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United XI, Asfaan, Golden Knights, Pak Zalmi open account in Kanoo League
JEDDAH — United XI, Asfaan, Golden Knights and Pak Zalmi open their account with contrasting wins over their respective opponents in the 3rd week matches of Kanoo Summer T 15 League, sponsored by Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo Group and organized by Jeddah Cricket Association under patronage of Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation (SACF).United XI scored 153 for 8, were lucky to win by 6 runs against fighting ARM who ended up at 147 for 4. Asfaan beat CSG by 4 wickets with Zota Khan scoring an unbeaten 72 (38b, 8 fours 3 sixes). Golden Knights, after scoring 181 for 6, had the better of Rehab in a high scoring match winning by 4 wickets with Masroor Farooqui (56) and Shehzad (51) blazing with the bat, as Mustafa’s valiant knock of 79 of 37 balls ending up on losing side.Pak Zalmi amassed 201 for 4...
September 02, 2021

United XI, Asfaan, Golden Knights, Pak Zalmi open account in Kanoo League

 Lionel Messi has made his Paris Saint-Germain debut, coming on for Neymar after 66 minutes in a clash against Reims. (Twitter: @PSG_English)
Messi makes PSG debut in Ligue 1 as Mbappe steals show
PARIS — Lionel Messi has made his Paris Saint-Germain debut, coming on for Neymar after 66 minutes in a clash against Reims.It is the first time that Messi has played a competitive club match for a team other than Barcelona.He arrived at PSG earlier in August after Barcelona were forced to release him for financial reasons.Previously in the game, Kylian Mbappe had given PSG a first-half lead, with the forward netting despite rumours linking him with a move to Real Madrid in the days leading up to the game.He had netted a second moments before Messi came on, making it 2-0 for the visitors.The much-anticipated moment came just one minute after Mbappe's second goal, as Messi came on for his former Barca team-mate Neymar.Messi's performance was relatively low key as there were no...
August 30, 2021

Messi makes PSG debut in Ligue 1 as Mbappe steals show

Cristiano Ronaldo.
Cristiano Ronaldo returns to Manchester United
LONDON — Manchester United announced on Friday that it reached a deal with Juventus that will result in the return of Cristiano Ronaldo to the club for the first time since 2009. The club said In a statement regarding the move: "Manchester United is delighted to confirm that the club has reached agreement with Juventus for the transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo, subject to agreement of personal terms, visa and medical."The deal returns Ronaldo, 36, to Old Trafford 12 years after he left the Premier League to join Real Madrid. Ronaldo will sign a two-year contract, a 15 million euros ($17.7 million) deal with the potential for 8 million euros more ($9.4 million) in add-ons, ESPN reported.Ronaldo did not train with Juventus Friday. Instead, he was on a private jet, and Juventus...
August 27, 2021

Cristiano Ronaldo returns to Manchester United

Saudi Arabia to host AFC Champions League final in November
Saudi Gazette reportKUALA LUMPUR — The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced on Friday that the quarterfinals, semifinals and final match of the 2021 AFC Champions League for the Western Region would be held in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.The AFC Executive Committee ratified the AFC Competitions Committee’s decision to host centralized matches in the knockout stages in the AFC Champions League for the current version.Saudi Arabia will host the final of this year’s Asian Champions League on Nov. 23, the AFC confirmed on Friday. No venue city has been announced, but the quarterfinal and semifinal matches involving teams from the west of Asia — due to be held on Oct. 16 and 19 respectively — will also be played the Kingdom.In the past few days, the Emirates and Tajikistan had...
August 20, 2021

Saudi Arabia to host AFC Champions League final in November

Gerd Muller, who took Bayern Munich and the West Germany national team to the top of the footballing world in the 1970s, has died aged 75.
German World Cup hero Gerd Muller dies aged 75
BERLIN — Gerd Muller, who took Bayern Munich and the West Germany national team to the top of the footballing world in the 1970s, has died aged 75.Nicknamed ‘Der Bomber’ for his scoring-prowess, the striker helped his country to win the 1974 World Cup along with three European club titles between 1974 and 1976."I am convinced that people will still be talking about him in a hundred years' time," said his close friend Franz Beckenbauer in November 2020."In my eyes, he is the most important player in the history of Bayern," he said, "It is thanks to his goals that the club has reached the international level where it still plays.”For Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, one of his successors in the Ballon d'Or and current Bayern boss, "Gerd Müller was the...
August 15, 2021

German World Cup hero Gerd Muller dies aged 75

Chelsea beat Villarreal 6-5 in a penalty shootout to lift the Uefa Super Cup for a second time on Wednesday after a draining 120 minutes in Belfast.
Chelsea wins UEFA Super Cup on penalties 
BELFAST — Chelsea beat Villarreal 6-5 in a penalty shootout to lift the Uefa Super Cup for a second time on Wednesday after a draining 120 minutes in Belfast.The teams played out on level terms 1-1 for a pulsating 120 minutes of regulation and extra time before settling the issue via the set pieces 6-5.For just the second time in their history, Chelsea emerged European Super Cup winners.Chelsea opened the scoring in the 27th minute of the match by Hakim Ziyech, But as soon as the 73rd minute came, Villarreal decided to calm Chelsea's enthusiasm by hitting the equalizer via Gerard Moreno.The first half of the match saw a lot of attacks, as Villarreal missed the opportunity to take a penalty in the first half, but Moreno's kick hit the crossbar. Alonso hit a powerful shot from...
August 12, 2021

Chelsea wins UEFA Super Cup on penalties 

Lionel Messi speaks to CNN on Paris Saint-Germain move.
Paris Saint-Germain ideal place for me: Messi
PARIS — In an interview with Amanda Davies, Lionel Messi told CNN that Paris Saint-Germain is the "ideal" place for him to win the UEFA Champions League once again.Following the end of his 19-year spell at FC Barcelona, the Argentinian said that his departure from the Catalan giants left him “living with a lot of doubt”."The truth is, it's hard to put into words what I've had to live through this week," Messi told Davies.Messi stressed that both his and his new club's ambitions are aligned — to win the trophy that has so far eluded PSG and which Messi himself has won four times."For me on a personal level, I would love to win another Champions League, like I've said in previous years, and I think I've come to the ideal place that's...
August 11, 2021

Paris Saint-Germain ideal place for me: Messi

The club has announced that Messi will be presented to the press on Wednesday at 11 a.m. local time in the Parc des Princes auditorium.
Argentine superstar Messi signs two-year contract with PSG  
PARIS — Argentine football star Lionel Messi on Tuesday signed with Paris Saint-German to play until at least 2023. His contract includes the option for an additional year, PSG announced on Twitter. He will wear the no30 jersey. #BREAKING: #LionelMessi signs a two-year contract with #PSG, with an option for a third year. (@PSG_English) pic.twitter.com/LByW9R6DVp — Saudi Gazette (@Saudi_Gazette) August 10, 2021 Messi and his family arrived in Paris at 15:30 local time, wearing a shirt emblazoned with the club's slogan "Ici, c'est Paris" (Here is Paris). At the same time, the club posted a 13-second video on social media filled with references to the player including his six Ballon d'Or awards and the Argentinian flag. Another post shows the six Ballon...
August 10, 2021

Argentine superstar Messi signs two-year contract with PSG  

Lionel Messi has reached an agreement to sign for French club Paris Saint-Germain, bringing his long-term association with Barcelona to an end. — Courtesy file photo
Messi reaches agreement to join Paris Saint-Germain: Reports
PARIS — Lionel Messi has reached an agreement to sign for French club Paris Saint-Germain, bringing his long-term association with Barcelona to an end, French media reported on Tuesday.French outlet L'Equipe says on its website that the football superstar will sign an initial two-year deal with the French giants.L'Equipe and Le Parisien add the Argentine is expected to arrive in Paris on Tuesday afternoon. Paris Saint-Germain said they had no comment over the reports. Messi's move to Paris brings his historic 20-plus-year spell at Barcelona to an end.The Argentine, widely considered one of the best players of all time, failed to sign a new contract with Barcelona.Barcelona said the club's dire financial situation and La Liga's Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations...
August 10, 2021

Messi reaches agreement to join Paris Saint-Germain: Reports


Speaking at a press conference in Barcelona, a very emotional Messi entered the room to applause from those in attendance and delivered his final speech as a Blaugrana player.(Screengrab)
Messi bids tearful farewell to Barcelona
BARCELONA — As he bid a tearful farewell to Barcelona on Sunday, football superstar Lionel Messi said a move to Paris Saint-Germain was "a possibility."It's been widely reported that Messi has been offered a two-year contract by PSG, though the 34-year-old Argentine said no arrangements had been made with the Parisian giant, nor with any of the other interested clubs regarding his next move.Speaking at a press conference in Barcelona, a very emotional Messi entered the room to applause from those in attendance and delivered his final speech as a Blaugrana player, describing it as one of the most difficult moments of his career."In these days, in this last day I have been thinking ... to see what I was going to say, what I could say," Messi said."The truth is...
August 08, 2021

Messi bids tearful farewell to Barcelona

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