Category: Sports

Dammam, The Saudi youth handball team qualified for the 2025 Handball World Cup, which will be hosted in Egypt, marking their third appearance in the tournament’s history.

According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the Greens’ achievement followed their dramatic 25-24 victory over Korea in today’s match, which concluded the main round of the 10th Asian Championship, which is being held in Jordan through September 14.

The Saudi team topped their group in the main round with a total of 5 points.

Source: Bahrain News Agency

Manama, Bahrain’s national football team lost 5-0 to Japan in their match at the Bahrain National Stadium, during the second round of Group C matches in the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.

With this result, Bahrain remains at 3 points and drops to third place, while Japan moves to the top of the group with 6 points.

Bahrain will next face Indonesia at home, followed by an away match against Saudi Arabia.

Meanwhile, Japan will play against Saudi Arabia and Australia in the third and fourth rounds next October.

Source: Bahrain News Agency

Manama, Bahrain’s national football team lost 5-0 to Japan in their match at the Bahrain National Stadium, during the second round of Group C matches in the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.

With this result, Bahrain remains at 3 points and drops to third place, while Japan moves to the top of the group with 6 points.

Bahrain will next face Indonesia at home, followed by an away match against Saudi Arabia.

Meanwhile, Japan will play against Saudi Arabia and Australia in the third and fourth rounds next October.

Source: Bahrain News Agency

Kuala Lumpur – Ma’an – Our national football team lost to Jordan on Tuesday evening, with three goals to one, in the third round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

The Jordanian national team opened the scoring early through its player Yazan Al-Naimat from a rebounded ball, after which he was alone with goalkeeper Baraa Kharoub and easily put the ball into the net, before our national team star Wissam Abu Ali equalized the score minutes before the end of the first half, from a cross that he headed into the net of Jordanian goalkeeper Yazeed Abu Laila.

The Jordanian team added the second goal five minutes after the start of the second half through Yazan Al-Naimat, and the third goal in the 72nd minute through Nour Al-Rawabdeh.

Our national team’s balance froze at one point, which it obtained from a draw against South Korea in the first round, and remained in fifth place, while the Jordanian team jumped to the top temporarily and raised its balance to 4 points.

Source: Maan News Agency

Bethlehem – Ma’an – The fans of the Italian national team expressed their sympathy with Palestine, which has been subjected to a fierce war that has been ongoing for a year by Israel, leading to the martyrdom of more than 45,000 in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

During the match between Italy and the Israeli national team, the fans turned their backs while the Israeli anthem was being played, which angered politicians in the occupying state.

“They acted correctly,” said politician Alessandro Di Battista. “Israel has been occupying Palestine for a long time and has committed an ugly apartheid. Since the beginning of the war on Gaza, it has committed genocide, and this is the biggest terrorist state in the world.”

Source: Maan News Agency

Manama, Bahrain’s national football team lost 5-0 to Japan in their match at the Bahrain National Stadium, during the second round of Group C matches in the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.

With this result, Bahrain remains at 3 points and drops to third place, while Japan moves to the top of the group with 6 points.

Bahrain will next face Indonesia at home, followed by an away match against Saudi Arabia.

Meanwhile, Japan will play against Saudi Arabia and Australia in the third and fourth rounds next October.

Source: Bahrain News Agency

A goalless draw 0-0 ended the match between the Iraqi national football team and its Kuwaiti counterpart, in the second round of the decisive qualifiers for the World Cup.

With this result, the Iraqi national team’s balance rose to four points, equal with the South Korean national team at the top of the group, while the Kuwaiti national team’s balance rose to two points.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani received today, Tuesday, the champion Najla Imad, who achieved a historic gold medal for Iraq in the table tennis event at the Paris Paralympics, accompanied by her father and her coach Jamal Jalal, in the presence of the Prime Minister’s Advisor for Women’s Affairs.

During the meeting, Al-Sudani congratulated, according to a statement by his media office, what the golden champion has achieved, which represents an important humanitarian message today, as she was able to overcome the ordeal of terrorism, and was able to win with diligence and training, to be the first Iraqi woman to receive a gold medal in an international forum, extending his thanks to her father and her coach for the achievement that all the Iraqi people are proud of, and directed to host her in the Supreme Council for Women session, and to provide all the necessary capabilities for her and her fellow champions.

The Prime Minister said: ‘The government attaches great importance to sports, which has be
come a priority, like other priorities, and an important development sector,’ stressing the focus on all sports, not just football, as the Olympic Champion Project was launched, which aims to create champions for the 2028 and 2032 Olympic Games.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Minister of Youth and Sports Ahmed Al-Mubarqa confirmed that Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani supports the Paralympics champions to achieve more achievements.

A statement by the ministry stated: “Al-Mubarqa received today, Tuesday, the delegation of the Paralympics Committee at Baghdad International Airport, following its successful participation in the Paris Paralympics after winning (5) medals, including a gold medal, a silver medal, and (3) bronze medals.”

Al-Mubarqa explained that “what the Paralympic Committee champions have achieved in the global forum is an achievement for Iraqi sports, in addition to the distinguished results of the committee that has always won various medals in its previous participations.”

He added that “this achievement is a source of pride for Iraqi sports, and that people of determination deserve all our support and assistance in order to continue their success and raise the flag of Iraq high in international participations,” stressing “the support of the Iraqi governme
nt, headed by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, for these champions in return for what they have provided and achieved for Iraqi sports.”

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani stressed that the government encourages the private sector to enter the field of sponsoring sports and athletes.

The Prime Minister said in a speech during the Cabinet session held today, “We commend the golden achievement of the champion Najla Imad.”

He added: “We encourage the private sector to enter the field of sponsoring sports and athletes.”

The champion Najla Imad returned to the homeland after achieving the gold medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympics in table tennis, while dedicating the victory to the Iraqi people.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency