Al-Hilal beat Zamalek to lift Lusail Super Cup in Doha
RIYADH: Saudi champions Al-Hilal defeated Egyptian counterparts Zamalek 4-1 on penalties on Friday to win the Lusail Super Cup in front of almost 80,000 fans in Doha.
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Saudi Arabia in talks to host 2030 World Cup finals
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia is in talks with sports chiefs in Egypt and Greece over an audacious joint bid to host the 2030 football World Cup finals. “The three countries are working flat out” and “the application to organize the tournament is being studied,” Mohammed Fawzi, spokesman for the Egyptian Sports Ministry, said on Friday.
Swiss Koller named new Al Ahly manager
Egyptian Premier League club Al Ahly SC have hired Swiss Marcel Koller as their new manager on a two-year contract, the club announced on Friday.
Amnesty warns FIFA over potential Saudi World Cup bid
Staging the 2030 men's World Cup in Saudi Arabia would be "virtually impossible" if FIFA correctly applies its human rights criteria to any bid it makes, Amnesty International has said. The Middle Eastern country, which has been widely criticised for its human rights record, is reportedly interested in hosting the centenary finals alongside Egypt and Greece.
Al-Shabab beat Al-Tai 4-0 to lead ROSHN Saudi League table
RIYADH: Al-Shabab defeated visitors Al-Tai 4-0 on Thursday evening at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium in Al-Malaz to take the lead in the ROSHN Saudi League table after three rounds of the season.
Al-Hilal look to wipe away painful memories against Zamalek in Lusail Super Cup
Any meeting between Egypt and Saudi Arabia on the pitch is a big deal and that will be the case when Zamalek and Al-Hilal clash on Friday in the Lusail Super Cup in Qatar.
Iranians confirm Carlos Queiroz's coaching return for FIFA World Cup
Carlos Queiroz will lead Iran to November's World Cup finals after the country's football federation confirmed on Wednesday that the Portuguese would return to take charge of the team in Qatar. The former Real Madrid coach replaces Croatia's Dragan Skocic, who qualified the Iranians for the finals and won 15 out of 18 games during his time in charge. "Thanks to Dragan Skocic's efforts to advance to the World Cup," Iran national team press officer Jamaat Mohamad said on Twitter.
New Israeli rules on West Bank entry: Controversial regulations delayed and amended
Meanwhile, the Israeli army this week conceded that one of its soldiers likely shot Palestinian-American reporter Shireen Abu Akleh. A final investigation into the killing of the Al Jazeera journalist, who died while covering an Israeli raid in May, found that she'd been mistaken for a militant. Her family says Israeli authorities are refusing to take responsibility for her murder.