Usyk beats Fury in Riyadh ‘Ring Of Fire’ showdown to become undisputed world heavyweight boxing champion RIYADH: Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk scored a dramatic split decision win against Tyson Fury to become the first undisputed world heavyweight champion in 25 years, an unprecendented feat in boxing’s four-belt era. In unifying WBA, WBO, WBC and IBF … Read more
Al-Hilal shifts focus to the Asian Champions League semifinals as it continues a four-title bid DUBAI: The likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema haven’t been able to halt Al-Hilal’s dominant run in Saudi Arabia’s domestic football league. Now it’s the turn of Al-Ain of the UAE to come up against this seemingly unstoppable force in … Read more
UMLUJ: Catherine Munnings and her co-driver Catalina Floberg won the second stage of the Rally Jameel on Thursday, which finished in the coastal city of Umluj in Saudi Arabia’s northwest. The British-Swedish duo, who drive for Altawkila, beat out the Fast Finns pair of Suvi Jyrkiainen and Suvi Nisula, who had to settle for second place. … Read more
DOHA: Saudi golfers have emerged triumphant at the Gulf Cooperation Council Golf Championship, claiming gold in both the team and individual categories. The 26th edition of the tournament for adults — held alongside the 15th edition for youth — was hosted at the Doha Club in the Qatari capital and saw five teams from the … Read more
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
LONDON/BANGKOK: Saudi Arabia’s back-to-back qualification for the ACC Men’s Premier Cup is “just the beginning” for the development of the sport in the Kingdom, the team’s star batter and head coach both said. Saudi Arabia smashed their way to a 10-wicket victory over Japan in the Asian Cricket Council Men’s Challenger Cup semifinal on Friday to … Read more