Brazil forward Rodrygo denounces racist abuse on social media after match against Argentina
MADRID: Brazil forward Rodrygo has been the target of racist abuse on social media following the World Cup qualifying game against Argentina.
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Volleyball, kiteboarding kick off day one of Saudi Games 2023
RIYADH: The second edition of the Saudi Games began on Thursday as the Al-Hilal women's volleyball team secured a victory over Al-Nassr, with a score of three games to two, at Green Hall at the Prince Faisal bin Fahad Olympic Complex in Riyadh.
Al-Rajhi edges ahead of Morales after prologue stage of Rally Qassim Toyota 2023
BURAYDAH, Saudi Arabia: Yazeed Al-Rajhi, Mohammed Al-Balooshi and Haitham Al-Tuwaijri claimed early bragging rights with the fastest times in the car, motorcycle and quad categories on the opening 3.51 km Prologue stage of Rally Qassim Toyota 2023 on Thursday afternoon.
Prosecutors seek jail term for ex-Brazil star Alves over rape charge
BARCELONA: Spanish prosecutors are seeking a nine-year jail term for former Brazil star Dani Alves who is accused of raping a young woman at a Barcelona nightclub in December 2022. Prosecutors have also demanded the former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain full-back, who has been in jail in Spain since his arrest in January, pay his alleged victim 150,000 euros ($163,500) in compensation, according to a copy of his indictment seen by AFP on Thursday. A date for his trial had not yet been set. The 40-year-old has maintained that he had consensual sex with his accuser. “I have a really clear conscience regarding what happened that night in the bathroom of the VIP area of the Sutton nightclub,” he told Barcelona-based newspaper La Vanguardia in an interview published in June, his first since his arrest. “What happened and what didn’t happen.
Alinghi Red Bull Racing sailing team gears up for America’s Cup preliminary regatta
JEDDAH: Alinghi Red Bull Racing sailing team are gearing up for the second preliminary regatta of the 37th America’s Cup, to be held in Jeddah from Nov. 29-Dec.
English FA council member resigns after inappropriate social media post on war in Gaza
LONDON: A council member at the English Football Association who made an inappropriate post regarding the war in Gaza resigned from his position on Thursday. Wasim Haq had been suspended for the comments he made this month on the social platform X, formerly known as Twitter, which reportedly referred to Adolf Hitler and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The post was deleted and Haq apologized. The FA, the governing body of soccer in England, was conducting an investigation. “This morning I have resigned from the FA.
Austria's Wiesberger rejoins DP World Tour after LIV spell
Austrian golfer Bernd Wiesberger will compete on the DP World Tour in 2024 after spending two seasons with the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf circuit, the European tour said on Thursday.
How Australia crashed India’s expected 2023 Cricket World Cup party
So, it came to pass. As soon as I set foot in India on Oct. 4 in Ahmedabad, I detected an inexorable momentum toward India being crowned ODI World Champions on Nov. 19. It was an orderly procession for the team with few bumps in the road toward what always felt like a coronation. Enrapt, noisy, fervid Indian supporters filled the stands when their heroes played. Other teams were a sideshow, there as a necessary irritant to be swatted aside as quickly as possible.