COLORADO SPRINGS: The 2024 USA basketball men’s national team has been announced for this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris, taking place July 26-Aug. 11 The team, selected by national men’s team managing director Grant Hill and approved by the USA Basketball Board of Directors, will also play two preparation matches in Abu Dhabi against Australia … Read more
On Monday, the Olympic flame was lit in Greece, and the traditional torch began its 68-stage three-month journey to Paris, where it will arrive on July 25 to signal the start the following day of the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad. As the torch relay travels the length of France, and global interest in the … Read more
AUGUSTA: Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler and world No. 2 Rory McIlroy, each chasing a milestone Masters victory, will be playing partners in the first two rounds starting Thursday at Augusta National. Reigning Olympic champion Xander Schauffele, the world No. 5 seeking his first major title, will complete the feature trio from the field of 89, which … Read more
JEDDAH: Donia Abu Taleb’s qualification for the Paris Olympics was a “historic” day for Saudi Arabia, said Saudi Taekwondo Federation President Shaddad Al-Omari, who also highlighted the growth of the sport across the country in recent years. “Seriously I was not surprised by the performance of our athlete,” Al-Omari told Arab News during an interview … Read more
AMMAN: Jordan, the Middle East and Asia are in for a major treat early this summer. The first Arab Women’s Wrestling Championship will be held in May followed by the Asian Wrestling Championship in June — all in the capital Amman. Wrestling is one of the world’s oldest sports, but female wrestling, now among the … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and France’s national Olympic committees on Wednesday signed an agreement to enhance bilateral relations, sports and Olympic cooperation between the two sides. Saudi Minister of Sport Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Faisal, who is also the president of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee, signed the memorandum of understanding at Al-Janadriyah Square … Read more
ILT20 serves up drama in Giants-Knight Riders, Capitals-MI Emirates double header DUBAI: Gulf Giants and the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders served up a nail-biting finish to their International League T20 match on Saturday, matching the late-night drama on Friday in the Dubai Capitals and Desert Vipers match. At the start of play, both the Giants … Read more
Heartache for Saudi Arabia as late equalizer and penalty shootout dash Asian Cup dreams DOHA: After 120 minutes of intense football action ended in a 1-1 draw, Saudi Arabia’s Asian Cup campaign came to end in heartbreaking fashion on Tuesday with a 4-2 penalty shootout defeat at the hands of South Korea. In was a … Read more
LONDON: Chelsea stormed into the League Cup final with a 6-1 thrashing of second-tier Middlesbrough to easily overturn a 1-0 first leg deficit at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday. The Blues struck four times before half-time as Jonny Howson’s own goal, Enzo Fernandez, Axel Disasi and Cole Palmer put Mauricio Pochettino’s men on the road to … Read more
I feel I have a strong purpose in being in Saudi Arabia, says Ittihad Ladies’ Ashleigh Plumptre LONDON: Most footballing destinies are shaped in grandiose settings — gleaming stadiums or opulent boardrooms. However, for Ashleigh Plumptre, the momentous discussion about her life-changing move to Saudi Arabia unfolded in far more ordinary surroundings: A car journey … Read more