Isak boosts Toon's top-four push with last-gasp winner
Alexander Isak scored an injury-time penalty as Newcastle boosted their Premier League top four hopes with a 2-1 injury-time win at Nottingham Forest, whose relegation fears were heightened.
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Southgate calls up Toney to England squad for Euro qualifiers
LONDON : England head coach Gareth Southgate kept faith with the majority of his World Cup quarter-finalists on Thursday as he named his squad for next week's opening Euro 2024 qualifiers away to Italy and at home to Ukraine.
World Cup 2026 to feature 12 groups of four teams
KIGALI: The expanded 2026 men’s World Cup in North America will start with 12 groups of four teams, a change from the original planned format of 16 groups of three, football’s world governing body FIFA announced on Tuesday. “The revised format mitigates the risk of collusion and ensures that all the teams play a minimum of three matches, while providing balanced rest time between competing teams,” FIFA said of the format for the first World Cup to feature 48 teams, up from 32 sides at the recent tournament in Qatar.
Man gets 3-year banning order for racially abusing Toney
NEWCASTLE, England: A man who racially abused Brentford striker Ivan Toney on social media has been banned from every soccer stadium in Britain for three years in what police described Tuesday as a “landmark ruling.” Antonio Neill sent a racist message to Toney on his Instagram account after the striker scored two goals against Brighton in a Premier League match on Oct. 14. Police started an investigation after Toney shared a picture of the abuse and the message was traced to the 24-year-old Neill, who lives in Blyth, a town in northern England.
Jeddah hosts ISSF extraordinary General Assembly
JEDDAH: Prince Abdulaziz Bin Turki Al-Faisal, president of the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation, chaired the organization's extraordinary general assembly held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Jeddah on Monday.
Miguel Almiron ends Newcastle’s winless run with victory over Wolves
Miguel Almiron came off the bench to re-ignite Newcastle’s charge for Europe as he snatched a hard-fought Premier League victory over Wolves.
Saudi karate team wins two medals at international tournament in Turkiye
KONYA, Turkey: Saudi Arabia's karate team won two medals at the International Karate Federation Series A Championship, which was held in Konya, Turkiye and concluded on Monday.
Ladies First Club’s Hind Al-Mubaraki wins second annual KSA Open de France
RIYADH: Saudi golfer Hind Al-Mubaraki of the Ladies First Club won the second annual KSA Open de France which was held recently at Nofa Gold Resort in Riyadh.