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Argentine star Intense For Me makes first seasonal appearance in Riyadh

Argentine star Intense For Me makes first seasonal appearance in Riyadh
Intense For Me racing on Saudi Cup night in 2025. (JCSA/Erika Rasmussen)
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Argentine star Intense For Me makes first seasonal appearance in Riyadh

Argentine star Intense For Me makes first seasonal appearance in Riyadh
  • It will be the second Riyadh outing for the Group 1 horse following Saudi Cup debut earlier this year

RIYADH: Several cup races take place at King Abdulaziz Racecourse this week but many eyes will on one of 海角直播鈥檚 highest-rated horses, the South American Group One star Intense For Me (Argentina), who reappears in race eight on Saturday.

The 2,000-meter Open contest has attracted a classy field of nine-runners. But the standout is the Argentine import who has his second start for trainer Abdulaziz Meshref having been snapped up by Muhaideb Abdullah Almuhaideb at the beginning of the year.

The Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini winner was bought last year to compete in The Saudi Cup and the 114-rated son of Fortify (US) may again have the world鈥檚 richest race on his agenda after finishing down the field in the 2025 running on his sole start in the country.

The chief danger would be Saudi Cup ninth Wootton鈥檚un (France) who goes for the trainer-jockey combination of Abdullah Al-Kahtani and Adel Alfouraidi.

The horse is one of two runners for Prince Faisal bin Khaled bin Abdulaziz, with the Red Stable also sending out the Nawaf Almudiani-ridden Derevo (Britain).

Red Stable also have two good chances in the 2,400-meter Eastern Governance Region Cup.

This is with Alfouraidi鈥檚 mount Jack Red Cloud (Ireland) 鈥 who contested the Red Sea Turf Handicap last February 鈥 and Motafared (US), who beat Jack Red Cloud in the Taif National Day Open and has since changed ownership.

Saturday鈥檚 second race, an Arabian Horses Open, has a strong entry with 19 declared but the 1,600-meter event is a fascinating rematch between two runners who dead-heated in the King Khaled Racecourse Championship last month.

Angad Al-Khalediah (海角直播), who carries the colors of Prince Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz & Sons and will have the assistance of Tariq Almansour, again tackles Anouar (France) under Nawaf Almudiani after the pair crossed the line in unison on the final day of the Taif season.

One of the features on Friday鈥檚 card is the 1,600-meter General Intelligence Presidency Cup which will see the once highly-regarded Defunded (US) bid to reignite his career after failing to fire at the end of the previous Riyadh season.

Trained by Abdulaziz Meshref and ridden by Fahad Alfouraidi, the 7-year-old has been beaten in the last two Saudi Cups having arrived with a tall reputation from Bob Baffert鈥檚 California yard.

He faces 15 rivals in the 10th race and they include Carmel Road (US) and Electability (US) for the White Stable of Prince Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz & Sons, with Thamer Aldaihani sending out Ajwadi (Britain) and Uncle (Britain).

Nine runners will go to post in the 1,800-meter Africa Cup for local-breds.

The exciting Yaroa (海角直播) reappears after winning all three of his career starts last season culminating with victory in the Local G1 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup under Camilo Ospina.

He is joined by other White Stable runners Mafroodh (海角直播) and Mayhamah, with the Red Stables represented by the strong stayer Mashmookh under Luis Morales and the Abdullah Alkredis-ridden Alghadaf, all from the Kingdom.


IOC recommends no international sporting events in Indonesia after country barred Israeli athletes

IOC recommends no international sporting events in Indonesia after country barred Israeli athletes
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IOC recommends no international sporting events in Indonesia after country barred Israeli athletes

IOC recommends no international sporting events in Indonesia after country barred Israeli athletes
  • An Indonesian government official declared earlier this month that Israeli athletes would be denied visas to participate in the world championships, which started last Sunday and run through this weekend

LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee has recommended global sports federations cease holding events in Indonesia after the country barred Israeli athletes from the ongoing gymnastics world championships in Jakarta.
The IOC鈥檚 executive board issued a statement Wednesday saying it was also ending 鈥渁ny form of dialogue鈥 with Indonesia about hosting future Olympic events.
An Indonesian government official declared earlier this month that Israeli athletes would be denied visas to participate in the world championships, which started last Sunday and run through this weekend.
Israel was among 86 teams registered to compete, and its squad included 2020 Olympic gold medalist and defending world champion Artem Dolgopyat in the men鈥檚 floor exercise.
鈥淭hese actions deprive athletes of their right to compete peacefully and prevent the Olympic movement from showing the power of sport,鈥 the IOC鈥檚 executive board said.
Indonesia is the world鈥檚 most populous Muslim-majority nation and has long been a staunch supporter of Palestinians. The scheduled participation of Israeli athletes had sparked intense opposition within the country.
Jakarta Gov. Pramono Anung earlier this month said the humanitarian catastrophe resulting from the Israel-Hamas war is unbearable and that the arrival of Israeli athletes would cause deep emotional distress to the majority of Indonesians.
The IOC鈥檚 executive board met remotely this week to further discuss the situation in Indonesia, and also the 鈥渞ecurrent global issue regarding athletes鈥 access to international competitions.鈥
The IOC said 鈥渁ll eligible athletes, teams and sports officials must be able to take part in international sports competitions and events without any form of discrimination by the host country.鈥 It added that the fundamental principles that govern the Olympic movement include 鈥渘on-discrimination, autonomy and political neutrality.鈥
It said it was ceasing dialogue with Indonesia over hosting the Olympic Games, Youth Olympic Games, Olympic events and conferences until the government gave 鈥渁dequate guarantees鈥 that all participants would be granted access to the country regardless of nationality.
In addition, it said it would recommend international sports federations don鈥檛 stage tournaments, events or meetings in Indonesia until those guarantees were given.
The Indonesian Olympic committee has been invited to IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland to discuss the issue.
In response to the IOC鈥檚 announcement, Indonesia鈥檚 Youth and Sport Minister Erick Thohir said the government understood its decision to block the arrival of the Israeli gymnastics delegation would have consequences.
鈥淚ndonesia will continue to play an active role in various sporting events at the Southeast Asian, Asian, and world levels, so that Indonesian sports can be an ambassador and a reflection of the nation鈥檚 greatness in the eyes of the world,鈥 Thohir said in a written statement Thursday.
Indonesia is among the countries which have either confirmed or is considering a bid to host the 2036 Olympics, a list that also includes India and Qatar. The next two Summer Olympics will be held in Los Angeles in 2028 and in Brisbane, Australia in 2032.
Indonesia was stripped of hosting rights for soccer鈥檚 Under-20 World Cup in 2023 only two months before the scheduled start of the tournament amid political turmoil regarding Israel鈥檚 participation. FIFA, soccer鈥檚 international governing body, later awarded the Under-17 World Cup to Indonesia 鈥 Israel wasn鈥檛 among the 24 teams that qualified for that tournament.
Since the 1962 Asian Games when Israel and Taiwan were excluded from Jakarta, Indonesia has maintained a consistent refusal to host Israeli delegations.


Ohtani, Dodgers chase repeat in Blue Jays World Series showdown

Ohtani, Dodgers chase repeat in Blue Jays World Series showdown
Updated 23 October 2025

Ohtani, Dodgers chase repeat in Blue Jays World Series showdown

Ohtani, Dodgers chase repeat in Blue Jays World Series showdown
  • The star-studded Dodgers lineup start as the clear favorites to win a ninth World Series crown, and their third in five years
  • Japanese ace Ohtani is the centerpiece of an expensively assembled team which critics have accused of 鈥渞uining鈥 baseball, which unlike many professional sports in North America, does not have a salary cap
  • In Ohtani, the Dodgers have the reigning MLB Most Valuable Player, a pitching and hitting unicorn who is inarguably the best player on the planet, possibly even of all-time

LOS ANGELES: The Shohei Ohtani-powered Los Angeles Dodgers will attempt to become the first team in 25 years to win back-to-back World Series on Friday when they face a Toronto Blue Jays side determined to end a decades-long title drought.

Twelve months after outgunning the New York Yankees in a blockbuster Fall Classic, the Dodgers are on the cusp of a second straight Major League Baseball championship.

The Blue Jays head into Friday鈥檚 Game 1 at Toronto鈥檚 Rogers Center with home advantage in the best-of-seven series due to their superior regular season record.

But the star-studded Dodgers lineup start as the clear favorites to win a ninth World Series crown, and their third in five years.

Japanese ace Ohtani is the centerpiece of an expensively assembled team which critics have accused of 鈥渞uining鈥 baseball, which unlike many professional sports in North America, does not have a salary cap.

The Dodgers, who spent lavishly to improve their roster following last season鈥檚 World Series victory, are happy to be cast as villains.

鈥淏efore this season started, they said the Dodgers are ruining baseball,鈥 Dodgers manager Dave Roberts quipped after his team completed a 4-0 sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers to book their World Series berth. 鈥淪o let鈥檚 get four more wins and really ruin baseball,鈥 Roberts added.

Few would bet against Roberts and the Dodgers following through on that promise.

In Ohtani, the Dodgers have the reigning MLB Most Valuable Player, a pitching and hitting unicorn who is inarguably the best player on the planet, possibly even of all-time.

The 31-year-old electrified Dodger Stadium in last Friday鈥檚 series-clinching win over the Brewers, belting three home runs and striking out 10 batters in what many have described as the greatest single performance in history.

The Dodgers offensive firepower also includes former former MVPs Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman, while on the pitching mound, the team鈥檚 starting rotation of Blake Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamato and Tyler Glasnow, along with Ohtani, have dominated since the playoffs got under way.

鈥淭he Toronto Blue Jays are a very, very deep team,鈥 said Derek Jeter, a member of five New York Yankees World Series-winning teams between 1996 and 2009, and the last side to win back-to-back titles.

鈥淏ut the Los Angeles Dodgers are a juggernaut. They鈥檙e playing as well as I鈥檝e seen any team play in years. It鈥檚 going to be competitive. Toronto鈥檚 going to give them problems. But the Dodgers are as good I鈥檝e ever seen.鈥

鈥楪ot to beat the best鈥

Toronto manager John Schneider, though, insists his team are relishing the challenge of taking on the champions.

The Blue Jays advanced to the World Series for the first time in 32 years on Monday after defeating the Seattle Mariners 4-3 in a thrilling game seven duel in Toronto.

In Vladimir Guerrero Jr., the Blue Jays have the most in-form slugger of the postseason with the 26-year-old blasting six home runs in the playoffs.

George Springer, who hit the winning home run in Monday鈥檚 win over Seattle, also offers offensive power, as well as experience of victory over the Dodgers, having been a part of the Houston Astros鈥 2017 World Series triumph that was tarnished by the sign-stealing scandal.

鈥淭o get to where you want to go, you got to beat the best,鈥 Schneider said of facing the Dodgers. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e a damn good team. They鈥檝e got Hall-of-Famers up and down their lineup. And they鈥檝e got really, really good starting pitching and really good relievers.

鈥淚 truly think that the best two teams are left standing for a variety of different reasons, and I鈥檒l never count my guys out of any series. They鈥檙e going to be up for it.鈥

The cross-border nature of the World Series match-up also comes at a time of heightened geopolitical relations between Canada and the United States following the election of Donald Trump, who has repeatedly called for Canada to become the 鈥渃herished 51st state鈥 of the United States since his return to power.

Schneider was hesitant when asked if the series could become a politically charged 鈥淐anada v USA鈥 sporting confrontation.

鈥淲e鈥檒l see,鈥 Schneider said. 鈥淚 know it will be the Blue Jays versus the Dodgers. That鈥檚 kind of how we鈥檙e going to look at it, knowing that we have a whole country behind us. But I鈥檓 not quite sure how that will unfold.

鈥淏ut I know that these guys in there know that they鈥檙e representing the country too.鈥

The series gets under way on Friday, with Game 2 in Toronto on Saturday. Games three, four and five will take place in Los Angeles starting from next Monday, before the series returns to Toronto for games six and seven.


Liverpool end losing streak with thumping win at Eintracht Frankfurt

Liverpool end losing streak with thumping win at Eintracht Frankfurt
Updated 23 October 2025

Liverpool end losing streak with thumping win at Eintracht Frankfurt

Liverpool end losing streak with thumping win at Eintracht Frankfurt
  • Liverpool came into Wednesday鈥檚 match staring down the barrel of their worst losing run in 73 years dating back to 1953-54, when they were relegated from the top flight

FRANKFURT, Germany: Liverpool broke a four-game losing streak with a 5-1 win at Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League on Wednesday, with Hugo Ekitike scoring for the English champions against his former club.
After Ekitike levelled for Liverpool, Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Cody Gakpo and Dominik Szoboszlai all grabbed goals, the latter two assisted by Florian Wirtz on his return to Germany.
Liverpool came into Wednesday鈥檚 match staring down the barrel of their worst losing run in 73 years dating back to 1953-54, when they were relegated from the top flight.
鈥淲e鈥檙e Liverpool and if we win a game of football it鈥檚 not that we鈥檒l celebrate until tomorrow, but I鈥檓 pleased we were able to win,鈥 Liverpool manager Arne Slot told DAZN.
The Dutchman benched the out-of-form Mohamed Salah and Liverpool conceded first for the fifth straight game when Rasmus Kristensen scored on the counter.
The Reds soon kicked into gear however, scoring three goals inside 10 minutes to take a 3-1 lead at half-time.
Wirtz, who had no goals or assists in the Premier League or Champions League since his big-money arrival at Anfield, laid on second-half goals for Gakpo and Szoboszlai to put the match to bed.
While Wirtz broke his goal contribution duck, Alexander Isak again was subbed off at half-time for Federico Chiesa.
鈥淗e had to go off at half-time because he felt his groin a little bit,鈥 Slot told TNT Sports of Isak鈥檚 withdrawal.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 a pity. I鈥檝e said many times, it鈥檚 such a difficult balance to find with a player that missed three months.鈥
The win will do Liverpool鈥檚 confidence as a whole the world of good but Slot鈥檚 side will face bigger tests than Frankfurt, who have now conceded 23 goals in their past six games.
鈥淲e know what quality we have in the team 鈥 all world-class players,鈥 Wirtz said. 鈥淲e didn鈥檛 start well but we came together and turned the match around.鈥
鈥淚 can do much, much more,鈥 Wirtz added of his assists. 鈥淚鈥檓 satisfied we won and that I finally laid on some goals.鈥

- Liverpool roar back -

With 26 minutes gone, Nathaniel Brown picked Wirtz鈥檚 pocket before Frankfurt thundered up the field, Mario Goetze finding Kristensen who swapped to his preferred right foot and hammered home the opener.
Frankfurt were pushing for a second on 35 minutes when Andy Robertson won possession and played a superb long-range pass from deep to the breaking Ekitike.
The former Frankfurt forward collected the pass, advanced goalwards and slid it under Michael Zetterer, before raising his palms to apologize to the home fans.
鈥淚 had to score,鈥 a smiling Ekitike said of his return. 鈥淚t was a great feeling and something special to come back.鈥
The goal came against the run of play but sent a jolt through Liverpool.
The Reds were two up just four minutes later when Van Dijk powered past his helpless marker, the slight winger Ansgar Knauff, to head in a Cody Gakpo corner.
One minute before the interval, Van Dijk鈥檚 center-back partner Konate repeated the trick, again powering past Knauff to head in a corner.
Wirtz had a mixed opening half but looked more assured when Liverpool got on the front foot.
The Germany midfielder set up Gakpo for the fourth with a perfectly-weighted ball across the face of goal in the 66th minute.
Szoboszlai then put the icing on the cake for Slot鈥檚 men when he received the ball from Wirtz and arrowed in a raking finish from distance with 20 minutes remaining.
鈥淲e started well, took the lead but at this level you need to be there for 90 minutes. It hurts,鈥 2014 World Cup winner Goetze said.


Morocco鈥檚 Under-20 World Cup winners welcomed home by large crowds

Morocco鈥檚 Under-20 World Cup winners welcomed home by large crowds
Updated 22 October 2025

Morocco鈥檚 Under-20 World Cup winners welcomed home by large crowds

Morocco鈥檚 Under-20 World Cup winners welcomed home by large crowds
  • Morocco became the first Arab country to win the tournament
  • The players were driven through the streets of Rabat on an open-top bus

RABAT: The Moroccan team were greeted by thousands of fans in Rabat on Wednesday for a parade to celebrate their historic victory in the Under-20 World Cup last week.
Morocco became the first Arab country to win the tournament with a 2-0 triumph over favorites Argentina in Sunday鈥檚 final in Chilean capital Santiago.
Before the parade, Moroccan Crown Prince Moulay Hassan presided over a ceremony in honor of the team at the royal palace.
The players were then driven through the streets of Rabat on an open-top bus, to the delight of jubilant supporters and to the sound of vuvuzelas.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a great achievement, they filled us with joy and waved our country鈥檚 flag high,鈥 Youssef, a 34-year-old salesman, told AFP.
Yassir Zabiri, who plays for Famalicao in Portugal, scored twice in the final to end the tournament as the joint top-scorer with five goals.
鈥淭he future of our football is in good hands. Well done guys, U20 world champions,鈥 Paris Saint-Germain full-back Achraf Hakimi, who helped the senior team reach the 2022 World Cup semifinals, posted on social media.
Morocco will host the Africa Cup of Nations later this year and will be co-hosts of the 2030 World Cup with Spain and Portugal.


Osimhen double guides Galatasaray to 3-1 win over Bodo/Glimt

Osimhen double guides Galatasaray to 3-1 win over Bodo/Glimt
Updated 22 October 2025

Osimhen double guides Galatasaray to 3-1 win over Bodo/Glimt

Osimhen double guides Galatasaray to 3-1 win over Bodo/Glimt
  • Osimhen wasted no time giving the home side an early lead
  • Osimhen doubled his tally in the 33rd minute after another error

ISTANBUL: Galatasaray made the most of a litany of errors by Norwegian visitors Bodo/Glimt as they cruised to a 3-1 home win in the Champions League on Wednesday, with striker Victor Osimhen netting twice for the Turkish side in the first half.
Osimhen wasted no time giving the home side an early lead, sweeping a sumptuous first-time finish past Nikita Haikin in the third minute as the Norwegian side was quickly punished for giving the ball away cheaply in midfield.
Osimhen doubled his tally in the 33rd minute after another error. Under pressure as he ran infield, Bodo left-back Fredrik Bjorkan inexplicably passed the ball straight to Osimhen in a central position, and the forward gratefully tucked the ball away.
Bodo created some decent chances of their own but were made to pay again on the hour mark as center-back Haitam Aleesami was robbed just outside his penalty area by Osimhen, and Yunus Akgun was able to score at the second attempt to make it 3-0.
Osimhen had plenty of opportunities to complete his hat-trick but he was thwarted by keeper Haikin, and Bodo substitute Andreas Helmersen was able to head home a close-range consolation goal in the 76th minute as his side finished strongly.
With seven games kicking off later on Wednesday, the win leaves Galatasaray on six points from three games, while Bodo/Glimt have two points ahead of their home clash with Monaco of France in two weeks. Galatasaray are next away at Dutch side Ajax Amsterdam.