Al-Hilal beat Zamalek to lift Lusail Super Cup in Doha
RIYADH: Saudi champions Al-Hilal defeated Egyptian counterparts Zamalek 4-1 on penalties on Friday to win the Lusail Super Cup in front of almost 80,000 fans in Doha.
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South Korea’s Lee6 fires bogey-free 63 to seize LPGA lead
WASHINGTON: South Korea’s Jeong-eun Lee6 fired a bogey-free 9-under par 63 to grab a one-stroke lead after Friday’s second round of the LPGA Queen City Championship.
Saudi Arabia in talks to host 2030 World Cup finals
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia is in talks with sports chiefs in Egypt and Greece over an audacious joint bid to host the 2030 football World Cup finals. “The three countries are working flat out” and “the application to organize the tournament is being studied,” Mohammed Fawzi, spokesman for the Egyptian Sports Ministry, said on Friday.
Barcelona transform finances despite spree, Liga figures show
MADRID: Barcelona’s summer asset sale allowed them to lift their salary cap from minus 144.3 million euros ($144.8 million) in March to a positive balance of 656.4 million by September, La Liga reported Friday. The Spanish league made public the salary limits available to teams after the summer transfer window. The figures reveal the complete transformation of Barcelona’s finances and the huge divide between the richest clubs and the rest.
Bayern Munich winger Coman out with hamstring injury
MUNICH, Germany: Bayern Munich and France winger Kingsley Coman sustained a right hamstring tear in training on Friday, the Bundesliga club said. Bayern said their medical department confirmed the injury and that the player will be out of action “for the time being.” They did not specify how long that time will be.
Etihad Rail connects major freight terminal in Abu Dhabi to main network
UAE national rail network developer and operator Etihad Rail has connected a major freight terminal that is still under development to the network's main line.
Max Verstappen hoping to end Monza struggles at Italian GP
MILAN: Formula One champion Max Verstappen is feeling unusually optimistic about his chances to finally get a good result at the Italian Grand Prix. Monza is the only circuit where Verstappen has never even finished on the podium, with the Red Bull driver’s best result being fifth in 2018. Verstappen did not even manage to finish the past two editions of the Italian GP at all, with his retirement last year coming after a spectacular crash with title rival Lewis Hamilton, who was also forced to abandon the race.
Algeria beat Morocco on penalties to take 2022 U-17 Arab Cup
Algeria won the 2022 U-17 Arab Cup after beating Morocco on penalties in the final at Abdelkrim Kerroum Stadium in Sig on Thursday night.