Saudi Arabia extends $500 million economic aid package to support Yemen    Kuwait advances to semi-finals after thrilling draw with Qatar    Azerbaijan airline blames 'external interference' for plane crash    At least 69 dead after boat sinks in Morocco waters    Israel strikes Sanaa airport and other Houthi targets across Yemen    Two die in Sydney to Hobart yacht race    Ukraine captures injured North Korean soldier, says Seoul    Absher launches service to report about absconding of visit visa holders    Lulu Retail expands in Saudi Arabia with two new stores    King Salman receives written message from Putin    Indonesia's Consultative Assembly speaker hails MWL's efforts in disseminating moderate image of Islam Sheikh Al-Issa receives Al-Muzani at MWL headquarters in Makkah    Saudi Arabia to host Gulf Cup 27 in Riyadh in 2026    Saudi Arabia, Bahrain secure wins in thrilling Khaleeji Zain 26 Group B clashes    Celebrated Indian author MT Vasudevan Nair dies at 91    RDIA launches 2025 Research Grants on National Priorities    RCU launches women's football development project    Financial gain: Saudi Arabia's banking transformation is delivering a wealth of benefits, to the Kingdom and beyond    Blake Lively's claims put spotlight on 'hostile' Hollywood tactics    Five things everyone should know about smoking    Do cigarettes belong in a museum    Order vs. Morality: Lessons from New York's 1977 Blackout    India puts blockbuster Pakistani film on hold    The Vikings and the Islamic world    Filipino pilgrim's incredible evolution from an enemy of Islam to its staunch advocate    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    

Articles of the author John Mehaffey
Sport during Great Depression
In the year after the 1929 Wall Street crash, Babe Ruth negotiated an $80,000 salary with the New York Yankees. According to contemporary reports, the nation's greatest baseball player was asked why he should be paid $5,000 more than President (...)

22 - 10 - 2008
Johnson drugs bust changed view of sport
Twenty years divide two astonishing Olympic 100 meters finals where the world record was not merely broken but shattered. At the 1988 Seoul Games muscular Ben Johnson exploded from the blocks to cross the line in 9.79 seconds, four hundredths of a (...)

27 - 09 - 2008
Proteas hold on for draw
South Africa frustrated England's attempts to force a result on the final day of the first Test at Lord's on Monday with more stubborn defense on a somnolent pitch to earn a draw. A rearguard action, which started on Saturday evening when South (...)

15 - 07 - 2008
Smith, McKenzie frustrate England with centuries
South Africa captain Graeme Smith came to his side's rescue on Sunday with a fighting 107 which may help salvage a draw in the first Test against England at Lord's. Smith added 204 for the first wicket with Neil McKenzie, who was still at the (...)

14 - 07 - 2008
Prince stands among ruins
Monty Panesar exposed South Africa's historic fallibility against spin bowling on Saturday with four for 74 on the third day of the first Test at Lord's. Panesar helped dismiss South Africa for 247 in its first innings in reply to England's 593 for (...)

13 - 07 - 2008
Bell misses double ton
Ian Bell came of age as an England batsman on Friday with a monumental 199 on the second day of the first Test against South Africa at Lord's. Bell found an ideal lieutenant in the increasingly impressive Stuart Broad, who stroked 76 at number (...)

12 - 07 - 2008
Pietersen's ton puts England atop
England batsman Kevin Pietersen celebrated his first Test against his native South Africa on Thursday with an imperious 104 not out on the opening day of the first Test at Lord's. Pietersen survived a blow on the side of the helmet from Dale Steyn (...)

11 - 07 - 2008
Hero and villain emerge from South Africa
A bitter-sweet legacy from the brutalities of the apartheid years lingers in South African sport. Only whites represented the republic up to 1970 when the sporting world decided it could no longer tolerate the racial separation laws drafted to (...)

09 - 07 - 2008
Collingwood out for 4 ties
England one-day captain Paul Collingwood was banned for four matches on Thursday after his side failed to bowl its overs in the required time in Wednesday's One-Day International against New Zealand. A statement from the International Cricket (...)

27 - 06 - 2008
Zimbabwe 2009 tour of England canceled
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) canceled on Wednesday Zimbabwe's tour of England next year under instructions from the British government. In a statement the ECB said the government had given it “a clear instruction that Zimbabwe's (...)

26 - 06 - 2008
England sets sights on second Test
England will seek to exploit a fast, bouncy pitch at Old Trafford this week to target the resilient New Zealand middle-order after failing to force a result in the first Test at Lord's on Monday. For the fifth match in a row, a Test at cricket's (...)

20 - 05 - 2008
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