Saudi Arabia Hosts a Tennis Final Won by Coco Gauff

Gauff storms to second-ever win over Swiatek at WTA Finals in Riyadh

American triumphs 6-3, 6-4 despite serving struggles Gauff’s record against Polish rival now stands at 2-11 At 20, Coco Gauff has achieved a considerable amount. She has established herself as a ...

World - The Guardian - November 5

Swiatek tumbles out of WTA Finals after Krejcikova sees off Gauff

Swiatek exits on sets percentage despite routing Kasatkina Krejcikova and Gauff progress to the semi-finals The defending champion, Iga Swiatek, was knocked out of the WTA Finals after Barbora ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

Gauff sets up WTA Finals showpiece against Zheng

Coco Gauff continues her stellar week with victory over world number one Aryna Sabalenka to set up a WTA Finals showpiece against Zheng Qinwen.

Gauff wins WTA Finals after epic battle with Zheng

Coco Gauff shows supreme determination to come from behind against Zheng Qinwen to win the season-ending WTA Finals.

Gauff beats Zheng, claims first WTA Finals title

Coco Gauff won the WTA Finals for the first time by rallying to beat Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) in the final Saturday.

Sports - ESPN - 5 days ago

Old protest photo falsely portrayed as showing 'execution of Filipino worker in Saudi Arabia'

World - Yahoo News - October 17

Fifa accused again over human rights risks in Saudi Arabia’s World Cup bid

Gulf kingdom is sole bidder for 2034 tournament Trade union claims ‘epidemic’ of migrant worker abuse Fifa has been accused for a second time of failing to engage with concerns over human rights ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

Blinken in Saudi Arabia to push for Middle East cease-fire, urging Israel to seek deal

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is continuing his efforts to revive cease-fire talks for the Middle East from Saudi Arabia Wednesday after telling Israel to pursue a deal that would secure ...

Roberto Mancini, Saudi Arabia national team part ways after string of poor results

Mancini won Euro 2020 with Italy, but it just didn't work out with Saudi Arabia

Sports - CBS Sports - October 24

Saudi Arabia breaks ground on $50B Mukaab, the ‘world’s largest building’ — which can hold 20 Empire State Buildings

World - Yahoo News - October 25

Roberto Mancini walks away from Saudi Arabia after 14 months as coach

Italian leaves by ‘joint agreement’ after seven wins in 18 matches Saudis sit outside automatic 2026 World Cup qualification spots Roberto Mancini has left his role as head coach of Saudi ...

World - The Guardian - October 25

Roberto Mancini departs Saudi Arabia job richer but with team no better off | John Duerden

Former Italy coach upset players and attracted fans’ ire; he now leaves a team struggling for World Cup qualification. Just before full time in Saudi Arabia’s 0-0 draw with Bahrain in a vital 2026 ...

World - The Guardian - October 26

Saudi Arabia’s World Cup bid gathers pace – but at what cost to human life? | Nick Ames

After the horrors in Qatar we are somehow heading for an even bigger scale of tragedy for migrant workers in the run-up to Saudi Arabia 2034. On 13 December, two years will have passed since John ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

A Staggering Number of Workers Have Reportedly Died While Building Saudi Arabia’s 100-Mile Skyscraper

World - Yahoo News - November 1

Silicon Valley's General Catalyst makes first investment into Saudi Arabia through fintech Lean Technologies

Saudi Arabia's fintech startups have raised over $1.84 billion in venture capital investments since 2018, according to the kingdom's SME authority.

Business - CNBC - 3 days ago

Long-time CEO of NEOM exits as Saudi Arabia scales back mega-projects

Nadhmi al-Nasr, the long-time chief executive of the $500 billion NEOM mega-project at the heart of Saudi Arabia’s drive to diversify away from oil, has departed, NEOM said on Tuesday without ...

Australia squander chances before late reprieve in 0-0 draw with Saudi Arabia

Stalemate tightens World Cup qualifying group Disallowed goal denies visitors barely deserved win It was a funny game, Australia’s 0-0 World Cup qualifying draw with Saudi Arabia on Thursday ...

World - The Guardian - 8 hours ago

Casper Ruud rocks Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets: ATP Finals tennis – as it happened

Casper Ruud eased to an unexpected 6-1, 7-5 win over the world No 3 Carlos Alcaraz at the 2024 ATP Finals. Alcaraz 1-2 Ruud* (*denotes server) Beautiful touch from Alcaraz to make it 15-15. Ruud ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Jannik Sinner sees off Taylor Fritz: ATP Finals tennis – as it happened

The world No 1 made it two wins from two in Turin by beating the American 6-4, 6-4 in a rematch of US Open final. … or three. . Sinner has been doing his final warm-ups and the players will be ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Carlos Alcaraz beats Andrey Rublev 6-3, 7-6: ATP Finals tennis – live reaction

Updates from the group match in Turin Get in touch: email Tanya with your thoughts Ws spot Rublev now in the tunnel , working through a practice shot with his physio, all messy mop of red ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

Jannik Sinner breezes past Daniil Medvedev: ATP Finals tennis – live

Updates from the group match in Turin Get in touch: email Tanya with your thoughts In the head to heads, both Sinner and Medvedev have won matches seven apiece, with Sinner dominating ...

World - The Guardian - 17 minutes ago

Madrid or Baku to host '27 Champions League final

UEFA has confirmed that Madrid or Baku will stage the 2027 Champions League final after the capital cities of Spain and Azerbaijan stepped in to replace Milan as host of the showpiece fixture.

Sports - ESPN - October 23

Celtic to host Rangers in SWPL Cup semi-finals

Holders Rangers will take on Celtic in the SWPL Cup semi-finals, with Hibernian facing Aberdeen in the other last-four tie.

Gauff beats Pegula at WTA Finals while Swiatek prevails in her first match in two months

Coco Gauff has defeated Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-2 in a matchup between American players in the WTA Finals

Sports - ABC News - November 3

Gauff wins WTA Finals title, while underdogs rule in last ATP events

Gauff capped her year with the WTA Finals trophy, while two unexpected champions won titles and Medvedev had an epic meltdown.

Sports - ESPN - 2 days ago

Jannik Sinner v Alex de Minaur: ATP Finals group-stage tennis – as it happened

Jannik Sinner defeats Alex de Minaur 6-3, 6-4 in ATP singles group match in Turin. *Sinner 1-2 de Minaur . Rallies elongating, there’s been plenty of debate about the weight of the balls this ...