Players.bio is a large online platform sharing the best live coverage of your favourite sports: Football, Golf, Rugby, Cricket, F1, Boxing, NFL, NBA, plus the latest sports news, transfers & scores. Exclusive interviews, fresh photos and videos, breaking news. Stay tuned to know everything you wish about your favorite stars 24/7. Check our daily updates and make sure you don't miss anything about celebrities' lives.
SAO PAULO: Lionel Messi and Luiz Suarez, close friends and former teammates at Barcelona, will renew their on-the-field rivalry on Thursday in World Cup qualifying.
RIYADH: Ahmed Al-Ghamdi has always dreamed big, but after news that Saudi Arabia was the sole bidder for the 2034 FIFA World Cup, all but guaranteeing the 48-team extravaganza will be played in the Kingdom for the first time, he is now aiming for the stars.
BEIRUT: Two Palestinian volleyball players, who turned out for the national team and Al-Sadaka Club, have been killed in an Israeli attack that targeted Jabalia Camp in the Gaza Strip. The West Asian Volleyball Association mourned Hassan Abu Zuaiter and Ibrahim Qusaya’a on its Facebook page on Monday, shortly after Palestinian media reported the news of the tragedy. The two players were killed in an airstrike in the northern part of Gaza, according to the Palestine News Agency. Qusaya’a had won a bronze medal at the West Asian Beach Soccer Championship in 2021.
AL-AHSA: An injury to winger Salem Al-Dawsari has hit the Saudi national team’s preparation in Al-Ahsa for the second stage of Asian qualifiers to the 2026 World Cup and 2027 Asian Cup. The Green Falcons’ head coach Roberto Mancini has given Al-Dawsari permission to leave the side’s training camp to receive treatment on an ankle injury that the player received while playing for Al-Hilal against Al-Taawoun. The player was ruled unfit to participate in upcoming qualification matches following checks by the team’s medical staff, and will now receive treatment at his club. However, Al-Hilal’s Hassan Al-Tambakti is back in training after suffering health issues on Monday, although teammate Yasser Al-Shahrani was missing from the session due to muscle pain. The Green Falcons were expected to continue their program with an evening training session at Al-Fateh Sports Club at 5:30 p.m.
RIYADH: The prospect of Palestine appearing at the 2026 World Cup is the stuff of dreams and amid the nightmare of the death and destruction reigning down on Gaza, it is a dream that is more important than ever.
Reigning champions Italy are preparing for a decisive qualifier with Ukraine for a place at Euro 2024, while former winners the Netherlands and 2016 semi-finalists Wales are also aiming to book their tickets to the finals in Germany. The last two rounds of qualifying matches take place over the next week, and a total of 12 countries will secure their spots in next month's draw in Hamburg for the tournament to go with nine who are already guaranteed to be there.
PARIS: Reigning champions Italy are preparing for a decisive qualifier with Ukraine for a place at Euro 2024, while former winners the Netherlands and 2016 semifinalists Wales are also aiming to book their tickets to the finals in Germany.
RIYADH: Saudi national team footballers trained in Al-Ahsa on Sunday ahead of World Cup qualifiers against Pakistan and Jordan. Khalid Al-Ghanam was called up to the side after Ayman Yahya was declared unfit by medical staff.