Newcastle United double injury boost for Arsenal as Eddie Howe snubs Man United chief’s comments NEWCASTLE: Alexander Isak and Joe Willock have handed Newcastle United a huge boost ahead of their trip to Premier League title challengers Arsenal. The Magpies head to the Emirates Stadium in the late kick-off on Saturday hoping to net their … Read more
Anticipation abounds ahead of this week’s restart of the 2023-2024 Roshn Saudi Pro League. The six-week interlude for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup saw managerial changes, eye-catching player acquisitions and noteworthy exits. Arab News provides a breakdown of the 16 clubs as they head into Thursday’s resumption, including their key winter business and outlook for … Read more
Al-Hilal defeated Al-Nassr 2-0 in the Riyadh Season Cup on Thursday, just days before the Rohsn Saudi League resumes after the break for the Asian Cup. It was the first time to see many of Saudi Arabia’s best players in action after the recent continental campaign. That ended earlier than hoped thanks to a penalty … Read more
As eight Arab nations continue into the AFC Asian Cup’s round of 16, two have been left wondering what could have been. Oman’s exit was a surprise. The other was a heartbreakingly familiar occurrence. Lebanon’s experience at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup can only be described as humiliating, after failing to progress to the round … Read more
After a two-day break, the AFC Asian Cup 2023 in Qatar returns to action as the knockout stages start on Sunday. Here are five talking points ahead of all the action. How will Mancini’s Saudi team counter South Korea? Saudi Arabia versus South Korea is, on paper, the biggest clash of the second round. The … Read more
AL-RAYYAN: Saudi Arabia advanced to the knockout stage of the Asian Cup with a game to spare after beating nine-man Kyrgyzstan 2-0 on Sunday. Goals in each half from Mohamed Kanno and Faisal Al-Ghamdi at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Al-Rayyan, Qatar, put the three-time champions in first place in Group F. The Saudis … Read more
Jordan have been a staple of the AFC Asian Cup since making their finals debut in China 20 years ago. Al-Nashama have successfully plotted a path to the knockout stages in 2004, 2011 and 2019, having featured at every edition bar the 2007 Asian Cup. Jordan are an outlier in Arab football. Unlike their Levantine … Read more