SPORTS NEWS

Football: Ronaldo-less Real complete Super Cup rout of Barcelona

Real Madrid shrugged off the absence of the suspended Cristiano Ronaldo to cruise past rivals Barcelona 2-0 in the second leg of the Spanish Super Cup to cap a 5-1 aggregate win.

Oman Youth Sailing Championship in Sur

Oman's young and talented sailors will be in action when the 2017 Oman Youth Sailing Championship will be held in Sur from August 18-22.

Gulf Challenge rally series postponed

The five-round Gulf Challenge Rallying Series, which was scheduled to start with the opening leg in Muscat on September 7-8, has been postponed until 2018.

Khalid al Zubair set to become IOC member

Khalid al Zubair, the Oman Olympic Committee (OOC) chairman, is set to become an International Olympic Committee (IOC) member, when the 131st IOC Session is held in Lima, Peru, from September 13-16.

16th Arab Cup Table Tennis Championship: Tunisian paddlers dominate

Tunisian paddlers dominated the opening day's action of the 16th Arab Cup Table Tennis Championships, which began at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex (SQSC) on Tuesday.

Disappointed fans take to social media after Habsi is dropped from Al Hilal’s ACL squad

It has not even been a month since social media in the region welcomed Oman’s star goalkeeper Ali al Habsi signing a three-year deal with Saudi giant Al Hilal with thousands of tweets and Facebook posts.

Tennis: Nadal delighted at return to No. 1, sorry Federer out

Rafael Nadal was thrilled Monday to learn he would return to world number one for the first time in three years but sorry it came because Roger Federer withdrew from this week's ATP Cincinnati Masters tournament.

Football: Buffon joins Messi, Ronaldo on UEFA shortlist

Veteran Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has been named as one of three nominees for the 2016/17 UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award alongside Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, European football's governing body announced on Tuesday.