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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
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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.

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Atletico Struggles to Understand Penalty Call after Losing to Lille

Atletico Madrid's Argentine coach Diego Simeone reacts during the UEFA Champions League, league phase day 3 football match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Lille LOSC at the Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on October 23, 2024. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP)
Atletico Madrid's Argentine coach Diego Simeone reacts during the UEFA Champions League, league phase day 3 football match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Lille LOSC at the Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on October 23, 2024. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP)
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Atletico Struggles to Understand Penalty Call after Losing to Lille

Atletico Madrid's Argentine coach Diego Simeone reacts during the UEFA Champions League, league phase day 3 football match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Lille LOSC at the Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on October 23, 2024. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP)
Atletico Madrid's Argentine coach Diego Simeone reacts during the UEFA Champions League, league phase day 3 football match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Lille LOSC at the Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on October 23, 2024. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP)

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone and his players were struggling to understand the penalty call that went against them in a 3-1 home loss to Lille in the Champions League on Wednesday.

The penalty was converted by Jonathan David in the 74th minute to give the visitors a 2-1 lead. Lille went on to win 3-1 at the Metropolitano stadium, The Associated Press reported.

The call came after a loose ball inside the area, with Atletico players saying that Italian referee Marco Guida made the decision after seeing a handball by midfielder Koke Resurrección.
Replays did not appear to show any touch by Koke's hands or arms on the ball. It might have touched the hand of a Lille player instead.
It took several moments for the call to be confirmed. Guida did not go to the monitors to review the play.
He did go to the sideline to show a yellow card to Simeone.
“It wasn't a penalty,” Simeone insisted. “We've been watching the replays, the referee must have made a mistake about what he saw, and those on the VAR weren't able to help him.”
It was the second loss in three Champions League matches this season for Atletico.