Riyadh Season’s Six Kings Slam to air on Netflix, says Turki Alalshikh
RIYADH: The second edition of the Six Kings Slam tennis tournament will air exclusively on Netflix, the chairman of the General Entertainment Authority has said.
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French female boxers barred from world championships over genetic testing issue
PARIS: French female boxers have been barred from competing at the inaugural World Boxing Championships in Liverpool after failing to meet a deadline for a genetic sex test that the French Boxing Federation (FFBoxe) said was incompatible with French law. World Boxing, which issued a list of competitors for Thursday’s opening rounds with no French entrants included, said it would not comment on individual cases but added that it had warned all federations of its policy. FFBoxe said it was informed on July 21 that all female athletes needed to provide results of a “femininity test” during registration for the competition, which started on Thursday. French law prohibits the federation from conducting the tests domestically or abroad without a medical prescription, FFBoxe said, prompting it to turn to a laboratory in Leeds upon World Boxing’s recommendation. Despite assurances that results would be delivered within 24 hours, they were delayed. “With, as a consequence, the exclusion of our athletes as well as other female boxers from foreign delegations who also found themselves trapped,” FFBoxe said in a Thursday statement. “This is a profound injustice,” it added.
Kingdom’s Eithar Hayyan set for MMA debut on card at PFL MENA semifinals in Riyadh
RIYADH: One of the Kingdom’s fastest-rising fighters will be stepping into the PFL’s SmartCage when Eithar Hayyan makes her amateur mixed martial arts debut on the card at PFL MENA Semifinals: Champions Collide on Saturday, Sept. 27, at The Arena in Riyadh.
A divisive tournament, The Hundred finally comes of age
The Hundred is over for 2025. At Lords, last Sunday, the Oval Invincibles men’s team lived up to their name by winning the trophy for the third consecutive year.
Al-Zeer claims UAE President’s Cup for purebred Arabian horses in Belgium
WAREGEM, Belgium: Al-Zeer clinched victory in the Belgian leg of the prestigious UAE President’s Cup for purebred Arabian horses, part of the 32nd edition of the globally renowned series.
South Africa play it safe with squad for Women's Cricket World Cup
South Africa have pulled no surprises with their squad for the Women's Cricket World Cup that will be played in India and Sri Lanka from September 30, and as expected there is no place for former captain Dane van Niekerk.
India seek new sponsor after online betting games ban ends Dream11 deal
India are looking for a new lead sponsor to replace Indian fantasy sports platform Dream11 after the government banned real-money online gaming last month, leaving the world's richest cricket board scrambling to secure fresh revenue.
Liverpool front record spending by English clubs as player power takes hold in transfer window
LONDON: English soccer — and Liverpool, in particular — flexed their financial muscles in unprecedented fashion in a summer transfer window that highlighted the growing imbalance in the European game as well as the effect player power can have in securing a move. Here’s what we learned from the last two months in the transfer market: English dominance The raw facts are that the 20 clubs in the Premier League — fueled by unrivaled spending power because of the competition’s huge domestic and international broadcasting deals — splashed out a record total of $4 billion on players in the summer window. That outlay is more than Europe’s other four top leagues — Spain, Italy, Germany, France — combined. The previous single-window record spend was 2.36 billion pounds (now $3.2 billion) in 2023. More pertinently, the Premier League’s net spend was $1.75 billion, compared to Italy ($100 million) and Spain ($60 million), according to figures by Transfermarkt.