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خادم الحرمين يرعى خليجي 27
تحت رعاية خادم الحرمين الشريفين الملك سلمان بن عبدالعزيز آل سعود، ملك المملكة العربية السعودية، تنطلق في مدينة جدة منافسات بطولة كأس الخليج لكرة القدم «خليجي 27» خلال الفترة من 23 سبتمبر حتى 6 أكتوبر 2026، بمشاركة ثمانية منتخبات خليجية تتنافس في 15 مباراة على ملعبي مدينة الملك عبدالله الرياضية ومدينة الأمير عبدالله الفيصل الرياضية. وتمنح الرعاية الملكية الكريمة لـ «خليجي 27» البطولة مكانةً استثنائية، تليق بتاريخ كأس الخليج ومكانتها الراسخة في وجدان أبناء المنطقة، باعتبارها أكثر من مجرد منافسة رياضية؛ فهي ملتقى يجمع الأشقاء، ويعزز أواصر المحبة والتواصل بين شعوب الخليج، ويجسد روح التنافس الرياضي في أبهى صورها. وتأتي «خليجي 27» في جدة كحدث خليجي كبير ومناسبة رياضية عزيزة على أبناء المنطقة يجمع نخبة المنتخبات والنجوم والجماهير، حيث من المنتظر أن تكون هذه النسخة محطة جديدة في مسيرة كأس الخليج، من خلال بطولة متكاملة على المستويات الفنية والتنظيمية والإعلامية والجماهيرية.
ويُدشن المنتخب السعودي، مستضيف البطولة، مشواره بمواجهة المنتخب الكويتي، بالتزامن مع اليوم الوطني السعودي، يوم الأربعاء 23 سبتمبر، في استاد مدينة الملك عبدالله الرياضية، الذي تبلغ طاقته الاستيعابية 65,000 مقعد، ضمن افتتاح منافسات المجموعة الأولى، التي تشهد مواجهة العراق وعُمان على ملعب الأمير عبدالله الفيصل. كما تشهد البطولة عدة مواجهات بارزة، أبرزها لقاء قطر والبحرين، حاملة اللقب، يوم الخميس 24 سبتمبر ضمن المجموعة الثانية، إضافة إلى مواجهة الإمارات واليمن.
Rybakina triumphs in US Open, denies Sabalenka three-peat
New York: Elena Rybakina denied Aryna Sabalenka a third straight US Open title on Saturday, punctuating her rise to world number one with a victory over the player she's replacing at the summit.
Rybakina, already assured of supplanting Sabalenka atop the rankings by reaching the semi-finals in New York, triumphed 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 to claim her third Grand Slam title. michezonews.co.za
She won her first at Wimbledon in 2022 and beat Sabalenka in the Australian Open title to claim her second in January.
"It feels amazing," Rybakina said. "It's still so difficult to process what happened. Too much achievements these few weeks. I'm super happy, very proud of all the work. It's just amazing."
She ended Sabalenka's 20-match winning streak in Flushing Meadows, where the 2024 and 2025 champion hadn't lost since falling to Coco Gauff in the 2023 final.
"I wish I could have performed a little better," Sabalenka told the Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd, her voice breaking, "but I guess next year."
She had been vying to become just the third woman, after Chris Evert and Serena Williams, to win three straight US Open titles.
The 28-year old from Belarus clawed back courageously in the second set, breaking Rybakina for the first time in the final game to force the third.
But with her trademark aplomb, Rybakina roared back to finish off a frustrated Sabalenka.
With an early break in hand in the third set, Rybakina roared to the finish line. There was a final hiccup with two double faults as she served for the match before she secured the win with an ace.
"I feel like the match was so close," Rybakina said. "Even first set I got early break. Then it was kind of a little bit easier to step in, to be aggressive.
"Then in the second, we were taking our serve. She just played in these same important moments more aggressive.
"I had some little opportunities. Made couple of mistakes. But then in the third set, I told myself that I can still do it. I need to focus on my serve and just risk a little bit more when I have the chance."
A disappointed Sabalenka exchanged a quick hug with the victor at the net, then smashed her racquet as she sat in her courtside seat as Rybakina absorbed the cheers of the crowd.
"I'm obviously not really happy with the level I played today," Sabalenka said. "But she served incredible. She played really aggressive, great tennis.
'Better player today'
"She was simply a better player today than me," said Sabalenka, who will end the year without a major title for the first time since 2022.
The two biggest hitters in the women's game came out swinging. Rybakina, owner of perhaps the most fearsome serve on the WTA Tour, was struggling to put her first serve in play, but it was devastating when she did.
She pressured Sabalenka's serve throughout, piling up a dozen break points and converting three.
Rybakina seized control in the fifth game of the opening set, relentlessly pushing Sabalenka back with her deep groundstrokes.
Unsettled, Sabalenka double faulted on break point, then smacked a ball skyward to draw a code violation warning for ball abuse.
Sabalenka was looking increasingly desperate. Serving to extend the set at 5-3, she crushed an overhead several feet beyond the baseline and had to regroup before closing the game with an ace and a service winner.
But Rybakina wouldn't be denied, and she polished off the set 6-4 with a screaming backhand winner before Sabalenka sailed a shot long to end the deciding rally.
The second set started much the same, Sabalenka saving a pair of break points in the third game before thumping down a massive serve to hold.
She had yet to make any headway against Rybakina's serve, but she seemed to have found something on her own, twice holding to love as she took a 5-4 lead.
Sabalenka's first break points of the match gave her a chance to close out the set, but she couldn't convert.
Nevertheless, Sabalenka was gaining in confidence. She held for a 6-5 lead then broke Rybakina with authority to force a third set -- but it proved only a brief reprieve.
Ultimate Championship: Qatar's Samba enters 400m hurdles final in Budapest
Brazil’s Alison dos Santos celebrates after winning ahead of Qatar’s Abderrahman Samba and Germany’s Emil Agyekum in the men’s 400m hurdles semi-final heat 1 during the World Athletics Ultimate Championship at the Gyula Zsivotzky National Athletics Centre, in Budapest, yesterday. Samba qualified for the final after clocking 47.83 seconds to finish fourth.
Olympic champion Santos won the race in 47.25, ahead of USA’s former Olympic champion Rai Benjamin.
Samba's compatriot Bassem Hemeida, however, missed out on qualification after finishing fifth in the second semi-final, won by Norway’s world-record holder Karsten Warholm. The final takes place today.
Qatar’s Hurricane Storm clinch rugby tourney title in Kandy
Doha, Qatar: Qatar-based Hurricane Storm Touch Rugby Club won the Paradise Touch Rugby Tournament 2026 in Kandy, Sri Lanka, completing an unbeaten run in the Mixed Division.
The Doha-based club combined youth and experience throughout the tournament and won their opening five matches to reach the knockout stages with a perfect record. Under head coach Damian Ruatara, Hurricane Storm maintained their momentum through the finals.
The championship match against hosts Kandy Touch Rugby Club proved to be a closely contested affair. With neither side able to settle the contest in regulation time, the final went into extra time.
Hurricane Storm held their composure under pressure to secure a sudden-death victory and lift the championship trophy, completing a seven-match unbeaten run.
“Our team was a great mix of young blood and talented veterans, and we came into the tournament well prepared,” said club manager Hans Thomasz. “Being unbeaten after seven matches and then winning the final in extra time confirmed what we already knew - The Hurricanes came to showcase some high-quality touch rugby.”
Established in 2012 to unite expatriates through a shared passion for the sport, Hurricane Storm has grown into a cornerstone of Qatar’s touch rugby scene, continuously fielding diverse teams under its distinctive black-and-yellow banner.
“Hurricane Storm is one of Qatar’s leading clubs for hosting and participating in touch rugby events,” Thomasz explained.
“Over the years, we have had players from all walks of life, bringing different talents and experiences to the team. We are proud of our history and our ability to attract extremely talented players and coaches, and this tournament was no different,” Thomasz added.