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Lebanese youth footballer injured in Israeli strike determined to return to the pitch

BEIRUT: Shining young Lebanese footballer Celine Haidar is refusing to let a critical head injury she sustained after an Israel airstrike keep her down, and is determined to recover and return to the pitch. “No pain, no gain … I am very gratified with where I’ve reached in my rehabilitation. Actually I’m surprised … I want to return to football once I complete my physiotherapy and retain my fitness,” Haidar, a 20-year-old youth international, told Arab News on Saturday. Speaking at Mgr Cortbawi Institute and Rehabilitation Hospital, where she has stayed since waking up from a two-month coma in January, Haidar said she does not recall what happened on the ill-fated day of Nov.

Saudi Arabia impress with the bat in Quadrangular series but lose out to brilliance of Virandeep Singh

KUALA LUMPUR: Saudi Arabia’s senior men’s cricket team have had a busy three days in the Malaysia Quadrangular Series in Kuala Lumpur. They comfortably beat Thailand and Singapore before being involved in a gripping contest against Malaysia, the highest ranked team in the tournament.

Reem Al-Aboud and Hanna Riehle lead Rally Jameel in its third stage

JEDDAH: Saudi’s Reem Al-Aboud and Germany’s Hanna Riehle of Jameel Motorsport have won the third stage of 2025 Rally Jameel to lead the overall standings following another exceptional performance in their Land Cruiser Prado.

Buriram United’s Neil Etheridge on Ivan Toney reunion and hopes of Al-Ahli upset

LONDON: When Buriram United play Al-Ahli in the quarter-final of the AFC Champions League Elite on Saturday, Neil Etheridge will face a familiar foe. In a strange twist of footballing fate, Etheridge is — for the fifth time in his career — set to line up against striker Ivan Toney.

Sinner does not expect easy road on return from doping ban

April 26 : Jannik Sinner held onto his world number one ranking ahead of his return from a three-month doping ban, but the Italian does not expect his comeback to be as smooth when he takes to the court again at the Rome Masters next month. Sinner has not played since winning the Australian Open at the start of the season and accepted a ban in February following a deal with the World Anti-Doping Agency, which had challenged a tribunal’s decision to clear him after two positive tests. The 23-year-old was allowed to return to training on April 13 and his suspension will end on May 4, before his competitive return at the Italian Open, which gets underway three days later. Sinner, who spent time building fitness mindful of the French Open starting on May 25, was assured of retaining the top ranking for his home tournament after his closest challenger Alexander Zverev crashed to an early defeat in Monte Carlo. “We’re training very hard. Hopefully we’ll get some momentum going again ahead of the clay season.

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Lebanese youth footballer injured in Israeli strike determined to return to the pitch

Saudi Arabia impress with the bat in Quadrangular series but lose out to brilliance of Virandeep Singh

Reem Al-Aboud and Hanna Riehle lead Rally Jameel in its third stage

Buriram United’s Neil Etheridge on Ivan Toney reunion and hopes of Al-Ahli upset

Sinner does not expect easy road on return from doping ban

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