Norris edges Piastri as McLaren top Jeddah practice
Lando Norris drew a line in the sand after his trying time in Bahrain last weekend and bossed a second...
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81 percent of Saudi population attends cultural events, activities in 2024: GASTAT
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- Nearly 81.6 percent of Saudi individuals visited at least one cultural event or activity in 2024, according...
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Qatar World Cup to start a day early to allow host play opening game
The opening match is scheduled to be held at the 60,000-capacity Al Bayt stadium, one of seven new venues purpose-built...
- Qatar will now play Ecuador on November 20, 24 hours earlier than planned, in a move that FIFA's ruling council was expected to confirm soon.
- Companies with major deals linked to the World Cup expressed confidence that the unusual schedule change could be handled smoothly.
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KSA and Egypt champions to inaugurate Qatar’s World Cup final stadium
Qatar announced Monday that the club champions of Saudi Arabia and Egypt will inaugurate the Lusail stadium to be used...
- The 80,000 capacity gold coloured venue, in the Lusail new city just north of Doha, was the last of the eight World Cup stadiums to be completed
- A test event is to be staged there on August 11 when a Qatar championship match between Al-Arabi SC and Al-Rayyan is held
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Doha vows to complete building work before start of World Cup
Building work in Qatar's capital Doha, host of the 2022 World Cup, will be completed "well before the tournament", the...
- The two days seminars will brief the qualified team staff of Qatar World Cup on logistics, security, playing conditions and refereeing
- Representatives of the qualified nations can observe the preparation of stadiums for FIFA 2022 and can also visit training grounds ahead of the tournament's opening
Morocco and Israel face off in women basketball ‘friendly’ game
The Moroccan women's basketball team hosted their Israeli counterparts for the first time on Wednesday in a quiet slice of...
- According to the Israel Basketball Federation (IBBA) website, it was the first time that Arab female players had faced an Israeli national team in their country
- There were no spectators at the invitation only event
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Media giants buy Indian Premier League cricket rights for $6.2 billion
India's cricket board said Tuesday it has sold the broadcast rights of the IPL tournament for the next five seasons...
- The amount paid for the rights to one of the world's most watched sports contests dwarfs the $2.55 billion that Star India paid in 2017 for the previous five seasons to 2022.
- The buyer was Viacom18, a joint venture between Reliance and US group Paramount Global as well as a group reportedly backed by James Murdoch.
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FIFA says Israeli citizens can travel to Qatar World Cup
Israeli citizens will be allowed to travel to Qatar to watch football's 2022 World Cup, despite the absence of diplomatic...
- Qatar does not have diplomatic ties with Israel. It supports Hamas and cut commercial ties with Israel in 2009.
- The two countries had established commercial relations in 1996, when then Israeli prime minister Shimon Peres visited Qatar's capital Doha.
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Algeria ex-football star Rabah Madjer on trial for fraud
Prosecutors in Algeria on Thursday said ex-football star Rabah Madjer should be jailed for 18 months, during his ongoing trial...
- Madjer, who owned two newspapers, is accused of continuing to bank revenues from public advertising for a year after the papers were closed
- Algeria's national publishing and advertising agency (ANEP) has demanded the return of fees as well as the payment of damages
Dustin Johnson heads field for $25 mn Saudi-backed LIV Golf opener
Former world number one Dustin Johnson will head the field for the inaugural $25 million LIV Golf Invitational Series event...
- The US PGA Tour has refused to grant releases for its players in the LIV event, which clashes with next week's Canadian Open
- The LIV tournament at Centurion Club at St Albans, north of London, will have the largest purse in golf history at $25 million
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Salah’s loss plunges Egypt into gloom
Donning Liverpool jerseys, Egyptian soccer fans cheered "Mo Salah! Mo Salah" even as they struggled to hide their disappointment over...
- It was another blow for Mohamed Salah who was reduced to tears twice this year following Egypt's losses to Senegal in both the African Cup of Nations final and the World Cup
- For many in Egypt, where public gatherings are effectively prohibited, football offers a rare avenue for distraction away from daily struggles
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Saudi football coach signs new deal after World Cup success
Saudi Arabia's coach Herve Renard has signed a new five-year deal after guiding the team to this year's World Cup...
- The Frenchman was shown signing a shirt with the number "2027" in a video posted by the official Twitter account of the Saudi national team
- Saudi Arabia reached their sixth World Cup and second in a row with room to spare after finishing top of their qualifying group ahead of Japan and Australia
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Saudi set to host FIFA World Cup 2034 in either summer or winter
Despite summer temperatures touching 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in the major cities, Saudi Arabian Football Federation president Yasser al-Misehal...
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Saudi Arabia emerges as only bidder for 2034 World Cup
The Saudi bid comes one year after neighboring Qatar hosted the first World Cup in the Middle East, where the...
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Al Hilal ranks among world’s 50 wealthiest clubs
European clubs owned by Arabs continue to dominate the rankings, with Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed-owned Manchester City standing at the...
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Esports scores big for Saudi economy, culture & jobs
The Kingdom, with its passion for sports and tech, is set to reshape the competitive gaming landscape by hosting the...
- The Kingdom, with its passion for sports and tech, is set to reshape the competitive gaming landscape by hosting the world's premier Electronic Sports World Cup from 2024.
- By 2030, Esports is set to add US$13.3bn to Saudi GDP, with 67% of Saudis into electronic gaming, potentially creating 39,000 jobs, and producing 30 world-class games.
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No suspension for Mazraoui over Gaza post, says Bayern Munich
Berlin, Germany - Bayern Munich on Friday said defender Noussair Mazraoui would not be suspended, after a probe into the Moroccan...
- In the wake of the deadly attack on Israel by Hamas, Mazraoui had put up several pro-Palestinian posts.
- The club's chief executive Jan-Christian Dreesen said Mazraoui "credibly assured us he rejects terror and war" .
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Indonesia backs Saudi Arabia’s 2034 World Cup bid
Last week, Indonesian FA president Erick Thohir had said the country was in talks with Australia for a possible joint 2034...
- "Indonesia supports Saudi Arabia's bid to host the FIFA World Cup in 2034," Indonesian FA president Erick Thohir said in a statement on Wednesday
- Thohir said last week that his scrapped joint bid proposal with Australia could also have involved games in New Zealand, Malaysia, and Singapore