Olympic Cauldron to Rise into Paris Skies Each Night

Sports  Paris 2024 Olympics - Paris, France - July 27, 2024. A general view of the balloon and Olympic cauldron in Jardin des Tuileries. (Reuters)

Olympic Cauldron to Rise into Paris Skies Each Night

The Olympic cauldron that made a stunning first flight at the Paris Games opening ceremony will sit on the ground during the day and rise again every evening. …

Sports  China's Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao pose on the podium after winning the gold of the shooting 10m air rifle mixed team during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Chateauroux Shooting Centre on July 27, 2024. (AFP)

China’s Huang and Sheng Win First Gold of Paris Games at Air Rifle Mixed Team Event

China's Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao won the first gold medal of the Paris Games on Saturday in the 10 meters air rifle mixed team event. Keum Ji-hyeon and…

Sports Saudi athletes wave their country’s flag during the opening parade. (Saudi Olympic Committee)

Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony: Saudi Team Highlights Cultural Heritage

Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, Chairman of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee, and his deputy, Prince Fahd bin Jalawi bin Abdulaziz, attended…

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Sports  Athletes of South Korea travel by boat along the Seine river during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP)

South Korea Expresses Regret after Its Athletes Introduced as North Korea at Opening Ceremony

South Korea expressed regret that its delegation of athletes at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony on Friday was introduced as from rival North Korea and has…

Sports  Members of delegations are seen during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024. (AFP)

Flotilla on Seine, Rain and Celine Dion Mark Start of Paris Olympics

French President Emmanuel Macron declared the Olympic Games open on Friday after a soaking wet ceremony in which athletes were cheered by the crowd along the…


Sports Brazil are on their fourth manager since exiting the 2022 World Cup in the quarter-finals. Photograph: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images

Brazil at Rock Bottom: How the Seleção Lost their Way

If this isn’t rock bottom for the Seleção, it’s as near as makes no difference. Another early tournament exit. Another Brazil team making unwanted history…

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Sports The stadium will be a central pillar of "New Murabba" the transformative downtown destination in Riyadh City. - SPA

New Murabba Development Company Reveals Design of New Riyadh Stadium

New Murabba Development Company unveiled on Tuesday the design of New Murabba Stadium, an architectural marvel with a capacity of over 45,000, SPA reported…

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Sports File: Spain’s Alvaro Morata holds the trophy as he celebrates with his teammates after winning the final match between Spain and England at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, July 14, 2024. Spain won 2-1. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Spain Players’ Euro 2024 Celebration Song Pushes Gibraltar Soccer Body to Weigh Complaint to UEFA

Gibraltar’s soccer federation said Tuesday it is taking legal advice about Spain players’ “extremely provocative and insulting” chants at a welcome home party…

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Sports Spain's Rafael Nadal (R) and Norway's Casper Ruud were wild card entries in Bastad - AFP

Nadal Returns to Competition With Bastad Doubles Win

Rafael Nadal returned to competition for the first time since his early French Open exit on Monday teaming up with Casper Ruud for a doubles win in Bastad. It…

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Sports England's manager Gareth Southgate walks past the trophy at the end of the final match between Spain and England at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, July 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Southgate Leaving Role as England Boss after Euros Final Defeat

Gareth Southgate announced on Tuesday he is leaving his role as England manager after they lost to Spain in the European Championship final. Southgate took…

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Sports Carlos Alcaraz of Spain holds his trophy as he stands with Novak Djokovic of Serbia after winning the men's singles final at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Sunday, July 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Olympic Tennis Players Return to Red Clay of Paris' Roland Garros

The competition surface doesn’t change for most Olympic sports. A pool’s a pool. A track’s a track. A wrestling mat’s a mat. And so on. Tennis? That’s a whole…

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Sports Jock Landale scored 20 for Australia, which got 17 from Josh Giddey and 14 from Dyson Daniels, The AP reported. The AP

US Men's Basketball Team Builds Gig Lead then Holds off Australia for 98-92 win in Olympics Tuneup

There was a lot for the US Olympic team to like on Monday. And a lot not to like. Anthony Davis scored 17 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, Tyrese Haliburton…

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Saudi Youth Handball Team Faces Bahrain in Asian Championship after Defeating Hong Kong

The Saudi youth handball team started their journey in the 18th Asian Youth Handball Championship with a resounding victory. Competing against Hong Kong, the…

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Sports FILED - 05 July 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart: Germany's Thomas Mueller reacts after the UEFA EURO 2024 quarter-final soccer match between Spain and Germany at the MHPArena. Photo: Tom Weller/dpa

Thomas Mueller Ends Germany Career Following Euro 2024

Germany striker Thomas Mueller said Monday he was retiring from international football after a disappointing Euro 2024 in which the host nation were eliminated…

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Spain Midfielder Rodri Says Winning Euro 2024 is 'the Best Day of My Career'

He only played half the game, but Spain midfielder Rodri called it the best day of his career. Spain looked to have suffered a major blow when Rodri went off…

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Sports Saudi Arabia’s Majid Binsuaiger and Khalid Al-Harbi win the silver medal in table tennis doubles at the ITTF World Masters Championships Rome 2024. SPA

Al-Harbi, Binsuaiger Win Silver in Table Tennis Doubles at World Pioneers Championship Rome 2024

Saudi Arabia’s Majid Binsuaiger and Khalid Al-Harbi achieved a remarkable feat on Sunday by winning the silver medal in table tennis doubles at the ITTF World…

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Sports Diriyah Club Ownership Transferred to Diriyah Company; New Board Formed

Diriyah Club Ownership Transferred to Diriyah Company; New Board Formed

The Diriyah Company announced the completion of the ownership transfer procedures of Al-Diriyah Club from the National Center for Privatization (NCP) to…

Sports  Carlos Alcaraz of Spain reacts after receiving his trophy from Kate, Princess of Wales after defeating Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the men's singles final at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Sunday, July 14, 2024. (AP)

No Escape from Alcaraz as Djokovic Suffers Wimbledon Mauling

Perhaps there should be no surprise that a 37-year-old with a suspect right knee would be trampled into the Wimbledon Centre Court dust by a 21-year-old force…

Sports  Soccer Football - Euro 2024 - Final - Spain v England - Berlin Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany - July 14, 2024 England manager Gareth Southgate looks dejected as he walks past the trophy after receiving his runners up medal. (Reuters)

England Manager Southgate Leaves His Future Open for Now after Euro 2024 Final Loss

Gareth Southgate is leaving his future as England manager open for now after his team's 2-1 loss to Spain in the Euro 2024 final. Southgate's contract…

Sports  Spain's defender #02 Dani Carvajal rises the trophy during a lap of honor after winning the UEFA Euro 2024 final football match between Spain and England at the Olympiastadion in Berlin on July 14, 2024. (AFP)

Spain Beats England 2-1 to Win Record Fourth European Championship Title

Spain is the king of European soccer for a record fourth time. For England, it’s another agonizing near-miss in the team’s decades-long tale of…

Sports Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates winning against Russia's Daniil Medvedev during their men's singles semi-final tennis match on the twelfth day of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 12, 2024. (AFP)

Carlos Alcaraz Wins 1st set of Wimbledon Final against Novak Djokovic 6-2

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz has taken the first set of the men's Wimbledon final against Novak Djokovic 6-2. Alcaraz broke Djokovic in an opening game…

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Sports Mexico beat the United States for just the second time ever at the CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup in late February.  - The AP

Smith Scores, US Women's Soccer Gets 1-0 Revenge Win over Mexico

Sophia Smith scored in the 64th minute and the United States got revenge for a loss to Mexico earlier this year with a 1-0 victory in the rematch on Saturday…

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Sports The match is scheduled to start at 9 p.m. local time (1900 GMT) in Berlin  - The AP

Spain, England to Meet in European Championship Final in Front of Prince William, King Felipe

Spain and England will meet in the European Championship final on Sunday, with much of the focus on a teenage wonderkid and whether one of the world's most…

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Sports Canada made six changes for its starting semifinal lineup and Uruguay made two. Davies, Canada’s top player, entered in the 62nd minute after leaving the semifinal with a leg injury. - The AP

Suárez Gets Stoppage-Time Goal, Uruguay Beats Canada 4-3 in Shootout for 3rd Place in Copa America

Luis Suárez still has a knack for big plays. The 37-year-old Suárez, Uruguay’s career scoring leader, tied the score two minutes into second-half stoppage time…

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Sports Argentina's Lionel Messi, right, and Rodrigo De Paul warm up during a trainning session ahead of the Copa America soccer final, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Messi Looks to Lead Argentina to Record 16th Copa America Title

Lionel Messi is one win from leading Argentina to a record 16th Copa America title. Colombia will do everything in its power to make sure that doesn't happen…

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Sports Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic kisses her trophy after defeating Jasmine Paolini of Italy in the women's singles final at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Krejcikova Wins Wimbledon for her 2nd Grand Slam Trophy by Beating Paolini

Barbora Krejcikova kept insisting that nobody — not her friends, not her family, not even herself — would believe she won Wimbledon for her second Grand Slam…

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Sports Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal, Saudi Minister of Sport and President of the Saudi Arabian Olympic and Paralympic Committee (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Arabia to Host 2025 Olympic Esports Games

Saudi Arabia will host the inaugural Olympic Esports Games in 2025, thanks to a new 12-year partnership with the International Olympic Committee (IOC). This…

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Sports The match will take place as part of Riyadh Season 2024 on September 27, 2024, with CAF to announce the venue and kickoff time in due course (File Photo/AAWSAT)

Riyadh Season to Host African Super Cup between Egypt’s Al-Ahly, Zamalek in September

Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi General Entertainment Authority (GEA) Advisor Turki bin Abdulmohsen Al Al-Sheikh announced with Dr. Patrice…

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Sports Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates winning against Russia's Daniil Medvedev during their men's singles semi-final tennis match on the twelfth day of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 12, 2024. (AFP)

Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic Will Meet in the Wimbledon Men’s Final Again

Carlos Alcaraz is only a couple of months past his 21th birthday, and yet this whole Grand Slam success thing is already a bit been-there, done-that for him. …