Burgeoning Canadian high school hoops league helps top women's talents take next step
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Loeb wins stage but Al-Attiyah remains on course for back-to-back Dakar wins
RIYADH: Qatari driver Nasser Al-Attiyah’s strategy of playing it safe saw him move a step closer to retaining his Dakar Rally title and his fifth in all following Tuesday’s ninth stage. The 52-year-old Toyota driver finished 11min 8sec adrift of the stage winner, nine-time world rally champion Sebastien Loeb. However, the pressure further eased on Al-Attiyah as his closest pursuer overnight, the South African driver Henk Lategan, suffered a mechanical problem and lost 40 minutes.
World No. 1 Lydia Ko to play 2023 Aramco Saudi Ladies International
JEDDAH: World No. 1 Lydia Ko will play in the 2023 Aramco Saudi Ladies International in February.
2024 Olympic track and field finals to be held in evening, World Athletics announces
Track and field finals at the 2024 Paris Olympics will take place during the evening, World Athletics said Monday as it published its schedule for next year's Summer Olympics.
Messi set for first PSG appearance since World Cup as contract talks go on
PARIS: Lionel Messi is expected to make his first appearance for Paris Saint-Germain since his World Cup triumph in a Ligue 1 clash at home against Angers on Wednesday, as the Qatar-owned club look to tie the Argentine down to a new contract. The 35-year-old took part in training with his teammates on Tuesday, a little over three weeks after inspiring Argentina to victory over France on penalties in an epic World Cup final in Qatar.
Enthusiastic Gulf visitors descend on Basra as football opens Iraq to tourists
BASRA: For decades Iraq’s ancient cultural attractions were closed to international tourists because of the ongoing conflict in the country, including a strict sanctions regime, but this has seemingly all changed with the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup.
Arabian Gulf Cup a chance for Qatar to banish World Cup embarrassment
The World Cup remains the tournament on everyone’s minds only weeks after Argentina’s glorious triumph over France in Doha.
Special Olympics UAE prepares for World Games Berlin 2023
ABU DHABI: Special Olympics UAE has kicked off its Road to Berlin campaign with the launch of a series of training camps to prepare for the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023, being held from June 17 to 25.