Saudi Arabia on 3-game win streak at junior volleyball champs
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia beat Palestine 3-1 on Sunday night to consolidate their top position in Group B of the 2022 West Asian Junior Volleyball Championship taking place in Qatif.
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Alcaraz loses Hamburg thriller as Musetti claims maiden ATP title
HAMBURG: Lorenzo Musetti needed six match points Sunday to upset top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-4 in the final of the Hamburg European Open.
Finau surges to 3M Open win as Piercy collapses
WASHINGTON: Tony Finau charged late to card a 4-under par 67 on Sunday to win his third US PGA Tour title at the 3M Open as fellow American Scott Piercy stumbled down the stretch.
Muhammad Ali’s ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ belt sells for $6.1 million
DALLAS: Muhammad Ali’s championship belt from his 1974 “Rumble in the Jungle” heavyweight title fight was sold at auction on Sunday for $6.18 million.
’Incredible’ Jonas Vingegaard wins Tour de France
PARIS: Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard won the Tour de France on Sunday, ending the reign of two-time defending champion Tadej Pogacar after a gruelling three weeks and 3,350km of relentless struggle. The 25-year-old former fish-market worker claimed his first Tour de France title, a year after his break-out performance when he came second to Pogacar. “This victory is huge for me, it’s incredible,” said Vingegaard as he stood on top of the podium on a sun-kissed Champs Elysees.
Lebanon miss out on basketball glory after FIBA Asia Cup final defeat to Australia
LONDON: Lebanon’s basketball team fell at the final hurdle in the FIBA Asia Cup final after going down 75-73 to Australia in Jakarta on Sunday evening.
New study shows increase in physical activity across Saudi Arabia
RIYADH: A new survey by Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Statistics has revealed that 48.2 percent of people across the country now practice physical and sporting activities for at least 30 minutes a week.
Saudi Arabia beat Kuwait in West Asian Junior Volleyball Championship
Saudi Arabia had beaten Kuwait in three straight sets in the 2022 West Asian Junior Volleyball Championship at Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Sports City Hall in Qatif.