CHICAGO: The Professional Fighters League on Friday returned for its third Global Season event of 2024 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, with Brendan Loughnane emerging the big winner of the night to top the featherweight standings. The 12-fight card, featuring combatants in the welterweight and featherweight divisions, was the final event of the first half … Read more
TOKYO: Japan scored after just 90 seconds and held out North Korea to win 1-0 on Thursday and maintain their perfect start in the second round of Asian qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. Ao Tanaka’s strike at the National Stadium gave the host three wins from three Group B games. The midfielder fired home … Read more
BANGKOK: For the last two decades, Dr. Winai Dahlan has helmed the development of halal research initiatives in Buddhist-majority Thailand to ensure food safety standards that conform with Islamic laws. The country’s start in halal science began as an answer to increasing calls by Thai Muslims for scientific testing in halal food development in the late … Read more
Talent spotting at under-19 level in cricket is an essential part of the game’s ecosystem. The opportunity to do so was afforded recently by the U-19 men’s ODI World Cup, which concluded on Feb. 11 in Benoni, South Africa. Australia convincingly beat India by 79 runs to cap a remarkable run of success for all … Read more
DUBAI: As the International League T20 enters the knockout stages on Tuesday, we take a look back at some of the most memorable moments from the 30-match league stage which offered some nail-biting action for fans of cricket around the world. Sikander Raza’s dramatic last ball six to win the match Not many can boast of winning … Read more
An AFC Asian Cup 2023 full of entertaining football, shock results and late, late goals, ended in suitably dramatic finish, with Akram Afif’s hat-trick of penalties securing a 3-1 win for hosts Qatar against the tournament surprise team Jordan in Saturday’s final. Here are five talking points from the action at Lusail Stadium in Doha. … Read more
DUBAI: Tymal Mills is one of five highly experienced left-arm pacers on the Desert Vipers roster alongside Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Sheldon Cottrell and Luke Wood – and the pace cartel already has a potent look to it. Mills, who was highly effective in the first match of season two against the Abu Dhabi … Read more
Saudi Arabia defeated Kyrgyzstan 2-0 on Sunday to advance to the knockout stage of the AFC Asian Cup in Qatar. Here are five things we learned from the game On paper, perfect so far Two games, six points and a place in the last 16, it could not have gone any better for Saudi Arabia … Read more
Saudi Arabia defeated Kyrgyzstan 2-0 on Sunday to advance to the knockout stage of the AFC Asian Cup in Qatar. Here are five things we learned from the game On paper, perfect so far Two games, six points and a place in the last 16, it could not have gone any better for Saudi Arabia … Read more
RIYADH: Investments in the aquaculture sector between Saudi Arabia and China are poised for growth, with discussions taking place at the Global Investment Promotion Conference in Shenzhen, China. Representatives from Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture engaged with over 60 specialized Chinese firms to explore and expand opportunities, the Saudi Press Agency reported. … Read more