Uihlein leads LIV Golf in Jeddah by one stroke
KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Peter Uihlein takes a one-shot lead going into the final day of the LIV Golf Invitational-Jeddah after a 7-under 63 in the second round on Saturday.
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Al-Hilal beat Al-Shabab 4-2 on second day of Saudi Women’s Premier League
Al-Hilal have defeated Al-Shabab 4-2 on the second day of the inaugural Saudi Women’s Premier League in a match at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah on Friday night.
Eddie Howe: ‘no ceiling’ to Newcastle United’s ambitions
NEWCASTLE: Eddie Howe believes Newcastle United can one day be as huge as Manchester United, such is the ambition of the club’s Saudi Arabian owners.
No.1 Swiatek rips Gauff to reach WTA San Diego semis
SAN DIEGO, California: World number one Iga Swiatek, seeking her eighth WTA title of the year, cruised over eighth-ranked Coco Gauff on Friday to reach the San Diego Open semifinals. In a rematch of the French Open women’s final, the 21-year-old Polish star rolled over 18-year-old American Gauff 6-0, 6-3 in 65 minutes. Three-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek advanced to a Saturday semifinal against sixth-ranked Jessica Pegula, who defeated 18th-ranked US compatriot Madison Keys 6-4, 7-5.
VAR helps Hoffenheim to 3-0 win at struggling Schalke
GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany: Hoffenheim scored two penalties after video review as they beat Schalke 3-0 in the Bundesliga on Friday to end a three-game winless run and deepen relegation-threatened Schalke's problems. The win sent Hoffenheim up four places to third — a place above Bayern Munich — ahead of the weekend's games.
Brooks Koepka leads by two in Jeddah, Smash GC takes team lead
JEDDAH: Having entered this week’s LIV Golf Invitational Jeddah off his best result this inaugural season, Brooks Koepka carried on where he left off on Friday with an 8-under 62 as the four-time major winner grabbed a 2-shot lead over Charl Schwartzel after the first round at Royal Greens Golf and Country Club.
Angel Hidalgo posts tournament record at Andalucia Masters, defending champion Matt Fitzpatrick misses cut
On a day when the tournament record was broken at the Andalucia Masters, Matt Fitzpatrick’s hopes of closing in on Rory McIlroy in the Race to Dubai rankings were dashed. Valderrama is one of the toughest courses in world golf, as a host of players can testify to, but Angel Hidalgo made it look easy. Ad The Spaniard, who arrived in Sotogrande ranked 325 in the world, produced a sizzling round of 63 to climb to nine-under.
Saudi Sports for All Federation launches 2nd National Cricket Championship
RIYADH: The second edition of the National Cricket Championship got underway on Friday, the Saudi Sports for All Federation announced.