Al-Hilal slip up again following draw with Al-Riyadh
RIYADH: Al-Hilal drew 1-1 with Al-Riyadh on Friday to slump to a second successive draw and lose ground on Al-Ittihad in the Saudi Pro League.
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Guenther clinches victory with last-ditch move at first Jeddah E-Prix race
JEDDAH: Maximilian Guenther secured victory in the inaugural Jeddah E-Prix, overtaking Nissan’s Oliver Rowland at the last corner to claim his first win for DS Penske in round three of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.
Leverkusen’s Boniface ‘happy’ despite unsuccessful Saudi move
LEVERKUSEN, Germany: Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface is “happy” and “focused” even though a potential January move to Saudi Arabia fell through last month, the German club’s sporting director Simon Rolfes said Friday. Boniface was left out of training and one matchday squad in January while Leverkusen were set to receive up a reported $73.50m from Saudi side Al-Nassr, according to German media. Instead, the Saudi club signed Aston Villa forward Jhon Duran. Boniface, 24, returned to training with the defending Bundesliga champions and has scored two goals in three games, including an extra-time winner in Leverkusen’s German Cup quarter-final win against local rivals Cologne. Rolfes said on Friday that Boniface was fully focused and did not feel his chance of a big move had passed. “He’s very good now and I think he’s happy. He’s happy with the guys.
Saudi Arabia receives Olympic Council flag in handover as it prepares to host 2029 Asian Winter Games in NEOM
HARBIN, China: Saudi Arabia officially received the flag of the Olympic Council of Asia on Friday, marking the start of its preparations to host the 10th Asian Winter Games in 2029 — the first time a country in West Asia will stage the prestigious continental event.
Racing fans meet Formula E drivers at autograph session
JEDDAH: Fans at the Jeddah E-Prix were given the opportunity to meet some of motorsport’s biggest stars in person on Friday in a pit-lane walk and autograph session. Some 21 superstar drivers were featured at the autograph session, all taking time out of their busy schedules to meet fans, have their pictures taken, and sign all kinds of memorabilia. Hadeer Mohammed, a Saudi student who attended Jeddah’s first race of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship with her friends, told Arab News that she was an enthusiast, and added: “I’m a big fan of both Formula One and Formula E and I was very happy when they announced they would host the Formula E in Jeddah.” She said she was happy to be given the opportunity to meet the drivers, take selfies and get autographs. She said: “I just got an autograph of Oliver Rowland and Norman Nato of Nissan.” The Formula E drivers made themselves available at the fan zone with the teams providing photos, postcards and other goodies. Adel Hasanain said that he arrived early in the day to interact with the motor racing icons. He said: “It was an excellent opportunity to meet our favorite drivers.
Bayern Munich tie star player Jamal Musiala to contract until 2030
MUNICH: Bayern Munich star Jamal Musiala has extended his contract with the club through June 2030. The Bavarian powerhouse said Friday that the 21-year-old Musiala, who joined the club as a youth from English side Chelsea in 2019, signed a new deal extending the one he had for another season. “People go to the stadium for players like Jamal Musiala. He’s a truly exceptional player,” Bayern president Herbert Hainer said.
Morocco’s history-making surfer Ramzi Boukhiam believes best is yet to come
ABU DHABI: Last summer at the Paris Olympics, Moroccan surfer Ramzi Boukhiam attacked one monster wave after another at Tahiti’s iconic Teahupo’o, going toe-to-toe with Brazilian Joao Chianca in one of the most memorable heats of the Games. The duo traded perfect 8-to-10-foot barrels throughout the heat, with Boukhiam scoring a stunning 9.70 on one of his waves. But the Moroccan’s total, which combines the highest-scoring two waves per surfer, ended up being just 0.3 points short of Chianca’s tally and he missed out on a spot in the quarter-finals and a chance to fight for an Olympic medal. “It was pretty much the conditions that I love, that I dream of. Perfect heats, at perfect Teahupo’o, big waves, barrels.