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JEDDAH: Al-Ahli head coach Matthias Jaissle praised his players’ resilience after they overturned a three-goal deficit to secure a dramatic 3–3 draw against rivals Al-Hilal in the Saudi Professional League on Friday.
REUTERS: Former Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng, a World Cup winner with Germany in 2014, announced his retirement from professional football late on Friday. The 37-year-old, who made 76 appearances for Germany between 2009-18, spent 10 years at Bayern after joining from Manchester City in 2011, winning nine Bundesliga titles and two Champions League trophies. “I played for a long time, for big clubs, for my country. I learned, won, lost, and grown through it all,” Boateng said in a video uploaded to Instagram. “Football has given me a lot, but now it’s time to move on.
TAIF: It was business as usual on the biggest day of the season at King Khalid Racecourse in Taif, as Tilal AI-Khalediah (KSA) made his return to action with back-to-back wins in the $270,000 Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Cup.
DUBAI: Al-Ahli came from three goals down on Friday night to pull off a scarcely believable 3-3 draw with visiting Al-Hilal at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, in what was surely one of the most remarkable matches in the history of the Saudi Pro League.
ABU DHABI: The second round of the UAE President’s Cup for Jiu-Jitsu concluded on Friday evening at Mubadala Arena in Zayed Sports City with Al-Wahda leading the overall standings.
ABU DHABI: World champions India overcame a gutsy Oman team to win the last group match of the Asia Cup by 21 runs on Friday and stay unbeaten in the T20 tournament.India had already qualified for the Super Four stage and posted 188-8 after they elected to bat first at Abu Dhabi.Oman — ranked 20th in world T20 rankings — put up a spirited batting show and finished on 167-4 after top knocks from Aamir Kaleem, who made 64, and Hammad Mirza, who hit 51.The left-right batting pair of Kaleem and Mirza put on 93 runs for the second wicket and attempted to pull off the chase with some late boundaries that gave India the scare.Hardik Pandya broke the stand with a stunning outfield catch to dismiss Kaleem off Harshit Rana and then sent back Mirza with his pace bowling in the next over.Left-arm quick Arshdeep Singh snared the fourth wicket of the innings and his 100th in T20 internationals — the first Indian bowler to reach the century mark.Earlier, wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson top-scored with 56 and his second-wicket partnership with explosive opener Abhishek Sharma, who made 38 off 14 balls, lay the platform for India’s total.Oman struck regular blows in their first meeting with the reigning T20 World Cup winners.Shah Faisal, fellow left-arm quick Jiten Ramanandi and left-arm spinner Kaleem took two wickets reach.India and Pakistan moved into the Super Four from Group A and face each again on Sunday, a week after India’s players refused to shake hands with their neighbors after victory in a group match.Sri Lanka clash with Bangladesh in the first match of the Super Four on Saturday after the two teams made the next stage from Group B.
DUBAI: MMA veteran Artem Lobov (14-15-1) has had a celebrated but turbulent career, marked by high-profile opportunities, close relationships, and lingering controversies. A native of Russia who has long been based in Ireland, Lobov has struggled to put together winning streaks at crucial moments.
MANCHESTER: Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said his Ballon d’Or winner Rodri is a doubt for Sunday’s trip to Arsenal due to fitness concerns in what is sure to be a blockbuster clash. City will arrive in North London on a wave of momentum after back-to-back wins over Manchester United and Napoli, but Rodri came off after an hour against the Serie A leaders in Thursday’s Champions League match, raising concerns about his fitness. Guardiola said the Spain midfielder will be assessed ahead of Sunday’s game when asked if he would play. “I don’t know yet, but he was so smart (to request a substitution against Napoli on Thursday). We’ll see, day-by-day,” Guardiola added. “The training (on Wednesday), he didn’t feel comfortable, but said, ‘No, no, I will be fine, and he played extraordinarily.