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Riyadh: Al-Hilal soccer team of Saudi Arabia was eliminated from the 2023-2024 AFC Champions League in the semi-finals, after losing to its UAE counterpart, Al-Ain, on aggregate 4-5.
Despite winning today’s match 2 – 1, Al-Hilal lost in favor of Al-Ain on aggregate as it received a humilating defeat of 2 -4 in the away match.
Accordingly, Al-Ain awaits the winner of the semi-final between Yokohama of Japan and Ulsan of South Korea, scheduled to play tomorrow in Japan.
Source: Saudi Press Agency
Jeddah: The Saudi Table Tennis Paralympic Team excelled at the Jordan International Para Championship, securing two gold medals, seven silvers, and one bronze.
Its accomplishment further cements the team’s status as a significant sports force, showcasing the players’ commitment, dedication, and hard work in training and preparing for this important sporting event.
Saudi Table Tennis Federation president Dr. Abdullah Al-Bar commented on this occasion, saying, “This outstanding achievement and these fantastic results reflect the determination and dedication of our players.
They strengthen our aspirations to develop and enhance Paralympic table tennis in the Kingdom. We are proud of their accomplishments and encourage them to continue achieving more successes in the future.”
Source: Saudi Press Agency
Riyadh: The Saudi national cycling team inaugurated its participation in the Gulf Youth Games by winning gold and silver medals in the cycling competitions Tuesday in Abu Dhabi, raising the Saudi number of medals to 57 — 27 gold, 18 silver, and 12 bronze.
The national cycling team gained the first gold medal in the first day of the cycling competitions, with the tripartite, Hussein Al-Safar, Taha Al-Khalifa, and Saleh Al-Zayed, taking first place in the junior category 20 km race with a time of 25:28.
The quartet of Faris Maher, Mohammed Al-Yousef, Amin Mansour, and Salman Al-Salman won the second medal, a silver, for the youth category 40 km race with a time of 51:48.
The cycling team will continue participation in the tournament involving the youth individual 70 km competition and junior 40 km individual competitions on Thursday.
Source: Saudi Press Agency
The Beirut Marathon Association continues its participation in international marathons through periodic delegations.
The race director at the association, Irabi Nael, participated in the 2024 Boston Marathon, which is the oldest historically, with its 128th edition, featuring 35,000 runners from around the world.
Nael recorded a time of 00:44:3 hours and also volunteered for a full day at the race expo.
Nael also participated in the London Marathon as a runner and as an assistant to runners to complete the marathon distance (under 4 hours). The operations manager at the association, Francoise Nehme, was present at the race.
Nael and Nehme discussed with a representative from the London Marathon organizing committee the arrival of a technical team to assist the association in the Beirut Marathon scheduled for November 10th.
Source: National News Agency – Lebanon
Riyadh: A trio of Saudi boxing team members, Nawaf Al-Juhani, Muhannad Majrashi and Adel Al-Mutairi, advanced to the finals at the Gulf Youth Games, which began today at the Mubadala Arena in Abu Dhabi in the presence of Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SOPC) Secretary General Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Baeshen.
The triple qualification came with Al-Juhani defeating his Emirati counterpart Nawaf Al-Murshidi in the 48 kg category, his teammate Majrashi defeating his Emirati counterpart Ahmed Al-Mansouri in the 51 kg category, and Al-Mutairi defeating Qatar’s Mohammed Al-Faji in the 57 kg competition.
The Saudi national boxing team will complete its participation during tomorrow’s competitions, starting at five pm KSA time. Al-Juhani, Majrashi, and Al-Mutairi join teammate Ahmed Kashmiri, who already qualified for the 71 kg final.
Source: Saudi Press Agency
Jeddah: Jeddah Governorate will host the Grand Smash 2024 World Table Tennis Championship for the first time under the theme “Saudi Smash” from May 1 to 11, with the participation of a group of elite international players in the game. The event is organized by the Saudi Table Tennis Federation, supervised by the Ministry of Sport, in cooperation with the World Table Tennis Organization (WTT).
This championship, hosted by the Kingdom for the first time, will consist of two phases. The first phase is the preparatory stage, scheduled from May 1 to 3. During this stage, 64 players, including Saudis, will compete to advance to the second stage, known as the finals, which begins on May 4. Only 8 players will progress to the finals. These eight players will then compete alongside 56 other world-class players in the elimination rounds to vie for titles in the five tournaments: men’s and women’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles, and mixed doubles.
This event reflects the significant development of the sports secto
r in the Kingdom, aligning with the objectives of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 to make the sports sector a direct contributor to the progress, prosperity, and development of the Kingdom across all fields.
Source: Saudi Press Agency
Rabat, The Moroccan national team won the Futsal African Cup of Nations (AFCON 2024), for the third time in a row, after besting Angola 5-1 in the final played Sunday in Rabat.
Soufiane Bourite (6th), Idriss Rais El Fenni (16th), Soufiane El Mesrar (17th), Anas El Ayyane (31st) and Bilal Bakkali (35th) scored for the Atlas Lions, while Adérito (7th) scored the only goal for the Angolans, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported.
Earlier in the day, Libya beat Egypt 3-1 on penalties (regular time: 2-2) to secure the third spot.
The top three teams in this African contest book their tickets at the Futsal World Cup, which will be held in Uzbekistan from September 14 to October 6.
Source: Bahrain News Agency
Riyadh: The Saudi Equestrian Federation signed an agreement with the Global Champions Arabians Tour yesterday to host the final round of the tour in Riyadh this coming November.
The agreement was signed by the Federation’s Executive Director, Fouad bin Fahd Ibrahim, and the Tour’s CEO, Badr Al-Darwish.
Earlier this year, it was announced that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia would host one of the legs of the Global Champions Arabians Tour in 2024. The tour will have several legs in different cities worldwide, including Doha, Abu Dhabi, Muscat, Cannes, Valkenswaard, Rome, and Paris. This tour aims to elevate Arabian horse shows to a new level and bring together people from diverse cultures through their shared love of horses.
Hosting the tour’s final round in Riyadh aims to promote Arabian horses as a prestigious sport and provide opportunities for competition, attract new audiences, and encourage investment in the sport. The tour will showcase the most beautiful Arabian horses in eight different cities worldwid
e.
Source: Saudi Press Agency
The National Iraqi News Agency publishes a video clip of the effects left by the bombing on the Kalsu base, north of Babylon.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency
Riyadh, Advisor Turki bin Abdulmohsen Al Alshaikh, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Entertainment Authority (GEA), announced the partnership between Riyadh Season and the World Boxing Council (WBC).
Highlighting the significance of this collaboration, he said “This partnership represents a vital step forward for Riyadh Season’s mission to elevate Saudi Arabia’s entertainment sector”, adding that WBC’s standing as a leading and respected organization in the boxing world makes the alliance particularly impactful.
Al Alshaikh said Riyadh Season strives to unite audiences worldwide through a captivating and diverse range of entertainment experiences, and as such, “this collaboration with WBC presents a unique opportunity to attract a global audience,’ according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
Mauricio Sulaiman, WBC President, said: ‘We are pleased to welcome the Riyadh Season as a new official partner of the World Boxing Council. The Riyadh Season is a huge event, considered one of the larges
t entertainment events in the world, and the sport of boxing has recently been linked to it, as Riyadh has become internationally recognized as the capital of boxing sport, where three exciting fights were held during the previous Riyadh season.”
Adding that the cooperation between the two entities will generate many ‘distinctive and unique opportunities’, Sulaiman stressed that ‘we look forward to participating in this growing passion in Saudi Arabia”.
‘This partnership will create opportunities and memories that will extend into the lives of many boxing fans around the world through social responsibility programs that include ‘WBC Cares’ programs in hospitals, orphanages, and schools, in addition to awareness programmes with experts in the fields of addiction, bullying, domestic violence, and mental health,” Sulaiman said.
Source: Bahrain News Agency
Riyadh, Advisor Turki bin Abdulmohsen Al Alshaikh, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Entertainment Authority (GEA), announced the partnership between Riyadh Season and the World Boxing Council (WBC).
Highlighting the significance of this collaboration, he said “This partnership represents a vital step forward for Riyadh Season’s mission to elevate Saudi Arabia’s entertainment sector”, adding that WBC’s standing as a leading and respected organization in the boxing world makes the alliance particularly impactful.
Al Alshaikh said Riyadh Season strives to unite audiences worldwide through a captivating and diverse range of entertainment experiences, and as such, “this collaboration with WBC presents a unique opportunity to attract a global audience,’ according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
Mauricio Sulaiman, WBC President, said: ‘We are pleased to welcome the Riyadh Season as a new official partner of the World Boxing Council. The Riyadh Season is a huge event, considered one of the larges
t entertainment events in the world, and the sport of boxing has recently been linked to it, as Riyadh has become internationally recognized as the capital of boxing sport, where three exciting fights were held during the previous Riyadh season.”
Adding that the cooperation between the two entities will generate many ‘distinctive and unique opportunities’, Sulaiman stressed that ‘we look forward to participating in this growing passion in Saudi Arabia”.
‘This partnership will create opportunities and memories that will extend into the lives of many boxing fans around the world through social responsibility programs that include ‘WBC Cares’ programs in hospitals, orphanages, and schools, in addition to awareness programmes with experts in the fields of addiction, bullying, domestic violence, and mental health,” Sulaiman said.
Source: Bahrain News Agency
Baghdad, Our Olympic football team lost to Thailand by 2-0, at the beginning of its journey in the first round of the third group competitions of the Asian football Cup finals for teams under 23 years old, qualifying for the Paris Olympics.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency