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Hamdan Sports Complex chosen to host ‘500 Super Final Handball’
Hamdan Sports Complex will add another feather to its cap when it hosts two of Europe’s biggest club handball teams - nine-time European ... Sports -
Disney to create live sports, entertainment content for Twitter
Walt Disney will create live sports, news and entertainment programing specifically for Twitter’s social media platform, the companies said in a ... Digital -
VIDEO: Boxing a growing success in Nigeria
When Selah Fawaz decided to organise his first boxing match in Lagos, he didn't expect more than 500 spectators. In the end, over 800 tickets were ... Sports -
Will Commonwealth gold medal restore dignity of a ‘criminal’ village in India?
There is a lot riding on the gold medal Indian weightlifter Rahul Venkat Ragala won in the face of stiff competition at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in ... Features -
WWE superstars arrive in Saudi Arabia ahead of Greatest Royal Rumble
Wrestling fans’ most favored freestyle wrestling show stars, WWE, have arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday ahead of the Greatest Royal Rumble ... Entertainment -
Algeria turns to imams in fight to counter violence in sports stadiums
Algerian authorities are now turning toward local imams for guidance in order to to help confront violence in the stadiums by giving sermons that ... Sports -
UAE’s Nad Al Sheba Sports Tournament goes to Egypt, Jordan
The UAE’s Nad Al Sheba (NAS) Sports Tournament will go international this Ramadan following the signing of an agreement between the Dubai Sports ... Sports -
WATCH: Saudi Arabia holds first cycling race for women
Forty-seven women in Saudi Arabia of various ages came together to participate in the kingdom’s first women-only cycling race on Tuesday ... Variety -
VIDEO: Indonesia’s footless goalkeeper kicks home powerful message
When Eman Sulaeman begged his parents to let him play football, the couple worried their young son -- born with no feet and just one full leg -- would ... Sports -
Yoga instructor responds to Kuwait sermon that linked the sport to atheism
Since the unified sermon for a Friday prayer in Kuwait last week stirred controversy for linking moral decay to granting women freedom and for ... Variety -
Young Saudi competes with America’s best snowboarders in top competition
A young scholarship student in the US is looking to put Saudi Arabia on the map in a sport where no Saudi has competed professionally at this level ... Features -
WATCH: Ex-Chelsea player opens up on race abuse suffered at club
A former Chelsea footballer has told Sky News he suffered `life-changing racial abuse` as a teenager with the club in the 1980s. The player claims his ... Sports -
Fit to train: Saudi woman leading the Sweat Army
After eight years of private personal training and boot camps, Rawan Zahran has taken her boot camp experience to the next level, officiating the ... Features -
Lebanese women trapshooting champion speaks about her achievements
"My name is Ray Bassil. I'm 29 years old from Lebanon. I represent Lebanon in all international competitions in trapshooting. And today I'm ... Sports -
Why entering stadiums is a matter of joy for Saudi families
Why should Saudi families not be overjoyed to enter stadiums? I come from a family in which my uncles were captains of the Al-Ittihad football team. ... Middle East -
VIDEO: Mandatory exercise at the office, Sweden's latest craze
Workers spending their lunch break at the gym may be commonplace in most Western countries, but in Sweden some employers are pushing the idea even ... Healthy Living -
WATCH: 70-year-old Saudi man challenges youth at Riyadh marathon
A 70-year-old Saudi man, Khalaf al-Blewy, competing at this year’s Riyadh International Marathon said that he was excited to take part in the ... Healthy Living -
VIDEO: Iraq’s female weightlifters help their parents pay rent
These young women are Iraq’s only female weightlifting team. Every day, for three hours, they train in this old gym in Baghdad's conservative ... Healthy Living -
Saudi boxing trainer, Hala al-Hamrani, who earned black belt at age 16
Hala al-Hamrani, a Saudi boxing trainer, has described her experience as “unique” and that the sport has given her self-confidence and the ... Sports -
Buzz in Riyadh as Race of Champions comes to the Middle East
Engines were loudly heard at Riyadh's iconic King Fahd stadium as a bunch of world-known car racers went head-to-head in the Race of Champions, held ... Sports -
Saudi players signed to Spanish La Liga clubs for World Cup boost
Saudi Arabia are gearing up for their first World Cup finals appearance since 2006 by sending players on loan to Spain to gain experience. At least ... Sports -
A new, more interactive change in the realm of sports
This is an article about the concept of sports in the cultural context. The focus here is not on any specific sport or a sporting event, but on ... Middle East -
France fights militants who recruit through boxing, football and bodybuilding
Boxing, football, bodybuilding and jihad: most of those who have carried out terrorist attacks in France also played organised sport, and clubs, ... Features -
Turkey seeks jail term for NBA player for insulting Erdogan
Turkey's state-run news agency says prosecutors are seeking more than four years in prison for NBA player Enes Kanter on charges of insulting ... Sports -
Kuwait’s international ban lifted after more than two years
Kuwait can return to international football following an absence of more than two years after FIFA lifted a ban on the country’s football ... Sports -
North Korean football soccer teams in Japan for tournament
North Korea’s national soccer teams arrived in Tokyo on Tuesday as an exception to Japanese sanctions against Pyongyang’s missile and ... Sports -
Iran forces Thai male coach to wear ‘hijab’ in women’s match
Iranian authorities forced the male coach of the Thai female kabaddi team to wear hijab in order to be able to accompany his team into the ... Sports -
When Trump regretted release of basketball players detained in China
A feud between US President Donald Trump and the father of a UCLA basketball player detained for shoplifting in China has reached a fever pitch, with ... Sports -
Palestine soccer chief challenges ‘foul’ by FIFA
The president of the Palestinian Football Federation, Jibril Rajoub, said that FIFA’s decision to take a neutral position on the settlement ... Sports -
Saudi Arabia to host Drone racing’s World Championship
The Drone Racing League is heading to the Middle East — taking its fast-flying, mad-cornering FPV drones to Saudi Arabia, the first professional ... Sports