Sport /sport en After ODI series win, Rizwan to lead Pakistan in first T20I against Australia today /node/2579186/pakistan <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/article-authors/shahjahan-khurram">Shahjahan Khurram</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Wed, 2024-11-13 21:31</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> ISLAMABAD: Pakistan skipper Mohammad Rizwan will lead his side for the first time against Australia in a T20I format at Brisbane today, Thursday, after steering the green shirts to their first ever ODI series victory against the 2023 world champions since 2022. </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/11/14/4544629-2061772394.jpg" width="1300" height="766" alt="" title="Pakistan&#039;s Captain Mohammad Rizwan plays a shot during the first one-day International cricket match between Australia and Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia on November 4, 2024. (AFP/File)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/Pakistan">Pakistan</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/pakistan-vs-australia">Pakistan vs Australia</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/pakistan-cricket">Pakistan cricket</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/pakistan-cricket-team">Pakistan cricket team</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/muhammad-rizwan">Muhammad Rizwan</a></div></div></div> Thu, 14 Nov 2024 05:00:00 +0000 fatimah.amjad 2579186 at It’s a quiet Mike Tyson as 58-year-old nears fight with Jake Paul, 31 years his junior /node/2579240/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/120821">AP</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thu, 2024-11-14 06:36</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> IRVING: Mike Tyson wasn’t in the mood for talking in the final news conference before the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion faces YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul.</p> <p> Tyson had terse answers for all the questions Wednesday night, two nights before the fight against Paul, who is 31 years younger, at the home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/11/14/4544788-878639572.jpg" width="4000" height="2619" alt="" title="US boxer Mike Tyson (L) and US boxer-actor Jake Paul (R) face each other during a press conference ahead of their heavyweight bout at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory in Irving, Texas on Nov. 13, 2024. (AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/mike-tyson">Mike Tyson</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/jake-paul">Jake Paul</a></div></div></div> Thu, 14 Nov 2024 03:38:16 +0000 dalal.awienat 2579240 at It’s a quiet Mike Tyson as 58-year-old nears fight with Jake Paul, 31 years his junior /node/2579238/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/120821">AP</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thu, 2024-11-14 05:14</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> IRVING, Texas: Mike Tyson wasn’t in the mood for talking in the final news conference before the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion faces YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul.<br /> Tyson had terse answers for all the questions Wednesday night, two nights before the fight against Paul, who is 31 years younger, at the home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/11/14/4544773-681863605.jpg" width="1200" height="716" alt="" title="US boxer Mike Tyson looks on during a press conference ahead of his heavyweight bout against US boxer-actor Jake Paul, at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory in Irving, Texas on November 13, 2024. (AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/mike-tyson">Mike Tyson</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/boxing">boxing</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/jake-paul">Jake Paul</a></div></div></div> Thu, 14 Nov 2024 02:17:41 +0000 Sajjadkk 2579238 at Football ‘world order’ is changing, says Brazil coach /node/2579236/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/111606">AFP</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thu, 2024-11-14 04:48</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> SAO PAOLO: The “world order” of football is shifting, Brazil’s coach Dorival Junior said ahead of a World Cup qualifier Thursday against Venezuela.</p> <p> “I don’t think we’ll have an easy game. Forget Venezuela, Bolivia recently. Right now the world order is changing a lot,” Dorival said on Wednesday in the Brazilian city of Belem where the team were training.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/11/14/4544757-1698983716.jpg" width="1300" height="766" alt="" title="Brazil’s national football team head coach Dorival Junior has said football ‘world order’ is changing and that South American football has grown a lot overall. (AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/main-category/football">Football</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/brazil">Brazil</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/dorival-junior">Dorival Junior</a></div></div></div> Thu, 14 Nov 2024 01:50:19 +0000 abdulkareem.aldaham 2579236 at Spurs coach Gregg Popovich had a stroke earlier this month, is expected to make full recovery /node/2579232/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/120821">AP</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thu, 2024-11-14 03:23</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> SAN ANTONIO: Basketball Hall of Famer Gregg Popovich is recovering from what the San Antonio Spurs described as a mild stroke, though there is no timetable for the NBA’s longest-tenured coach to return to the sideline.</p> <p> Popovich had the stroke on Nov. 2 at the arena where the Spurs play, the team said Wednesday, and has already started a rehabilitation program with belief that he will make a full recovery. The team released no other details, including what aftereffects of the stroke — if any — that he is dealing with.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/11/14/4544746-1467610013.jpg" width="1200" height="716" alt="" title="San Antonio Spurs’ head coach Gregg Popovich suffered a “mild stroke” earlier this month but is expected to make a full recovery, the team said on Nov. 13, 2024. The 75-year-old Popovich has missed the past six games with what was initially described as an undisclosed health issue. (AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/gregg-popovich">Gregg Popovich</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/san-antonio-spurs">san antonio spurs</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/basketball">basketball</a></div></div></div> Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:26:48 +0000 Sajjadkk 2579232 at Lyon and Chelsea stay perfect in Women’s Champions League /node/2579226/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/111606">AFP</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thu, 2024-11-14 01:33</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> PARIS: Lyon beat Roma 3-0 to maintain their 100 percent record in Group A of the Women’s Champions League on Wednesday, while Wolfsburg thrashed Galatasaray to pick up their first points.<br /> In Group B, Chelsea came from behind against Celtic to preserve their perfect record and Real Madrid put seven past Twente.<br /> Record eight-time winners Lyon traveled to the Italian capital with both sides level at the top of the group on two wins apiece.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/11/14/4544734-1909208848.jpg" width="1300" height="766" alt="" title="Lyon&#039;s Canadian defender #21 Vanessa Gilles (C) celebrates scoring his team&#039;s third goal during the Women Champions League football match AS Roma vs Lyon at the Tre Fontane stadium in Rome on November 13, 2024. (AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/main-category/football">Football</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/lyon">Lyon</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/chelsea">Chelsea</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/uefa-women%E2%80%99s-champions-league">UEFA Women’s Champions League</a></div></div></div> Wed, 13 Nov 2024 22:37:37 +0000 abdulkareem.aldaham 2579226 at Kane disappointed by England Nations League withdrawals /node/2579200/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/111606">AFP</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1731527111088227400</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Wed, 2024-11-13 22:50</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> LONDON: Harry Kane says he is disappointed by the high number of withdrawals from the England squad this week, insisting the national team must come first.<br /> The Euro 2024 runners-up head to Greece for Thursday’s must-win Nations League match before a Wembley meeting with Ireland on Sunday.<br /> But interim boss Lee Carsley’s final camp, before the arrival of Thomas Tuchel as the new manager, has been hit by an eye-watering eight pull-outs.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/11/13/4544663-975847626.jpg" width="1098" height="753" alt="" title="England’s Harry Kane during training at St. George’s Park, Burton upon Trent, Britain on Nov. 13, 2024. (Reuters)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/main-category/football">Football</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/uefa-nations-league">UEFA Nations League</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/england">England</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/greece">Greece</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/harry-kane">Harry Kane</a></div></div></div> Wed, 13 Nov 2024 19:55:30 +0000 rbksa 2579200 at Alcaraz beats Rublev to open ATP Finals account /node/2579177/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/111606">AFP</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1731512349506326700</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Wed, 2024-11-13 18:40</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> TURIN: Carlos Alcaraz opened his account at the ATP Finals on Wednesday with an entertaining 6-3, 7-6 (10/8) win over Andrey Rublev which boosted his hopes of reaching the semifinals.<br /> World number three Alcaraz comfortably defeated Rublev to lift himself off the bottom of the John Newcombe Group and looked in much better form despite struggling with fatigue and illness in the lead-up to the match.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/11/13/4544609-2130417790.jpg" width="1129" height="753" alt="" title="Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz returns the ball to Russia’s Andrey Rublev during their singles tennis match of the ATP World Tour Finals at the Inalpi Arena, in Turin, on Nov. 13, 2024. (AP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/main-category/tennis">Tennis</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/carlos-alcaraz">Carlos Alcaraz</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/andrey-rublev">Andrey Rublev</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/atp-world-tour">ATP World Tour</a></div></div></div> Wed, 13 Nov 2024 15:42:03 +0000 rbksa 2579177 at ‘Like I never left this team,’ says Herve Renard ahead of first game back in charge of Ƶ /node/2579165/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/219761">Paul Williams</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Wed, 2024-11-13 17:06</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> SYDNEY: For the first time in 18 months, Herve Renard strutted into a press conference wearing a tracksuit emblazoned with the distinctive logo of Ƶ and all felt right with the world.</p> <p> The revered Frenchman returns to Ƶ following the dismissal of Roberto Mancini last month after the Green Falcons’ slow start to World Cup qualifying, with a 2-0 loss to Japan and 0-0 with Bahrain the final straw after a strained 14-month tenure for the decorated Italian manager.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/11/13/4544563-2131392112.jpg" width="1000" height="667" alt="" title="Ƶ’s coach Herve Renard speaks to the media in Melbourne ahead of the 2026 AFC World Cup qualifier against Australia, Nov. 13, 2024. (AFP)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/11/13/4544569-1460257600.jpg" width="1000" height="667" alt="" title="Herve Renard interacts with players during a training session at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium ahead of the 2026 AFC World Cup qualifier against Australia, Nov. 13, 2024. (AFP)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/11/13/4544570-1695372413.jpg" width="1000" height="667" alt="" title="Herve Renard interacts with players during a training session at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium ahead of the 2026 AFC World Cup qualifier against Australia, Nov. 13, 2024. (AFP)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/11/13/4544571-1011630199.jpg" width="1000" height="667" alt="" title="Ƶ’s coach Herve Renard speaks to the media in Melbourne ahead of the 2026 AFC World Cup qualifier against Australia, Nov. 13, 2024. (AFP)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/11/13/4544583-751209447.jpg" width="1000" height="667" alt="" title="Herve Renard interacts with players during a training session at the Melbourne Rectangular Stadium ahead of the 2026 AFC World Cup qualifier against Australia, Nov. 13, 2024. (AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/SaudiFootball">Saudi Football</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/green-falcons">Green Falcons</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/herve-renard">Herve Renard</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/world-cup-2026">World Cup 2026</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/australia">Australia</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase special"> Special </span> Wed, 13 Nov 2024 14:22:23 +0000 seamus.obuachalla 2579165 at South Africa football chief arrested on fraud, theft charges /node/2579162/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/111606">AFP</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1731505954665416400</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Wed, 2024-11-13 16:54</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> JOHANNESBURG: South African Football Association (SAFA) president Danny Jordaan was arrested and charged Wednesday with using the group’s resources for his own purposes in a fraud and theft case amounting to 1.3 million rand ($72,000), police said.<br /> Jordaan, who led South Africa’s successful bid to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup, denied the charges in a Johannesburg court.<br /> “The allegations are that between 2014 and 2018, the president of SAFA used the organization’s resources for his personal gain,” a police statement said.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/11/13/4544551-1065351572.jpg" width="1160" height="753" alt="" title="South African Football Association (SAFA) president Danny Jordaan was arrested and charged on Nov. 13, 2024 with using the group’s resources for his own purposes in a fraud and theft amounting to $72,000, police said. (AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/main-category/football">Football</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/south-african-football-association">South African Football Association</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/danny-jordaan">Danny Jordaan</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/fraud">fraud</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/court">court</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/fifa-world-cup">FIFA World Cup</a></div></div></div> Wed, 13 Nov 2024 13:55:11 +0000 rbksa 2579162 at Pakistan’s Shaheen Afridi reclaims number 1 spot in ODI bowler rankings /node/2579149/pakistan <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/article-authors/shahjahan-khurram">Shahjahan Khurram</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Wed, 2024-11-13 15:40</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s left arm fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi reclaimed his number one spot in the ICC ODI Bowler Rankings, the cricket governing body announced on Wednesday, after a successful tour against world champions Australia this year. </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/11/13/4544517-1049283140.jpg" width="1300" height="766" alt="" title="Pakistan’s Shaheen Afridi celebrates the dismissal of Australia&#039;s Jake Fraser-McGurk during the second one day international cricket match between Australia and Pakistan in Adelaide, November 8, 2024. (AP/File)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/Pakistan">Pakistan</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/shaheen-afridi">shaheen afridi</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/shaheen-shah-afridi">Shaheen Shah Afridi</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/pakistan-cricket-team">Pakistan cricket team</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/pakistan-cricket">Pakistan cricket</a></div></div></div> Wed, 13 Nov 2024 12:48:02 +0000 fatimah.amjad 2579149 at Saudi midfield duo are embracing life in Belgium at Beerschot /node/2579121/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/199326">MARK LOMAS</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Wed, 2024-11-13 10:38</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> LONDON: While scanning Herve Renard’s first squad list since his return as boss of the Saudi national team, three names stand out immediately. Twenty-four of the 27 players play their club football in the Kingdom; the exceptions are Saud Abdulhamid, who is at Roma, and Faisal Al-Ghamdi and Marwan Al-Sahafi, both currently on loan at Belgian side Beerschot.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/11/13/4544447-1457357598.jpeg" width="1564" height="1272" alt="" title="Al-Ghamdi and Al-Sahafi, on loan from Ittihad, are part of Herve Renard’s squad for the 2026 World Cup qualifier against Australia. (Social media)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/main-category/football">Football</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/SaudiFootball">Saudi Football</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">Ƶ</a></div></div></div> Wed, 13 Nov 2024 07:39:53 +0000 shounaz.mekky 2579121 at Curry dazzles on Thompson’s return at Chase Center as Warriors down Mavs /node/2579117/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/111606">AFP</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Wed, 2024-11-13 09:46</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> LOS ANGELES: Stephen Curry scored 37 points as the Golden State Warriors spoiled Klay Thompson’s return to the Bay Area with a thrilling 120-117 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in the opening round of the NBA Cup on Tuesday.</p> <p> Thompson — a beloved member of four NBA championship-winning Golden State teams before joining Dallas in July — received a rapturous welcome in his first game back in San Francisco since his departure.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/11/13/4544433-204665366.jpg" width="1100" height="733" alt="" title="Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors goes up for a shot on Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks at Chase Center on Nov. 12, 2024 in San Francisco, California. (Getty Images via AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/basketball">basketball</a></div></div></div> Wed, 13 Nov 2024 06:50:02 +0000 Peter Harrison 2579117 at NEOM McLaren drivers in top form at Formula E testing in Madrid /node/2579112/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/arab-news">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Wed, 2024-11-13 09:00</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> MADRID: NEOM McLaren driver Taylor Barnard finished in the top five at the official pre-season test of the 2024-2025 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship at Madrid’s Jarama Circuit last week, which is fitting preparation for next month’s Brazil E-Prix.</p> <p> All 22 drivers and 11 teams — including NEOM McLaren — headed out onto the track for the first and only time before the season-opening Sao Paulo E-Prix on Dec. 7.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/11/13/4544420-1758814238.jpg" width="1200" height="800" alt="" title="NEOM McLaren took fifth and 18th positions at the Formula E testing session in Madrid. (Supplied)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/neom">NEOM</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/mclaren">McLaren</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/formula-e">Formula E</a></div></div></div> Wed, 13 Nov 2024 06:03:30 +0000 dalal.awienat 2579112 at UAE’s Commando Group sets the pace as Abu Dhabi World Masters Jiu-Jitsu Championship kicks off /node/2579109/sport <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/arab-news">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Wed, 2024-11-13 08:28</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> ABU DHABI: The UAE’s Commando Group have continued their successful run on the seventh day of the Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship, which is taking place at Mubadala Arena until Nov. 16.</p> <p> The Abu Dhabi World Masters Jiu-Jitsu Championship began on Tuesday, featuring purple and brown belts. At the end of the day, Commando Group topped the medal table, followed by MOD UAE in second, and the Kazakhstan National Academy in third.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024/11/13/4544415-977243412.jpg" width="1200" height="941" alt="" title="The Abu Dhabi World Masters Jiu-Jitsu Championship kicked off on Tuesday at Mubadala Arena. (UAEJJF)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/sport">Sport</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/uae">UAE</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/jiu-jitsu-0">Jiu Jitsu</a></div></div></div> Wed, 13 Nov 2024 05:30:33 +0000 dalal.awienat 2579109 at