Al-Khateeb: Rate of Foreign tourists coming for recreational purposes soars 600% in 5 years    Saudi Arabia participates in OIC anti-corruption agencies' meeting in Qatar    Saudi Arabia implements over 800 reforms to drive rapid transformation    Al-Jadaan: Painful decisions were part of the reforms, but economy overcame them    Al-Swaha: Saudi Arabia is heading towards exporting technology in the next phase    Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire appears to hold as Lebanese begin streaming back to their homes    Al Rajhi: Saudi Arabia sets revised unemployment target of 5% by 2030 "300,000 citizens employed in qualitative professions"    Imran Khan supporters call off protest after crackdown    Five survivors found day after Red Sea tourist boat sinking    Russia launched a record number of almost 200 drones toward Ukraine    Al Hilal advances to AFC Champions League knockout stage despite 1-1 draw with Al Sadd    Saudi Arabia unveils updates on Expo 2030 Riyadh master plan at 175th BIE General Assembly Riyadh Expo Development Company established to oversee strategic planning, operations, and legacy development    Saudi FM attends Quadripartite meeting on Sudan in Italy    Best-selling novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford dies    Cristiano Ronaldo's double powers Al Nassr to 3-1 win over Al Gharafa in AFC Champions League    Al Ahli edges Al Ain 2-1, bolsters perfect start in AFC Champions League Elite    Most decorated Australian Olympian McKeon retires    Adele doesn't know when she'll perform again after tearful Vegas goodbye    'Pregnant' for 15 months: Inside the 'miracle' pregnancy scam    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 Mitch Phillips
Arsenal dazzles to go top
Arsenal turned on the style to beat Bolton Wanderers 3-1 on Saturday and get an early-season taste of the top of the Premier League. It tops the standings on 12 points, one ahead of Liverpool, who was held to a goalless Anfield draw by Stoke (...)

21 - 09 - 2008
Gay, Powell and Williams back to winning ways
Tyson Gay, Asafa Powell and Lauryn Williams, three sprinters with painful memories of the Beijing Olympics, were back to winning ways with impressive performances at the British Grand Prix in Gateshead on Sunday. Gay, who failed to make the Olympic (...)

01 - 09 - 2008
IAAF scraps US 4x400m world record
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) on Tuesday removed the 4x400m men's world relay record after one of the sprinters, Antonio Pettigrew, admitted to doping in May. Americans Jerome Young, Pettigrew, Tyree Washington and (...)

13 - 08 - 2008
An explosive sprint in the cards
The confirmation that world record holder Usain Bolt will be running in the Olympic 100 meters has elevated the blue riband event of the athletics program to even more mouth-watering levels. Bolt, a world championship silver medalist over 200m, (...)

05 - 08 - 2008
More thought needed on switch-hitting: Sachin
Sachin Tendulkar believes Kevin Pietersen's controversial switch-hitting technique should not be banned but said cricket's laws needed clarifying. England batsmen Pietersen sparked a debate last month when, before the bowler reached his delivery (...)

07 - 07 - 2008
Spain ready to bypass German supremacy
The battle for the Euro 2008 title is encapsulated by the midfield duel between Michael Ballack and Cesc Fabregas, where the German captain's power is pitted against the Spaniard's artistry in Sunday's final. If Ballack and his likely fellow (...)

29 - 06 - 2008
Impetus with Russia
1 in the group stage of Euro 2008 but it should be a very different game when they meet again in Thursday's semifinal after the latter's fortunes were transformed by the return of Andrei Arshavin. Spain won the first clash on June 10 thanks to (...)

26 - 06 - 2008
Spain ready for Italian test
Italy goes into Sunday's Euro 2008 quarterfinal against Spain knowing that their group stage form has made the world champion look like underdogs. Spain goes into the Vienna match on a roll, looking to extend its unbeaten run to 20 games after (...)

22 - 06 - 2008
Dutch seek to extend run
The Netherlands lit up the group stages but Russia was not far behind with its classy win over Sweden and the two teams now face a battle in Basel on Saturday (1845 GMT) to decide who reaches the semifinals of Euro 2008. A week ago the Dutch looked (...)

21 - 06 - 2008
Upbeat Croatia takes on battered Turkey
It is time to stop talking about Croatia as the dark horses of Euro 2008 and instead recognize it is in Friday's quarterfinal against Turkey on merit and fully capable of going all the way in the tournament. Indeed, it would be more of a shock if (...)

20 - 06 - 2008
Red hot Russia reaches last 8
Russia produced its best performance of Euro 2008 when it was most needed on Wednesday, beating Sweden 2-0 to snatch second place in Group D to earn a quarterfinal meeting with the Netherlands. Guus Hiddink's side had to win to progress while a (...)

19 - 06 - 2008
Croatia impresses as its reserves take side into quarters
Croatia showed it is well-equipped to make a serious bid for the Euro 2008 title when its reserves swept aside Poland 1-0 in their final Group B game on Monday. Already assured of a quarterfinal against Turkey, it followed up wins over Austria and (...)

17 - 06 - 2008
brahimovic helps Sweden blank Greece 2-0
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his first international goal for more than two-and-a-half years to send Sweden on the way to a 2-0 Euro 2008 victory over defending champion Greece on Tuesday. The striker, who last found the net for his country in October (...)

11 - 06 - 2008
Penalty enough for Croatia
An early Luka Modric penalty and some committed late defending proved enough for Croatia to beat co-host Austria 1-0 and get its Euro 2008 Group B campaign off to a winning start on Sunday. Croatia was worth its win against a team placed 92nd in (...)

09 - 06 - 2008
Agony for Terry
Ten days ago John Terry was carried off the pitch with a dislocated shoulder but that will be nothing compared with the pain he will be feeling after missing the chance to win the Champions League for Chelsea. The script had fallen perfectly for (...)

23 - 05 - 2008
United bags title on shootout
Manchester United won the Champions League by beating Chelsea 6-5 on penalties after a breathless all-English final had finished 1-1 after extra time on Wednesday. Cristiano Ronaldo, who had put United in front with a 26th-minute header, missed in (...)

22 - 05 - 2008
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