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Al Burj, ARM, Butt, Chinar, CSG, ICAD, K Stags, United qualify for K-Out
JEDDAH — Al Burj, ARM United, Butt Sports, Chinar, Center Systems Group, ICAD and Kashmir Stags qualified for the quarterfinals of the Ace Travel Saudi Cup, sponsored by Ace Travel Group and organized by Jeddah Cricket Association (JCA) under auspices of Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation.In Week 7 matches Al Burj beat Chinar by 22 runs with Zeeshan (59), Atta (56), Ashfaq (50) scoring half-centuries with Atta and Ashfaq also picking up 2 wickets each, despite Naseer fine all-round effort (83 & 2/34) ending in vain.Jeddah Gladiators thrashed Asfaan by 89 runs as Naseer (4 for 26) bowled well to bundle them out for a paltry 101 runs. CSG bundled out ARM for 142 runs to win by 7 wickets thanks to Yasir who took 2 for 17 and scored 28 runs.ICAD thrashed Golden Knights by 98 runs as Ateeq 77...
May 07, 2022

Al Burj, ARM, Butt, Chinar, CSG, ICAD, K Stags, United qualify for K-Out

Green Falcons begin preparations for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022  
Saudi Gazette report ALICANTE — The Saudi football national team has started its preparations for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 with two preparatory camps at Alicante city in Spain during the upcoming months of June and September.The preparations of the Green Falcons come within the first and second phases of its preparatory program for the World Cup, which will take place in November in Qatar.The Saudi national team will play two friendly matches during the first phase, which will be held from May 31 to June 9.The Saudi national team’s first friendly match will be against Colombia and will be held on June 5, while its second friendly match against Venezuela will be on June 9. Both matches will be held at the Estadio Nueva Condomina in Murcia.The two friendlies in the second phase will...
May 07, 2022

Green Falcons begin preparations for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022  

New dates for the Asian Games in Hangzhou have yet to be announced.
Asian Games in China postponed because of Covid-19
KUWAIT CITY — The Asian Games in China have been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, says the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).The event was scheduled to take place between 10 and 25 September in Hangzhou.A statement from the OCA said that “new dates of the 19th Asian Games will be agreed ... in the near future”.The Asian Youth Games, which were scheduled to take place in Shantou, China in December, have been canceled.Hangzhou is about 175km from Shanghai where restrictions are in place as authorities try to curb Covid-19 cases, which began spiking again in March.“HAGOC (Hangzhou Asian Games Organising Committee) has been very well prepared to deliver the Games on time despite global challenges,” said the OCA.“However, the above decision was taken by all the...
May 06, 2022

Asian Games in China postponed because of Covid-19

Real Madrid fight back from the brink to stun Man City
MADRID — Real Madrid fought back from the brink of elimination to beat Manchester City 3-1 after extra time and 6-5 on aggregate in an enthralling and dramatic Champions League semi-final.City led 1-0 on the night and 5-3 on aggregate when Riyad Mahrez scored after 73 minutes but Real substitute Rodrygo equalised in the last minute of normal time and headed home 1 minute later to level the tie at 5-5.Five minutes into extra time Karim Benzema converted a penalty awarded for a foul on him by Ruben Dias and Real, the record 13-times European champions, held the shell-shocked English side at bay to reach the final.Real will play Liverpool on May 28 in Paris, a repeat of the 2018 final in Kyiv which the Spanish team won 3-1.It was another superb rearguard action by Real who came from behind...
May 05, 2022

Real Madrid fight back from the brink to stun Man City

Madrid clinches record-extending 35th Spanish league title
MADRID — In an dominating season for Real Madrid, it was only fitting that it didn’t even need its best players to win the Spanish league. Using its backups ahead of the Champions League semifinals, Madrid earned a record-extending 35th Spanish league title with a comfortable 4-0 home win over Espanyol on Saturday. Rodrygo scored twice and Marco Asensio and substitute Karim Benzema added on to give Madrid its second league title in three seasons, and third in six years. The victory gave Madrid an insurmountable lead with four rounds to go. It was 17 points in front of Sevilla, which drew with Cádiz 1-1 on Friday, and 18 points ahead of Barcelona, which hosts Mallorca on Sunday. Madrid has nine more league titles than Barcelona. Carlo Ancelotti became the first coach to lift...
April 30, 2022

Madrid clinches record-extending 35th Spanish league title

Picture from the last match between Saudi Arabia and Argentina, which ended in a goalless draw, on Nov. 14, 2012, in a friendly match held at King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh. (Picture: Al-Riyadh NewsPaper)
Saudi Arabia, Argentina match tickets in FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 are most sought-after
Saudi Gazette Report ZURICH — Tickets applications for the match between Saudi Arabia and Argentina in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022are proving a big draw among the fans.The tickets are among the most sought-after matches that have attracted fans, FIFA said in a statement.FIFA said that the matches that received high applicants from the fans were Argentina's matches against Mexico, Saudi Arabia and Poland, in addition to facing England and the United States.The final match that will take place on Dec. 18 is also among the most coveted matches, FIFA confirmed.The total number of the tickets' requests for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 has reached nearly 23.5 million in the most recent random selection draw sales period that ended on Thursday, April 28.In its statement, FIFA...
April 30, 2022

Saudi Arabia, Argentina match tickets in FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 are most sought-after

Euro leagues tell UEFA to cut extra Champions League games, special spots
ZURICH — Europe’s leagues told UEFA on Friday to scale back its plans aimed at adding more Champions League matches and helping teams to qualify based on their historical performances in the competition.“An increase of more than 50% of games will hurt the vast majority of clubs and benefit very few,” European Leagues chairman Claus Thomsen said after a meeting in Istanbul. “We need to have a lower number of rounds.”The divisions within European soccer come a year after UEFA united with the leagues to thwart a Super League breakaway by elite clubs which would still benefit from the changes planned to the Champions League from 2024.The competition is due to expand from 32 to 36 teams with two slots set aside for teams with a strong five-season European record which fail to...
April 29, 2022

Euro leagues tell UEFA to cut extra Champions League games, special spots

Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp.
Klopp signs contract extension with Liverpool through 2026
LONDON — Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp has signed a two-year contract extension to keep him at the Premier League club until 2026.If he sees out the deal announced on Thursday, Klopp will have been at Liverpool for more than a decade after joining in October 2015.Klopp’s previous deal was set to expire in 2024. The 54-year-old Klopp has won the Champions League (2019) and Premier League (2020) in his time at Anfield, as well as the League Cup this year.This season could be his best yet at Liverpool, which is also into the final of the FA Cup, is on course to reach the Champions League final and is tussling with Manchester City for the Premier League title with five games left. — Agencies
April 29, 2022

Klopp signs contract extension with Liverpool through 2026

No mandate: Novak Djokovic gets a shot at Wimbledon title defense
LONDON — Unvaccinated players are not barred from participating in Wimbledon, clearing the path for Novak Djokovic to defend his men's singles title in June.The CEO of All England Lawn Tennis Club, Sally Bolton, said the tournament would not mandate vaccination against COVID-19, adding participants are not required to quarantine on arrival ahead of the tournament."The requirements set up do not include mandatory vaccination," Bolton said. "It will not be a condition of entry for the championships this year."Wimbledon begins June 27, when Djokovic has a shot at becoming a seven-time champion on the grass court.Djokovic was in Australia and even practiced on the court after being sent to a quarantine hotel in a litigious tug of war with the top officials in the...
April 27, 2022

No mandate: Novak Djokovic gets a shot at Wimbledon title defense

Newcastle in English Premier League top half
NORWICH — Joelinton scored twice in his 100th English Premier League appearance for Newcastle as they climbed into the top half of the standings after beating host Norwich 3-0.The Magpies’ first win at Carrow Road since January 1994 left Norwich closer to relegation. Norwich was eight points from safety with five games left.Joelinton broke the deadlock in the 35th minute with a curled strike into the top corner, and slotted home again just six minutes later.Another Brazilian, Bruno Guimaraes, wrapped up Newcastle’s fourth successive win at the start of the second half, when he beat a defender to Tim Krul’s attempted pass out from the back, before taking a touch and cleverly lobbing the goalkeeper.Newcastle was up to ninth, its highest position this late in the season in eight...
April 24, 2022

Newcastle in English Premier League top half

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