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Saudi Riders Capture Two Golds at Asian Games in China

Saudi rider Abdullah Al Sharbatly won a gold medal in the individual show jumping competition at the 19th Asian Games held in China. (AFP)
Saudi rider Abdullah Al Sharbatly won a gold medal in the individual show jumping competition at the 19th Asian Games held in China. (AFP)
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Saudi Riders Capture Two Golds at Asian Games in China

Saudi rider Abdullah Al Sharbatly won a gold medal in the individual show jumping competition at the 19th Asian Games held in China. (AFP)
Saudi rider Abdullah Al Sharbatly won a gold medal in the individual show jumping competition at the 19th Asian Games held in China. (AFP)

Saudi rider Abdullah Al Sharbatly won a gold medal in the individual show jumping competition at the 19th Asian Games held in China.

Sharbatly had won a gold medal with his fellow Saudi riders Ramzi Al-Duhami, Abdulrahman Al-Rajihi and Mishari Al-Harbi in the team competition.

Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Arabian Equestrian Federation Prince Abdullah bin Fahd bin Abdullah expressed pride in the achievements, which he said came due to the unlimited support that sports in Saudi Arabia enjoy from the wise leadership.

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Peace with Sinner: Tennis Fan Pope Leo XIV Meets with Top-Ranked Player During Italian Open Off-Day 

Jannik Sinner of Italy gestures as he plays against Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina their men’s singles round of 16 match at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Italy, 13 May 2025. (EPA)
Jannik Sinner of Italy gestures as he plays against Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina their men’s singles round of 16 match at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Italy, 13 May 2025. (EPA)
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Peace with Sinner: Tennis Fan Pope Leo XIV Meets with Top-Ranked Player During Italian Open Off-Day 

Jannik Sinner of Italy gestures as he plays against Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina their men’s singles round of 16 match at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Italy, 13 May 2025. (EPA)
Jannik Sinner of Italy gestures as he plays against Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina their men’s singles round of 16 match at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Italy, 13 May 2025. (EPA)

Pope Leo XIV has apparently made peace with Jannik Sinner.

The top-ranked tennis player visited the new pope on Wednesday, gave him a tennis racket and offered to play, during an off day for Sinner at the Italian Open, the Vatican said.

Leo, the first American pope, is an avid tennis player and fan and had said earlier this week that he would be up for a charity match when it was suggested by a journalist. But at the time, Leo joked “but we can’t invite Sinner,” an apparent reference to the English meaning of Sinner’s last name.

Sinner said it was “a good thing for us tennis players” that the new pope likes to play the sport.

The top-ranked player has a quarterfinal match on Thursday in his first tournament back after a three-month ban for doping that was judged to be an accidental contamination.

Sinner will next face either freshly crowned Madrid champion Casper Ruud or Jaume Munar. Sinner is attempting to become the first Italian man to win the Rome title since Adriano Panatta in 1976.