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Zverev Opens ATP Finals with Convincing Win over Jodar

Sports 15 November 2026, Italy, Turin: German tennis player Alexander Zverev in action against Spain's Rafael Jodar during their men's singles match of the 2026 Nitto ATP Finals, an international tennis match in Turin. Photo: Claudio Benedetto/IPA via ZUMA Press/dpa

Zverev Opens ATP Finals with Convincing Win over Jodar

Aiming to punctuate the best year of his career with another big title, top-ranked Alexander Zverev got his ATP Finals campaign off to a strong start with a 6…

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Sports Ravenna's Ronaldinho after the Serie C soccer match between Ravenna and Forli in Ravenna, Italy, Sunday Nov. 15, 2026. (Massimo Paolone/LaPresse via AP)

Ronaldinho Makes his Pro Football Return with Italy's Ravenna

Ronaldinho made his return to professional football on Sunday for Ravenna, an ambitious club in Italy's third tier aiming to reach Serie A. The 46-year-old…

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Saudi U15 Girls' National Team Begins Training Camp in Jeddah

The Saudi U15 girls' national football team begins its training camp today in Jeddah. The camp runs through November 19 as part of the team's preparations for…

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Sports Saudi Sport Ministry Launches Ticketing Platform Accreditation Service Through Riyadhi Platform

Saudi Sport Ministry Launches Ticketing Platform Accreditation Service Through Riyadhi Platform

The Saudi Ministry of Sport announced on Sunday the launch of a service to accredit platforms that sell and resell tickets for sports competitions and events…

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Sports 13 November 2026, US, Indian Wells: Belarusian tennis player Aryna Sabalenka in action against Ukraine's Elina Svitolina during their women's singles group stage match of the FAGE WTA Finals tennis tournament at Indian Wells. Photo: Charles Baus/CSM via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Sabalenka Apologizes for Outburst During Loss to Svitolina

Aryna Sabalenka apologized on Saturday for her angry outburst during her defeat by Ukraine's Elina Svitolina at the WTA Finals. Television footage appeared…

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Sports Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 5, 2024 Germany's Alexander Zverev celebrates after winning his quarter final match against Australia's Alex De Minaur REUTERS/Yves Herman

Zverev Reaches his 4th Consecutive French Open Semifinal

Alexander Zverev beat Alex de Minaur 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-4 on Wednesday night to reach the French Open semifinals for the fourth year in a row. Zverev extended his…

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Mancini: Saudi National Team's Match Against Pakistan Crucial to Strengthen Group Lead

Saudi national football team head coach Roberto Mancini emphasized the importance of upcoming match against the Pakistani national team as part of the fifth…

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Sports Manchester City chairman Khaldoon al-Mubarak and manager Pep Guardiola have delivered four consecutive Premier League titles - AFP

Premier League Charges 'Frustrating', Says Man City Chairman

Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak has admitted it is "frustrating" that the club's success is constantly tempered by reminders of the 115 Premier…

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Sports Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs (C) will be in the spotlight in Rome © Michal Cizek / AFP

European Athletics Championships - Five Talking Points

The road to the Paris Olympics starts for many athletes at the June 7-12 European athletics championships in Rome where a raft of top stars will aim to hone…

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No ifs, No buts, this Real Madrid Rank alongside Di Stéfano’s as Greatest Team Ever

Dani Carvajal laid the first stone and applied the final brush stroke. In May 2004, when he was a 12-year-old kid with floppy blond hair and a lifetime before…

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Sports England's striker #20 Harry Kane applauds the fans following the International friendly football match between England and Bosnia and Herzegovina at St James' Park in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, north east England on June 3, 2024. England won the match 3-0. (AFP)

England Must Get Kane ‘Right’ Before Euros, Southgate Says 

England manager Gareth Southgate said Brentford striker Ivan Toney will get some minutes in their friendly against Iceland on Friday but getting captain Harry…

Sports Belgium's Kevin De Bruyne gives a press conference following a training session as part of the team's preparation for the Euro 2024 European football championships at the Royal Belgian Football Association's training center in Tubize, on June 4, 2024. (AFP)

De Bruyne Key to Belgium’s Hopes but Doubts Remain Over His Fitness

Belgium midfielder Kevin De Bruyne's form since his return from injury at club level with Manchester City has seen him play a big part in their Premier League…

Sports Jannik Sinner of Italy celebrates winning his Men's Singles quarterfinal match against Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria during the French Open Grand Slam tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, 04 June 2024. (EPA)

Sinner Proud to Spearhead Italian Movement After Taking Top Ranking 

Jannik Sinner took an unexpected path to the world number one ranking on Tuesday after Novak Djokovic's French Open withdrawal but the youngster said it was…

Sports Serbia's Novak Djokovic hold a press conference on day five of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros Complex in Paris on May 30, 2024. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)

Djokovic Withdraws from French Open with Knee Injury

Novak Djokovic pulled out of the French Open with an injured knee on Tuesday, an abrupt end to his title defense and to his current stay at No. 1 in the…

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Sports Coco Gauff of the USA in action during her Women's Singles quarterfinal match against Ons Jabeur of Tunisia during the French Open Grand Slam tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, 04 June 2024.  EPA/CAROLINE BLUMBERG

Gauff, Defending Champion Swiatek to Meet in French Open Semifinals

Coco Gauff's long and successful Tuesday at Roland Garros began when she arrived at about 8:15 a.m. There was a warmup session. A couple of meals. A couple of…

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Sports France and England, who clashed at the quarter-finals of the last World Cup, head to Germany as the leading contenders to win Euro 2024. JACK GUEZ / AFP/File

France, England Lead the Contenders as Germany Hosts Euro 2024

Euro 2024, beginning in Germany on June 14, is a mouth-watering prospect, as France and England lead the heavyweight contenders for a tournament which will be…

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Sports A poster of the Paris 2024 Olympic torch relay is seen on a street sign in La Baule, Loire Atlantique department, France, May 22, 2024. (Reuters)

French Apathy and Cost Concerns Dampen Mayors’ Bid to Stoke Olympic Games Fervor 

When a group of mayors paid tens of thousands of euros each to bring the Olympic torch to their towns along France's Atlantic coast, a row erupted over whether…

Sports Serbia's Novak Djokovic (L) celebrates next to the umpire and a timer clock reading 4 hours and 39 minutes after winning against Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo at the end of their men's singles round of sixteen match on Court Philippe-Chatrier on day nine of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros Complex in Paris on June 3, 2024. (AFP)

Djokovic Wins His Record 370th Slam Match but Isn’t Sure He Can Continue at the French Open 

Novak Djokovic was laying on his back on a French Open sideline early in the second set Monday, wincing while his injured right knee was manipulated by a…

Sports Supporters wearing football scarves depicting French footballer Kylian Mbappe cheer prior Real Madrid's celebration for winning 2024 Spanish La Liga title at Cibeles square in Madrid on May 12, 2024. (AFP)

Real Madrid Sign France Captain Mbappe on Free Transfer 

France forward Kylian Mbappe has joined Real Madrid as a free agent on a five-year contract, the LaLiga club said on Monday, ending a transfer saga that…

Sports A general view shows al-Tawhid square on the corniche in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah on November 29, 2008. AFP PHOTO/KHALED DESOUKI (Photo credit should read KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)

World Pool Championship Kicks Off in Jeddah

The inaugural World Pool Championship (9-ball) began on Monday evening in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and will run for six days. The championship is organized…

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Sports Italy coach Luciano Spalletti poses with players as he leads a training session of the Italian national soccer team in Coverciano, near Florence, Italy, Friday, May 31, 2024. (Marco Bucco/LaPresse via AP)

Unfancied Italy Ready to Surprise Again at Euro 2024 

Defending champions Italy come into Euro 2024 without the weight of the favorites tag hanging over them but in major tournaments they can never be written off,…

Sports Football - International Friendly - England Training - Rockliffe Park, Middlesbrough, Britain - June 2, 2024 England manager Gareth Southgate during training. (Action Images via Reuters)

Southgate Says He Hasn’t Made Decision on Grealish for Euros Squad 

England manager Gareth Southgate is still weighing up the attacking options for his Euro 2024 squad and said that while Jack Grealish has not played as much as…

Sports Germany's head coach Julian Nagelsmann attends a press conference of the German national soccer team in Herzogenaurach, German, Sunday, June 2, 2024, ahead of the European Championship test match between Germany and Ukraine on Monday, June 3. (dpa via AP)

Host Germany Hoping to Create Another Summer Party at Euro 2024 After Recent Tournament Flops 

Another extraordinary summer or another national embarrassment. No one knows quite what to expect from this Germany team heading in the European Championship…

Sports The Champions League trophy at Wembley. Photograph: Hendrik Deckers/Borussia Dortmund/Getty Images

New Champions League Format Starts Next Season. How Will it Work?

What is the new format? The group stage is no more. Instead of 32 teams being divided into eight groups, 36 clubs will form a single league. Each side will…

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Sports The Championship was held from May 30 to June 2 in Long Beach, California, in the United States. - SPA

Saudi Jiu-Jitsu Team Wins 5 Medals in World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship

The Saudi Jiu-Jitsu team won 5 medals, which are two gold, one silver, two bronze, after concluding its participation in the World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship…

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Sports US Open champion Coco Gauff took only 60 minutes to rout unseeded Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-1, 6-2 - (The AP)

No Marathons this Time as Swiatek, Gauff Sprint into French Open Quarterfinals

After the French Open marathon came the sprints. Defending champion Iga Swiatek swept into the quarterfinals at Roland Garros in just 40 minutes after a…

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Sports Lionel Messi was on target but Inter Miami were held 3-3 by St.Louis in MLS action on Saturday © Chris ARJOON / AFP

Real Madrid win Lifts Shakhtar into Next Champions League. Dortmund Loss Means Eintracht Miss Out

Real Madrid winning the Champions League title also was a victory for Shakhtar Donetsk and defeat for Borussia Dortmund also was a loss for Eintracht Frankfurt…

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Sports Lionel Messi was on target but Inter Miami were held 3-3 by St.Louis in MLS action on Saturday © Chris ARJOON / AFP

VAR Drama Saves Miami Blushes In St. Louis Draw

A late VAR intervention saved Lionel Messi and Inter Miami from falling to a second straight home defeat on Saturday as the Eastern Conference leaders battled…

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Sports Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 2, 2024 Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning his match against Italy's Lorenzo Musetti REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Djokovic Keeps French Open Title Defense Going by Getting Past Musetti in 5 Sets

Novak Djokovic’s French Open title defense — and his hold on the No. 1 ranking — are still alive thanks to a 7-5, 6-7 (6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 comeback victory over…

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