Carapaz to miss Vuelta a Espana, focusing on world championships
Former Olympic champion Richard Carapaz will miss this year's Vuelta a Espana as he is yet to fully recover from an illness, the Ecuadorian confirmed on Tuesday.
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Mohamed Salah slams UEFA over ‘Palestinian Pele’ tribute
LONDON: Egypt and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has called out UEFA for omitting the circumstances surrounding the killing in Gaza of a footballer known as the “Palestinian Pele.” swww a former Palestine national team star, was killed on Wednesday when Israeli forces opened fire on a group of people waiting to access humanitarian aid in southern Gaza, the Palestinian Football Association said. On Friday, European football’s governing body posted a two-sentence tribute to the midfielder on X that said: “Farewell to Suleiman Al-Obeid, the ‘Palestinian Pele.’ A talent who gave hope to countless children, even in the darkest of times.” Salah replied to UEFA’s post on Saturday saying: “Can you tell us how he died, where, and why?”
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.”
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.
Slot says Liverpool title favorites due to last season’s triumph, not spending spree
Liverpool manager Arne Slot said it is completely normal for his side to be viewed as favorites to retain their Premier League crown, citing last campaign’s success rather than their close-season transfer activity. Liverpool, who won the Premier League last season to secure a record-equalling 20th English title, have bolstered their squad with the arrivals of Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike, Jeremie Frimpong, Milos Kerkez and others. The Merseyside club, however, have also had Trent Alexander-Arnold leave for Real Madrid, Luis Diaz move to Bayern Munich and Jarell Quansah to Bayer Leverkusen, while their Portuguese forward Diogo Jota died in a car crash last month. “It’s completely normal that we are one of the favorites, because we won it last season,” Slot told reporters ahead of Sunday’s FA Community Shield showdown against Crystal Palace. “And we brought in good players. Like all the other teams did, by the way.
Bayern Munich shift away from ‘Visit Rwanda’ sponsorship after criticism
MUNICH: Bayern Munich signaled Friday they will cut down on “Visit Rwanda” branding as they move “away from a commercial sponsorship” with the African nation facing a backlash over alleged support for rebels in neighboring Congo.
Pogacar to skip Vuelta a Espana after 'demanding' Tour de France
Tadej Pogacar will skip the Vuelta a Espana in order to rest after winning a fourth Tour de France title, the Slovenian said.
FIFA launches first N.African office in Morocco ahead of 2030 World Cup
RABAT: FIFA inaugurated Saturday a regional office in Morocco — the first in North Africa and fifth in the continent — as the kingdom ramps up preparations for the 2030 World Cup which it will host jointly with Spain and Portugal.