Saudi Olympic hero Tarek Hamdi takes karate gold at Islamic Solidarity Games
RIYADH: Saudi Olympic silver medalist Tarek Hamdi has claimed karate gold at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Turkey.
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FIFA World Cup 2022: A record-breaking tournament for penalties?
The penalty kick as we know it today was introduced by the International Football Association Board (IFAB's) Law 14 in 1891. In accordance with the law, a player who purposefully trips, holds, or handles the ball within 12 yards of their own goal line is liable for a penalty.
Man Utd: £58m star 'will have to push' for Old Trafford move
Manchester United target Christian Pulisic will ‘have to push’ for a move from Chelsea this summer, according to journalist Dean Jones.
Wowzer! Qatar World Cup ticket sales approach 2.5 million, organisers reveal
A total of 2.45 million tickets have been sold for this year's World Cup in Qatar after over half a million were snapped up in the latest sales period, organisers announced on Thursday.
FIFA sells 2.45 million tickets for Qatar World Cup
World Cup in Qatar, world soccer governing body FIFA said on Thursday, with more than half a million of them sold in the last sales period from July 5-16. FIFA said the biggest number of allocated tickets were for group stage matches like Cameroon v Brazil, Brazil v Serbia, Portugal v Uruguay, Costa Rica v Germany and Australia v Denmark.
Matheus Nunes: Wolves sign Portuguese international for club-record fee from Sporting Lisbon
Wolves have signed midfielder Matheus Nunes from Sporting Lisbon on a five-year deal worth £42.2 million, which is a club-record fee. Bruno Lage’s side will pay an initial £38m, plus £4.2m in add-ons for Nunes, who was a target of leading clubs in Europe. Ad Nunes joined Sporting from Estoril in 2019, scoring seven times in 76 league appearances.
Influx of foreign goalkeepers adds spice to Saudi Pro League
Saudi Arabia has some of the most exciting foreign imports of any league in Asia, with prolific goalscorers, silky playmakers and solid defenders spread across the competition.
Wolverhampton sign midfielder Matheus Nunes from Sporting Lisbon for a club record fee
Wolverhampton Wanderers have signed Portuguese international midfielder Matheus Nunes from Sporting Lisbon, the Premier League club said on Thursday. The fee was not disclosed, but Wolves stated it is a club record, with British media reporting it to be around 38 million pounds ($45.8 million). The transfer fee would surpass the 35 million pounds Wolves paid for forward Fabio Silva in 2020.