Take Two! Naples Gears up Again for Huge Title Party

Football - Serie A - Napoli v Salernitana - Naples, Italy - April 30, 2023 General view of a Napoli banner hung from an apartment building before the match. (Reuters)
Football - Serie A - Napoli v Salernitana - Naples, Italy - April 30, 2023 General view of a Napoli banner hung from an apartment building before the match. (Reuters)
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Take Two! Naples Gears up Again for Huge Title Party

Football - Serie A - Napoli v Salernitana - Naples, Italy - April 30, 2023 General view of a Napoli banner hung from an apartment building before the match. (Reuters)
Football - Serie A - Napoli v Salernitana - Naples, Italy - April 30, 2023 General view of a Napoli banner hung from an apartment building before the match. (Reuters)

Napoli will open up the Diego Armando Maradona stadium on Thursday night for a live screening of their away game with Udinese when they hope to clinch the league title, local authorities said on Tuesday.

Napoli also expect as many as 10,000 fans to make the long trek to northeast Italy for a match when a point will be enough to claim their first league title since Maradona was in his pomp in 1990.

Extra police will be on duty in Udine for the game, with Napoli supporters taking up around half of the capacity of the Stadio Friuli.

The result may even be academic: Napoli could be crowned champions the previous night if Lazio fail to win their Wednesday home match with Sassuolo. Lazio, who are in second spot, trail Napoli by 18 points with six games to play.

Hundreds of thousands of Napoli fans had flooded into the center of the southern Italian port city on Sunday expecting their team to beat local rivals Salernitana and secure the Serie A championship for only the third time in their history.

But a late equalizer by the visitors put one of the largest street parties Italy has seen in years on hold for a few days.



AlUla Desert Blaze to Kick Off Friday with over 500 Runners

The full marathon course passes by the iconic Maraya building and other notable landmarks in AlUla. - SPA
The full marathon course passes by the iconic Maraya building and other notable landmarks in AlUla. - SPA
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AlUla Desert Blaze to Kick Off Friday with over 500 Runners

The full marathon course passes by the iconic Maraya building and other notable landmarks in AlUla. - SPA
The full marathon course passes by the iconic Maraya building and other notable landmarks in AlUla. - SPA

The latest edition of AlUla Desert Blaze race kicks off Friday, with more than 500 runners from around the world competing in one of the region’s most prominent and challenging desert races.

The race welcomes participants of all levels, from professional athletes to amateurs, with four distance options: 5 km, 10 km, 21.1 km (half marathon), and 42.2 km (full marathon), SPA reported.

All routes begin at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Hegra, while the full marathon course passes by the iconic Maraya building and other notable landmarks in AlUla.

The race is a featured event in the AlUla Moments Calendar of year-round sports and cultural activities, offering visitors the chance to explore AlUla’s rich historical heritage.