The Proshop Strikers enjoyed a double celebration after they captured the Team of the Week award and the Bowler of the Week plum courtesy of team captain Ric Urrutia Jr. during the 17th session in the Almarai–FBGR Saturday Bowling League at the Universal Bowling Center here.
With Urrutia at the helm the Strikers demolished Alsalam Knights of Bandar Al-Marshad 25-8.
Urrutia shot the high series of 947 on lines of 246, 276, 226 and 179 to lead by example at Proshop, which also received big rounds from the pair of Rodel Maranca 941 and Ed Cruz 914. Vic Barrazona added 773 and Ruel Toledo 722.
At Alsalam Rollie Cleofe rolled the top series of 927 followed by Mario Miranda 769, Bandar Al-Marshad 712, David Magsalin 607 and Alfred Valencia 648.
The match between Exodus and Expendibles ended in a 2-2 draw at 21-17. Leading the way for Exodus were captain Benny Mondoy 895 and Joel Lambo 846 while Jojo Miraflor had 840 and Edgar Buenaventura 796.
Butch Espinosa and Rizal Dellosa contributed two games of 445 and 432. The losing team had Fathi Abdulaziz shooting 909. The other scorers were Erwin Nacario 896, Jerry Austria 789, Fahd Al-Haza 763, Hani Al-Nasleh 428 and Jett Cabana 409.
Nadec Strokers team mentored by Lope Ramirez defeated the three-time defending champion Eraserheads of Armin Isles 18-3. Top scorer at Nadec was Reynald Medina 925. Atoi Ramos, Lope Ramirez, Ruben Babasa and Jojo Paciano followed Medina on 817, 765, 723 and 686 in that order.
Ronald Bautista was the main man at Eraserheads on 756 with Jojo Gabriel on 700, Edwin Atienza 752, Fernie Ballano 422, Benito Santos 347, Joe Garrido 344 and Isles 336.
Carry Over of Lulu Quejada smashed Kapit-Bisig piloted by Fe Divinagracia 16-13 in a 2-2 match. Bembol Velasco was the Carry Over top scorer on 860 points. Supporting Velasco were Nap Torres 850, Abdullah Amoudi 827, Celis Viloria 826 and HRH MS 717. For the losing team leading scorer was James Boyd 837 followed by Omar Valdez 808, Joe Rafael 782, Jojie Manalansang 726 and Billy Baladiong 551.
In other matches, RG512 for Clothes of Yasser Mohamed defeated SABB Tenpin Wizards of Allan Ofreneo 23-7, Sebo Boys of Koko Torres walloped Alinma Bank mentored by Abdulrahman Ahmed 22-11, while Almarai Co. of Emerson Mitra won by default Alfanar Team 15-0.
Standings (Week 17) 1. Nadec Strokers 304 points 2. Almarai Co. 303 3. Carry Over 295 4. Pro Shop Strikers 290 5. Alinma Bank 285 6. Sebo Boys 275 7. Eraserheads 275 8. RG512 for Clothes 268 9. Alsalam Knights 266 10. SABB Tenpin Wizards 262 11. Expendibles 243 12. Kapit-Bisig 237 13. Exodus 230 14. Al-Fanar Precast 76
Proshop Strikers score double in Almarai Saturday League
Proshop Strikers score double in Almarai Saturday League
Arsenal thrash Villa 4-1 while Chelsea and Man Utd both held
- Arsenal end Aston Villa’s 11-game winning streak
- Wolves earn third point of season against Man United
LONDON: Arsenal closed out 2025 in emphatic fashion, smashing third-placed Aston Villa 4-1 on Tuesday to surge five points clear at the top of the Premier League.
Manchester United were held to a 1-1 draw by bottom side Wolverhampton Wanderers, who collected their third point of the season, while Bournemouth grabbed a point at stuttering Chelsea, forcing a 2-2 draw after a frantic first-half display.
Man United are sixth, level on 30 points with fifth-placed Chelsea.
At the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal slammed the door shut on charging Villa, ending their club-record winning run of 11 games.
Goals by Gabriel Magalhaes and Martin Zubimendi early in the second half gave Arsenal control of a game that had looked fraught with danger.
Gabriel bundled in the opener from a corner in the 48th minute before Martin Odegaard slid a pass through for Zubimendi to score four minutes later. Arsenal secured the points when Leandro Trossard fired home from the edge of the area before Gabriel Jesus came off the bench to add the fourth.
Ollie Watkins grabbed a consolation goal for Villa in stoppage time.
“I think it was amazing,” Jesus told Sky Sports. “It’s always hard to play against them... The mentality of the team is really, really growing and each game is growing even more and I think we are winning today because of the mentality.”
Arsenal top the standings with 45 points, while second-placed Manchester City can close the gap when they play at Sunderland on Thursday.
Villa are six points adrift of Arsenal.
It took six minutes at Stamford Bridge for Bournemouth to shock Chelsea when David Brooks grabbed the opener. Cole Palmer equalized from the spot in the 15th minute and Fernandez put Chelsea ahead with a bullet shot eight minutes later.
Justin Kluivert brought Bournemouth back level in the 27th, to grab a point, adding to the London side’s unenviable record of one win in seven league games. Chelsea sit fifth, while Bournemouth are 10 spots below them.
Man Utd struggle
Manchester United striker Joshua Zirkzee made the most of a rare start by giving the depleted hosts the lead with a deflected shot from the edge of the box in the 27th minute.
But Wolves managed to level just before the break thanks to a header from Ladislav Krejci.
Patrick Dorgu briefly celebrated what he thought was a 90th-minute winner, but it was chalked off for offside.
“We struggled in all the game,” United boss Ruben Amorim said. “We had a lack of creation... the fluidity offensively wasn’t there.
“We didn’t play well. When you don’t play well with the ball, you struggle without it.”
Wolves have three points from 19 games, 15 points from the safety zone.
Newcastle United’s Joelinton scored after 65 seconds and Yoane Wissa doubled their lead five minutes later in a 3-1 thrashing of 19th-placed Burnley, who are winless in their last 10 games.
Josh Laurent pulled one back in the 23rd minute, but Bruno Guimaraes sealed Newcastle’s rare away win with a goal in stoppage time.
Everton climbed to eighth in the standings with a 2-0 win over their former manager Sean Dyche and Nottingham Forest thanks to goals from James Garner and Thierno Barry.
West Ham United drew 2-2 with Brighton & Hove Albion in a game that featured three penalties in the first half.
Jarrod Bowen and Lucas Paqueta, from the penalty spot, scored before the break for West Ham, while Brighton’s Danny Welbeck struck from the penalty spot in the 32nd minute but fired another off the crossbar.
Joel Veltman scored for Brighton in the 61st minute to secure the draw.
There are four more games on New Year’s Day, including fourth-placed Liverpool hosting Leeds United at Anfield.
