Section: Saudi Arabia
Spain and Wales cruise in qualifiers
PARIS — Spain began life under new coach Julien Lopetegui in perfect style while Gareth Bale inspired Euro 2016 sensations Wales and Kosovo earned a historic point in World Cup qualifying Monday. Lopetegui enjoyed a perfect competitive debut as Diego Costa, David Silva and Alvaro Morata all hit doubles in an 8-0 drubbing of Liechtenstein in Leon....
Djokovic into US Open third round on walkover
NEW YORK — World No. 1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic reached the third round of the US Open without swinging his racket Wednesday when scheduled opponent Jiri Vesely pulled out injured. Serbia’s Djokovic won by walkover when left forearm inflammation prompted Czech Vesely — who inflicted a rare defeat on Djokovic on the claycourts...
Smooth sailing for Radwanska at Connecticut
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut — Top seed Agnieszka Radwanska overcame a slow start and breezed past Jelena Ostapenko 7-5, 6-1 Tuesday night in the second round of the Connecticut Open. Ostapenko had upset four-time New Haven champion Caroline Wozniacki in the first round and had a set point, leading the fourth-ranked player in the world 5-4. But...
Farah records double–double
RIO DE JANEIRO — Briton Mo Farah joined the ranks of the all-time distance greats Saturday by becoming just the second man to retain both Olympic track long distance titles after adding a brilliant 5,000m gold to his 10,000 at the Rio Games. On a sparkling final night of athletics, Matthew Centrowitz won a shock 1,500m gold for the US, its first...
Bolt completes 100m treble
Bolt completes 100m treble 1 of 3 …read more Source: Saudi...
Ibtihaj Muhammad — Breaking through the stereotypes
Ibtihaj MuhammadBy Amal Al-Sibai Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad is making history this summer in Rio, as the first woman to play for an American team at the Olympics wearing the hijab. Shattering a number of stereotypes, Ibtihaj Muhammad has risen to become an icon, a sports hero. She has been a member of the United States National Fencing Team since...
Engleder going out with gold
Organizers insist Games safe despite latest shootings RIO DE JANEIRO — Barbara Engleder is going out with gold, and Du Li with a bronze to add to her extensive medal collection. Engleder built enough cushion to overcome an average final shot to capture gold in women’s 3-position rifle Thursday at the Rio de Janeiro Games, the final Olympics...
Svitolina kills Serena’s 5-gold dream
RIO DE JANEIRO — Serena Williams’ hopes of a fifth Olympic gold medal were crushed by Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina Tuesday as the battle for the women’s title in Rio was blown wide open. Top seed and defending champion Serena was clearly struggling with a right shoulder injury as she was stunned 6-4, 6-3 by Svitolina, 13 years her...
Kingdom urges UN to protect families in Aleppo
United Nations — Saudi Arabia’s Permanent Representative to UN Abdullah Al-Moallemi has appealed to the Security Council to provide immediate protection to civilians and children in Aleppo and other Syrian cities. Addressing an informal UN meeting on Aleppo on Monday evening, Moallemi urged the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian...
Venus off to flying start
MONTREAL — Venus Williams opened play in the Rogers Cup Wednesday with a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Barbora Strycova. Playing her last event before the Rio Olympics, the 36-year-old Williams finished off the overmatched Czech player in 58 minutes. Williams was coming a loss to Britain’s Johanna Konta on Sunday in the final of the Bank of the...
