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Eni profit falls due to dip in oil prices

Q2 net profit fell by 18% to $637 million.

Emirates NBD H1 profit $3.40bn

Total income rose by 12 percent in the same period.

ADIB H1 pre-tax profit $1.08bn

Q2 pre-tax net profit increases by 14 percent.

AstraZeneca to invest $50bn in US

Bulk of funds to go into a Virginia manufacturing center.

UAB net profit up by 50% for H1

Total assets increase by 11 percent.

DP World, Zee Entertainment rope in David Warner for ILT20 Season 2 marketing campaign

Dubai, UAE - Australian cricket star David Warner along with Indian top Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh will lead the marketing campaign...
  • Warner is set to make his DP World ILT20 debut in Season 2, the southpaw will appear for the Dubai Capitals
  • The 34-match tournament will be played at the three cricketing destinations – Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah

Saudi Arabia announces e-visa feature for FIFA Club World Cup fans

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in collaboration with the Ministry of Sports, has rolled out...
  • Exclusively tailored for FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023 ticket holders, this electronic visa offering enables seamless entry into the Kingdom expressly for the event
  • The feature supplements existing options available to citizens of diverse nations, allowing them to visit Saudi Arabia through electronic visit visas or upon arrival

Saudi-backed Newcastle face Champions League reality check

Manchester, United Kingdom - Newcastle must overcome the might of Paris Saint-Germain and a mounting injury list if the Magpies' first...
  • Damaging back-to-back defeats to Borussia Dortmund have left Eddie Howe's men sitting bottom of a devilishly difficult Group F
  • Newcastle are aiming to follow in the footsteps of Manchester City as a state-backed project that can go onto dominate English football and conquer Europe

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Leclerc fastest, Sainz crashes as Ferrari out-pace Mercedes

On a day of mixed fortunes for the 'scarlet scuderia' at the Yas Marina Circuit, the luckless Sainz – who...
  • Leclerc topped the times by 0.043 seconds ahead of McLaren's Lando Norris, who is chasing the first win of his career, with three-time champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull third
  • Verstappen, who is seeking a record-enhancing 19th win of the season and 54th of his career in Sunday’s race, has won the last three Abu Dhabi events from pole position

Messi’s World Cup jerseys up for $10m auction

If the jerseys sell for above $10m, that could make the sale the most valuable collection of sports memorabilia ever...
  • He donned these shirts during the first halves of the group-stage rounds against Saudi Arabia and Mexico, as well as later games against Australia, the Netherlands and Croatia.
  • The most expensive individual jersey ever sold at auction was one that basketball legend Michael Jordan wore during his NBA finals run in 1998. It sold for $10.1m.

Head breaks India hearts as Australia win sixth World Cup title

Ahmedabad, India -- Opener Travis Head hit a sparkling 137 to power Australia to a record-extending sixth World Cup title with...
  • Chasing a tricky 241 for victory in the final, Australia slipped to 47-3 before the left-handed Head hit his second century of the tournament to steer the team home.
  • Head's knock and his marathon stand of 192 with Marnus Labuschagne, unbeaten on 58, ended India's dominant run of 10 unbeaten matches at the event.

Argentine Marcelo Gallardo to coach Saudi club Al Ittihad

The Argentine replaces Nuno Espirito Santo who took Al Ittihad to the Saudi title last season. The Portuguese former Tottenham...
  • Gallardo, started as a midfielder with River Plate in his native Buenos Aires, where he won the Copa Libertadores
  • He coached Nacional of Montevideo to a Uruguayan title in 2012 and returned to River as coach in May 2014

BCCI yet to hear officially about Saudi interest for stakes in IPL

NEW DELHI, INDIA - Recent reports of Saudi Arabia expressing an interest in buying a stake in the Indian Premier League...
  • The plan is being seen as another move by the oil-rich kingdom to be the biggest ‘soft power’ in the West Asian region.
  • Saudi Arabia is now the sole bidder for the 2036 FIFA World Cup and the Saudi Pro League boasts the crème de la crème of global footballers

Talisca lifts Al Nassr with Ronaldo away

The Saudi Pro League side, who chose to rest in-form captain Ronaldo, rebounded from Philippe Coutinho’s early opener at the...
  • Taslica completed his hat-trick on 65 minutes, sweeping home a fine move after another one-two with Ghareeb
  • Al Ain became the first western Asian club to qualify for this year’s knockout stages, courtesy of a 3-2 win at Al Fayha in Riyadh

Ex-Tottenham boss Nuno sacked by Saudi club Al Ittihad

Nuno was under pressure because of their struggles in the Saudi Pro League, and the club brought down the axe...
  • Nuno, who enjoyed a successful spell as Wolverhampton Wanderers boss from 2017-2021, had been in charge of Jeddah-based Al Ittihad since July last year
  • Assistant coach Hassan Khalifa will take temporary charge while the club finalize a replacement for Nuno, Al Ittihad said in a statement posted on X

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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Saudi pushes equal pay at launch of women’s tennis finals

The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) announced in April that Riyadh would host the next three editions of the tour finals...

From fighting boys to Saudi Olympic history for female taekwondo star

Abha, Saudi Arabia - Saudi taekwondo standout Donia Abu Taleb had an unusual introduction to the sport: for years she trained...

Palestine create history by reaching third round of World Cup qualifiers

Hong Kong, China - Palestine created history when they booked a place in the third round of the FIFA World Cup...

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What has gone wrong for Saudi-backed Newcastle?

Despite qualifying for the Champions League for the first time in 20 years, Newcastle still had to tread a fine...
  • Eddie Howe's men are languishing in 10th place in the Premier League with 10 games to go and any hope of the club's first major trophy since 1969 is over for another year
  • In a season in which the Premier League's profit and sustainability rules (PSR) have begun to bite, few clubs have been as affected as Newcastle

Ten years from home World Cup, Saudi sizes up ‘huge challenge’

As the only  bidder, Saudi Arabia was anointed host of the 2034 World Cup last October by FIFA. Infrastructure is...
  • To host the 48-team World Cup, the country needs 14 all-seater stadiums capable of holding at least 40,000 people, according to the bid document
  • Saudi sports ministry is preparing to issue tenders worth 10 billion riyals ($2.69 billion) to build and expand football venues, according to domestic media

Israel out of Euro 2024 chase, Ukraine in dramatic fightback

Israel's hopes of reaching the European Championships for the first time against the background of bloody conflict at home were...
  • Iceland will now face Ukraine on Tuesday with the winner to claim a spot in this summer's finals in Germany
  • Wales will face Poland for a place in the finals after powering to a 4-1 win against Finland in Cardiff