Superstars to Take Part in Riyadh Season Tennis Cup in December

FILED - 22 April 2023, Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart: Tunisian tennis player Ons Jabeur in action against Poland's Iga Swiatek during their women's singles semi-final tennis match of the 2023 Stuttgart Open at Porsche Arena. Photo: Marijan Murat/dpa
FILED - 22 April 2023, Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart: Tunisian tennis player Ons Jabeur in action against Poland's Iga Swiatek during their women's singles semi-final tennis match of the 2023 Stuttgart Open at Porsche Arena. Photo: Marijan Murat/dpa
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Superstars to Take Part in Riyadh Season Tennis Cup in December

FILED - 22 April 2023, Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart: Tunisian tennis player Ons Jabeur in action against Poland's Iga Swiatek during their women's singles semi-final tennis match of the 2023 Stuttgart Open at Porsche Arena. Photo: Marijan Murat/dpa
FILED - 22 April 2023, Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart: Tunisian tennis player Ons Jabeur in action against Poland's Iga Swiatek during their women's singles semi-final tennis match of the 2023 Stuttgart Open at Porsche Arena. Photo: Marijan Murat/dpa

Riyadh Season 2023 announced that Riyadh Season Tennis Cup will be held on December 26-27, and will bring together tennis champions from around the globe.

The female competition, which will be held on December 26, will feature Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka and Tunisian Ons Jabeur, African and Arab tennis stars, the best in the history of the International Tennis Federation and the Women's Tennis Association.

In the male competition, to be held on December 27, Serbian superstar Novak Djokovic, winner of 24 major championships, will compete against Spanish professional tennis player Carlos Alcaraz, who won two major titles.

The competitions will be held at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, which has a capacity of more than 40,000 spectators. The venue is designed to host other international events, including the International Boxing Bout, to be held on the opening night of Riyadh Season, on October 28.



Atletico Madrid Beats Leganes in Spanish League in Partially Closed Stadium

Atletico Madrid Beats Leganes in Spanish League in Partially Closed Stadium
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Atletico Madrid Beats Leganes in Spanish League in Partially Closed Stadium

Atletico Madrid Beats Leganes in Spanish League in Partially Closed Stadium

Fewer fans than normal watched Atletico Madrid beat Leganes 3-1 on Sunday in a Spanish league match played in a partially closed stadium because of recent fan trouble.
Alexander Sorloth scored twice and Antoine Griezmann once after the visitors took the lead in the first half at the Metropolitano stadium, which had an empty fan section behind one of the goals as punishment after Atletico fans threw objects on the field during a city derby against Real Madrid last month, The Associated Press reported.
The section is where the club's more radical supporters usually gather.
Atletico had been originally ordered to close the section for three matches but appealed the decision and the punishment was reduced to a single match. The derby was interrupted for more than 15 minutes after fans threw the objects near Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois in a game that ended 1-1.
Sunday's victory, which ended Atletico's three match winless streak in all competitions, moved Diego Simeone's team to third place in the league, four points behind leaders Barcelona and Madrid.
Also Sunday, Mallorca defeated visiting Rayo Vallecano 1-0 with a goal by Vedat Muriqi in the 75th. It was the fourth win in five matches for Mallorca, which moved to sixth place in the standings. Rayo stayed ninth.