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Liverpool fight back again to edge LASK on Europa League return

PARIS: Liverpool fell behind for the fourth time in five matches this season but fought back to beat LASK 3-1 in Linz in the Europa League on Thursday. Elsewhere in the early matches in the first round of the group stage of the second-tier European competition, Romelu Lukaku earned last year’s beaten finalists Roma a 2-1 victory at Sheriff. Bayer Leverkusen crushed Swedes Hacken 4-0, Rennes cruised past Maccabi Haifa 3-0 in France, Spaniards Villarreal lost 2-0 to Panathinakos in Greece. Liverpool, playing in the Europa League for the first time since finishing runners up in 2016, changed their entire starting 11 away to LASK and quickly fell behind. In the 14th minute, Sascha Horvath lobbed a corner to Florian Flecker just outside the Liverpool box.

Neymar draws blank as Al-Hilal draws with Damac

Neymar is still looking for his first goal in Saudi Arabia as Al-Hilal were held to a 1-1 draw with lowly Damac on Thursday. Despite the dropped points, the Riyadh giants return to the capital as league leaders with 17 points from the first seven games of the season.

Oman hosts 10th West Asian Union Championship for Youth Football in December

MUSCAT: The Omani Football Federation will be hosting the 10th West Asian Union Championship for Youth in Muscat between December 10 and 20, 2023. Seven Arab countries including Jordan, UAE, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and Yemen, in addition to the host, Oman, will participate in the championship that is being held for footballers born in 2008, said a media statement on Thursday. The tournament’s draw is scheduled to take place on November 23, 2023, at the West Asian Union Headquarters in Jordan’s capital, Amman, and will be broadcast on its official YouTube page. The Jordanian national team won the 9th championship which was held in Aqaba City, in Jordan, during the summer of 2022 after winning the final match 1-0 against Lebanon. Along with the two finalists, Yemen, Kuwait, Oman, Palestine, Syria and Iraq participated in the tournament’s ninth edition.

Damac Vs Al-Hilal: Neymar dkk Ditahan Imbang 1-1

Al-Hilal gagal meraih kemenangan di pekan ketujuh Saudi Pro League musim ini. Bertandang ke markas Damac, Neymar dkk ditahan imbang 1-1.

Saudi U-23 football team defeats Mongolia to top group at 2023 Asian Games

HANGZHOU, China: The Saudi U-23 football team took the lead in the second group on Thursday after winning their second match against Mongolia at the 2023 Asian Games. The Green Falcons thrashed Mongolia 3-0 with Haitham Asiri, Mohamed Marran and Naif Masoud scoring on the 18th, 49th and 74th minutes, respectively. The Saudis now lead the group with three points following a goalless draw with Iran in their opening game. Saudi female rower Haya Al-Mami has qualified for the semifinals of the women’s single sculls competition (W1x) after finishing third in the second round. The semifinal will take place at 3 p.m. on Friday at the Fuyang Lake Water Sports Center, and will include competitors from South Korea, Chinese Taipei, Uzbekistan and China. In the men’s lightweight double sculls (LM2x) competition, Saudi duo Turki Al-Aarf and Sultan Al-Shali advanced to group B after finishing fifth in the second round. Their teammate Rakan Ali Reda advanced to group C in the men’s single sculls (M1x) competition after finishing sixth in the second round. On Friday, the Saudi table tennis team start their participation when they face the host country China at 6 pm. The draw for the table tennis competition on Thursday placed the Saudi team in the group with China and Vietnam. The competitions involve 20 teams in the men’s category and 18 in the women’s category. The Saudi e-sports team held its first training session at the e-sports hall in the Jiang Hotel in Hangzhou, with 22 players taking part. Over 6,000 journalists and 1,500 photographers have applied to cover the Asian Games.

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Liverpool fight back again to edge LASK on Europa League return

Neymar draws blank as Al-Hilal draws with Damac

Oman hosts 10th West Asian Union Championship for Youth Football in December

Damac Vs Al-Hilal: Neymar dkk Ditahan Imbang 1-1

Saudi U-23 football team defeats Mongolia to top group at 2023 Asian Games

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