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England wins the toss and bats against South Africa in Champions Trophy match

KARACHI: In his final game as captain, Jos Buttler won the toss and England decided to bat against South Africa at the Champions Trophy. England is already out of the tournament with two straight defeats — it lost to Australia by five wickets and to Afghanistan by eight runs. Buttler announced on Friday that he would step down after England’s surprising exit, as well as its past failures in the 2024 T20 World Cup and the 2023 Cricket World Cup. South Africa is in a must-win position in the final group B game — victory against England will confirm its top spot from the group and a place in the semifinals. The Proteas have made two changes — skipper Temba Bavuma and batter Tony de Zorzi miss out owing to illness.

Casteels stands tall as Al-Qadsiah continue to rise in the Saudi Pro League

LONDON: Something special is happening at Al-Qadsiah this season. Since returning to the Saudi Pro League after a five-year absence, coach Michel’s side — emboldened by a host of new summer arrivals — is defying expectations and stands on the brink of a historic campaign.

Real Madrid close in on Vinicius contract extension amid Saudi interest

MADRID: Real Madrid are close to agreeing a contract extension with Vinicius Jr. after discussions began in January amid interest from Saudi Arabia to sign FIFA’s Player of the Year to a record-breaking deal, multiple sources told Reuters on Thursday.

Manchester City to face Urawa at Club World Cup after Asian champion beats Mexico’s León

JEDDAH: Manchester City will play Urawa Red Diamonds in the Club World Cup semifinals after the Asian champion beat León of Mexico 1-0 on Friday. Saudi Arabian champion Al-Ittihad, captained by Karim Benzema, played Al Ahly, the Egyptian champion of Africa, later Friday in the other second-round game. The winner will face Fluminense of Brazil in the semifinals next week. Urawa’s win was sealed with a 78th-minute goal by Dutch forward Alex Schalk, who squeezed a low, angled shot past advancing León goalkeeper Rodolfo Cota. Schalk’s journey from his native Netherlands to Japan took him via the north of Scotland, where he spent three seasons at Ross County, and to Switzerland with Servette, where the first of his four years was in the second division. Urawa earned their place at the seven-team Club World Cup by winning the Asian Champions League in February, beating Saudi club Al-Hilal in the final.

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England wins the toss and bats against South Africa in Champions Trophy match

Casteels stands tall as Al-Qadsiah continue to rise in the Saudi Pro League

Real Madrid close in on Vinicius contract extension amid Saudi interest

Manchester City to face Urawa at Club World Cup after Asian champion beats Mexico’s León

Al-Ittihad’s FIFA Club World Cup hopes dashed by Al-Ahly

Tottenham beat Nottingham Forest for back-to-back wins. Pressure mounts on Steve Cooper

Mighty Mitrovic strikes again as Al-Hilal go 10 points clear