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MALAGA: Italy’s Jasmine Paolini (center) and Team Italy teammates celebrate after winning the Billie Jean King Cup Finals on November 20, 2024.- AFP

Paolini’s Italy thump Slovakia to win Billie Jean King Cup

MALAGA: Italy won the Billie Jean King Cup for the fifth time as Jasmine Paolini beat Rebecca Sramkova to secure a dominant 2-0 win over Slovakia on Wednesday. World number four Paolini triumphed 6-2, 6-1 in the second singles rubber to follow up Lu...

DÉCINES-CHARPIEU: Lyon’s French defender #03 Wendie Renard (center) celebrates scoring her team’s fourth goal during the UEFA Women’s Champions League Group A football match between Olympique Lyonnais (OL) and AS Roma on November 20, 2024. - AFP

Chelsea, Lyon book Women’s Champions League quarters

PARIS: Chelsea eased into the Women’s Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday with a 3-0 win over Celtic, while Lyon and Real Madrid also booked their places in the knockout phase. England international Lucy Bronze struck with a volley in the...

TOLUCA: Mexico’s forward #09 Raul Jimenez, forward #10 Alexis Vega and Honduras’ defender #14 Andy Najar fight for the ball during the National League of Concacaf quarterfinal second leg match between Mexico and Honduras on November 19, 2024. - AFP

Mexico join Canada in Nations League Final Four

MIAMI: Mexico left it late but overturned a 2-0 first-leg deficit with a 4-0 win over Honduras on Tuesday to reach the Final Four of the CONCACAF Nations League. ‘El Tri’ will face Canada in March’s semi-finals in Los Angeles after Jesse Marsc...

BEIRUT: An undated handout photo obtained from the Lebanese Football Association (LFA) shows Lebanese footballer Celine Haidar running with the ball during a football match in Lebanon. Haidar was about to make her dream of playing on Lebanon’s national women soccer team come true, but debris from a Zionist aistrike wounded the 19-year-old, forcing her into a medically-induced coma. - AFP

Zionist airstrike leaves Lebanese female footballer Haidar in coma

BEIRUT: Lebanese footballer Celine Haidar was about to make her dream of playing for the national women’s team come true, but debris from a Zionist airstrike left the 19-year-old in a medically induced coma. After full-blown war erupted in Septemb...

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Kuwait held to 1-1 draw by Jordan in WCup qualifiers

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s team were held a 1-1 draw with Jordan on Tuesday in the Group B of Asian qualifiers for the FIFA 2026 World Cup. Jordan’s Yazan Al-Naimat scored in the 21st minute, while Kuwait’s Mohammad Dahham equalized in the 68th minute. ...

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Automak’s founding members, including Group President Hussam Fawzi Al-Kharafi and CEO Ghazi Al-Omar, along with ROX Motor’s representatives, CEO and Co-founder Yan Feng, and Vice President Wu Yue, during the launch ceremony.

Automak launches ROX Motor in Kuwait with all-new ROX01 model

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DOHA: Kuwait’s Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Saud Al-Sabah speaks at the 41st meeting of the Interior Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council. — KUNA photos

Interior minister calls for uniting GCC security efforts

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TUNIS: President of Tunisia Kais Saied receives Kuwaiti Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Al-Yahya. — KUNA

Tunisian president receives Kuwaiti foreign minister