Top-ranked Atthaya bags LPGA Rookie of Year award
MIAMI: Atthaya Thitikul, the Thai teenager who climbed to the top of the world rankings in October, has clinched the LPGA Rookie of the Year award, the tour said Thursday.
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Saudi Arabia conclude Abu Dhabi training camp with Panama draw
RIYADH: The Saudi national team concluded their Qatar World Cup preparations in Abu Dhabi with a 1-1 draw against Panama on Thursday.
Real Madrid beats Cadiz to cut Barca’s lead ahead of World Cup
MADRID: Real Madrid got back to winning — and moved closer to Barcelona going into the World Cup break. Madrid halted its two-match winless streak in the Spanish league by defeating relegation-threatened Cádiz 2-1 on Thursday to cut Barcelona’s lead to two points going into the World Cup stoppage. Éder Militão and Toni Kroos scored a goal in each half for Madrid.
Saudi Games: The start of a new era for athletes in the Kingdom
RIYADH: It’s hard to sum up the considerable effort that went into creating, organizing and celebrating the first Saudi Games.
Five-way tie for lead on opening day of Aramco Team Series Jeddah
JEDDAH: Five players ended up level at the top of the Aramco Team Series in Jeddah after Thursday’s action at Royal Greens Golf and Country Club.
’Embarrassed’ Gasly hoping talks with FIA can lift ban threat
SAO PAULO: Pierre Gasly said Thursday he hopes to avoid a potential race ban for penalty points after concerted talks with Formula One’s ruling body, the International Motoring Federation (FIA). Speaking ahead of this weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix, the penultimate race of the year, the French driver conceded he was in a difficult position after racking up 10 penalty points — knowing that 12 in a year would mean an automatic ban. “I’m not going to lie,” Gasly, who will leave Alpha Tauri for Renault next season, told reporters.
Ronaldo to lead talented Portugal squad in Qatar World Cup
DUBAI: Cristiano Ronaldo will enter his fifth World Cup with a Portugal squad filled with talented players but that will be missing some national team regulars. Ronaldo will team up with Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes and João Félix, but among those not included in the list of 26 players selected by coach Fernando Santos on Thursday were João Moutinho, José Fonte and Renato Sanches. Also not going to Qatar is Liverpool’s Diogo Jota because of an injury. Others who made the squad include João Cancelo, Rúben Dias and 39-year-old central defender Pepe. Defender António Silva, who is 19 and received his first call up, also will be going to Qatar. The 37-year-old Ronaldo has been showing signs of a decline for the first time in his career but will still be the leader for a Portugal squad seeking their first World Cup title. After finally earning a major international trophy at the 2016 European Championship, Portugal also added the title of the inaugural edition of the Nations League at home in 2019. But they didn’t make it past the round of 16 at the 2018 World Cup or at Euro 2020.
Red Bull biking superstars to appear at events across Saudi Arabia
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will host a Red Bull sporting extravaganza later this month as some of the biggest names in biking and drifting, ride into Riyadh, Jeddah and Al-Kobhar.