Section: Saudi Arabia
62 killed as flydubai jet crashes in southern Russia
ROSTOV-ON-DON, RUSSIA — A flydubai passenger jet crashed in southern Russia early Saturday, killing all 62 people on board as it tried to land in bad weather in the city of Rostov-on-Don, officials said. The plane, which came from Dubai, was making its second attempt to land when it missed the runway, erupting in a huge fireball as it crashed,...
Atletico edges PSV in shootout
MADRID — Atletico Madrid celebrated like it had won the trophy after reaching the Champions League quarterfinals by edging past PSV Eindhoven 8-7 on penalties Tuesday following 210 goalless minutes in their last-16 tie. Juanfran converted the winning spotkick at the Vicente Calderon Stadium, before ripping off his shirt and charging to celebrate...
Man City loses ground, Pelle propels Saints
LONDON — Manchester City’s faltering Premier League title bid sustained another blow Saturday as a 0-0 draw at Norwich City left Manuel Pellegrini’s side nine points below leader Leicester City. Victory would have taken City above Arsenal into third place, but instead it remains fourth, only two points above fifth-placed West Ham...
Wawrinka faces Baghdatis in Dubai final
DUBAI — Stan Wawrinka advanced to the Dubai Tennis Championships final after Nick Kyrgios of Australia retired during their semifinal with a back injury Friday. Wawrinka was leading 6-4, 3-0 at the time. He will be looking for his second title of the year when he plays unseeded Marcos Baghdatis, who beat sixth-seeded Feliciano Lopez of Spain 3-6,...
Man City close on last eight
KIEV — Manchester City moved within touching distance of a first appearance in the Champions League quarterfinals after a dynamic first-half display at Dynamo Kiev helped it secure a 3-1 last-16 first-leg win Wednesday. In Eindhoven, PSV Eindhoven played for more than 20 minutes with 10 men but held on for a goalless draw at home to Atletico...
Kerber crashes out of Qatar Open
DOHA — Top seed Angelique Kerber crashed out of the Qatar Open Tuesday, losing her first tournament match since winning the Australian Open last month. An out-of-sorts Kerber lost in straight sets 7-5, 6-1 to China’s Zheng Saisai, who is ranked 71 places below the world No. 2. In a lackluster performance, the German lost her serve six times...
Advantage Sevilla
MADRID — French striker Kevin Gameiro scored twice after missing a first-half penalty to help Sevilla beat Celta Vigo 4-0 in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal Thursday. Gameiro had his penalty saved by Celta goalkeeper Ruben Blanco in the 28th minute, but made amends with goals from counterattacks in the 59th and 62nd minutes. Fellow...
Hewitt goes down fighting
Retiring Aussie slams match-fixing slur as ‘absolute farce’ Murray, Azarenka and Wawrinka roll at Australian Open MELBOURNE — Former world No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt slammed match-fixing allegations as an “absolute farce” Thursday as his emotional retirement at the Australian Open was tainted by the corruption claims which have rocked tennis....
Netflix membership climbs with global growth
SAN FRANCISCO — Netflix on Tuesday reported that it remained profitable and added a record number of new subscribers in the final quarter of last year as it pushed to expand globally. Netflix shares jumped more than six percent to $115.20 after revealing that its ranks of members has topped 75 million and that it made a profit of $43 million in...
Ban on Indian chilis lifted
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH – The Ministry of Agriculture has lifted the ban imposed on import of all types of chilis from India. The ministry banned the chilies on May 30, 2014 after high pesticide residues were detected in the commodity. The ministry’s decision came following a clearance from its technical team after closely checking the...
