Red Bull biking superstars to appear at events across Saudi Arabia
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will host a Red Bull sporting extravaganza later this month as some of the biggest names in biking and drifting, ride into Riyadh, Jeddah and Al-Kobhar.
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Brilliant Buttler hails England batting depth after India rout
Skipper Jos Buttler on Thursday said it was England's batting depth that had allowed him and Alex Hales the freedom to demolish India by 10 wickets and power his side into a Twenty20 World Cup final with Pakistan.
Fit and proper: Saudi Arabia plans 6 sports centers to boost healthy living
RIYADH: Saudi sports authorities have revealed plans to build six new facilities across the Kingdom in a push to get more people healthy and physically active.
England won't be silenced by FIFA plea to focus on football, says Southgate
England manager Gareth Southgate said his squad will not be discouraged from speaking out about human rights abuses at the World Cup in Qatar, despite a plea from FIFA to focus on football.
Al-Ain’s Soufiane Rahimi named UAE Pro League’s best player for October
ABU DHABI: The UAE Pro League has announced the winners of the ADNOC Pro League Best awards for October. In the Best Player category, Al-Ain forward Soufiane Rahimi took the top spot, beating off the challenge of Adrien Silva and Joao Pedro from Al-Wahda, Daniel Bessa of Ittihad Kalba and Ben Larbi from Ajman, who were also shortlisted.
Maddison gets England call for World Cup squad
James Maddison has been rewarded with a call-up to England's World Cup squad after his scintillating form for Leicester as Gareth Southgate showed faith in a series of players short on form or fitness.
Maddison and Wilson make England's 23-man World Cup squad
James Maddison and Callum Wilson are in England's World Cup squad after Gareth Southgate handed the in-form pair their first international call-ups in three years.
Heartbreak for India fans after thrashing by England
NEW DELHI: India cricket fans were left devastated and angry Thursday after seeing their team and their dreams of a T20 World Cup final against fierce rivals Pakistan crushed by England. Chasing India’s 168-6 in the second T20 World Cup semifinal in Adelaide, England’s Alex Hales and Jos Buttler raced to their target with four overs to spare as they mounted an unbroken opening stand of 170. One of the most one-sided matches in a World Cup knock-out phase was branded a “humiliating loss” by India’s CNaN News 18 TV channel.