Al-Hilal post big win in women’s futsal opener at Saudi Games 2022
Al-Hilal enjoyed a comfortable 17-4 victory over Al-Hmmah Club in the opening match of the women’s futsal competition at the Saudi Games 2022 in Riyadh on Tuesday.
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Ohod and Al-Ittihad in Saudi Games 2022 men’s basketball final
Ohod and Al-Ittihad will face off in the final of the men’s basketball competition at the Saudi Games 2022 after victories in their semi-finals on Tuesday night in Riyadh.
Saudi Arabia grouped with Iraq, Oman and Yemen for 2023 Gulf Cup
Saudi Arabia have been drawn alongside hosts Iraq in Group A of the 2023 Gulf Cup, which will take place in the city of Basra.
Russian court rejects Brittney Griner’s appeal against 9-year sentence
MOSCOW: A Russian court has upheld the nine-year prison sentence handed to American basketball star Brittney Griner for drug possession, rejecting her appeal. Griner, an eight-time all-star center with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury and a two-time Olympic gold medalist, was convicted Aug. 4 after police said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport.
US face Netherlands at FIFA Women’s World Cup in repeat of final
Former New Zealand player Maia Jackman displays the country USA during the football draw ceremony for the Australia and New Zealand 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup at the Aotea Centre in Auckland on October 22, 2022. (Photo by WILLIAM WEST / AFP)
Nottingham Forest shocks Liverpool in 1-0 win
NOTTINGHAM, England: Nottingham Forest produced a shock to beat Liverpool 1-0 in the Premier League on Saturday. The last-place team at the start of the day secured only their second win of the season in the game at the City Ground. Taiwo Awoniyi struck in the 55th-minute to end Liverpool’s mini-revival, which saw them beat Rangers, Manchester City and West Ham in their previous three games.
Marseille fan faces attempted murder charge for crowd unrest
MARSEILLE, France: A supporter of French club Marseille has been handed preliminary charges including attempted murder for allegedly firing a flare that seriously injured a visiting German fan during crowd violence at Stade Velodrome last month. The Marseille public prosecutor’s office on Friday indicted the 26-year-old Marseille supporter, who allegedly launched the flare in the parking lot when Eintracht Frankfurt visited for a Champions League match on Sept. 13.
Kiwis upstage defending champion Australia in T20 World Cup
SYDNEY: Devon Conway and Finn Allen plundered 46 runs off the first three overs to set New Zealand on course for a thumping 89-run win over defending champion Australia on Saturday in the opening game of the Super 12 stage at the Twenty20 World Cup. Less than a year after losing the 2021 final to Australia in Dubai, the New Zealanders dominated immediately after being sent in to bat in overcast conditions and posted 200-3, their highest-ever total in a T20 World Cup game. Australia was bowled out for 111 in 17.1 overs in reply for its biggest-ever defeat in a T20 World Cup game, with Tim Southee taking the first and the last wickets to secure New Zealand’s first win here in 11 years.