Arsenal beat Man City in penalty shootout to win Community Shield after stoppage-time equalizer
LONDON: Arsenal have started the English season how the team hope to end it — by getting the better of Manchester City.
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Simone Biles makes triumphant return to gymnastics
Simone Biles made a memorable return to gymnastics in Chicago, dominating the US Classic in what was her first competitive event since the Tokyo Olympics two years ago.
Morocco, Benzina set to make Women’s World Cup history in a game against Germany
MELBOURNE: When Nouhaila Benzina steps onto the field for Morocco’s first match of the Women’s World Cup against Germany, she will make history — and not just as a player for the first Arab or North African nation ever in the tournament.
Jamaica defy France but Sweden, Netherlands win openers
SYDNEY: Perennial underachievers France were held 0-0 by Jamaica to make a frustrating start to their Women’s World Cup campaign on Sunday, but Sweden and the Netherlands both won by slender margins.
Aramco Team Series in London is proof of golf’s growth in Kingdom, says Golf Saudi CEO
LONDON: The latest Aramco Team Series concluded at Centurion Club in London with Nelly Korda crowned the individual champion and Georgia Hall captaining her fourball team to victory.
Telles reunites with Ronaldo as he leaves Man United to join Al-Nassr
Brazilian full-back Alex Telles has left Manchester United to join Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr on a contract until 2025, the two clubs announced on Sunday. The 30-year-old, who won the Europa League last season while on loan at Sevilla, will be reunited with former United teammate Cristiano Ronaldo at his new club. Financial details were not disclosed, although media reports suggested United would receive around 6 million pounds ($7.71 million) for the deal. “A new adventure beckons for @AT13Oficial. Thank you for everything, and good luck, Alex,” United posted on Twitter.
Riots add to Paris Olympics security worries one year from start
PARIS: As riots raged around France earlier this month, infrastructure for next year’s Paris Olympics risked becoming engulfed in the violence, adding a fresh worry for organizers who face a head-spinning list of security challenges one year before the Games start. Surveillance was increased around the under-construction Olympic athletes’ village, media center and swimming complex which are in the deprived Seine-Saint-Denis area of northeast Paris, one of the hotspots of the rioting. In the end, a building which will house a training pool suffered minor damage to its facade when an adjacent bus depot went up in flames and an attempted arson attack on the media center was thwarted by two alert security guards. “We were very close to having a major problem,” Nicolas Ferrand, head of the Solideo organization in charge of Olympics construction work, said afterwards. The chaotic street scenes were an unwelcome reminder of last year’s Champions League final in Paris, which was held at the national stadium in Seine-Saint-Denis that will host the athletics events at the Olympics. Gangs of youths preyed on football fans attending the 2022 climax to the European football season, many of whom were assaulted and robbed as they made their way out of the stadium. International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach this week sought to reassure people planning to travel to Paris. “We are very confident that the Games can and will happen in a peaceful environment,” he told reporters.
US and Japan make fast World Cup starts but England labor to victory
BRISBANE, Australia: England squeezed past Haiti 1-0 as they began their Women’s World Cup title bid in unconvincing fashion on Saturday, but holders the United States and former champions Japan were far more comfortable. European champions England have been touted as the prime challengers to a United States team chasing an unprecedented third World Cup crown in a row. But they will have to play far better than they did in front of nearly 45,000 spectators in Brisbane, where a youthful Haiti side making their World Cup debut could have snatched a point at the end.