Oblak stars in stalemate as Atletico progress
Author: AFPThu, 2017-03-16ID: 1489672520702555300MADRID: Atletico Madrid booked their place in the Champions League quarterfinals for a fourth consecutive season but had goalkeeper Jan Oblak to thank for avoiding defeat in a 0-0 draw with Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday.Oblak produced a remarkable triple save midway through the second half as Atletico held on to their 4-2 first-leg advantage […]
Monaco, Bakayoko deliver City knockout blow
Author: AFPThu, 2017-03-16ID: 1489672350222535900MONACO: Tiemoue Bakayoko’s superb header fired Monaco into the Champions League quarterfinals as Wednesday’s 3-1 victory condemned Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City to a painful exit on away goals.Trailing 5-3 from the first leg in England, teenage starlet Kylian Mbappe put Monaco ahead on the night after just eight minutes at the Stade Louis II […]
Africa elects new football chief after three decades
Author: AFPThu, 2017-03-16ID: 1489672157492513300ADDIS ABABA: Madagascan Ahmad Ahmad was elected president of the Confederation of African Football Thursday, ousting veteran leader Issa Hayatou after 29 years in office to usher in a “new dawn” for the sport on the continent.Ahmad, head of Madagascar’s football federation, won the election in the Ethiopian capital by 34 votes to Hayatou’s […]
Kyrgios stuns Djokovic again; Federer races past Nadal
Author: AFPThu, 2017-03-16ID: 1489671776292441400INDIAN WELLS: Nick Kyrgios overpowered Novak Djokovic for the second time in as many weeks on Wednesday to book an Indian Wells quarterfinal against Roger Federer, who swatted aside old foe Rafael Nadal.Kyrgios put on another stellar serving display in a 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) triumph that ended three-time defending champion Djokovic’s 19-match winning streak […]
Lothers, Jotun Penguins in TCF Champions Trophy final showdown today
Author: ARAB NEWSThu, 2017-03-16ID: 1489662424601600300JEDDAH: Lothers Cricket Club will clash with Jotun Penguins in final for the Jotun Paints Champions Trophy cricket, organized by the Tellichery Cricket Forum (TCF) and played at the BMT ground, Sitteen Road.In semifinals, Lothers scored a thrilling 14-run win over Kanoo Logistics in a high-scoring match.In the other semis, Jotun Penguins thrashed […]
Mughal, Mehran advance in RCL Amaq Cricket Tournament
Author: ARAB NEWSThu, 2017-03-16ID: 1489662051131547000RIYADH: Mughal and Mehran scored comfortable wins to enter the knockout stage of the Amaq Twenty20 Cricket Tournament organized by Riyadh Cricket League at the RCL Complex.In the Super League matches, Mughan thrashed Khalili Stars by 44 runs in an 18-over match while Mehran got the better of Pakhtoon Khawan by 25 runs.In […]
DSFH Fusion scores double; IMC, KAMC stay unbeaten
Author: ARAB NEWSThu, 2017-03-16ID: 1489657305161273700JEDDAH: Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital (DSFH) Fusion scored a double following a winless start when its men’s and women’s teams beat their opponents during the third week actions in the 3rd Conference Kalayaan Volleyball Open Cup 2017 at Trio Ranch & Country Club on the outskirts of Jeddah.DSFH’s women’s team set the tone […]
Lebanese set up title clash against Jeddah United in Orient Watch Cup
Author: ARAB NEWSFri, 2017-03-17ID: 1489654577070970700JEDDAH: The stage is set for the finals with Lebanese community basketball team getting a shot at redemption against Jeddah United in the 2nd Orient Watch Cup and 13th Filsama Basketball League at the Rawdah court on Madinah Road here.Needing to win the knockout game against Egypt team by four points or more […]
RTJ Transient House notches Team of the Week treble in OFBC Friday League
Author: ARAB NEWSThu, 2017-03-16ID: 1489654576890970400JEDDAH: RTJ Transient House became the first to string three Team of the Week honors with another strong performance during the fifth session in the OFBC Friday Afternoon Bowling League Season 6 at Iceland Bowling Center here.RTJ hammered out an 18-2 victory over Al-Tayyer United Contracting Co. on total pinfalls of 2,196 and […]
From disaster planning to conservation: Mobile phones as a new tracking tool
We can learn a lot about things by studying how they move through the world and interact with the environment. In the past, for example, it was possible to study the mobility of people within the United States by monitoring things such as the movement of banknotes. Today we can use something that is much […]
