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Senegal defeated Egypt to win the AFCON title in Cameroun
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Steven Gerrard aiming to be Al-Ettifaq’s modern-day ‘Nawkhada'
RIYADH: The summer of 2023 marked 40 years since the most memorable moment in the history of Al-Ettifaq, the green and red club based in Dammam on the eastern shores of Saudi Arabia.
We’re like ‘Uber for personal training’, says Enhance Fitness founder
“Think of it like Uber for personal training,” said Tarek Mounir, founder and CEO of Enhance Fitness, as he explained his business model to Arab News.
Al-Nassr beat Al-Ahli 3-0 to maintain winning start to Saudi Women’s Premier League season
Al-Nassr kept up their perfect start to the season with a win over Al-Ahli, while Al-Hilal emerged victorious from their highly anticipated home clash with Al-Ittihad in the fifth round of matches of the Saudi Women’s Premier League.
Netherlands, Switzerland, Romania qualify for Euro 2024. France crush Gibraltar in record 14-0 win
LONDON: The Netherlands, Switzerland and Romania all secured places at Euro 2024 on Saturday, and France racked up the biggest-ever win in European Championship qualifying by beating Gibraltar 14-0.
Manchester women’s derby at Old Trafford poised to break attendance record
MANCHESTER, England: A record 45,185 tickets have been snapped up for Sunday’s Women’s Super League derby between Manchester United and Manchester City at Old Trafford, setting up a potential attendance record. Depending on how many fans come through the turnstiles, the attendance could top the record of 44,259 set at the Etihad last season. The derby marks the fifth WSL game played by United’s women at Old Trafford and is on pace to crush the team’s previous attendance record of 30,196 for Aston Villa’s visit to Old Trafford in 2022. “Our players are used to big occasions, and they thrive in those environments. The bigger we make these moments, the more the players grow,” United manager Marc Skinner said.
Saudi Arabia’s Aramco set to complete major FIFA sponsorship deal: Reports
LONDON: Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco is set to complete a sponsorship deal with FIFA, according to a report in The Times newspaper.
Real Madrid’s Camavinga suffers knee ligament damage
MADRID: Real Madrid midfielder Eduardo Camavinga suffered knee ligament damage while training with the French national team, the club said on Friday. Camavinga, 21, suffered the injury in his right knee on Wednesday as he trained with his France teammates for Euro 2024 qualifiers and then returned to Spain for scans that revealed the extent of the problem. “Following tests carried out today it has been diagnosed that Camavinga has torn the lateral collateral ligament in his right knee,” Real Madrid said in a statement.