs and knocking off the target to win by 7 wickets. Butt Sports opened their account with 16 run win over CSG courtesy fine knock of Abdul Rahman...
February 10, 2022

Chinar, Kashmir Stags, Butt, open account in Ace Saudi Cup opener

USA's Nathan Chen competes in the men's single skating free skating event during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
Team USA’s Nathan Chen wins gold with figure skating master class
BEIJING — American ice skater Nathan Chen has won his first Olympic Gold medal with a flawless performance that set him well above the competition in the men's free skate in Beijing.Chen, who had been the favorite going into Thursday's event, pulled off his win with a long program packed with moves to show off the technical prowess that has earned the 22-year-old the nickname of the "quad king.""It means the world. I'm just so happy," Chen said following the win, adding there were "too many emotions to process"."It's a whirlwind right now. I had a blast out there."Chen's long program at Beijing's Capital Indoor Stadium opened with a quadruple flip, followed by a triple toe loop. He nailed every jump and move, with a total of...
February 10, 2022

Team USA’s Nathan Chen wins gold with figure skating master class

The five Saudi knights will join international polo stars from Argentina's La Dolfina team at AlUla.
5 Saudi riders to participate in desert polo championship at AlUla
Saudi Gazette reportRIYADH — Five Saudi riders will participate in the second edition of the desert polo championship in AlUla, which will be held for two days beginning February 11 at Al-Fursan Village Stadium.The Saudi knights are represented by Prince Salman Bin Sultan Bin Salman, Prince Abdul Rahman Bin Faisal, Prince Salman Bin Mansour and Prince Sultan Bin Khaled Al-Faisal, as well as Nour Abu Khadra, one of the promising players in the Green Jets team.The five knights will join the international stars of the game from the Argentina-based La Dolfina team, including Pablo Mac Donough, David Stirling (Pelón) and Juan Martin Nero, and led by their founder Adolfo Cambiaso.The Saudi Knights team, in preparation for the tournament, had concluded its intensive training camp in Riyadh at...
February 10, 2022

5 Saudi riders to participate in desert polo championship at AlUla

Swedish athlete Frida Karlsson
Winter Olympics hit by deluge of complaints from athletes
BEIJING — Athletes have been hitting out at Olympic organizers, with complaints about freezing conditions and quarantine rules pouring in.Beijing kicked off the Winter Games four days ago, promising it would be "streamlined, safe and splendid".Some have lauded China's efforts to ensure a relatively virus-free Games.But some participants say they are living and training in dismal conditions, prompting them to lobby organizers for improvements.The Swedish delegation called for cross-country skiing events to be held earlier in the day to protect athletes from freezing temperatures - after Swedish athlete Frida Karlsson was seen shaking and close to collapse at the end of her women's 7.5km+7.5km skiathlon on Saturday.Under the International Ski Federation rules,...
February 08, 2022

Winter Olympics hit by deluge of complaints from athletes

Italy clinches its 1st-ever Olympic curling medal
Italy clinches its 1st-ever Olympic curling medal
BEIJING – Amos Mosaner and Stefania Constantini clinched Italy’s first-ever Olympic curling medal on Monday, and they did it with one of the most dominating performances in Winter Games history.The Italian mixed doubles team beat Sweden 8-1 in seven ends in the semifinals, improving their record in Beijing to 10-0.Mosaner, who was also on the men’s team at the Pyeongchang Games, and Constantini, an Olympic rookie, earned points in each of the first five ends of the match, the latter four despite Sweden having the last-rock advantage, called the hammer.Italy will play Norway in the gold medal match on Tuesday. Magnus Nedregotten and Kristin Skaslien advanced after beating Britain 6-5 on a last-rock draw to the button.The Norwegians are the defending bronze medalists, moving up...
February 07, 2022

Italy clinches its 1st-ever Olympic curling medal

Peng Shuai
Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai meets Olympic officials in Beijing
HONG KONG — Olympic officials met with Chinese tennis superstar Peng Shuai over dinner on Saturday, the International Olympic Committee said -- following through on a promise to hold a meeting with the athlete who has been at the center of international concern.The dinner, held on the sidelines of the Beijing Games, was the first in-person meeting between IOC President Thomas Bach and Peng since the former Olympian alleged she had been pressured into sex by a retired top Chinese Communist Party official -- an explosive allegation she has since appeared to retract.Bach and Peng were joined at dinner by former Chair of the Athletes' Commission and IOC member Kirsty Coventry, the IOC confirmed in a statement Monday."During the dinner, the three spoke about their common experience...
February 07, 2022

Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai meets Olympic officials in Beijing

Zhu Yi renounced her US citizenship to compete for China.
US-born skater under attack after fall on Olympic debut for China
BEIJING — Making her Olympic debut for Team China, California-born figure skater Zhu Yi was eager to prove herself to the Chinese public.Instead, the 19-year-old is facing a firestorm on Chinese social media after she fell flat on the ice and finished last in the women's short program team event Sunday.On Weibo, China's Twitter-like platform, the hashtag "Zhu Yi has fallen" gained 200 million views in just a few hours. Many questioned why Zhu, an American-born skater, was picked to represent China at the expense of an athlete born in the country."This is such a disgrace," said a comment with 11,000 upvotes.By Sunday evening, the hashtag appeared to have been censored. It is unclear why.Zhu was the first to compete on the second day of the figure skating team...
February 07, 2022

US-born skater under attack after fall on Olympic debut for China

Varner celebrates his mammoth winning putt dropping
Varner III sinks incredible 92ft walk-off eagle to beat Watson for Saudi International title
KAEC, Jeddah — American Harold Varner III drained a colossal 92-foot putt for an 72nd hole eagle and the PIF Saudi International powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers title — beating close friend Bubba Watson by a single stroke.Varner III needed only a birdie four to take two-time Masters champion Watson to a playoff on the final day of the $5million tournament, being played at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City.However, his snaking effort from the fairway of the closing hole was judged to perfection, dropping into the cup to his elation, sparking scenes of wild celebration between the Ohio-native and his caddie, Chris Rice.“I'm just trying to take it in,” said Varner III in his post-match press conference. “Winning just never gets old. I just...
February 06, 2022

Varner III sinks incredible 92ft walk-off eagle to beat Watson for Saudi International title

< Previous Next >
footer logo
COPYRIGHT © 2025 WWW.SAUDIGAZETTE.COM.SA - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Powered by NewsPress
NEWS CATEGORY
saudi arabia world opinion business sports esports life
COMPANY
advertisements about us Epaper contact us Archive privacy policy