Sport

Author:

Reuters

ID:

1758400498038150500

Sat, 2025-09-20 23:37

VERONA, Italy: Winless Hellas Verona ended Juventus’s three-match winning streak in Serie A with a 1-1 draw on Saturday as Gift Orban’s equalizer from the penalty spot in the 44th minute canceled out Francisco Conceicao’s early strike.
Juventus, who drew 4-4 with Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Tuesday, moved to 10 points from four matches, while Verona have three points after the same number of games.

Main category:

Tags:

Man United breathe life into season with Chelsea victory

rbksa — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 19:25:34 +0000

article author:

Author:

Reuters

ID:

1758395949277797300

Sat, 2025-09-20 22:25

MANCHESTER, England: Manchester United breathed life into their stuttering Premier League season when goals from Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro earned them a thrilling 2-1 home victory over Chelsea on Saturday.
A frantic first half got off to the worst possible start for Chelsea when goalkeeper Robert Sanchez was sent off in the fifth minute for a flying lunge at Bryan Mbeumo, up-ending the United forward when he was through on goal.

Main category:

Tags:

Hridoy and Hassan steer Bangladesh past Sri Lanka at Asia Cup

rbksa — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 18:51:35 +0000

article author:

AFP

ID:

1758394208117291200

Sat, 2025-09-20 18:32

DUBAI: Half-centuries by Towhid Hridoy (58) and Saif Hassan (61) powered Bangladesh to an exciting four-wicket win in the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup against former champions Sri Lanka in Dubai on Saturday.

Having been rolled over by Sri Lanka in the first round, Bangladesh got their act together after winning the toss and choosing to bowl first.

Main category:

Tags:

Gloom deepens at West Ham as loss to Crystal Palace follows protests

rbksa — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 17:23:04 +0000

article author:

Author:

Reuters

ID:

1758388631386798200

Sat, 2025-09-20 20:21

LONDON: West Ham United fans staged demonstrations against the club’s owners before their home Premier League derby against Crystal Palace on Saturday and a 2-1 defeat at the London Stadium only added to the early-season gloom at the club.
West Ham’s fourth defeat in five games left them third from bottom and with manager Graham Potter under increasing pressure.
Since being appointed as Julen Lopetegui’s successor in January, Potter has overseen only six league wins from 25 games.

Main category:

Tags:

Tottenham battle back to earn 2-2 draw at Brighton

rbksa — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 16:47:59 +0000

article author:

Author:

Reuters

ID:

1758386593276250100

Sat, 2025-09-20 19:47

BRIGHTON, England: Tottenham Hotspur battled from two goals down to draw 2-2 at Brighton & Hove Albion with Jan Paul van Hecke’s own goal giving the visitors a deserved share of the spoils on Saturday.
Van Hecke turned in a cross by Mohammed Kudus in the 82nd minute of an entertaining clash on the south coast with the point moving Spurs into second place in the Premier League.
Tottenham could even have snatched a win but will be reasonably content to maintain their strong start to the season under new manager Thomas Frank.

Main category:

Football

Tags:

Brighton & Hove Albion

Tottenham Hotspur

Runners celebrate Saudi national day at Jeddah historic district

daniel.fountain — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 16:39:39 +0000

article author:

SALEH FAREED

Author:

Sat, 2025-09-20 19:35

JEDDAH: Professional runners, amateurs, families and children of all ages took to the streets and alleys of Jeddah’s historic district early Friday morning for the Jeddah Green Spirit Run, part of the city’s 95th National Day celebrations.

The event was organized in collaboration with the Historic Jeddah Program, the Masafat Club, the Saudi Sports for All Federation and the Ministry of Sports’ Makkah region branch.

Main category:

Tags:

Mbappé and Militão strike from distance as Real Madrid deal Espanyol first loss

rbksa — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 16:29:51 +0000

article author:

Author:

By JOSEPH WILSON | AP

ID:

1758385577926170100

Sat, 2025-09-20 19:29

MADRID: Kylian Mbappé and Éder Militão scored from well outside the area to help Real Madrid ease past Espanyol 2-0 in La Liga on Saturday, dealing the Barcelona-based side their first loss.
Espanyol gave Militão a smidgen of space and the Brazil defender fired a right-footed screamer into the top corner in the 22nd minute. A diving Marko Dmitrovic got his fingers on the ball but couldn’t stop the powerful strike.

Main category:

Tags:

Kane treble helps Bayern to extend perfect Bundesliga start at Hoffenheim

rbksa — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 16:22:23 +0000

article author:

Author:

Reuters

ID:

1758385052616126600

Sat, 2025-09-20 19:21

BERLIN: Bayern Munich maintained their flawless start in the Bundesliga by beating Hoffenheim 4-1 away on Saturday after Harry Kane netted two penalties and bagged his ninth hat-trick for the German league leaders.
It was Kane’s second hat-trick of the campaign, after a second-half treble in their season opener against RB Leipzig, and he moved five strikes clear at the top of the scoring charts with eight league goals in four matches.
The victory moved Bayern up to 12 points while Hoffenheim are six points behind in eighth place.

Main category:

Tags:

Verstappen claims pole in chaotic Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying

rbksa — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 14:50:21 +0000

article author:

AFP

ID:

1758379441745186200

Sat, 2025-09-20 17:49

BAKU: Max Verstappen grabbed his sixth pole position of the season for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after a crash-marred qualifying session on the Baku street circuit Saturday.
Red Bull’s reigning world champion edged Spaniard Carlos Sainz of Williams and New Zealander Liam Lawson of Racing Bulls in a chaotic session which saw seven crashes.
World championship leader Oscar Piastri crashed in Q3 and will start from ninth on the grid, two places behind McLaren teammate Lando Norris.

Main category:

Motorsport

Tags:

Max Verstappen

Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Carlos Sainz

Liverpool hold on to beat Everton 2-1 in Merseyside derby

rbksa — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 14:33:12 +0000

article author:

Author:

Reuters

ID:

1758378451045090300

Sat, 2025-09-20 17:31

LIVERPOOL: Liverpool held off a spirited Everton fightback to claim a 2-1 Premier League victory in a tense Merseyside derby at Anfield on Saturday, preserving their perfect start to the season and moving further ahead atop the table after five games.
First-half goals from Ryan Gravenberch and Hugo Ekitike gave Arne Slot’s men a commanding lead, but Idrissa Gueye’s second-half strike ensured a nervy finish for the hosts, who have now won all five league matches to open their campaign.

Main category:

Tags:

Ryan Gravenberch

Swiatek shrugs off double duty to reach Korea Open final

rbksa — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 14:26:14 +0000

article author:

AFP

ID:

1758370275863510500

Sat, 2025-09-20 17:25

SEOUL: Iga Swiatek blazed into the Korea Open final after bad weather forced her to play two matches on Saturday, winning both in a combined time of two and a half hours.
The Polish six-time Grand Slam champion thrashed the Czech Republic’s Barbora Krejcikova 6-0, 6-3 in a quarter-final moved from Friday because of heavy rain, then returned to the court hours later to face Australia’s Maya Joint.
World number two Swiatek was just as clinical against her semifinal opponent, winning 6-0, 6-2 to move into her fifth final of the year.

Main category:

Tags:

Sephora announced as new team sponsor for Al-Nassr women’s football squad

dalal.awienat — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 12:12:40 +0000

article author:

Arab News

Author:

Sat, 2025-09-20 15:09

DUBAI: Global retailer Sephora was announced as the official sponsor for Al-Nassr women’s football team via Instagram on Friday.

The partnership contract will be for the duration of the 2025/2026 season.

Main category:

Tags:

Formula 1 extends Azerbaijan Grand Prix contract through 2030

rbksa — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 11:27:10 +0000

article author:

Author:

ID:

1758367526373223800

Sat, 2025-09-20 11:16

BAKU: The Azerbaijan Grand Prix is set to stay on the Formula 1 calendar until at least 2030 after receiving a four-year contract extension Saturday.
The contract for the street circuit on the Baku seafront had been due to expire after next year’s race.
Azerbaijan was widely considered a surprise choice of host ahead of its first race in 2016 but has become known for unpredictable racing, with Sergio Perez the only driver to win there more than once.

Main category:

Tags:

Azerbaijan

‘Switch off your phones and sleep’, India captain tells team before Pakistan clash

muhammad.ibrahim — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 11:24:34 +0000

article author:

Sat, 2025-09-20 14:23

DUBAI: India’s players need to block out the noise as they prepare to again face rivals Pakistan in the Asia Cup amid controversy over their previous clash, skipper Suryakumar Yadav said on Saturday.

The eight-team tournament has been dominated by headlines about India and Pakistan’s first meetings on the pitch since the military conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbors in May this year.

India prevailed in the politically-charged Group A match last week but their players refused to shake hands with their Pakistan opponents after the match.

Main category: