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FIFA World Cup Is On December 11 The penultimate edition of the Club World Cup in its current format featuring seven teams will kick off in Qatar on Dec. 11 with the final taking place 10 days later, global soccer governing body FIFA... July 27, 2019 264 Category: sports

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Mohammad Amir Retires From Test Cricket Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir on Friday announced his retirement from Test matches with immediate effect, but reaffirmed his commitment to playing white-ball cricket. Amir, who was jailed in 2... July 27, 2019 256 Category: sports

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Saudi Arabia and Formula One discussing possibility holding race in country Saudi Arabia and Formula One are discussing the possibility of holding a race in the country, and team bosses have been asked for an opinion, sources said on Tuesday. The Times newspaper reported t... August 07, 2019 200 Category: sports

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Sri Lanka Suspend Coach Appointed As Temporary Replacement Of New Zealand Series Sri Lankan cricket authorities Wednesday suspended head coach Chandika Hathurusingha and appointed a temporary replacement for the upcoming New Zealand series. Cricket board chairman Shammi Silva s... August 08, 2019 213 Category: sports

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SFP League Renamed As Crown Prince League For Second Consecutive Season Saudi Football Professional League has been renamed as the Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman League for the second consecutive season. The announcement to rename the league was made by Prince Abdula... August 21, 2019 301 Category: sports

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Sports Star Hails The Transformation Of Saudi Arabia The tourism mega projects that are underway in Saudi Arabia will change the world’s perception of the Kingdom, according to extreme-sports athlete Jokke Sommer. The Norwegian professional skydiv... September 05, 2019 308 Category: sports

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Misbah-ul-Haq Pakistan Head Coach, Waqar New Bowling Coach Former captain Misbah-ul-Haq was named Pakistan's head coach as well as the chief selector on a three-year contract on Wednesday with pace great Waqar Younis joining him as the team's new bowl... September 05, 2019 490 Category: sports

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Packing Punch- Saudi Girls In Take Up Combat Sports While combat sports are still deemed as masculine sports by some Saudis, they have started to become a regular pastime for women too. Halah Al-Hamrani, 41, opened a gym called FLAG, an acronym for the... October 05, 2019 316 Category: sports

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World Basketball Championship In Jeddah Starts Friday Saudi Basketball Federation is hosting the eighth World Basketball Championship next Friday and Saturday at Jeddah waterfront with the participation of 16 international teams. The event is being suppo... October 17, 2019 381 Category: sports

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Isner Sees Saudi Tennis Superstar In Near Future US tennis star John Isner is hoping next week’s Diriyah Tennis Cup presented by Saudi Aramco will be the catalyst in inspiring Saudi Arabia’s first breakout tennis superstar, insisting tha... December 10, 2019 457 Category: sports

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Saudi Sports Authority Chairman Receives Arab Achievement Award Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, chairman of the board of directors of the General Sports Authority (GSA), received the Arab Achievement Award for Sports Culture 2019 on Wednesday. President o... January 02, 2020 312 Category: sports

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Prince Faisal Bin Turki, Former President Of Saudi Football Club Al-Nassr Prince Faisal bin Turki was Al-Nassr Football Club president for nine years until 2018 and vice president of the club during 2008 and 2009. Under his leadership, the club won the Saudi Crown Prince... January 04, 2020 1167 Category: sports

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Cycling Is One Of Saudi Arabia’s Fastest-growing Sports Cycling is one of Saudi Arabia’s fastest-growing sports — and it’s the Kingdom’s women who are leading the way. More than 1,000 women recently took part in the country&rsquo... January 09, 2020 487 Category: sports

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Saudi Arabia Qualifies For Tokyo Olympics Saudi Arabia have become the first Asian team, after hosts Japan, to book their place at the Men’s Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020. The Green Falcons recorded a 1-0 victory over Uzbeki... January 23, 2020 352 Category: sports

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Saudi Women’s Football League Launched The Saudi Sports for All Federation (SFA) on Monday inaugurated the official Women’s Football League (WFL) at the community level in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at a launch event in Riyadh. T... February 25, 2020 631 Category: sports

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Largest Saudi Olympic Games Announced For Men And Women Saudi Arabia’s Sports Ministry announced the launch of the Saudi Olympic Games on Wednesday, a new competition that will start on March 24. At a launch event in Riyadh, Prince Abdul Aziz Bin ... February 27, 2020 609 Category: sports

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Over 1,000 Register In Hours For Saudi Olympic Games The official announcement of the Saudi Olympic Games has an instant success as within hours over 1,000 people registered online to take part in the games, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) quoted the organizin... March 01, 2020 310 Category: sports

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New Saudi Driving Academy Which Aims To Train 200,000 Women Over The Next 10 Years Eastern Province Gov. Prince Saud bin Naif on Wednesday inaugurated a new Saudi driving academy which aims to train 200,000 women over the next 10 years. The dedicated center in Al-Ahsa governorate... March 05, 2020 520 Category: sports

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Saudi Arabia Lifts Suspension Of Sport Activities From June 21 Saudi Arabia has decided to lift the ban on sports activities starting from June 21, allowing clubs to resume practice. The Saudi Sports Ministry said in a statement it took the decision following ... June 12, 2020 5027 Category: sports

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Saudi’s Al Hilal Ejected From AFC Champions League Defending champions Al Hilal’s campaign in the 2020 AFC Champions League came to an abrupt end after the club had failed to name the required 13 players following positive tests in their match a... September 25, 2020 597 Category: sports

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