Lebanon beat Japan to make FIBA Asia Cup quarterfinals
JEDDAH: Lebanon’s national basketball team advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup with an impressive 97-73 over Japan on Tuesday night.
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Australia, Iran advance to FIBA Asia Cup quarterfinals
JEDDAH: At the final day of the group phase games, the reigning two-time champions Australia and Iran claimed the top spot with a perfect 3-0 record to directly advance to the quarterfinals.
Johnson, Garcia share lead, Stinger GC tops team leaderboard at LIV Golf Chicago
BOLINGBROOK: Sergio Garcia may be regaining his form from earlier this season. Dustin Johnson may be rounding into form.
Hideo Kojima to appear at EWC Festival 2025 in Riyadh
RIYADH: The Esports World Cup Foundation has announced that world-renowned game creator Hideo Kojima will join the Esports World Cup 2025 Festival in Riyadh, appearing live on Aug. 23 for a special Q&A panel in Publisher Park as part of the “Death Standing World Strand Tour 2.”
Rodri will not make Manchester City return till September
LONDON: Manchester City midfielder Rodri will not be at full fitness until after September’s international break, Pep Guardiola has revealed. The 2024 Ballon d’Or winner missed most of last season due to ligament damage and without him City failed to mount a strong defense of their Premier League crown. The 29-year-old Spanish international fought his way back to fitness but suffered a groin injury in City’s defeat to Saudi club Al-Hilal at the Club World Cup in the United States last month. “Rodri’s getting better but he had a big injury in the last game against Al-Hilal and for the last five or six weeks,” Guardiola said in comments released on Saturday. “He’s training right now and in the last two or three days is better.
The 2025 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters kicks off in Jeddah with exciting matches
JEDDAH: The 2025 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters kicked off on Friday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with the participation of the game’s elite stars, including world No. 1 Judd Trump, Kyren Wilson, Mark Williams, John Higgins, and Ronnie O’Sullivan.
Qatar, Lebanon and Syria suffer losses, Iran defeats Japan at FIBA Asia Cup
JEDDAH: The fourth day of the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 basketball championship in Jeddah ended with the Qatari, Lebanese and Syrian teams losing to the South Korean, Australian and Guam teams.
Saudi Arabia keep hopes alive with 77-73 win over Jordan
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s national basketball team kept their FIBA Asia Cup hopes alive with a 77-73 victory over Jordan in Group C on Thursday night at the King Abdullah Sports Center.