Google’s new AI for corner kick tactics gets Liverpool approval
PARIS, FRANCE – Liverpool football analysts have given their seal of approval to a new artificial intelligence tool from Google that...
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Booed Israeli swimmer says she felt safe in Qatar
Israeli swimmer Anastasia Gorbenko faced crowd jeering at Qatar's World Acquatics Championships after winning a silver medal in the women's...
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Investcorp may buy AC Milan
The Bahrain-based firm looking to spend around €1 billion.
- Italian Serie A team AC Milan is a seven-time European soccer champion
- It was once owned by the country’s former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi
UNGA welcomes Qatar’s hosting of 2022 FIFA World Cup
The 2022 World Cup, organized by the international football association (FIFA), is the first such event in the Middle East.
- The 2022 World Cup, organized by the international football association (FIFA), is the first such event in the Middle East
- The General Assembly adopted its resolution under the title "The 2022 World Cup organized by FIFA in Qatar."
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Audi, Porsche eye entry into F1
The firms aim to burnish their green technologies and ambitions.
- Audi will only join the championship on "condition" that the regulations from 2026 "provide for extensive changes for a more sustainable sport".
- The firms have said a final decision in this regard is yet to be made.
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First World Cup in Middle East will be healthiest ever: FIFA President
Several measures will be implemented at this year’s FIFA World Cup Qatar in a bid to promote healthy lifestyles. Senior...
- World Health Organization, Qatar's health ministry and FIFA agree to implement several measures to promote healthy lifestyles at the mega event.
- The three entities will leverage the global power of football to help people lead healthy lives, said WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
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Iran to face off with US and England in football World Cup
Having fought to win the respect of Iran's football public, Dragan Skocic now has a World Cup showdown with England...
- England manager Gareth Southgate admitted he knew little about the Iranian team his side will face on the opening day of the World Cup
- FIFA has been urged to punish Iran for refusing to let women into a stadium for their last World Cup qualifier against Lebanon this week
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Qatar World Cup draw pairs Iran and USA
England also found themselves in Group B and will face Iran in their opening game on the tournament's first day,...
- Germany and Spain are joined by Japan in Group E, which will be completed by the winner of an intercontinental play-off in June between Costa Rica and New Zealand.
- Qatar will also take on African champions Senegal as well as the Netherlands, who return to the World Cup after missing out in 2018, in Group A.
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UAE stun South Korea to earn World Cup playoff with Australia
Although they were allowed only a miserly 23 percent ball possession, the Emiratis managed to sneak a goal through the...
- South Korea and Iran had already made the cut directly from Group A in the final round of qualifying
- This left the UAE and Iraq in a crunch battle to clinch the third spot to earn the right to meet Australia
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Yemen rebels attack oil facilities near Saudi F1 track
Friday's attacks targeted ‘Aramco facilities in Jeddah and vital facilities in the capital of the Saudi enemy, Riyadh’, tweeted Houthi...
- The Houthi rebels of Yemen have frequently launched similar assaults on Saudi oil facilities
- However, the Jeddah attack came as a worldwide audience tuned in for the F1 Grand Prix
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Arabs denounce ‘double standard’ of Russia sports bans
Palestinian midfielder Mohamed Rashid said, 'It makes us feel like our lives are cheaper than the lives of those in...
- In the beginning of March, the national flag of Ukraine was displayed at all English Premier League matches to show solidarity
- FIFA and UEFA suspended Russia from all international competitions days after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine
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UFC, martial arts group, to return to UAE in October
The world’s premier mixed martial arts organization UFC will return to UAE in October 2022 at Abu Dhabi Showdown Week...
- The UFC 281 will be the third event of a five-year partnership between DCT Abu Dhabi and the UFC
- It will mark the promotion’s 17th overall event in Abu Dhabi, dating back to UFC 112: INVINCIBLE in April 2010
Google’s new AI for corner kick tactics gets Liverpool approval
PARIS, FRANCE – Liverpool football analysts have given their seal of approval to a new artificial intelligence tool from Google that...
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Neymar and Al Hilal suffer scare in Asian Champions League
Runners-up in last year’s Champions League, Hilal were fortunate not to lose their Group B opener having gone behind on...
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Abu Dhabi council review budget, sports development
Abu Dhabi, UAE - Abu Dhabi Sports Council discussed business developments and plans for developing the sports sector here, local...
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Turkish clubs financially hit attracting big names in transfer market
Eyes have been on Saudi clubs' transfer outlays which have rivaled those of the top European sides, but Turkish teams...
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Saudi clubs spent $875.4m on new players from June 1- Sept 1, says FIFA
Spending by Saudi Arabian football clubs in the transfer window just closed was second only to that by teams in...
- Much of the Saudi Pro League's business was done with English Premier League clubs, which received $698 million in overseas transfer fees.
- The Pro League's net spend, deducting money received from selling players, was $907 million, placing it behind Premier League's net spend of $1.39 billion.
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Demarai Gray quits Everton to join Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ettifaq
London, United Kingdom - Demarai Gray has left Everton for Al-Ettifaq ahead of Thursday's transfer deadline in the Saudi Pro League.The...
- The 27-year-old forward is the latest Premier League player to head to the Gulf nation, joining former Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson at Al-Ettifaq.
- The Jamaica international said that he would be "forever proud" to have played for Everton, who are in the relegation zone after a poor start to the season.
Israel’s sports team makes landmark visit to Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - An Israeli sports delegation arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday to participate in the World Weightlifting...
- Three Israeli weightlifters are set to compete in different weight classes during the World Weightlifting Championships
- Israeli athletes are expected to participate in a competition in Qatar in December, even though neither Saudi Arabia nor Qatar maintains diplomatic ties