Runners get ready to line up for Riyadh Marathon 2022
RIYADH: The final preparations are underway for the first Riyadh Marathon on Saturday, March 5, at which runners from around the world will contest a total prize pool of SR 2 million ($533,000).
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Boost for Saudi clubs as Kingdom hosts 2022 AFC Champions League games
RIYADH: The Asian ambitions of Saudi Arabian clubs received a major boost on Thursday with the announcement that all five groups in the western zone of the 2022 AFC Champions League will be held in the Kingdom in April.
Bangladesh vs Afghanistan: Nasum Ahmed, Liton Das Help Bangladesh End T20 Losing Streak
Left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed and batsman Liton Das helped Bangladesh halt an eight-match losing streak in Twenty20 internationals with a resounding 61-run win over Afghanistan in Dhaka on Thursday. Nasum returned with career-best figures of 4 for 10 as Bangladesh bowled out Afghanistan for 94 runs in 17.4 overs after Liton's 60 off 44 balls guided the side to 155-8 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. The win ended Bangladesh's long streak of defeats in T20Is starting from the Twenty20 World Cup in Oman and the UAE last year and gave the side a 1-0 lead in a two-match series.
Asif Khan handed maiden call-up as UAE switch focus to ODI World Cup qualifying
The feeling of goodwill already pervading UAE cricket has been accentuated with a first call up for Asif Khan ahead of the national team’s return to 50-over World Cup qualifying.
Nasum Ahmed, Liton Das help Bangladesh end T20I losing streak
Nasum Ahmed and batsman Liton Das helped Bangladesh halt an eight-match losing streak in Twenty20 internationals with a resounding 61-run win over Afghanistan in Dhaka on Thursday. Nasum returned with career-best figures of 4 for 10 as Bangladesh bowled out Afghanistan for 94 runs in 17.4 overs after Liton's 60 off 44 balls guided the side to 155-8 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. The win ended Bangladesh's long streak of defeats in T20Is starting from the Twenty20 World Cup in Oman and the UAE last year and gave the side a 1-0 lead in a two-match series.
Cricket fans allowed into IPL at 25 percent capacity
The world's most valuable cricket tournament, the Indian Premier League (IPL), will allow fully vaccinated spectators into stadiums when it starts this month, but at just 25 percent capacity, officials have said.
Mumbai City AFC to make AFC Champions League debut in Riyadh
Indian Super League side Mumbai City FC will play their AFC Champions League group matches in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh in April, in what will be their debut appearance in the top-flight club competition of the continent. Riyadh will host the Group B matches, featuring UAE's Al Jazira, Saudi Arabia's Al Shabab and three-time AFC Cup winners Air Force Club of Iraq, besides Mumbai City.
Mumbai City FC To Make AFC Champions League Debut In April In Riyadh
Indian Super League (ISL) side Mumbai City FC will play their AFC Champions League group matches in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh in April, in what will be their debut appearance in the top-flight club competition of the continent. Riyadh will host the Group B matches, featuring UAE's Al Jazira, Saudi Arabia's Al Shabab and three-time AFC Cup winners Air Force Club of Iraq, besides Mumbai City. Mumbai City FC qualified for the AFC Champions League after topping the league phase of the ISL 2020-21.