BARCELONA, Spain: Real Madrid ground out a 1-0 win at Mallorca in the Spanish league on Saturday while resting top players ahead of their decisive Champions League game at Manchester City. Midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni scored the only goal three minutes after halftime. The victory on the Mediterranean island increased Madrid’s commanding lead of the league … Read more
Vinicius scores twice in easy win at Osasuna as Madrid take another step toward title BARCELONA: Days after being targeted by racist taunts before games not even involving his team, Vinicius Junior scored twice to lead Spanish league leader Real Madrid to a dominant 4-2 win at Osasuna on Saturday. Vinicius, who is Black, has … Read more
Rory McIlroy shoots a 65 with 2 tee shots in the water and 1 uncomfortable dispute PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida: Rory McIlroy began The Players Championship with a 65 on his scorecard, two tee shots that went into the water and one lengthy dispute about where to take a penalty drop on Thursday. McIlroy ended … Read more
Klopp and Guardiola serve up another Premier League classic but Arsenal are the big winners LIVERPOOL, England: Liverpool and Manchester City showed the Premier League what it will be missing when Jurgen Klopp walks away at the end of the season. Anfield played host to a typically full-blooded, high octane clash of titans in the … Read more
RIYADH: Cricket is a game that has an almost magical ability to unite South Asian expatriates in their second home Saudi Arabia. On every weekend and whenever there is a time to play, mostly on public holidays, they gather at some grounds, parks and open spaces to play street cricket. For decades, early-morning gatherings were … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is set to enhance its education, investment, securities trading, and sustainability landscape with the signing of six agreements, aligning with Vision 2030 goals. In the first deal, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development and Saudi Exchange signed a new cooperation agreement on the sidelines of the third Saudi Capital Market … Read more
Jabeur exits Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open, Rybakina and Samsonova set to meet in semifinal ABU DHABI: Ons Jabeur exited the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open following a straight-sets defeat at the hands of Beatriz Haddad Maia in the quarter-finals, while Elena Rybakina and Lidmila Samsonova will meet in the semifinals, having both won on Friday. World … Read more
RIYADH: Multiple agreements were signed during the second day of the Public Investment Fund’s Private Sector Forum to enhance the local economy, tourism, and telecommunication sectors. These deals included contracts awarded by King Abdullah Financial District Development and Management Co., which is wholly owned by PIF, the soverign wealth fund’s subsidary Asfar. stc Group also signed … Read more
RIYADH: It may not have been the long-awaited Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi show, but Al-Nassr still delighted fans in Riyadh with a 6-0 thrashing of Inter Miami on Thursday. Just two days after Saudi Arabia exited the Asian Cup, this was a magnificent advert for the Saudi Pro League with Anderson Talisca stepping up … Read more
At the halfway stage of the group matches in the DP World ILT20, reached on Jan. 30, the table was topped by the MI Emirates, with four wins out of six matches and eight points. In second were the Sharjah Warriors on six points with three wins from five matches. Each team plays each other … Read more