The women that built Eastern Flames into a Saudi Women’s Premier League club
Have you heard the one about the Saudi Arabian businesswoman and US Mexican expat who built a women’s football club in Saudi Arabia?
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Saudi Women’s Premier League Powered by Lay’s returns for new season
RIYADH: The Saudi Women’s Premier League Powered by Lay’s makes its highly anticipated return tonight as the 2023/24 season kicks off with the first round of opening fixtures. Top players, rising talents, and some of Saudi Arabia’s biggest clubs will be trying to make a big impact in what promises to be another groundbreaking year in the history of the Kingdom’s women footballers. The Saudi Arabian Football Federation’s vice president Lamia Bahaian said: “We’re thrilled that the Women’s Premier League is finally back, and we cannot wait for the action to get underway. “Last season was just the start of a massive evolution in the professional women’s game here in Saudi Arabia, and this time around the league will be even bigger and better. “We believe 2023/24 will usher in an exciting new era for the domestic women’s game.” Eight teams are competing in the Saudi top flight, with two-legged fixtures over 14 game weeks. Fans will be captivated and new generations of females inspired by the thrilling schedule of matches. All games will be shown domestically on the Saudi Sports Channel, with large crowds also expected given increasing audience interest and the league’s rising profile and popularity. The remarkable recent growth of the women’s game across the Kingdom is the direct impact of recent developments at professional level, including a vibrant summer window in which many of the Women’s Premier League clubs strengthened their squads, with regional and international players joining homegrown talent. Reigning champions Al-Nassr get their title defense underway tonight in a home fixture against Al-Riyadh at Al-Nassr FC Stadium. It marks Al-Riyadh’s first appearance in the Saudi top flight after earning promotion as First
Saudi Women’s Premier League Powered by Lay’s returns for new season
RIYADH: The Saudi Women’s Premier League Powered by Lay’s makes its highly anticipated return tonight as the 2023/24 season kicks off with the first round of opening fixtures. Top players, rising talents, and some of Saudi Arabia’s biggest clubs will be trying to make a big impact in what promises to be another groundbreaking year in the history of the Kingdom’s women footballers. The Saudi Arabian Football Federation’s vice president Lamia Bahaian said: “We’re thrilled that the Women’s Premier League is finally back, and we cannot wait for the action to get underway. “Last season was just the start of a massive evolution in the professional women’s game here in Saudi Arabia, and this time around the league will be even bigger and better. “We believe 2023/24 will usher in an exciting new era for the domestic women’s game.” Eight teams are competing in the Saudi top flight, with two-legged fixtures over 14 game weeks. Fans will be captivated and new generations of females inspired by the thrilling schedule of matches. All games will be shown domestically on the Saudi Sports Channel, with large crowds also expected given increasing audience interest and the league’s rising profile and popularity. The remarkable recent growth of the women’s game across the Kingdom is the direct impact of recent developments at professional level, including a vibrant summer window in which many of the Women’s Premier League clubs strengthened their squads, with regional and international players joining homegrown talent. Reigning champions Al-Nassr get their title defense underway tonight in a home fixture against Al-Riyadh at Al-Nassr FC Stadium. It marks Al-Riyadh’s first appearance in the Saudi top flight after earning promotion as First
Saudi footballer Hassan Kadesh misses out on national team training on eve of Nigeria friendly
RIYADH: Saudi footballer Hassan Kadesh, who was suffering from a pain in his thigh, did not take part in the national team’s training session on Thursday ahead of their friendly match against Nigeria on Friday. Meanwhile, teammate Zakaria Al-Hawsawi took part in special exercises with medical staff. The game, at Portimao Stadium in Portugal, is part of the third phase of the Green Falcons’ preparations for the 2023 Asian Cup, which will kick off in January. Coach Roberto Mancini supervised the training session at the Cascade Wellness Resort. After warming up, the players took part in possession training and tactical exercises.
Saudi’s Abdullah Abkar claims 200m silver at Asian Games
HANGZHOU: Abdullah Abkar won the fourth Saudi medal of the 19th Asian Games when placing second in the men’s 200m at the Olympic stadium in Hangzhou.
Former World Series champion Dennis Cook named manager of Baseball United’s Falcons franchise
DUBAI: Baseball United, the first-ever professional baseball league focused on the Middle East and Indian subcontinent, has announced that former Major League Baseball World Series champion Dennis Cook will lead the Abu Dhabi-based Falcons franchise as their first-ever manager.
NBA, Mavericks and Timberwolves to engage with youth players in UAE
ABU DHABI: The National Basketball Association has announced a series of social impact programming for youth, coaches and basketball stakeholders that will be hosted in collaboration with the Dallas Mavericks and the Minnesota Timberwolves as part of The NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2023 presented by ADQ.
Five share individual lead, Stinger tops team standings at LIV Golf Chicago
SUGAR GROVE: Ripper GC’s Jediah Morgan, fighting to retain his spot in the LIV Golf League for next season, opened with a 5-under 66 to share the first-round lead on Friday at LIV Golf Chicago.