Al-Hilal beat Zamalek to lift Lusail Super Cup in Doha
RIYADH: Saudi champions Al-Hilal defeated Egyptian counterparts Zamalek 4-1 on penalties on Friday to win the Lusail Super Cup in front of almost 80,000 fans in Doha.
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Saudi Arabia in talks to host 2030 World Cup finals
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia is in talks with sports chiefs in Egypt and Greece over an audacious joint bid to host the 2030 football World Cup finals. “The three countries are working flat out” and “the application to organize the tournament is being studied,” Mohammed Fawzi, spokesman for the Egyptian Sports Ministry, said on Friday.
Black armband for Britain’s US Open doubles champion
NEWYORK: Britain’s Joe Salisbury donned a black armband in honor of Queen Elizabeth as he won the US Open men’s doubles title with American partner Rajeev Ram on Friday. Top seeds Salisbury and Ram defeated Wesley Koolhof of the Netherlands and Neal Skupski of Britain 7-6 (7/4), 7-5.
Two Juventus fans face trial for Nazi or racist gestures at PSG
PARIS: Two Juventus fans will be tried in Paris for racism at the Parc des Princes during a Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain, a source in the city’s prosecutor’s office told AFP on Friday. Three adults and a minor were arrested Tuesday night in Paris after Italian fans made Nazi salutes or monkey gestures at the game.
French football star Paul Pogba ‘paid €100,000 to extortionists’
World Cup winner Paul Pogba paid €100,000 to an organised group including his brother that was trying to extort him for millions, French officials have said.
Kurash in Paris: French capital hosts prestigious prize for ancient Uzbek martial art
Hundreds of fans and athletes descended on Paris over the weekend for the latest edition of the international Kurash tournament. They had gathered in the French capital for the prestigious prize of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Why are Paris' iconic sparrows disappearing?
For bird lovers in Paris, it's an unsettling observation. Even if they listen closely, the sound of sparrows chirping is almost nonexistent. They used to be France's most common bird species, but colonies have all but vanished in the French capital.
French senators seek action over Champions League final chaos
They also questioned why surveillance video of the scene — in which police pepper-sprayed fans and families — was automatically deleted, and why government officials didn’t order it handed over to investigators instead. The fiasco drew worldwide attention to heavy-handed French policing and raised questions about how France manages security at big events.