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The start of  FIA calendar events in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia’s Hail to host final two rounds of FIA Baja series in December
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia will mark its return to the FIA international cross-country rallying calendar in spectacular fashion with the recent news that the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation (SAMF) will host the final two rounds of the 2020 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas and a further round of the 2021 series.In a season decimated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and with numerous events cancelled or rescheduled, Saudi Arabia will now be hosting Hail Baja in a new format and with an itinerary that features back-to-back Baja events.They wiill be based in the north-central city of Hail and are scheduled as the fifth and sixth rounds of the 2020 series on Dec. 10-12 and Dec. 14-16.The close proximity of both events to January’s second running of Dakar Saudi Arabia will not...
October 15, 2020

Saudi Arabia’s Hail to host final two rounds of FIA Baja series in December

Charlie Hull and Georgia Hall celebrate a birdie on the  6th green to halve the match against England Mens team of Matt Wallace and Eddie Pepperel. — courtesy Tristan Jones
Innovative new golf format revealed for debut Saudi Ladies Team International
JEDDAH — Golf Saudi has Thursday unveiled the format for next month’s debut Saudi Ladies Team International — a first of its kind tournament that will see 36 team captains recruit their players using a live ‘NFL-style’ draft system, before competing for a share of $500,000 prize money.To be held on Nov. 17-19, the team contest will be the first ever points-earning Ladies European Tour event where professionals play alongside amateur golfers with team and individual scoring running concurrently.The event will take place two days after the Kingdom’s maiden women’s golf tournament, the $1million Aramco Saudi Ladies International presented by Public Investment Fund.Each captain will recruit one fellow Tour pro to their team using a draft system similar to that in NFL, NBA and...
October 15, 2020

Innovative new golf format revealed for debut Saudi Ladies Team International

Saudi Pro League returns with supporters promised they can still get behind their favorite club
RIYADH — Football fans throughout Saudi Arabia have been promised that they can play a massive part in their team’s fortunes ahead of the 2020-21 Saudi Pro League campaign, despite not being able to attend games.Supporters have only had to wait a month for the return of the region’s biggest and most popular league which gets under way this weekend.As the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic continues, all safety measures have been put in place for a return of the SPL, with the return of popular fans’ online campaign #OurLeague.Last month Al Hilal were crowned league champions following the resumption of the 2019-20 campaign, in what was one of the most talked about season in SPL history, thanks to the league’s online supporters’ campaign, #OurLeague.Last season the SPL...
October 15, 2020

Saudi Pro League returns with supporters promised they can still get behind their favorite club

Speaking Wednesday at the opening of the 3rd FIFA Compliance Summit, FIFA President Gianni Infantino underlined FIFA’s continued commitment to compliance and good governance while highlighting the significant progress that FIFA has made in the area since 2016.
Infantino underlines FIFA’s continued commitment to compliance and good governance
ZURICH — Speaking Wednesday at the opening of the 3rd FIFA Compliance Summit, FIFA President Gianni Infantino underlined FIFA’s continued commitment to compliance and good governance while highlighting the significant progress that FIFA has made in the area since 2016, as well as the importance of developing and introducing compliance best practice in football.Bringing together governance and compliance experts and practitioners from across football, including FIFA member associations and the confederations, today’s opening session marked the start of the 3rd FIFA Compliance Summit, which will see participants take part in wide-ranging practical sessions and discussions designed to share knowledge and best practice, as well as emerging trends, in compliance and good...
October 14, 2020

Infantino underlines FIFA’s continued commitment to compliance and good governance

McNulty finished 2nd on the treacherous 10th stage, 177 km from Lanciano to Tortoreto, with the final made particularly tough with five selective climbs before 9 kms of flatland towards the finish.
McNulty rides home to 2nd place in stage 10 of Giro d’Italia
ROME — It was another ray of sunshine from the young UAE Team Emirates riders on another rainy day at the Giro d’Italia.After the 3rd place obtained on Sunday by Mikkel Bjerg on the 9th stage of the Corsa Rosa, Wednesday it was the turn of 22- year-old Brandon McNulty.McNulty finished 2nd on the treacherous 10th stage, 177 km from Lanciano to Tortoreto, with the final made particularly tough with five selective climbs before 9 kms of flatland towards the finish.The stage was won by Peter Sagan (Bora-hansgrohe), who foiled the days breakaway before dropping them all to arrive alone at the finish, while all his escape companions were caught and overtaken by the group of the pink jersey, Joao Almeida (Deceuninck-Quick Step).On the finishing straight and with just 3km left to ride, McNulty...
October 14, 2020

McNulty rides home to 2nd place in stage 10 of Giro d’Italia

Portuguese football player Cristiano Ronaldo tested positive for coronavirus, reported local media citing the Portuguese Football Federation
Ronaldo tests positive for coronavirus: Report
LISBON —Portuguese football player Cristiano Ronaldo tested positive for coronavirus, reported local media citing the Portuguese Football Federation. "Cristiano Ronaldo was released from the work of the National Team after a positive test for COVID-19, so he will not face Sweden," the statement said."The Portuguese international is doing well, without symptoms, and in isolation," it added. The rest of the Portugal team show negative results and are available for the selection. Portugal will take on Sweden in the Nations League on Wednesday.The 35-year-old Juventus forward played the full 90 minutes of Portugal's goalless draw with France in Paris on Sunday, having also featured against Spain in Lisbon last Thursday.Ronaldo will now miss his country's next...
October 13, 2020

Ronaldo tests positive for coronavirus: Report

Yazeed Al-Rajhi
Al-Attiyah, Al-Rajhi seal first and third for Toyota Gazoo and Overdrive Racing in Andalucia
VILLAMARTIN (SPAIN) — Qatar’s Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah and Saudi Arabia’s Yazeed Al-Rajhi finished first and third overall in the inaugural Andalucia Rally in southern Spain on Saturday.Driving a pair of Toyota Hiluxes for Toyota Gazoo Racing and Overdrive Racing, the duo were the class of the field for much of the four-day off-road event that ran for the first time in the remote rural region between Malaga, Seville and Jerez.A 10-minute penalty for a speeding violation cost the Saudi a potential victory after the third stage and he reached the finish 7min 17sec behind runner-up Carlos Sainz, with Al-Attiyah securing victory over the Spaniard by the margin of 3min 14sec.Organized in a short period of time to replace the Rally of Morocco — that was canceled as a result of the...
October 10, 2020

Al-Attiyah, Al-Rajhi seal first and third for Toyota Gazoo and Overdrive Racing in Andalucia

FIle photo shows participants being flagged off at the start of DNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon.
2020 ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon postponed to next year
ABU DHABI —The ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon announced the postponement of the 2020 ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon, which was scheduled to take place on Friday, Dec. 11.Following lengthy discussions with the organizer, Abu Dhabi Sports Council, (ADSC) and race title sponsor ADNOC, the third edition of the ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon will now take place in 2021, due to coronavirus-related health and safety concerns for runners, spectators, volunteers, staff and the many partners and communities that support the event.Aref Hamad Al Awani, secretary general of ADSC, said implementing safety standards and precautionary measures in every event staged in the capital city was their utmost priority.He also insisted the sports council is keen on preserving the gains of the first two ADNOC Marathons in 2019 and...
October 10, 2020

2020 ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon postponed to next year

AC Milan's veteran star Zlatan Ibrahimović announced Friday that he was ready to leave the home isolation he began more than two weeks ago after testing positive for the coronavirus.
Ibrahimović announces end of coronavirus quarantine
ROME — AC Milan's veteran star Zlatan Ibrahimović announced Friday that he was ready to leave the home isolation he began more than two weeks ago after testing positive for the coronavirus, DPA reported.Health authorities have been informed. The quarantine is over. You can go out," the 39-year-old Swede wrote on Instagram.His club confirmed the post with a note on its website saying that the striker "has tested negative to two consecutive swabs.The City of Milan health authorities have terminated his quarantine."Ibrahimović had been in isolation since a positive test, along with teammate Leo Duarte, on Sept. 24. — SPA
October 10, 2020

Ibrahimović announces end of coronavirus quarantine

A major biking tournament featured in the International Cycling Union’s international calendar, HERO Dubai 2021 will be held alongside the HERO Bike Festival, a three-day mountain biking-themed program of events taking place from 3 to 5 March 2021 in Hatta. — WAM photos
Dubai to host opening leg of HERO World Series 2021 in Hatta
DUBAI — The Dubai Sports Council announced that HERO Dubai Hatta 2021, the opening race of the HERO World Series 2021 international mountain bike circuit, will be held at the idyllic Hatta Nature Park on March 5, 2021. A major biking tournament featured in the International Cycling Union’s international calendar, HERO Dubai 2021 will be held alongside the HERO Bike Festival, a three-day mountain biking-themed program of events taking place from 3 to 5 March 2021 in Hatta. Hosting the event is aligned with the directives of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai's crown prince and chairman of the executive council of Dubai to transform Dubai into a bicycle-friendly city and strengthen its position as the world’s most preferred venue for international sporting...
October 08, 2020

Dubai to host opening leg of HERO World Series 2021 in Hatta

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