El Clásico comes to Riyadh for Spanish Super Cup final
RIYADH: The Spanish Super Cup final is returning to Riyadh, and Saudi football fans’ mouths are watering.
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Barca beat Betis on penalties, reach Clasico Super Cup final
RIYADH: Marc-Andre ter Stegen saved twice from the spot to help Barcelona beat Real Betis 4-2 on penalties after a 2-2 draw on Thursday, setting up a Clasico Spanish Super Cup final. The Catalans will face their bitter rivals Real Madrid on Sunday after Carlo Ancelotti’s side beat Valencia on penalties on Wednesday. Barcelona needed spot-kicks to see off Betis after an entertaining draw over 120 minutes at Riyadh’s King Fahd Stadium.
FIFA penalises Mexico for offensive chants by fans during World Cup matches
MEXICO CITY : FIFA sanctioned the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) for the offensive chants the country's fans made during their matches at last year's World Cup by ordering it to play a game behind closed doors and fined it 100,000 Swiss francs ($108,000).
Mbappe and Hakimi return to PSG training after post-World Cup break
France’s forward Kylian Mbappe takes part in a training session at the Jassim-bin-Hamad Stadium in Doha on November 20, 2022, ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football tournament. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)
Morocco-Algeria spat spills into football with African cup no-show
RABAT: The decades-long rivalry between North African neighbours Morocco and Algeria has spilled onto the football pitch, leaving the Moroccan team out of the African Nations Championship (CHAN).
L'Homme Presse to miss Gold Cup
Leading Cheltenham Gold Cup contender L'Homme Presse will miss the Festival showpiece in March, connections have announced.
Kosmos says it could not renegotiate Davis Cup business model with ITF
MELBOURNE : Gerard Pique's Kosmos Tennis said on Friday that the International Tennis Federation's (ITF) decision to end its Davis Cup partnership with the private investment group followed an unsuccessful attempt to renegotiate the business model.
India Begin Hockey World Cup Campaign With 2-0 Win Over Spain
A commanding India dished out a superb show of attacking hockey to outplay a tricky Spain 2-0 in their FIH men's World Cup campaign opener here on Friday. Local boy Amit Rohidas was among the goal scorers as he struck in the 12th minute from a penalty corner to the wild cheer of the packed Birsa Munda Stadium, which made its debut as an international hockey venue on Friday. Hardik Singh scored a brilliant field goal in the 26th minute after a fine solo run as India, chasing their first medal after 1975, boosted their chances of making it to the quarterfinals from Pool D.