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JCSA and Equestrian Authority Chairman Prince Bandar Bin Khalid Alfaisal
Founder’s Cup horse race to coincide with first Flag Day celebration
RIYADH — Local horses will compete in The Founder’s Cup this weekend, with The King Abdulaziz Cup on Saturday March 11 offering an SR5 million bounty for each round and a total prize of SR10 million.Dubbed ‘The Crown of the Championships’, The Founder’s Cup is locally classified as Grade One and is to be held at the King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Janadriyah, just north of Riyadh, in conjunction with the first celebration of Saudi Arabia’s Flag Day.Four-year-old Arabian horses are to participate in the first round, while the second is dedicated to three-year-old thoroughbreds. Both races are open grades and span 1,600 meters on a dirt track.The King Abdulaziz Cup — named after the founder of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia — is known as one of the most valuable prizes of the...
March 07, 2023

Founder’s Cup horse race to coincide with first Flag Day celebration

Ronaldo has always struggled to score goals at his team’s home stadium ever since the beginning of his brilliant career.
Old Trafford ghost haunts Ronaldo at Mrsool Park
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Despite scoring eight goals for the Saudi club Al-Nassr during his first seven matches, football legend Cristiano Ronaldo has not yet been able to make his scoring mark in the club’s home ground Mrsool Park. The Portuguese star failed to shake the net for the third time at the home stadium.The international footballer scored eight goals outside Mrsool Park — one against Al-Fateh, four against Al-Wehda and three against Damac — in the Saudi Pro League competitions, while he did not score in matches played at Al-Nassr Stadium against Al-Ettifaq, Al-Taawon and Al-Batin.Ronaldo has always struggled to score goals at his team’s home stadium ever since the beginning of his brilliant career. It needed four matches for him to score his first goal at the Jose...
March 06, 2023

Old Trafford ghost haunts Ronaldo at Mrsool Park

Gunmen threaten Lionel Messi after attack on in-laws' store in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES — Gunmen fired more than a dozen shots at a closed store owned by Lionel Messi’s in-laws, fleeing after leavening a threatening message for the Argentine superstar. The attack targeted a supermarket in Rosario, Messi’s hometown which lies some 320 kilometers (200 miles) northwest of the capital Buenos Aires. “Messi, we are waiting for you. Javkin is a narco, he will not take care of you,” read a handwritten message left outside the supermarket, referring to Pablo Javkin, the mayor of Rosario. Police said two men on a motorcycle fired 14 shots at the Unico supermarket owned by the family of Messi’s wife Antonella Roccuzzo. The owners had not reported any extortion calls or other threats. Javkin blamed the attack on rising drug-related crime in Argentina’s...
March 03, 2023

Gunmen threaten Lionel Messi after attack on in-laws' store in Argentina

Messi wins FIFA Best Men’s Player award
PARIS — Lionel Messi was named FIFA player of the year on Monday after winning his maiden World Cup title with Argentina in December in Qatar.The 35-year-old forward scored two goals in the World Cup final, which Argentina won on penalties against France following a 3-3 draw after extra time. The best women’s player was Spain’s Alexia Putellas for a second straight year. Putellas won her award from Alex Morgan of the United States and Beth Mead, who led England to the European Championship title in 2022. Earlier, Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni was voted FIFA men’s coach of the year after leading his team to the World Cup title in December. The women’s coach award went to Sarina Wiegman, who led the England to the title at the Women’s European Championship. The women’s...
February 28, 2023

Messi wins FIFA Best Men’s Player award

Commissioner King, owned by Faisal Mohammed Abedlhadi Aljadheei, won the Saudi Derby Cup, the most important prize after the international race with a prize of $900,000.
Saudi owners take the lion’s share of Saudi Cup rounds
RIYADH — Saudi horse owners have taken the lion’s share of prize money in the 4th edition of The Saudi Cup 2023 after winning more than half of the heats of the race.The 4th edition of The Saudi Cup, organized by the Jockey Club, took place under the slogan of “We race the World” at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Janadriyah last Friday and Saturday.The most valuable race featured 16 races over the two days, with a total prize pool of $35 million and Saudi horse owners won nine of them.Commissioner King wins the Saudi Derby CupHorse Commissioner King, owned by Faisal Mohammed Abedlhadi Aljadheei, won the Saudi Derby Cup, the most important prize after the international race with a prize of $900,000.The bay colt horse took the value of its prizes to SR3.7 millions, equivalent to its...
February 27, 2023

Saudi owners take the lion’s share of Saudi Cup rounds

Cristiano Ronaldo netted on Saturday an incredible hat-trick within 25 minutes in the first half of the match, leading Al-Nassr Club to a 3-0 victory over Damac FC.
Al-Nassr on top of Saudi Pro League with Ronaldo’s stunning first-half hat-trick
Saudi Gazette ReportRIYADH — Cristiano Ronaldo netted on Saturday an incredible hat-trick within 25 minutes in the first half of the match, leading Al-Nassr Club to a 3-0 victory over Damac FC. Al-Nassr clinched the top position in the Saudi Professional League by thrashing Damac.After just 18 minutes into the game, Ronaldo gave his team the lead with a goal from the penalty spot after Ibrahim Al-Nakhli of Damac was penalized for a handball inside the penalty area. The 38-year-old opened the scoring with a ferocious penalty into the top left hand corner.With a brilliantly executed left-footed drive into the goal, Ronaldo doubled his tally and gave his team a 2-0 lead within the next five minutes.The third goal came from a skillful run and a switch from Abdulrahman Ghareeb, after which...
February 25, 2023

Al-Nassr on top of Saudi Pro League with Ronaldo’s stunning first-half hat-trick

Prince Bandar Bin Khalid Al-Faisal delivers the eighth round award to Prince Fahd Bin Khalid Bin Sultan on behalf of the sons of Prince Khalid Bin Sultan.
Saudi Cup 2023: Asfan Al Khalediah claims Al Mneefah Cup and Saez wins Jockey Challenge
RIYADH — The first day’s racing of The Saudi Cup 2023 concluded on Friday evening with Asfan Al Khalediah, owned by Prince Khalid Bin Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Sons, claiming the $1 million G2 Al Mneefah Cup.Steered by jockey Abdullah Alawfi and trained by Saad bin Mutlaq, Asfan Al Khalediah finished the 2100-meter contest for two-year-old horses in 2.18.43 minutes.Earlier highlights of the day included female British jockey Joanna Mason claiming first place with Medbass, owned by Mohammed Haadi Bin Khyoot Sons, in one of the four rounds of the International Jockey’s Challenge.The Saudi Cup weekend launched with the Fillies Mile open race for imported and local-bred horses, which saw Abdulelah Abdul Aziz Almousa-owned US filly Alia in prime position. Chestnut Alia, steered by Panamanian...
February 25, 2023

Saudi Cup 2023: Asfan Al Khalediah claims Al Mneefah Cup and Saez wins Jockey Challenge

File photo of camels in AlUla.
AlUla Camel Cup set to be the pinnacle of the Saudi Arabian camel-racing season
ALULA — Under the patronage of the Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman, chairman of the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU), the inaugural AlUla Camel Cup to be held from March 14-17, 2023 will crown a ‘Champion of Champions’ complete with a grand prize pool of SR80 million.With the highest prize pots in the world per round of camel racing, the tournament honors the Kingdom’s revered sport in the stunning backdrop of AlUla, a place of extraordinary human and natural heritage.The AlUla Camel Cup is organized by RCU in collaboration with the Saudi Camel Racing Federation (SCRF).Amr Al Madani, CEO of the Royal Commission for AlUla said: “The AlUla Camel Cup will celebrate the most noble of Saudi Arabian sporting traditions, welcoming royalty, VIPS, the elite of the...
February 21, 2023

AlUla Camel Cup set to be the pinnacle of the Saudi Arabian camel-racing season

Mishriff the champion of The Saudi Cup 2021.
The Saudi Cup 2023: Saudi Arabia’s gift to global horseracing
RIYADH — In the countdown to the fourth installment of The Saudi Cup — with its $30 million-plus purse, the world’s most valuable — leading international horses and jockeys have begun flocking to Riyadh, where the headline races are scheduled to be held on Feb. 24 and 25 at the King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Janadriyah, just north of the capital.Suspension of 2020 prizeThe Saudi Cup race was first held in February 2020, with American colt Maximum Security being the first contender to cross the finish line. However, the final result of that contest remains unclear to this day, due to possible cases of fraud connected with Maximum Security in previous US competitions.The Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia (JCSA), organizers of The Saudi Cup, have enhanced their global reputation and integrity...
February 16, 2023

The Saudi Cup 2023: Saudi Arabia’s gift to global horseracing

Finland's Rosa Lappi Seppala
Rosa Lappi appointed as coach of Saudi women's football team
RIYADH — The Saudi Arabian Football Federation appointed Finn Rosa Lappi Seppala as coach of the women’s national team, to succeed German Monica Stubb, who will serve as a technical director of the Women’s Department.Rosa has previous experience, as she started her football career with Helsinki team and won eight league championships and five cups in 13 years, before moving to Anderlecht, Belgium.She then moved to the United States, where she played for Miami Gladiers, before ending her career with AC Milan, where she decided to retire in 2005.After Rosa’s retirement, she went to training, as she worked with a number of Finnish teams, in addition to her work as a lecturer for training courses accredited by the European Football Association, and she also worked as a coach for the...
February 14, 2023

Rosa Lappi appointed as coach of Saudi women's football team

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