Jordan, Iran and Oman claim wins at U-23 WAFF Championship
Jordan, Iran and Oman have topped their groups at the U-23 West Asian Football Federation Championship after wins on Wednesday night in Baghdad.
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Investing in sport: A weapon of Saudi soft power
Elsewhere, thousands of Palestinian citizens of Israel have taken part in protests recently, amid a wave of crime within the minority group. In the latest attack, five people, including a 15-year-old, were shot dead near Nazareth last week. Experts say the spike in crime is linked to drugs and arms trafficking, as well as prostitution. Many within Israel's Palestinian community say the problem is made worse by discrimination and government neglect.
Arab Futsal Cup 2023: Palestine, Kuwait and Morocco win out
Second-round matches of the group stage of the seventh Arab Futsal Championship, organized by the Arab Football Association and hosted by the Saudi Federation, were held in the Ministry of Sports Hall in Jeddah on Friday.
LIV Golf stars ready for ‘world class’ Valderrama challenge
SOTOGRANDE, Spain: LIV Golf is preparing for its first stop of the season in continental Europe with the LIV Golf Valderrama set to take place at the Real Club Valderrama in Sotogrande, Spain, from June 30 to July 2.
Winds of change blowing through Saudi football as elite clubs ponder privatization
RIYADH: A revolution is taking place in Saudi football, on and off the pitch. As some of the world’s best players increasingly look to the possibility of playing in the Roshn Saudi League, the prospect of privatization — and the benefits it could bring — is in the air at the Kingdom’s elite clubs.
Kaku voted Saudi Pro League player of the year by Sofascore
RIYADH: Al-Taawoun’s Paraguayan winger Alejandro Romero, nicknamed Kaku, has been voted Saudi Pro League player of the season by Sofascore as part of its SPL XI team of the season.
Boxer Nidal Foqahaa hopes to carry Palestine flag to Olympic podium
Nidal Foqahaa is the first Palestinian boxer to win bouts at a world competition, and now the young fighter is targeting success at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
Forwards Nkunku, Dembélé recalled by France for Euro qualifiers
PARIS: Christopher Nkunku and Ousmane Dembélé were recalled Wednesday to France’s national team. The two strikers were included in coach Didier Deschamps’ squad for upcoming European Championship qualifiers against Gibraltar and Greece after missing Les Bleus’ previous games due to injury.