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Saudi Al-Hilal FC Second in FIFA Club World Cup

Al-Hilal FC of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia won the second place in FIFA Club World Cup in Rabat - SPA
Al-Hilal FC of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia won the second place in FIFA Club World Cup in Rabat - SPA
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Saudi Al-Hilal FC Second in FIFA Club World Cup

Al-Hilal FC of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia won the second place in FIFA Club World Cup in Rabat - SPA
Al-Hilal FC of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia won the second place in FIFA Club World Cup in Rabat - SPA

Al-Hilal FC of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia won the second place in FIFA Club World Cup in Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco after losing 5-3 to the Spanish Real Madrid in the final match Saturday.

Brazilian Vinicius Junior opened the scoring for Real Madrid in the 13th minute with his teammate Federico Valverde netting another five minutes later, Saudi state news agency SPA reported.

Al-Hilal then changed course when it’s player Moussa Marega took one back in the 26th minute to end the first half 2-1.

With a good restart in the second half, Al-Hilal pushed relentlessly forward trying to change course and, in the 63rd minute, Luciano Vietto scored a second goal for the Saudi team.

But Real Madrid were keen on keeping the lead until Vinicius scored another in the 69th minute. Al-Hilal's Vietto responded in the 78th minute for his second goal and the third goal for the Saudi team.

Accordingly, Real Madrid were crowned champion of FIFA Club World Cup for a record-enhancing fifth time in its history, while the silver medal went for Al-Hilal.

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Defending Champ Sinner Gets Back to 4th Round at Australian Open

Jannik Sinner (L) of Italy celebrates winning his Men's Singles round 3 match against Marcos Giron (R) of USA at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, 18 January 2025. EPA/JOEL CARRETT
Jannik Sinner (L) of Italy celebrates winning his Men's Singles round 3 match against Marcos Giron (R) of USA at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, 18 January 2025. EPA/JOEL CARRETT
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Defending Champ Sinner Gets Back to 4th Round at Australian Open

Jannik Sinner (L) of Italy celebrates winning his Men's Singles round 3 match against Marcos Giron (R) of USA at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, 18 January 2025. EPA/JOEL CARRETT
Jannik Sinner (L) of Italy celebrates winning his Men's Singles round 3 match against Marcos Giron (R) of USA at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, 18 January 2025. EPA/JOEL CARRETT

Defending champion Jannik Sinner beat 46th-ranked Marcos Giron of the US 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 at the Australian Open on Saturday night, reaching the fourth round at Melbourne Park for the fourth time.
Sinner stretched his unbeaten run to 17 matches, dating to last season. He had an eventful 2024, claiming his first two Grand Slam titles, reaching No. 1 in the ATP rankings for the first time — and going through a doping case that is still not quite resolved, because the World Anti-Doping Agency appealed his exoneration.
The 23-year-old Italian's next opponent in Australia will be either No. 13 Holger Rune or Miomir Kecmanovic, The Associated Press reported.
After eliminating Giron, who was trying to get to the fourth round of a major for the first time, Sinner was critical of himself, pointing specifically to his 16-of-24 success rate on points when he moved forward.
“The percentage of my net game was not really good,” Sinner said with a chuckle.
“For sure, if I want to go on in this tournament, I have to improve,” he added. “So hopefully in the next round, I'm able to raise my level.”