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Striker Bafetimbi Gomis has left Al Hilal following a hugely decorated period with the Saudi club.
Al Hilal pays tribute to departing star striker Bafetimbi Gomis
Saudi Gazette reportRIYADH — Striker Bafetimbi Gomis has left Al Hilal following a hugely decorated period with the Saudi club.The Asian champions announced the player's departure early on Tuesday, bringing to an end three and a half years at Riyadh.Gomis, 36, joined Hilal in August 2018 from Turkey’s Galatasaray and went on to score 108 goals in 150 matches, becoming one of the most popular players in the club's history.The Frenchman, who has nine goals in this season’s Saudi Pro league, departs Hilal before they compete in next week’s Fifa Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi. He is understood to have interest from teams in the Adnoc Pro League.Gomis’ greatest success at Hilal was in the 2019 Asian Champions League, when he top-scored with 11 goals to help fire his club to the...
January 25, 2022

Al Hilal pays tribute to departing star striker Bafetimbi Gomis

At least six killed in Cameroon stadium stampede
YAOUNDE — At least six fans died in a stampede at the Yaounde Olembe Stadium in Cameroon on Monday before the host nation's round of 16 game in the African Cup of Nations against Comoros, the Central African nation's national broadcaster reported. It said dozens of others were injured.Images shared on social media showed screaming fans being crushed at an entrance gate.Continental soccer government body CAF said in a statement that it was aware of an incident at the Stadium."CAF is currently investigating the situation and trying to get more details on what transpired. We are in constant communication with Cameroon government and the Local Organizing Committee," it said.Following a low turnout in the first-round games at brand new stadiums built for the...
January 25, 2022

At least six killed in Cameroon stadium stampede

Ministry of Sports announces a 100% capacity increase at Saudi–Oman football match
Saudi Gazette ReportRIYADH - The Ministry of Sport announced on Tuesday a 100% increase in the stadium capacity for the fans to attend Saudi–Oman football match.The ministry explained that the match, which will take place on Thursday at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, will be limited only for the vaccinated fans with the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the minimum age for getting the vaccination, which is five years, through to their status in Tawakalna app.The ministry explained that the match which scheduled to take place on Thursday at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah, will be limited only for the vaccinated fans with the Covid-19 vaccine, according to the minimum age that specified of getting the vaccines, which is five years, via their status in Tawakulna...
January 25, 2022

Ministry of Sports announces a 100% capacity increase at Saudi–Oman football match

Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai sparked global concern when she vanished from public view after posting allegations of sexual assault on social media.
Australian Open: Peng Shuai T-shirt ban reversed after outcry
MELBOURNE — The organizers of the Australian Open have reversed a ban on T-shirts supporting Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai after a global outcry.Last Friday, security staff had asked spectators to remove T-shirts and a banner saying "Where is Peng Shuai?" before entering the grounds.Ms Peng vanished for weeks after accusing a top Chinese official of sexual misconduct in November.She has since re-appeared, but many remain concerned about her wellbeing.Craig Tiley, chief executive of Tennis Australia - the organising body behind the Australian Open - told reporters they would now allow spectators to wear the T-shirt as long as they attended without the "intent to disrupt" and were "peaceful"."If someone wants to wear a T-shirt and make a statement...
January 25, 2022

Australian Open: Peng Shuai T-shirt ban reversed after outcry

Beijing 2022 handover ceremony of the Olympic Flame in Athens, Greece.
UN chief calls for Olympic Truce to build ‘culture of peace’ through power of sport
NEW YORK — Secretary-General António Guterres is urging the world to “build a culture of peace” through the power of sport, calling for nations to observe the Olympic Truce, endorsed last week through a resolution of the UN General Assembly.Amidst spreading conflict and rising tensions, he reminded that the appeal calls on all parties to observe a ceasefire throughout the course of the upcoming winter games.In the spirit of “mutual understanding, hard work and fair play”, the top UN official noted that athletes competing from around the world “have a date with history”.“In a few days, our human family will come together in Beijing for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games”, the UN chief said in his message encouraging everyone to strive for the Olympic ideal.“This...
January 25, 2022

UN chief calls for Olympic Truce to build ‘culture of peace’ through power of sport

Cameroon fans in the Olembe stadium. Covid restrictions meant not all of those who wanted to attend were able to get in.
At least eight killed in deadly crush at Cameroon stadium
YAOUNDE, Cameroon — At least eight people have been killed and 38 injured in a crush outside an Africa Cup of Nations football match in Cameroon.Videos showed crowds of screaming football fans being crushed at the entry gates to the Paul Biya stadium in the capital Yaounde.Witnesses described chaotic scenes outside the ground as thousands of fans struggled to get access.The dead include a boy of 14 and seven people were seriously injured.Cameroonian President Paul Biya has ordered an investigation into the crush and sent his "deepest condolences" to the victims' families.The Confederation of African Football has also launched its own investigation.The stadium has a capacity of 60,000 but because of Covid restrictions it was not meant to be more than 80% full for the game on...
January 25, 2022

At least eight killed in deadly crush at Cameroon stadium

Newcastle United land in Saudi Arabia for training camp
JEDDAH — Newcastle United have landed in Jeddah on Monday for a warm weather training camp a day after registering only their second Premier League win of the season.As part of the visit, the Magpies will play a behind-closed-doors training match against Saudi Pro League leaders Al-Ittihad on Friday, Jan, 28 (time TBC).The club will return to the UK on Saturday, 29th January ahead of their next Premier League fixture against Everton on Feb,8.The training camp will be the club’s first visit to Saudi Arabia since it was acquired by a consortium consisting of PIF, PCP Capital Partners and RB Sports & Media in October 2021.A number of European clubs have taken advantage of the Middle East's warmer climes for training camps in recent years, while Spanish sides FC Barcelona, Real...
January 24, 2022

Newcastle United land in Saudi Arabia for training camp

Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai sparked global concern when she disappeared from public view.
Navratilova blasts Peng Shuai T-shirt ban at Australia Open
MELBOURNE — Retired tennis star Martina Navratilova has blasted a decision by Australian Open organizers to ban T-shirts supporting Chinese player Peng Shuai.Security staff had on Friday asked spectators trying to enter the grounds to remove T-shirts saying "Where is Peng Shuai?".Peng disappeared for weeks after accusing a top Chinese official of sexual misconduct in November.She has since re-appeared, but many remain concerned about her wellbeing.Tennis Australia, the organizing body behind the Australian Open, said Peng Shuai's safety remained their "primary concern", but defended their decision to confiscate the T-shirt and banner in a statement."Under our ticket conditions of entry, we don't allow clothing, banners or signs that are commercial or...
January 24, 2022

Navratilova blasts Peng Shuai T-shirt ban at Australia Open

Brazil to stop unvaccinated footballers playing in top leagues
BRASILIA — The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said on Friday players must be vaccinated against COVID-19 to take part in this year’s league championship.The CBF said it was in constant contact with health bodies and had sent an updated list of requirements to member clubs."One of these is the obligation to present a full vaccination certificate against COVID-19 to the CBF’s Medical Commission,” it said in a statement.The top four national divisions kick off in the second week of April.Brazil coach Tite has said he was not selecting Atletico Madrid defender Renan Lodi for his squad for upcoming World Cup qualifiers because he was not fully vaccinated.The issue of athletes' stance on vaccines has dominated sports headlines recently after tennis player Novak Djokovic,...
January 22, 2022

Brazil to stop unvaccinated footballers playing in top leagues

Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah
Six-time champion Al-Attiyah heads impressive field for Oman Rally
MUSCAT — Record-breaking regional rally champion and six-time former event winner Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah heads an impressive field for next weekend’s Oman Rally Sohar International 2022, the opening round of the FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC).Absent from the 2020 running of the Sultanate’s premier special stage event, having clinched a 17th regional title following the cancellation of the event in Kuwait, Al-Attiyah returns to the country where he earned six previous wins in 2003-2006, 2015 and 2020.The Qatari teams up with Mathieu Baumel as usual to drive a Volkswagen Polo GTI, run by Autotek Motorsport.Al-Attiyah faces competition from four R5 cars and the remaining entry of MERC2 and Group A cars at the start of a six-round championship that will also visit Qatar,...
January 22, 2022

Six-time champion Al-Attiyah heads impressive field for Oman Rally

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