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Al Burj, Asfaan, ARM, ICAD enter semifinal of MIM Cup
JEDDAH — Al Burj, Asfaan, ARM and ICAD won their quarterfinal matches against their respective opponents and entered semifinal of the 4th MIM Cup. The event played in honor of JCA Ex-CEO Muhammed Iqbal Choudhary, is organized by Jeddah Cricket Association under auspices of Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation.In quarterfinal Al Burj beat Jeddah Gladiators by 26 runs, Asfaan down Center Systems Group by 5 wickets, ARM United had the better of Kashmir Stags by 48 runs while ICAD had some anxious moment before defeating United by 17 runs in a high scoring encounter.Al Burj beat Jeddah Gladiators by 26 runsAl Burj 196 for 7 20 overs Zeeshan 66 (34b), Atta 38, Ilyas 32, Fakhar 2 for 47. Jeddah Gladiators 170 for 9 20 overs Jibil 35, Gulsher 27, Saeed 24, Zeeshan 3 for 29, Ilyas 2 for 5.Asfaan...
December 01, 2021

Al Burj, Asfaan, ARM, ICAD enter semifinal of MIM Cup

Abdulrahman Al Mansour of Saudi Arabia, amateur, hits the first ball for the restart of the Asian Tour after a 19 month COVID pandemic suspension, pictured on Nov. 25, 2021, during round one of the Asian Tour’s Blue Canyon Phuket Championship 2021 at the Blue Canyon Country Club, (Canyon Course), with a prize fund of $1 Million.  — courtesy Lakatos/Asian Tour.
Saudi national team golfers in action in both Thailand & Bahrain
PHUKET, Thailand — Saudi National Team players were competing in both Thailand and Bahrain this weekend, taking part in two competitions.Othman Almulla, Saudi Arabia’s only professional golfer was accompanied by three of Saudi Arabia’s leading amateurs Abdulrahman Al Mansour, Saud Al Sharif and Faisal Al Salhab.All four were representing Golf Saudi and playing on the Asian Tour for the first time at the Blue Canyon Phuket Championship.Al Mansour had the honor of taking the first tee shot to mark the Asian Tour’s resumption, following its suspension due to COVID-19 over the past 20 months as well as emphasizing the Tour’s strengthening of ties with the Middle East.All players competed well despite not making the cut with Almulla posting positive scores of 76 and 72 in both...
November 29, 2021

Saudi national team golfers in action in both Thailand & Bahrain

The Cardiff Rugby club confirmed one of the two positive cases is suspected to be the Omicron variant,
Rugby teams stranded in South Africa over Covid cases
CAPE TOWN — Cardiff's hopes of flying out of South Africa on Sunday are over after two positive Covid-19 cases were confirmed in their squad, BBC reported.The club confirmed one of the cases is suspected to be the Omicron variant that sparked travel restrictions on flights from South Africa to the UK.A Cardiff statement said: "PCR tests undertaken last night have returned two positive results."However, Welsh rivals Scarlets are on the flight both teams were due to take.Irish side Munster also have a positive Covid case and, like Cardiff, must remain in isolation in South Africa.Cardiff's playing and coaching staff have "returned to their hotel to isolate".Their statement added: "Cardiff Rugby continue to work with the South African Rugby Union, the Welsh...
November 29, 2021

Rugby teams stranded in South Africa over Covid cases

Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah on his way to a 17th MERC title in 2021.
Qatar’s Al-Attiyah heads field for MERC finale in Oman
MUSCAT — Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah, the winner of a record-breaking 17 FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC) titles, tops the entry for the Oman Rally Sohar International 2021. The final round of the regional series takes place next weekend (Dec. 2-4).The six-time winner of the rally in Oman teams up with regular French co-driver Matthieu Baumel (a two-time winner) before heading off to Saudi Arabia to try and add the 2021 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies title to the 17th regional crown he earned in an Autotek Motorsport-run Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 when the fifth round of the series in Kuwait was canceled earlier this month.Al-Attiyah faces competition from 11 rivals in the FIA category and a further 11 drivers competing in the second and third rounds of the Oman Rally...
November 28, 2021

Qatar’s Al-Attiyah heads field for MERC finale in Oman

Karim Benzema was not present in court in Versailles for the verdict.
French footballer Karim Benzema found guilty in sex tape blackmail scandal
VERSAILLES — France and Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has been found guilty of conspiring to blackmail a fellow French footballer with a sex tape, BBC reported.A judge handed Benzema a one-year suspended jail term and ordered him to pay a €75,000 (£63,000; $84,000) fine.Benzema, 33, was one of five people put on trial last month over an attempt to extort Frenchman Mathieu Valbuena.The scandal has stunned the football community in France and both players lost their national team places.The case dates back to June 2015, when the two footballers were at a French training camp.At the camp, Benzema put pressure on Valbuena to pay off the blackmailers, whom he had conspired with to act as an intermediary, prosecutors said.Benzema has always denied the allegations and insisted he was...
November 24, 2021

French footballer Karim Benzema found guilty in sex tape blackmail scandal

Al Hilal beats Pohang to win AFC Champions League
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Nasser Al-Dawsari and Moussa Marega were the heroes as Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal beat Pohang Steelers 2-0 on Tuesday to claim a record-equaling fourth Asian club title in the AFC Champions League.Al Dawsari’s stunner just 16 seconds into the game was the fastest goal ever scored in an AFC Champions League final and it sent Al Hilal on the way to adding the 2021 title to the Asian crowns claimed by the club in 1991, 2000 and 2019.Marega added the decisive second 18 minutes into the second half to delight of the majority in the 50,171-strong crowd and ensure the Riyadh-based club now stand alone at the top of the continental honours list with one more title win than Pohang.Both teams made one change from the semi-finals with Sin Jin-ho, an AFC...
November 23, 2021

Al Hilal beats Pohang to win AFC Champions League

China tennis player Peng will reappear in public 'soon' — Global Times editor
BEIJING — Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has been staying at home "freely" and will make a public appearance "soon", Global Times editor-in-chief Hu Xijin, a prominent state-media journalist, said on Saturday.Former doubles world number one Peng has not been seen or heard from publicly since she said on Chinese social media on Nov. 2 that former vice-premier Zhang Gaoli coerced her into sex and they later had an on-off consensual relationship.Neither Zhang nor the Chinese government have commented on her allegation. Peng's social media post was quickly deleted and the topic has been blocked from discussion on China's heavily censored internet."In the past few days, she stayed in her own home freely and she didn't want to be disturbed. She will show...
November 20, 2021

China tennis player Peng will reappear in public 'soon' — Global Times editor

An email purportedly sent by Peng Shuai denies she was missing.
Women’s Tennis casts doubt about Chinese star’s email amid concerns about her safety
HONG KONG — The head of the Women's Tennis Association has cast doubt on an email claiming to be from Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, saying it only raises further concerns for her safety, CNN reported.China's state-owned television broadcaster CGTN released the email, purportedly from Peng, in the early hours of Wednesday morning local time, amid growing international concern for her whereabouts.The email — which has not been verified by CNN — claimed Peng is fine and appears to walk back her sexual allegations against a former top Communist Party leader. It was sent to the WTA Chairman and CEO Steve Simon, CGTN reported.Simon has said he doubts the email is authentic."The statement released today by Chinese state media concerning Peng Shuai only raises my concerns as...
November 18, 2021

Women’s Tennis casts doubt about Chinese star’s email amid concerns about her safety

Pak Zalmi crushes CSG to lift 27th Kanoo Cup
JEDDAH — Pak Zalmi crushed CSG by 10 wickets in the final to lift the 27th Kanoo Cup, sponsored by Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo and organized by Jeddah Cricket Association under auspices of Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation (SACF). In the final Pak Zalmi bundled out CSG for a paltry 63 runs and then knocked off the runs 66 for no loss in 7.4 overs to win by 10 wickets in what turned out to be a one-sided affair and lowest total in a JCA final.Batting first after winning the toss, CSG got off to a disastrous start losing 2 wickets for 3 runs in the first over and 16 for 3 by end of second over as Saeed bowled a superb fiery spell taking 3 for 7 runs in 2.1 overs. Thereafter Adnan Ayub and Usman Butt the 2 main batsmen for CSG steadied the ship to take it to 34 for 3.At that stage Qasim came on to...
November 17, 2021

Pak Zalmi crushes CSG to lift 27th Kanoo Cup

Beating Vietnam, Saudi Arabia inches closer to qualifying for World Cup 2022
Saudi Gazette reportHANOI – Saudi Arabia continued its victorious march to Qatar World Cup 2022, with sealing its fifth win in six matches by beating Vietnam 1-0 in the Group B of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on Tuesday.Also on Tuesday, the match between two other teams of Group B -Austria and China - ended in draw 1-1. This deals a further blow to Australia after the Green Falcons dampened the Socceroos’ much-anticipated homecoming last Thursday with a scoreless draw in a World Cup qualifying clash at CommBank stadium in Sydney.With Tuesday’s match, the Green Falcons emerged topper of Group B with 16 points from six matches and Australia comes second with 11 points while Vietnam, which lost all the six matches, remains at the bottom of the...
November 16, 2021

Beating Vietnam, Saudi Arabia inches closer to qualifying for World Cup 2022

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