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SOPC's Vice President Launches Riyadh 2023 World Combat Games

The Riyadh 2023 World Combat Games (WCG) was launched at the Ministry of Sports Hall of Prince Faisal bin Fahd Olympic Complex. (SPA)
The Riyadh 2023 World Combat Games (WCG) was launched at the Ministry of Sports Hall of Prince Faisal bin Fahd Olympic Complex. (SPA)
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SOPC's Vice President Launches Riyadh 2023 World Combat Games

The Riyadh 2023 World Combat Games (WCG) was launched at the Ministry of Sports Hall of Prince Faisal bin Fahd Olympic Complex. (SPA)
The Riyadh 2023 World Combat Games (WCG) was launched at the Ministry of Sports Hall of Prince Faisal bin Fahd Olympic Complex. (SPA)

On behalf of Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal, Minister of Sports, and President of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SOPC), Prince Fahd bin Jalawi bin Abdulaziz, the SOPC's Vice President launched the Riyadh 2023 World Combat Games (WCG) at the Ministry of Sports Hall of Prince Faisal bin Fahd Olympic Complex, said SPA on Friday.
The launching ceremony was attended by the President of SportAccord, Ivo Ferriani, Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad, President of Bahrain Olympic Committee, and an elite group of international sports leaders and heads of international federations participating in the tournament.
This edition of Riyadh 2023 World Combat Games witnesses the largest number of participants in the history of the tournament, with more than 1,500 male and female athletes competing in 16 combat sports.

 

 

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Lewis Hamilton’s Ordeal Continues with Brake Failure at Formula 1’s Spanish GP

Formula One F1 - Spanish Grand Prix - Madring, Madrid, Spain - September 13, 2026 Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton in action during the race. (Reuters)
Formula One F1 - Spanish Grand Prix - Madring, Madrid, Spain - September 13, 2026 Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton in action during the race. (Reuters)
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Lewis Hamilton’s Ordeal Continues with Brake Failure at Formula 1’s Spanish GP

Formula One F1 - Spanish Grand Prix - Madring, Madrid, Spain - September 13, 2026 Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton in action during the race. (Reuters)
Formula One F1 - Spanish Grand Prix - Madring, Madrid, Spain - September 13, 2026 Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton in action during the race. (Reuters)

It was another disappointing race weekend for seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton.

The Ferrari driver had to retire seven laps into Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix because of a brake failure. The setback came a week after he finished sixth at the Italian GP following an early dust-up with teammate Charles Leclerc that sparked some in-house spats.

“I hit the brake, the car started stopping and then the pedal took a step and all of a sudden the car didn’t de-accelerate as fast a normal,” Hamilton said. "I ended up carrying a lot of speed in and just brushed the barrier. After that the pedal came back and then a few corners later, the pedal went long. I don’t really know where that’s come from.”

The setback dropped Hamilton 101 points behind championship leader Kimi Antonelli, who won Sunday's race in Madrid.

“We’ve had a pretty decent car, a good car this weekend and I think we will continue to try and improve it and I think we have better results coming in the future,” Hamilton said. “I think the team’s done an amazing job, so I’m sad for them today that they couldn’t get max points. I think we had the car to fight for a win today, and unfortunately, it just didn’t work out.”

The weekend in Madrid started with Ferrari showing good pace behind Mercedes. Hamilton was fourth in the first practice session on Friday and third in the second. But he crashed during the final practice on Saturday, couldn't get a clean lap in qualifying and started fourth on the grid.

Hamilton hasn’t finished on the podium since a third-place result at the British GP. He won in Barcelona — his first victory with Ferrari — and was second in both Monaco and Canada.

He and Leclerc said this weekend that they had discussions about what happened at Monza, and Leclerc took responsibility for the incident that hurt Hamilton’s chances there. Hamilton praised his teammate’s “maturity” and said these issues were normal in F1.

Leclerc finished fourth on Sunday.

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Mbappe Scores Brace as Real Madrid Get 4-1 Victory Over Rayo Vallecano

Real Madrid's French forward #10 Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring his his team's fourth goal during the Spanish league football match between Real Madrid CF and Rayo Vallecano de Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid on September 12, 2026. (AFP)
Real Madrid's French forward #10 Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring his his team's fourth goal during the Spanish league football match between Real Madrid CF and Rayo Vallecano de Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid on September 12, 2026. (AFP)
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Mbappe Scores Brace as Real Madrid Get 4-1 Victory Over Rayo Vallecano

Real Madrid's French forward #10 Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring his his team's fourth goal during the Spanish league football match between Real Madrid CF and Rayo Vallecano de Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid on September 12, 2026. (AFP)
Real Madrid's French forward #10 Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring his his team's fourth goal during the Spanish league football match between Real Madrid CF and Rayo Vallecano de Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid on September 12, 2026. (AFP)

Kylian Mbappe ‌scored twice as Real Madrid enjoyed a 4-1 victory over Rayo Vallecano in LaLiga at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday.

Mbappe got his sixth goal of the season in the 14th minute, from a penalty, after Rayo defender Florian Lejeune fouled Alvaro Carreras in the box.

Three minutes later Carreras exchanged passes with Mbappe, after Lejeune had gifted the ball to Vinicius Junior, and sent a shot into the net.

Wingers Vinicius and Yan Diomande, making his first start for Real since joining in August, found ample space to operate ‌in and after ‌34 minutes the Brazilian raced down the ‌left ⁠before picking out ⁠Jude Bellingham, just inside the box, who side-footed into the bottom corner with minimal fuss.

Mbappe hit the post late in the first half but the only danger to Real goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois's clean sheet came from a long-range strike by Andrei Ratiu which the Belgian pushed away.

The lack of tension was evident early ⁠in the second period, with Rayo's Pedro Diaz ‌hitting the post. The visitors pulled a ‌goal back after 51 minutes when, after a cheap giveaway, Sergio Camello ‌sneaked the ball through Ibrahima Konate's legs and into ‌the corner of the net.

Rayo were now enjoying comfortable possession in the Real Madrid half and were keeping Courtois busy. On the Real Madrid bench, manager Jose Mourinho's anger was mirrored by whistles from the ‌crowd.

With 13 minutes to go, Real's Denzel Dumfries drew a spectacular save from goalkeeper Emil ⁠Audero after ⁠connecting with substitute Arda Guler's cross.

Real Madrid closed out the game with a second goal from Mbappe on the counter-attack in the 91st minute, moving him on to seven goals in six games in all competitions.

The result put Real Madrid on 12 points, level with leaders Barcelona who play Levante on Sunday.

Espanyol beat Osasuna 2-0 with an early brace from Roberto Fernandez, while Racing Santander came from behind to defeat in-form Alaves 2-1.

Elche went ahead at San Mames through a second-half penalty from Facundo Buonanotte, but Athletic Club captain Inaki Williams found an equalizer with 11 minutes remaining and the game finished 1-1.

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Arteta Angry Over Penalty Decision Despite Arsenal Win at Sunderland

Referee John Brooks, right, shows a yellow card to Arsenal's manager Mikel Arteta during the English Premier League soccer match between Sunderland and Arsenal in Sunderland, England, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP)
Referee John Brooks, right, shows a yellow card to Arsenal's manager Mikel Arteta during the English Premier League soccer match between Sunderland and Arsenal in Sunderland, England, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP)
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Arteta Angry Over Penalty Decision Despite Arsenal Win at Sunderland

Referee John Brooks, right, shows a yellow card to Arsenal's manager Mikel Arteta during the English Premier League soccer match between Sunderland and Arsenal in Sunderland, England, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP)
Referee John Brooks, right, shows a yellow card to Arsenal's manager Mikel Arteta during the English Premier League soccer match between Sunderland and Arsenal in Sunderland, England, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP)

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta labelled ‌the decision to award Sunderland a penalty "unacceptable" on Saturday after watching his side grind out a 2-0 win to maintain their 100% start to the season and move clear at the top of the Premier League.

As it was, keeper David Raya pushed Enzo Le Fee's spot kick against the post in the 55th minute and two minutes later Bruno Guimaraes scored his first goal for the club.

Bukayo Saka wrapped it up deep in stoppage time from the penalty spot to make it four leagues wins out of four for the reigning champions.

It could have been different had Le Fee found the net, but Arteta ‌blasted the decision ‌by referee John Brooks to award a penalty ‌when ⁠Ezri Konsa was penalized ⁠for pulling down Dan Ballard as a corner was played in.

"It was a huge win, but it could have been something very different," an angry Arteta told TNT Sport when referring to the penalty award.

"It's unacceptable at this level, this can change the course of a season and the championship. It's not acceptable. I've seen it 10 times to make sure and it's not possible ⁠at this level that it can be a penalty. It ‌cannot happen.

"It's not a penalty in any ‌context, in any league."

It was far from a vintage Arsenal display against a tenacious ‌Sunderland, who deserved something for their endeavor, but they dug deep and ‌showed the resilience that helped them win a first title for 22 years last season.

They have now kept four clean sheets in their five games since the start of the season, including in the Champions League win at Napoli in midweek.

Summer signing ‌Guimaraes replaced Myles Lewis-Skelly at halftime and made a stunning impact.

After receiving a pass from Declan Rice, he sent ⁠a right-footed curler ⁠into the top corner.

Arsenal were forced to defend desperately at times as Sunderland's physicality rattled them, but Saka netted his third goal of the season when he beat Robin Roefs with his spot kick after being fouled by Reinildo Mandava who was sent off.

"It's unbelievable the spirit and the courage we have to go again and again and again," Arteta said. "So pleased in one sense and so worried in another.

"David Raya was unbelievable. He is a player that decides football matches when we need it.

"Sunderland deserve a lot of credit for the way they make it so hard for you."

Manchester City, the only other side not to have dropped Premier League points this season, can join Arsenal on 12 points if they beat Manchester United on Sunday.