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Riyadh Season announces UFC Fight Night on March 2, 2024

Riyadh Season announces UFC Fight Night on March 2, 2024
The agreement for the event was signed in the presence of Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of the Saudi General Entertainment Authority, and Dave Lewis, of UFC’s Event Operations, Government and Regulatory Affairs. (Supplied)
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Updated 11 October 2023
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Riyadh Season announces UFC Fight Night on March 2, 2024

Riyadh Season announces UFC Fight Night on March 2, 2024
  • Event will feature variety of successful and internationally known fighters
  • Organization’s CEO Dana White to announce participants in the coming months
Updated 11 October 2023
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RIYADH: The Riyadh Season is to host an Ultimate Fighting Championship night in collaboration with UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization, on March 2, 2024.
The event will feature a variety of UFC’s most successful and internationally known fighters, a media statement said on Wednesday.
UFC’s CEO Dana White will announce participants in the coming months.
The agreement for the event was signed in the presence of Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of the Saudi General Entertainment Authority, and Dave Lewis, of UFC’s Event Operations, Government and Regulatory Affairs.
Riyadh Season’s fourth edition begins at the end of October and is expected to attract visitors from around the world during the winter months. The event features concerts, exhibitions, dining experiences, and unique entertainments, with renowned celebrities and leading brands participating.

Topics: Riyadh season Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Saudi General Entertainment Authority

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Fahd Al-Harbi retains skeet shooting title at Saudi Games

Fahd Al-Harbi retains skeet shooting title at Saudi Games
Updated 09 October 2024
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Fahd Al-Harbi retains skeet shooting title at Saudi Games

Fahd Al-Harbi retains skeet shooting title at Saudi Games
  • Mohammed Al-Khamshi takes silver, Saeed Al-Mutairi bronze
  • Weightlifter Siraj Al-Sulaim wins gold in men’s 67 kg division
Updated 09 October 2024
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RIYADH: Fahd Al-Harbi successfully defended his skeet shooting title at the Saudi Games on Wednesday, the final day of the shooting events at the Public Security Training City.
Mohammed Al-Khamshi and Saeed Al-Mutairi took silver and bronze, respectively.
Prince Khaled bin Bandar bin Musaad, vice president of the Saudi Shooting Federation, handed out the medals after five days of fierce competition. Maj. Gen. Nasser bin Othman Al-Nasser, assistant director of public security for training affairs, also attended the medals ceremony.
In the weightlifting competition, Saudi Weightlifting Federation President Mohammed Al-Harbi crowned the winners of the youth, women’s and men’s competitions, in three weight categories at Boulevard 4.
The medals ceremony was also attended by Antonio Conflitti, president of the European Weightlifting Federation, and Khaled Mhalhel, president of the African Weightlifting Federation.
Al-Ula Club’s Siraj Al-Sulaim won gold in the men’s 67 kg category, while Nawaf Al-Muzaidi of Al-Tarf took the silver and Mansour Al-Sulaim of Al-Ula the bronze.
In the youth’s 55 kg category, Mohammed Al-Ajyan of Al-Huda Club took the gold, ahead of Al-Omran’s Hassan Al-Wubari and Reda Al-Zori of Al-Noor.
In the women’s 59 kg category, English Kimloni of Al-Ittihad won the gold medal, Jannah Al-Amari of Jeddah Club took silver and Al-Anoud Al-Shahri of Al-Tarf took the bronze.
They were awarded their medals by Fawzia Hobani, a board member of the Saudi Weightlifting Federation.

Topics: Saudi Games 2024 Saudi Shooting Federation

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Shooter Suaar Al-Dosari wins gold in 10-meter air pistol competition at Saudi Games

Shooter Suaar Al-Dosari wins gold in 10-meter air pistol competition at Saudi Games
Updated 08 October 2024
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Shooter Suaar Al-Dosari wins gold in 10-meter air pistol competition at Saudi Games

Shooter Suaar Al-Dosari wins gold in 10-meter air pistol competition at Saudi Games
  • Prince Khalid bin Bandar bin Musaed, Saudi Shooting Federation’s vice president, awards winners at event
Updated 08 October 2024
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RIYADH: Shooter Suaar Al-Dosari has won the gold medal in the men’s 10-meter air pistol competition at the 2024 Saudi Games.
Prince Khalid bin Bandar bin Musaed, the Saudi Shooting Federation’s vice president, awarded the winners at the third edition of the event at Public Security Training City in Riyadh on Tuesday.
Attallah Al-Enazi claimed silver while Fahd Al-Mutairi took bronze.
Sarah Al-Huqbani claimed the gold medal in the women’s competition while Noura Al-Suqairan and Noha Al-Husseini won silver and bronze, respectively.
At the Paralympic weightlifting competition, Mohammed Al-Harbi, president of the Saudi Weightlifting Federation, awarded the medals to the winners.
Adnan Noor Saeed, of Jeddah Disability Club, took the gold medal In the 65 kg weight category, ahead of clubmate Mayasar Al-Alimi (silver) and Talal Al-Balawi, of Madinah Disability Club, who claimed bronze.
Jeddah Disability Club’s Aseel Hawsawi claimed gold in the 97 kg category, with Saeed Hawsawi, of Makkah Disability Club, taking silver and Tariq Balghith, of Jeddah Disability Club, the bronze.

Topics: Saudi Games 2024 Saudi Shooting Federation

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Al-Nassr retain women’s volleyball title at Saudi Games

Al-Nassr retain women’s volleyball title at Saudi Games
Updated 04 October 2024
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Al-Nassr retain women’s volleyball title at Saudi Games

Al-Nassr retain women’s volleyball title at Saudi Games
  • Al-Qadsiah Club take swimming gold in men’s 4x100 medley relay
  • Al-Fateh Club’s Patrick Zymek wins gold in 200-meter backstroke event
Updated 04 October 2024
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RIYADH: Al-Nassr women’s volleyball team successfully defended their Saudi Games title on Friday, beating Al-Ula in a one-way final.
Ahlam Al-Omari from the board of the Saudi Volleyball Federation, presented the gold medals to the winners after their three-set (25-10, 25-17, 25-13) victory.
Samira Asghari, from the International Olympic Committee, and Hanan Al-Qahtani, from the Saudi Volleyball Federation, watched the match, which was held at the Ministry of Sports Hall at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Olympic Complex in Riyadh.
Al-Ula won silver, while Al-Fayhaa took bronze after defeating Al-Anqa 3-0.
In the swimming pool, Al-Qadsiah Club won gold in the men’s 4x100-meter medley relay, while Al-Hilal Club took silver and Al-Adalah Club bronze.
In the men’s 200-meter backstroke, Al-Fateh Club’s Patrick Zymek won the gold medal, ahead of Al-Qadsiah’s Ali Al-Essa and Abdulmajid Al-Marwani of Al-Khaleej.
Farouk Al-Jidaily of Al-Ahli won gold in the men’s 400-meter freestyle, while Alexander Younis of Aqua Falcon Academy took silver and Mohammed Al-Zaki of Al-Adalah bronze.
Ahmed Al-Qudmani, president of the Saudi Swimming Federation, handed out the swimming medals at an event attended by British Olympic swimming champion and Paris 2024 Olympic silver medal winner Adam Peaty.
In the badminton competition, Muqrin Al-Muqrin, president of the Saudi Badminton Federation, handed out the medals to the winners of the men’s and women’s singles events, which concluded at Boulevard 4.
Khadija Niza, of Al-Ittihad, won gold in the women’s competition, while Aerial Vinoflor of Al-Faisaly took silver and Sin Chengari of Al-Salamiya won bronze.
In the men’s event, Shamil Motamil of Al-Hilal won gold, Adnan Hassan of Al-Nassr took silver and Mahd Sheikh of Al-Riyadh won bronze.
Prince Saud bin Jalawi, governor of Jeddah, crowned the winners of the coastal rowing competition, which ran for two days at Obhur Corniche.
Rakan Ali Reda took gold in the men’s category, ahead of Turki Al-Aref and Moayad Al-Rshidi.
In the women’s event, Haya Al-Mami won gold ahead of Israa Qadri and Yusra Malaika.
The Saudi Games are being held for the third year, with 9,000 athletes representing 200 clubs competing in 52 sports. Gold medal winners also pick up a cash prize of SR1 million ($266,000), silver medal winners SR300,000 and bronze medal winners SR100,000.

Topics: Saudi Games 2024 Saudi Volleyball Federation

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Al-Ittihad beat Khaleej to go top of Saudi Pro League

Al-Ittihad beat Khaleej to go top of Saudi Pro League
Updated 28 September 2024
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Al-Ittihad beat Khaleej to go top of Saudi Pro League

Al-Ittihad beat Khaleej to go top of Saudi Pro League
  • Angelo Gabriel and Cristiano Ronaldo score as Al-Nassr defeat Al-Wehda 2-0, while Qadsiah overcome Al-Ahli by a single goal
Updated 28 September 2024
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RIYADH: Al-Ittihad leapfrogged Al-Ahli to claim top spot in the Saudi Pro League after a 4-1 win over Al-Khaleej on Friday night, with the reigning champions still to play on Saturday.

The visitors shocked the home crowd by taking a fifth-minute lead thanks to Khaled Narey, which they held until half-time.

But after the break Al-Ittihad rediscovered the form that saw them beat Al-Wehda 7-1 two weeks ago and scored four times in a dominant second half performance.

Karim Benzem kick-started the comeback four minutes after the break and there were further goals from Houssem Amour (56), Steven Bergwijn (68) and Hamed Al-Ghamdi (stoppage time).

The Jeddah club, champions two seasons ago, now sit top of the SPL standings with 12 points from five matches but will drop to second if Al-Hilal — with a perfect record after four matches — get at least a draw against Al-Kholood at home on Saturday night.

Meanwhile Al-Nassr managed to record their second win in a row for the first time this season when they beat Al-Wehda 2-0 in Riyadh. Angelo Gabriel opened the scoring on 41 minutes before Cristiano Ronaldo wrapped up the win with a penalty in the 56th minute. Al-Nassr now sit in third place with 11 points.

In Friday’s other match, a difficult week for Al-Ahli — which saw them suffer a shock exit in the King’s Cup — got worse. They lost 1-0 at the hands of newly promoted Al-Qadsiah, thanks to a Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang penalty on 43 minutes, his first SPL goal for the Aramco-owned club.

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Saudi football legends celebrate National Day with fans

The thrilling encounter featured renowned Saudi football icons. supplied
The thrilling encounter featured renowned Saudi football icons. supplied
Updated 24 September 2024
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Saudi football legends celebrate National Day with fans

The thrilling encounter featured renowned Saudi football icons. supplied
  • The match saw a team representing Al-Owairan face off against a squad led by Nour
  • In front of around 2,000 football enthusiasts, the two teams engaged in a fierce contest. Both sides struggled to convert their chances in the first half
Updated 24 September 2024
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Jeddah: On the occasion of Saudi Arabia’s 94th National Day, football legends captivated fans at the Olympic Stadium with an exhibition match in front of hundreds of fans in Jeddah.

Held on Monday, Sept. 23, the thrilling encounter featured renowned Saudi football icons such as Saeed Al-Owairan, who scored one of the greatest goals in FIFA World Cup history, helping Saudi Arabia reach the knockout phase in US 1994; Mohammed Nour, former Al-Ittihad and Saudi international player; Naif Hazazi; Hatim Khaimi; Malek Mouath; Emirati star Omar Abdulrahman, and more.

The match saw a team representing Al-Owairan face off against a squad led by Nour.

In front of around 2,000 football enthusiasts, the two teams engaged in a fierce contest. Both sides struggled to convert their chances in the first half.

However, after the break, Al-Owairan’s team dominated, ultimately winning the friendly match with a score of 6-4.

Anas Serafi, the event organizer, emphasized that the National Day celebration in Saudi Arabia symbolizes unity and national pride. “This is a special day, and we are proud to bring here the stars of Saudi Arabia who made many achievements locally and internationally,” he said. “Around 30 of the most celebrated legends in Saudi football from various teams responded to our call to express their love for their country on the field.”

Saudi national striker Malek Mouath, who helped send the Kingdom to the 2007 Asian Cup final, expressed his excitement about sharing the pitch with some of the sport’s greatest names on such an important day. “This is very exciting, to meet some of my friends again on the football pitch," he said. "It is so nice to see so many Saudi football stars come together to celebrate National Day,” he said.

Organizers and players also took a moment to extend their well-wishes to Saudi national player Fahad Al-Muwallad, who is currently unconscious in intensive care in Riyadh, wishing him a swift recovery.

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