King Salman Patronizes King's Cup Final

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz awards the trophy to al-Ittihad players after they are crowned Cup champions. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz awards the trophy to al-Ittihad players after they are crowned Cup champions. (SPA)
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King Salman Patronizes King's Cup Final

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz awards the trophy to al-Ittihad players after they are crowned Cup champions. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz awards the trophy to al-Ittihad players after they are crowned Cup champions. (SPA)

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz patronized on Saturday the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup final contested between al-Faisaly and al-Ittihad football clubs.

Hosted by the King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Sports Stadium in Jeddah, the final saw al-Ittihad crowned champions after defeating their rivals 3-1 in extra time.

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques had arrived at the stadium with a number of officials.

After being greeted by a group of children, King Salman was received by Adviser to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Prince Khalid al-Faisal and Chairman of the General Sports Authority Turki Al al-Sheikh.

He then viewed a photo exhibition, which included photographs from the rule of King Abdulaziz until his current reign.

Upon arrival at the main podium, the King was welcomed by the sports fans.

The closing ceremony for the tournament saw an artistic show and a performance by singer Mohammed Abdo.

After the match, Chairman of the General Sports Authority Turki bin Abdulmohsen Al al-Sheikh held a press conference about the game in which he expressed appreciation to King Salman for patronizing the cup final.



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South Sudan's basketball team came close to stunning the United States' collection of NBA superstars on Saturday before losing 101-100 in an Olympic Games warm-up in London.

The US trailed by 14 points at half-time before LeBron James came to the rescue with 23 points, including the key score with just 20 seconds left.

Anthony Davis added 15 points with 11 rebounds for the US, according to AFP.

For South Sudan, who are ranked 33 in the world, Marial Shayok scored 25 points while Carlik Jones had 15 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.

Both sides will meet again in the pool stages of the Paris Olympics which get underway on Friday.