First foreign firm takes ownership of Saudi football club
The Harburg Group -- led by American Ben Harburg -- said it had "officially completed the 100 percent acquisition of...
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Australia reach World Cup as Palestinian dreams of a first appearance end
Australia qualified for next year's World Cup in North America while Oman ended Palestine's hopes of a first appearance at...
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Qatari businessman mulls taking over Man Utd
London, United Kingdom - A consortium led by a Qatari banker announced it had submitted an offer to take full control...
- Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani "confirmed his submission of a bid for 100 percent of Manchester United Football Club"
- The statement from Sheikh Jassim, chairman of Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), did not give any details on the amount proposed in the bid for United
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Tunisian footballer reaches Italy on migrant boat, says club
TUNIS, TUNISIA - A goalkeeper at a top-flight Tunisian football club has reached Italy as a clandestine migrant, his club said...
- Tunisia is struggling with a grinding economic crisis that has seen a growing wave of clandestine migration attempts in recent months.
- Rome says over 32,000 migrants, including 18,000 Tunisians, reached Italy from Tunisia last year.
Ronaldo scores four to pass 500 league goals
The 38-year-old Portuguese star now has 503 goals scored for five different teams stretched across five leagues. He hit three...
- Ronaldo now has five for Al Nassr who he joined after the World Cup following his bitter divorce from United
- Ronaldo opened his account for his new employers last Friday with a stoppage-time penalty in a 2-2 away draw against Al Fateh
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Passion for football catapults housebound Jordanian to stardom
Abu Nawas grew up spending much of his time watching football matches, analysing the teams and playing football video games.
- Abu Nawas's videos usually feature him wearing a football jersey, excitedly commenting on matches and news from the world of football
- He lamented that in Jordan "nobody cares" about people with diseases like his, and said he wished he had had the opportunity to attend school
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Dubai Marathon to be held on February 12 at Expo City
Dubai, UAE-- The 2023 edition of Dubai Marathon will be held at Expo City Dubai on 12th February, 2023, according...
- The committee organizing the event said the city was chosen as the venue of the marathon because it represents Dubai’s vision of serving as a bridge between cultures
- It will bring together elite athletes from around the world after a break of two years due to the pandemic
Saudi Arabia captures cycling in sports charm offensive
This week's Saudi Tour is the first of three stage races in the Arabian Peninsula in February, with competitions also...
- The event is unfolding in a vast region of northwestern Saudi Arabia the size of Belgium that is home to UNESCO-listed archaeological sites and canyons - but few spectators
- Among the riders are Dutch sprinter Dylan Groenewegen, a winner of five stages at the Tour de France, and German veteran John Degenkolb, who has claimed titles at Paris-Roubaix
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No objection to Russia joining Asian football body: Saudi Arabia
Speaking at the AFC Congress in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia's Sports Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal said he didn't see...
- Joining the AFC would mean that Russia would play World Cup qualifiers against Asian teams and that its club sides would take part in Asian competitions
- Asian Football Confederation president Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa said there had been no formal approach about Russia's membership
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Saudi Arabia wins bid to host 2027 football Asian Cup: AFC
In the coming years the Saudis, who watched as neighbors Qatar hosted the World Cup in November and December, will...
- "We are excited to deliver the greatest tournament in the competition's history," the kingdom's sports minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal said.
- The kingdom is also eyeing a World Cup and Summer Olympics, perhaps even a Winter Olympics, together with a swathe of other major events.
Reed in fresh controversy over ball in palm tree
The golf player ended up making a bogey in a three-under par round of 69 as he ended the day...
- The American was embroiled in yet another rules controversy during Sunday's third round of the $9 million Dubai Desert Classic
- A social media post suggested that television replays showed Reed's ball disappearing into an adjacent tree
Ronaldo starts with a win after lucrative Saudi move
Ronaldo's league debut had an anticlimactic feel in front of 22,862 fans after he scored twice in this week's lively...
- The Portuguese superstar didn't score but there were promising signs for Al Nassr, who are eyeing domestic and continental silverware
- Ronaldo arrived in oil-rich Saudi Arabia in early January but his debut was delayed while he served a two-match ban for knocking a mobile phone out of a fan's hand
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Skipper Battat leads Palestine on and off pitch at Asian Cup
Doha, Qatar - Musab Al-Battat has led Palestine on the pitch with his all-action performances and off it as the voice...
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Son faces Saudis, Palestine make history in Asian Cup last 16
The knockout phase begins on Sunday when Australia play Indonesia, followed the same day by the United Arab Emirates against...
Coach Mancini lays out Saudi’s plan at Asian Cup
Doha, Qatar - Roberto Mancini said on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia fear no team at the Asian Cup and will not...
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Coach Mancini warns Saudi against taking Kyrgyzstan lightly
Doha, Qatar - Roberto Mancini warned Saudi Arabia against falling victim to the kind of Asian Cup shock suffered by favorites...
- Coach Mancini's team are ranked 56th in the world and are one of the contenders for the title while Kyrgyzstan are 98th
- The 59-year-old Mancini, who led Italy to European glory in 2021, took over ambitious Saudi Arabia in August last year
Saudi Dakar rally 2024 concludes with participation of 778 drivers, co-drivers
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - The city of Yanbu witnessed on Friday evening the closing ceremony of the 5th edition of...
- 778 drivers and co-drivers participated navigating a fleet of 434 vehicles in 6 categories: cars, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicle (ATV) or quads and others
- Spanish driver Carlos Sainz, from team "Audi," clinched the title for the fourth time in the car category, marking his second win in the Kingdom
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Iraq upsets Japan to sail into knockouts of Asian Cup
Doha, Qatar - Aymen Hussein scored two first-half headers as Iraq stunned Asian Cup favorites Japan 2-1 on Friday to reach...
- Iraq -- ranked 63 in the world to Japan's 17 -- endured a nervous finish after Liverpool's Wataru Endo pulled one back in the third of eight minutes of injury time
- It was Japan's first Asian Cup group-stage defeat in 26 matches and set them on a potential collision course with South Korea in the last 16 in Qatar