Ding Junhui beats Judd Trump to set up UK final showdown with Ronnie O’Sullivan
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Ding Junhui will roll back the years when they square off in the UK Snooker Championship final in York on Sunday.
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Ronnie O’Sullivan out to ‘ruin careers’ of trophy rivals after reaching UK final
Ronnie O’Sullivan says he is motivated by the opportunity to “ruin the careers” of his major rivals after he breezed into the ninth UK Championship final of his career with a 6-2 win over Hossein Vafaei in York.
Ronnie O'Sullivan fuelled by chance to 'ruin the careers' of rivals
Ronnie O'Sullivan says he is motivated by the opportunity to "ruin the careers" of his major rivals after he breezed into the ninth UK Championship final of his career with a 6-2 win over Hossein Vafaei in York.
'Hope For A Fantastic Pro Kabaddi League Season': Pranav Adani After Meeting Gujarat Giants Squad
Counted among the teams to watch out for in the 10th season of the Pro Kabaddi League, the Adani Sportsline-owned Gujarat Giants are eyeing their maiden title. Finalists in 2017 and 2018, the Giants are captained by the legendary Iranian defender Fazel Atrachali and coached by the dynamic Ram Mehar Singh. Incidentally, when the Giants reached their first final in 2017, Atrachali was part of the squad. PKL returns to the caravan format after 4 years with the tournament commencing in Ahmedabad, home to the Giants. The team took time out from its training sessions to meet Pranav Adani.
Vafaei vows no repeat of kamikaze break against Rocket
Hossein Vafaei has vowed there will be no repeat of his kamikaze Crucible break-off when he faces Ronnie O'Sullivan in the semi-finals of the UK Snooker Championship in York on Saturday.
Al Nassr hope to overcome fatigue and Ronaldo injury scare when they take on Al Hilal
When Al Nassr found out their fixture list for the 2023/24 season, the last week of November immediately stood out as one where they would need to navigate two tricky fixtures back-to-back. The hope at Al Awwal Park was that they would have already sealed qualification to the AFC Champions League round of 16 before having to play Persepolis in their penultimate match of the group, scheduled just a few days before they take on eternal rivals Al Hilal.
Al-Dawsari scores wonder goal as Al-Hilal seal Asian Champions League knockout spot
ABU DHABI: Asian Player of the Year Salem Al-Dawsari missed two penalties but scored a wonder goal as Al-Hilal sealed a spot in the Asian Champions League knockout stages on Tuesday night. The Saudi Arabian winger, who was last month named the continent’s best men’s player, spurned a spot-kick in either half in the Group D tie against Navbahor in Uzbekistan. However, he was not made to pay as substitute Malcolm struck the game’s opening goal, and Al-Dawsari atoned with some distinction for the four-time champions late on. Malcolm’s effort, a rebound from Al-Dawsari’s second saved penalty on 68 minutes, marked the Brazilian’s first touch of the match. The goal was also his first in the competition since a summer move from Zenit Saint Petersburg. With four minutes remaining, Al-Dawsari then made safe the result lobbing Navbahor goalkeeper Utkir Yusupov from around 35 yards.
Al-Hilal overcome Al-Dawsari's penalty woes to progress in Asian Champions League
Four-times winners Al-Hilal confirmed their place in the last 16 of this year's Asian Champions League on Tuesday after the Saudi Pro League side beat Uzbekistan's Navbahor 2-0 despite a pair of missed penalties from Salem Al-Dawsari.