Boomers confirm high profile snubs for Paris Olympics
Brian Gorjian has named his 12-man squad for the 2024 Paris Olympics, with several big-name omissions confirmed.
Tunisian court jails prominent critic of president
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s top Sunni religious authority, Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdel Latif Derian, thanked “fraternal Arab countries and friendly countries that are rushing to support Lebanon and stand by it.” Derian’s remarks in Beirut on Saturday came as Lebanese politicians and the wider public found themselves divided over Hezbollah’s decision to open the southern front without … Read more
Wimbledon rocked as world No. 1 knocked out, booed off court
Wimbledon was turned on its head by a monster upset after the world’s best player was booed in an ugly scene.
Netherlands mount Euros comeback against Turkey to set up England semi
BERLIN: Time has run out — again — for Portugal’s aging superstar Cristiano Ronaldo after an inglorious exit from Euro 2024. France knocked out the 2016 winners 5-3 on penalties after a goalless quarter-final in Hamburg on Friday, with Ronaldo ineffective at best and damaging to his side’s aspirations at worst. At the 2022 World … Read more
NRL great unleashes over player’s lucky escape after ugly late hit
The NRL great was left seeing red after the Canterbury Bulldogs star managed to escape punishment despite the ugly act.
What does reformist Masoud Pezeshkian’s election win mean for Iran’s future?
ATHENS, Greece: Iran’s reformist Massoud Pezeshkian’s victory over his hardline rival Saeed Jalili in the country’s presidential runoff on Saturday offered a glimmer of hope to Iranians desperate for change, according to political observers. While many Iranians are too disillusioned with their government to be optimistic, some believe Pezeshkian’s victory points to the possibility of … Read more
56-year first rocks F1 after Max Verstappen nightmare
The grid for the British Grand Prix looks nothing like what F1 fans would have expected as history was made on Sunday morning.
Vladimir Burdun: turning sporting dreams into reality in the UAE
DUBAI: Few individuals have experienced — or contributed to — the growth of Dubai’s sports industry in recent decades like Vladimir Burdun. The 52-year-old Serbian moved to the UAE in 1995, at a time when the Dubai Rugby Sevens was still played on sand, the Dubai Tennis Championship was two years old, and the first … Read more
Aussie swimmers ‘furious’: Missile strike on Karl Stefanovic
James “The Missile” Magnussen took aim at Today Show host Karl Stefanovic after he labeled American Olympic swimming legend Michael Phelps a “thrower.”
16,565 violators of residency, labor laws arrested
RIYADH: In joint field campaigns across the Kingdom from June 27 to July 3, 16,565 people were arrested for violating the laws on residence and work. That number includes 9,969 violators of residence laws, 4,676 violators of border security regulations, and 1,920 violators of labor laws. A total of 1,244 people were caught trying to … Read more