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Saudi Arabia reach semifinals of 2022 WAFF U-23 Championship

Saudi players celebrate reaching the semifinals of the 2022 WAFF U-23 Championship. (Twitter: @SaudiNT)
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Updated 10 November 2022
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Saudi Arabia reach semifinals of 2022 WAFF U-23 Championship

  • 2-0 win over Bahrain in Jeddah means the hosts face Oman on Friday
Updated 10 November 2022
Arab News

Saudi Arabia have qualified for the semifinals of the 2022 West Asian Football Federation U-23 Championship after beating Bahrain 2-0 at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah on Wednesday night.

The victory saw the Green Falcons top Group B on goal difference after they finished level on three points with Syria, who took second place and the other semifinal spot. Bahrain have been eliminated.

Saudi’s goals came from Ahmed Al-Ghamdi in the 31st minute and Ziad Al-Juhani in the 58th.

The hosts will now meet Oman in Friday’s last-four clash while Syria take on Qatar.

The two semifinals will be played at Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium in Jeddah, with the final on Tuesday at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium.

Topics: Saudi Arabia WAFF

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Three-time Grand Slam winner Wawrinka to retire in 2026

Updated 58 min 58 sec ago
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Three-time Grand Slam winner Wawrinka to retire in 2026

  • “It’s time to write the final chapter of my career as a professional tennis player. 2026 will be my last year on tour,” Wawrinka posted Friday
  • His 582 tour-level wins are fourth most among active players
Updated 58 min 58 sec ago
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PARIS: Stan Wawrinka says the 2026 season will be his last as the three-time Grand Slam singles champion aims to finish his career “on the best note possible.”
“Every book needs an ending. It’s time to write the final chapter of my career as a professional tennis player. 2026 will be my last year on tour,” Wawrinka posted Friday on social media.
Wawrinka, who turns 41 in March, won the Australian Open in 2014, the French Open a year later and the US Open in 2016, at a time when Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic were dominating men’s tennis.


He has 16 career ATP titles although the last came in Geneva in 2017.
Wawrinka reached a high of third in the world in 2014, but he has struggled with injuries in past years and is now ranked 157th.
His 582 tour-level wins are fourth most among active players, just behind Gael Monfils, who also plans to retire at the end of next year.
Wawrinka won Olympic gold in doubles alongside Federer at Beijing in 2008 and helped deliver a first Davis Cup triumph for Switzerland in 2014.
He is due to begin his final season in Perth at the United Cup, which starts on January 2.

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