LeBron James holds basketball clinic for young fans in Saudi Arabia
NBA superstar LeBron James made the dreams of many Saudi basketball fans come true as he spent time with youngsters during a clinic in Riyadh.
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College football Week 2 betting tips: CU, Alabama, Texas - ESPN
Week 2 of the college football season brings a number of intriguing nonconference matchups. The slate begins at noon ET with Nebraska taking on newly ranked No. 22 Colorado in its home opener from Folsom Field. Colorado opened as a -1 favorite but quickly moved to -2.5 as the week progressed. Another key nonconference game pits Sam Hartman and No. 10 Notre Dame against Brennan Armstrong and NC State (ABC). The day wraps up with a top-15 matchup between the No. 11 Texas Longhorns and the No. 3 Alabama Crimson Tide in prime time on ESPN.
The King and I: Saudi minister shares selfie with US basketball star LeBron James
Riyadh: Saudi Minister of Culture and Gov. of the Royal Commission for AlUla Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan Al-Saud on Wednesday posted a selfie group photo on Instagram with US basketball star LeBron James, captioning the shot, “good times.”
Basketball legend LeBron James spotted in Riyadh
RIYADH: A video has been circulating online showing the American basketball legend LeBron James surrounded by men dressed in traditional Saudi dress — with captions suggesting it was filmed in Riyadh. King James appeared in the video accompanied by bodyguards and photographers in Saudi dress. Sources say that the superstar was invited by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Sports to visit the country but the ministry has not made any announcement in this regard. James plays for the Los Angeles Lakers and is considered one of the game’s greatest players.
Process to add breaking, flag football, other sports to 2028 Olympics unexpectedly delayed
Cricket, breakdancing and flag football are still waiting to find out if they will be added to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
SFFL Showtime Coed Flag Football League starts September 24
Players in action at SFFL Showtime Flag Football League
Flag football league starts September 24
The organisers of SFFL Showtime Coed Flag Football League have said that the pre-season training session, tagged ‘Showtime Sunday,’ currently going on at Meadow Hall School, Alma Beach Estate, Elegushi, Lekki, Lagos, with 10 teams and over 50 men and women’s players, will create more awareness of the sport and also enable teams to prepare adequately for the main league season beginning on September 24.
South Sudan, Japan grab Olympic spots at Basketball World Cup
MANILA: South Sudan and Japan both qualified for the Paris Olympics at the Basketball World Cup on Saturday (Sep 2) as the tournament's highest-placed finishers from Africa and Asia.