Baseball United names Karachi Monarchs as its second franchise
KARACHI: Baseball United, the first professional baseball league serving the Middle East, India and Pakistan, has announced the award of its second franchise to Karachi.
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Illegal Premier League football streaming gang jailed
LONDON: Five men in the UK who illegally streamed English Premier League football matches to tens of thousands of people were jailed on Tuesday, the league announced.Members of the gang received prison terms ranging from three to 11 years each after the Premier League brought what it said was “the world’s largest-ever prosecution of an illegal streaming network.”The defendants, aged between 30 and 46, raked in more than £7 million ($8.7 million) selling subscriptions to three illegal platforms streaming to over 50,000 customers and resellers.“The organizations offered illegal access to watch Premier League matches, hundreds of channels from around the world and tens of thousands of on-demand films and TV shows,” the Premier League said in a statement.The gang’s “mastermind,” Mark Gould, 36, was sentenced to 11 years in jail at Chesterfield Justice Center, in central England.The remaining four received sentences ranging from three to more than five years.The private prosecution was supported by the trading standards team at Hammersmith and Fulham Council in London and the intellectual property protection organization FACT (the Federation Against Copyright Theft).“Today’s sentencing is the result of a long and complex prosecution of a highly sophisticated operation,” Premier League general counsel Kevin Plumb said.“The sentences handed down, which are the longest sentences ever issued for piracy-related crimes, vindicate the efforts made to bring these individuals to justice and reflect the severity and extent of the crimes.”The gang, which relied on dozens of employees, profited by offering live access to Premier League games otherwise unavailable in the UK due to so-called “blackout” broadcasting rules.It accessed feeds
Saudi’s 2023 Taif Season set to be biggest yet with 54 race meetings
Racing in Saudi Arabia resumes on Thursday, June 1 with a significantly expanded program at King Khalid Racecourse in Taif.
Al-Faisaly reverse decision to withdraw from football tournament in Palestine
AMMAN: Jordanian football club Al-Faisaly have reversed their decision to withdraw from the Al-Quds and Al-Karameh tournament in Palestine after trouble had marred their derby match against fierce rivals Al-Wehdat.
Jordan's 'friendly' derby ends in ugly clashes in Palestinian territories
An ill-tempered derby between Jordanian rivals Al-Wehdat and Al-Faisaly as part of a four-team friendly tournament held in the Palestinian territories ended on Monday with clashes between players and fans rioting, causing the game to be suspended.
Egypt and Oman to meet in Arab Beach Football Championship final
RIYADH: Egypt and Oman have qualified to the 2023 Arab Beach Football Championship final on Saturday.
Palestine, Egypt, Oman, Morocco qualify for 2023 Arab Beach Football Championship semis
RIYADH: Palestine will face Egypt while Oman play Morocco after the four teams on Thursday qualified for the semifinals of the Arab Beach Football Championship, being held in Saudi Arabia. The competition, which began on May 11, has been organized by the Arab Football Association and hosted by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation in Jeddah, and ends on Saturday. In the first game, the Saudi national team’s three goals were not enough to defeat the Palestinians who netted five to secure a place in the semifinals.
2023 Arab Beach Football Championship group stage concludes
RIYADH: The group stage of the Arab Beach Football Championship in Saudi Arabia concluded on Wednesday with a resounding win for Oman’s national team, which thrashed Kyrgyzstan 14-0. With 12 teams participating, the championship is organized by the Arab Football Association and hosted by the Saudi Federation in Jeddah from May 11-20. Four matches were played in the second and third groups at Al-Hamra Corniche Stadium in Jeddah.