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Charley Hull (left), Emily Kristine Pedersen (middle) and Annabel Dimmock (right) look ahead to the Aramco Team Series — Jeddah event.
All eyes on Jeddah! World’s best golfers set for climax of Aramco Team Series
JEDDAH — The biggest names in women’s golf have turned their attention to Saudi Arabia as they head east ahead of next month’s back-to-back Aramco Saudi Ladies International presented by Public Investment Fund and Aramco Team Series — Jeddah events.Taking place at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City, the duo tournaments — which together form the Kingdom’s debut Women in Sport Season — will see leading stars on the Ladies European Tour compete for a total of $2million in the space of a fortnight.First will be the Aramco Saudi Ladies International presented by Public Investment Fund (Nov. 4-7), where close to 100 players from around the world will go head-to-head for a share of $1million.Then, taking place Nov. 10-12, will be the final of four Aramco...
October 25, 2021

All eyes on Jeddah! World’s best golfers set for climax of Aramco Team Series

Pakistan's cricketers congratulate teammate Shaheen Afridi for the dismissal of India's KL Rahul during the Cricket Twenty20 World Cup match.
Pakistan hammer India by 10 wickets to clinch T20 win
DUBAI — Pakistan hammered India by 10 wickets to claim a famous win over their great rivals at the Men's T20 World Cup in Dubai, BBC reported.Chasing 152, Mohammad Rizwan made an unbeaten 78 and captain Babar Azam 68 not out as Pakistan registered their first win over India at a World Cup.Both players leapt into the air after Babar hit the winning runs before the team came together to celebrate a famous night in Pakistan's cricket history.Virat Kohli had earlier made 57 to anchor India in their 151-7, despite a thrilling 3-31 from fast bowler Shaheen Afridi.It is the first time Pakistan have won a T20 by 10 wickets - and the first time India have lost one by such a margin.There was a packed stadium in Dubai for the first meeting between these two sides since the 2019 World...
October 25, 2021

Pakistan hammer India by 10 wickets to clinch T20 win

Friends pip Asfaan; Chinar, ICAD, Pak Zalmi prevail in Kanoo league
JEDDAH — Friends narrowly win by smallest of margin of 1 run while Chinar, ICAD and Pak Zalmi prevailed over their respective opponents in the 6th week matches of Kanoo Summer T15 League, sponsored by Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo Group and organized by Jeddah Cricket Association under patronage of Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation (SACF).Friends narrowly pipped Asfaan by 1 run in a high scoring encounter with Shaan Malik (75 of 25b) and Darwish (76 of 40b) blazing great guns despite Kasuar Shah (70 of 27b) aggressive knock and Masood fine all-round performance (48 runs and 2 for 27) ending up on the losing side.ICAD plundered Kashmir Stags scoring 242 for 1 with Yasir Mohammed’s superb 132 runs (46b) coupled with Mohsin’s blazing 66 runs (26b) giving them a 53 runs win. Chinar had the better...
October 22, 2021

Friends pip Asfaan; Chinar, ICAD, Pak Zalmi prevail in Kanoo league

The Saudi National Football Team
Saudi National Team is among top 50 teams in world in FIFA ranking
SWITZERLAND — The Saudi National Football Team has been officially ranked among the top 50 teams in the world according to Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) ranking.The national team advanced 7 ranks, to be listed in the 49th rank. It was ranked 56th last month, according to the classification.Belgium tops the list, followed by Brazil, and then France.It is noteworthy that the National Team has won all four of their games in the latest round of the World Cup qualification matches. — SG
October 21, 2021

Saudi National Team is among top 50 teams in world in FIFA ranking

The Olympic flame for the Beijing 2022 Winter Games has landed in the Chinese capital on Wednesday morning after being flown from Athens, Greece.
Olympic flame arrives in China for Beijing 2022 Winter Games
BEIJING/ATHENS — The Olympic flame for the Beijing 2022 Winter Games has landed in the Chinese capital on Wednesday morning after being flown from Athens, Greece.A welcome ceremony is due to be held later at the Beijing Olympic Tower near the 'Bird's Nest' National Stadium, which hosted the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics.The flame was ignited Monday in a traditional lighting ceremony at Ancient Olympia in western Greece, and was handed over on Tuesday to the Beijing 2022 organizers at the Panathenaic stadium in Athens.Actress Xanthi Georgiou in the role of an ancient Greek High Priestess used a concave mirror to focus the sun’s rays and light the torch before the 2,500-year-old Temple of Hera, a diety in ancient Greek mythology.Greek President Katerina...
October 20, 2021

Olympic flame arrives in China for Beijing 2022 Winter Games

Al-Hilal reaches AFC final again
RIYADH — Al-Hilal qualified for the AFC Champions League final for the second time in three years after defeating Al-Nassr 2-1 in the semifinals in Riyadh on Thursday. Moussa Marega scored the first goal for Al Hilal in the 17th minute after a brilliant pass from the French Bafétimbi Gomis with a powerful shot from close range by Walid Abdullah. Al-Nasr played the entire half with ten players after Marega’s violent intervention in the first half, after defender Ali Lakami was sent off with a direct red card. Despite the lack of numbers, five minutes after the break, Brazilian striker Anderson Taliska equalized for Al-Nasser with a powerful header from a corner kick. Saudi international Salem Al-Dosari chased the ball into the net in the 71st minute and succeeded in bringing...
October 20, 2021

Al-Hilal reaches AFC final again

About a third of Premier League players not fully vaccinated
LONDON — Almost a third of Premier League soccer players have yet to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus and about 20% have yet to receive a first dose. The first vaccination data from the league shows its players are below the national average. Government statistics show 79% of people over the age of 12 in Britain have been fully vaccinated. Only 68% of players have been fully vaccinated and 81% have received at least one dose, the league said. “Vaccination rates are collected by the Premier League on a weekly basis and the league continues to work with clubs to encourage vaccination among players and club staff,” the league said in a statement. — Agencies
October 20, 2021

About a third of Premier League players not fully vaccinated

Sean Wainui in action.
Maori All Blacks player dies in New Zealand car crash
WELLINGTON — New Zealand rugby player Sean Wainui has died in a car crash, BBC reported.Police said the 25-year-old, a former under-20 international, was killed in a single-vehicle accident when his car hit a tree near Tauranga.Wainui played 10 times for the Maori All Blacks and made 44 Super Rugby appearances for the Waikato Chiefs.In June, he scored five tries against the NSW Waratahs - setting the record for the most tries by a player in a single Super Rugby match.He also played for Bay of Plenty during the 2021 provincial rugby season.New Zealand Rugby chief executive Mark Robinson said the father-of-two's death was "a dark day for rugby"."Sean's passing will be felt deeply by everyone involved in rugby, particularly his Bay of Plenty and Chiefs...
October 18, 2021

Maori All Blacks player dies in New Zealand car crash

Al-Hilal brushed aside a Persepolis side that had been losing finalists in 2018 and 2020, but the Iranians had no answer for the 2019 champions losing 3-0.
AFC: Al-Nassr, Al-Hilal set for semi showdown in Riyadh
RIYADH— Al Nassr and Al Hilal set up an all-Saudi Arabian semi-final in the Asian Champions League on Saturday as wins over Al Wahda and Persepolis respectively took the Riyadh-based duo into the competition's last four. The clubs, bitter rivals at domestic level, will face off on Tuesday for a place in the final of the continental championship, with Al Hilal looking for their second title in three seasons. Leonardo Jardim's team brushed aside a Persepolis side that had been losing finalists in 2018 and 2020, but the Iranians had no answer for the 2019 champions losing 3-0. Salem Al Dawsari gave Al Hilal the lead in the 27th minute before a Bafetimbi Gomis double in the second half put the result beyond doubt. Al Dawsari took a searching pass from fellow...
October 17, 2021

AFC: Al-Nassr, Al-Hilal set for semi showdown in Riyadh

Agnes Tirop, 25, was found stabbed to death at her home.
Tributes pour in for killed Kenyan athlete
NAIROBI — Tributes have been pouring in for Kenya's Agnes Tirop, who was found dead on Wednesday, with her former athletics captain Julius Yego among those leading the way, BBC reported on Thursday.The 25-year-old was found stabbed to death at her home, with police naming her husband as a suspect.When Tirop, who finished fourth in this year's Olympic 5,000m final, won 10,000m bronze at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, Yego was her team captain."She was an amazing young girl who was really working hard to be one of the top athletes in the world," Yego told the BBC World Service's Newsday program."She wanted to be the best and it was only a few weeks ago that she broke the world record for the 10km. Her successful career was still being crafted but...
October 14, 2021

Tributes pour in for killed Kenyan athlete

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