Ali Abdulghani wins javelin gold on successful first day for Saudi Arabia at GCC Games in Kuwait
Ali Abdulghani claimed Saudi Arabia’s first gold medal of the third GCC Games in Kuwait by winning the javelin competition on Monday.
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Saudi athletes arrive in Kuwait ahead of third GCC Games
RIYADH: Team Saudi will participate in the third Gulf Cooperation Council Games, which are being held in Kuwait.
Nearly 50,000 passengers expected to board new direct flights to Kuwait from Manchester Airport
New direct flights to Kuwait will be launched next month from Manchester Airport. Nearly 50,000 passengers from across the north who currently fly indirectly to the Middle Eastern destination are expected to use the new route in its first year.
Saudi Arabia lose to Oman, prepare to face hosts Bahrain in the GCC Women’s Twenty20 Championship Cup
The Saudi women’s cricket team is set to face Bahrain in their third match of the GCC Women’s Twenty20 Championship Cup on Tuesday at Al-Amerat Cricket Ground.
India finish on ninth spot in Nicosia Shotgun World Cup with one silver
Prithviraj Tondaiman, Zoravar Singh Sandhu and Vivaan Kapoor lost 2-6 to Kuwait in the men's trap final to clinch a silver as India finished a disappointing ninth in the the year's first International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup for Shotgun in Nicosia, Cyprus. India was represented by an 11-member shotgun contingent in the event, according to a release issued by the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI).
Sri Lanka to host Asia Cup T20 tournament from August 27 to September 11
Asia Cup T20 tournament from August 27 to September 11, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced on Saturday after its annual general meeting here. All five Test teams of the continent -- India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and hosts Sri Lanka -- will feature in the tournament, along with one more Asian side that will be decided after a qualifier tournament which will be held from August 20. "The Asia Cup 2022 (T20 Format) will be held in Sri Lanka from 27 August - 11 September later this year. The Qualifiers for the same will be played 20 August 2022 onwards," the ACC tweeted after its AGM.
Draw favors a strong Arab presence at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in China
There were an impressive 11 Arab nations at the 2019 Asian Cup. Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE, Lebanon, Iraq, Qatar and Oman have already booked their places in the 2023 tournament thanks to their performances in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup.
Egyptians in Kuwait warned over Africa Cup of Nations final parades
Egyptians who live in Kuwait will not be allowed to celebrate in large numbers if their national team win the African Cup of Nations on Sunday.