Sabalenka blasts past Paolini in WTA finals opener in Riyadh
RIYADH: Aryna Sabalenka kicked off her quest for a maiden WTA Finals title by blasting 11 aces on her way to a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Jasmine Paolini in Riyadh on Sunday.
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Dodgers rally past Blue Jays in 11th to win second straight World Series
TORONTO: Will Smith hit a home run with two outs in the 11th to send the Los Angeles Dodgers to their second straight World Series championship with a 5-4 Game 7 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night. Smith’s second homer of the postseason came on a shot to left on a 2-0 slider from Shane Bieber (2-1). Vladimir Guerrero Jr. led off the home 11th with a double against Yoshinobu Yamamoto (5-1), who started Game 6 on Friday.
Saudi superstar Dunya Abutaleb makes history with silver medal at Wuxi World Taekwondo Championships
RIYADH: Saudi taekwondo superstar Dunya Abutaleb continues to make history as she earned Saudi Arabia’s first medal with her silver at the Wuxi 2025 World Taekwondo Championships. Abutaleb took part in the 53 kg weight category and defeated China’s Chuling Zhang 2-0 in the semifinal. Her road to the final included wins over Olympic bronze medalist Iran’s Mobina Nematzadeh and the second seed, Jana Khattab of Egypt, who took bronze. Commenting on the achievement, Abdullah Hamad Al-Harbi, president of the Saudi Taekwondo Federation said: “What our champion Dunya Abutaleb has achieved is a historic accomplishment for Saudi Taekwondo, Dunya is a shining example of Saudi women who embodied ambition and determination in their finest form.” The Wuxi World Taekwondo Championships, which concluded on Oct.
India’s Rohan Bopanna retires from tennis after two decades
MUMBAI: India’s Rohan Bopanna announced his retirement from tennis on Saturday, bringing an end to a sporting career that spanned more than two decades. Bopanna, now 45, celebrated becoming the oldest number one in men’s doubles history in 2024 by winning the Australian Open with his partner Matthew Ebden. His previous Grand Slam win was in the 2017 French Open mixed doubles with Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski.
Vieira ‘no longer’ manager of troubled Genoa: club
MILAN: Patrick Vieira is no longer in charge of Genoa, Serie A’s bottom club said on Saturday, as Italian media report that the France and Arsenal icon stepped down after a dreadful start to the season. “Genoa CFC announce that Patrick Vieira is no longer first team coach...
Cole ‘Full Send’ Young claims middleweight crown at Power Slap 17 in Riyadh
RIYADH: American striker Cole “Full Send” Young delivered a career-defining performance on Friday night at Mohammed Abdu Arena, capturing the world middleweight championship at Power Slap 17 — part of the Riyadh Season.
Dodgers hold off Blue Jays 3-1 to force World Series game seven
TORONTO: The Los Angeles Dodgers, fueled by a three-run third inning and another dominant pitching performance from Yoshinobu Yamamoto, beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 on Friday to force a decisive World Series game seven. The defending champion Dodgers had to dig deep to thwart the Blue Jays’ ninth-inning rally bid and knot Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven championship series at three games apiece. They kept their bid for the first title repeat in 25 years alive while the Blue Jays will be aiming to claim their first title in 32 years when they host game seven on Saturday. Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow, scheduled to start game seven, stepped in with Blue Jays runners on second and third with no outs in the ninth. He induced a fly out from Ernie Clement before Andres Gimenez hit into a game-ending double play – Dodgers left fielder Enrique Hernandez fielding Gimenez’s line drive and firing the ball to second base, where Miguel Rojas caught Addison Barger for the final out. “That was crazy,” Mookie Betts said of the game-ending double play. “I thought it was a bloop hit and I saw Kike running to catch it and I turned to look and I saw he was halfway.
Inter goalkeeper Josep Martínez involved in car accident that kills an 81-year-old man
The incident happened near Inter’s training center in Appiano GentileThe man was pronounced dead at the scene MILAN: An 81-year-old man using an electric wheelchair died after being hit by a car driven by Inter Milan goalkeeper Josep Martínez on Tuesday, according to Italian media reports.Police investigating the accident said the man may have suffered a sudden illness and veered from the cycle path into the lane in which Martínez was driving, the reports said.The incident happened near Inter’s training center in Appiano Gentile, just outside Milan.The Spanish goalkeeper and other motorists immediately stopped to help. Emergency vehicles including an air ambulance arrived, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.Martínez was in shock but uninjured.