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Noppon Saengkham makes majestic maximum break at 黑料社区 Snooker Masters

Noppon Saengkham makes majestic maximum break at 黑料社区 Snooker Masters
Noppon Saengkham on Sunday became the first player to hit a 147 at 黑料社区n Snooker Masters in Riyadh. (Supplied)
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Updated 02 September 2024

Noppon Saengkham makes majestic maximum break at 黑料社区 Snooker Masters

Noppon Saengkham makes majestic maximum break at 黑料社区 Snooker Masters
  • Thailand鈥檚 Saengkham hit a 147 in his round 3 match against Amir Sarkhosh, the first at a professional event staged in 黑料社区 聽

RIYADH: Thailand鈥檚 Noppon Saengkham made history at the 黑料社区 Snooker Masters on Sunday by becoming the first player to hit a 147 at the biggest international tournament on the world Snooker Tour calendar.

The world No. 22 made a maximum break in the first frame of his round three game against Iran鈥檚 Amir Sarkhosh. He produced some outstanding play en route to recording the first 147 at a professional event staged in the Kingdom.

Saengkham secured passage to Monday鈥檚 fourth round with a 4-1 win and is now in line to earn a bumper $65,600 following his sensational exploits.

Sunday鈥檚 action saw 32 matches in total with former world champions Neil Robertson, Stuart Bingham and Graeme Dott beginning their 黑料社区 Snooker Masters campaigns in winning fashion.

Former UK champion Stephen Maguire and world No. 19 Jack Lisowski also prevailed, as did 2024 world championship semifinalist David Gilbert.

Round four takes place on Monday before the elite top-16 players enter the event on Tuesday in round five.


Dubai set to host Vice President鈥檚 Jiu-Jitsu Cup

Dubai set to host Vice President鈥檚 Jiu-Jitsu Cup
Updated 26 August 2025

Dubai set to host Vice President鈥檚 Jiu-Jitsu Cup

Dubai set to host Vice President鈥檚 Jiu-Jitsu Cup
  • Event takes place Aug. 30-31 at Shabab Al-Ahli Club
  • Championship boasts a prize pool of about $272,000

ABU DHABI: Preparations are underway for the eighth edition of the Vice President鈥檚 Jiu-Jitsu Cup, organized by the UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation, which is taking place from Aug. 30-31 at Shabab Al-Ahli Club in Dubai.

The championship boasts a prize pool of about $272,000 which will be handed out to the top three across various divisions.

Leading clubs and academies from across the UAE have confirmed their participation, including Shabab Al-Ahli, Al-Ain, Al-Wahda, Baniyas, Al-Jazira, Sharjah Self-Defense Sports Club, ADMA, and MOD UAE.

The competition features four main divisions 鈥 adults, under-18s, under-16s, and under-14s 鈥 and is regarded as one of the key events on the local sporting calendar, alongside the Jiu-Jitsu President鈥檚 Cup, Mother of the Nation Jiu-Jitsu Cup, and the Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Jiu-Jitsu Championship.

Mohamed Salem Al-Dhaheri, the vice chairman of the UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation, said: 鈥淭he Vice President鈥檚 Jiu-Jitsu Cup is an important fixture in the domestic season. Over the years it has elevated the level of competition between clubs, supported player development, and consistently provided opportunities for new talents to emerge and represent the UAE on the international stage.鈥

He added that the championship demonstrated the federation鈥檚 commitment to the highest organizational and technical standards, adding: 鈥淭he competition is based on a weight-class system rather than belt rank, which creates strong matchups between athletes with different levels of experience. This approach plays a central role in developing skills and building long-term readiness.鈥


DP World ILT20 Development Tournament provides 鈥榩latform for emerging talent,鈥 says CEO

DP World ILT20 Development Tournament provides 鈥榩latform for emerging talent,鈥 says CEO
Updated 26 August 2025

DP World ILT20 Development Tournament provides 鈥榩latform for emerging talent,鈥 says CEO

DP World ILT20 Development Tournament provides 鈥榩latform for emerging talent,鈥 says CEO
  • The 18-match tournament of 6 teams in a single-league, round-robin format, began on Aug. 24 and ends Sept. 3
  • Tournament provides UAE鈥檚 emerging cricketers with a platform to showcase their talent ahead of the DP World ILT20 2025 Player Auction

DUBAI: The DP World ILT20 Development Tournament returned for its third edition on Sunday at the ICC Academy in Dubai with CEO David White highlighting the competition鈥檚 growth, role in developing young talent, and contribution to the UAE鈥檚 cricket depth and professionalism.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a great opportunity for these young men to stake a claim to be selected in the full tournament (DP World International League season four), so it鈥檚 incredibly important,鈥 he said in a statement recently.

鈥淟ast year, there was a big improvement in the standard, and I鈥檓 sure it鈥檚 going to be an even higher standard again this year.鈥

鈥淣ot only their skills, but also their attitude, their strength and conditioning, the whole level of professionalism has increased,鈥 White added.

鈥淲e鈥檝e already had success stories. A lot of these players have played this tournament and then gone on to do well in the main event. The fact that they get to perform in front of cameras, with matches streamed live, adds both pressure and incentive at the same time.鈥

With the DP World ILT20 Player Auction for season four set just days after the Asia Cup 2025, all eyes will be on the development tournament as teams aim to secure the UAE鈥檚 most exciting talent for the minimum of two spots in the playing XI.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a big opportunity to impress. If they do get selected in one of the franchise teams, they鈥檒l not only participate in the league but also train with world-class coaches,鈥 White said.

The DP World ILT20 season four runs from Dec. 2 to Jan. 4, having established itself as a global competition.

White said: 鈥淭he league last year really stepped up. It is very pleasing now that we are talked about, in global cricket terms, as one of the big leagues.

鈥淲hen everyone talks about the big leagues around the world, they talk about DP World ILT20 as well. We鈥檙e now mainstream, we鈥檙e a league that鈥檚 growing, getting bigger, and I鈥檓 really excited about Season 4.鈥

Looking ahead, the tournament鈥檚 festive schedule adds further appeal, said White. 鈥淒ecember and early January is a tremendous time for us. It is going to be really exciting.

鈥淚t gives us an opportunity to market over the Christmas period and the New Year period, the holiday season, which will mean that the crowds will be big, and it will give a real focus for cricket in this region.鈥

White also highlighted that the DP World ILT20 is strengthening the UAE national team.

鈥淭he UAE team have increased their depth, they now qualify for the Asia Cup, and they have the ability to beat any team on the day,鈥 he said.

鈥淲hat鈥檚 exciting about the Asia Cup is that Afghanistan, Pakistan and UAE have had a lot of experience playing in the DP World ILT20, in these conditions, which will certainly help them.鈥


Sinner, Swiatek, Gauff launch US Open title bids

Sinner, Swiatek, Gauff launch US Open title bids
Updated 26 August 2025

Sinner, Swiatek, Gauff launch US Open title bids

Sinner, Swiatek, Gauff launch US Open title bids
  • World number one Jannik Sinner has won two of this season鈥檚 three Grand Slams
  • Poland鈥檚 Iga Swiatek, the 2022 champion, will be looking to extend her impressive recent form

NEW YORK: World number one Jannik Sinner opens his bid for back-to-back US Open titles on Tuesday as former champions Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff set out to reclaim the women鈥檚 crown at Flushing Meadows.
Italy鈥檚 Sinner headlines the day three action when he faces unseeded Czech Vit Kopriva at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Sinner has won two of this season鈥檚 three Grand Slams, the Australian Open and Wimbledon, while also reaching the final of the French Open in June where he lost an epic to Carlos Alcaraz in a fifth-set tiebreak.
The 24-year-old defending champion is a heavy favorite in New York, where he is aiming to become the first man to repeat since Roger Federer capped a remarkable run of five straight championships in 2008.
His preparations for the US Open were blown off course last week when illness forced him to retire while trailing 5-0 to Alcaraz in the Cincinnati Open final.
Sinner said subsequently he was still 鈥渘ot 100 percent鈥 but expected to be fully recovered for Tuesday鈥檚 opener.
The Italian鈥檚 US Open victory last year came despite a doping scandal which exploded on the eve of the tournament.
He initially escaped a ban after testing positive for an anabolic steroid at Indian Wells earlier in 2024.
Sinner eventually agreed to a three-month suspension, served earlier this year, despite doping authorities accepting that he had been inadvertently contaminated.
The Italian says he has turned the page on that controversy and was fully focused on victory in New York.
鈥淚 feel like it鈥檚 over,鈥 Sinner said. 鈥淲e are focusing on hard work again and trying to get better as an athlete.
鈥淚鈥檓 very happy to be back here. It鈥檚 obviously the last Grand Slam we have for this season so the motivations are very high.鈥
Poland鈥檚 Swiatek, the 2022 champion, will be looking to extend her impressive recent form when she faces unseeded Emiliana Arango in the first round.
The second seed, once viewed as a clay-court specialist, has developed her all-round game this season, with results indicating she is increasingly comfortable on faster surfaces.
She warmed up with victory at the WTA Cincinnati Open hard-court tournament, which followed her breakthrough win on the grass of Wimbledon in July.
The 2023 US Open champion Coco Gauff, seeded three, gets under way against Australia鈥檚 Ajla Tomljanovic in a night game on Arthur Ashe.
On Monday, Sinner鈥檚 rival Alcaraz opened his campaign with a 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 straight-sets defeat of unseeded American Reilly Opelka.


Venus Williams bows out of US Open as streamlined Alcaraz sails through

Venus Williams bows out of US Open as streamlined Alcaraz sails through
Updated 26 August 2025

Venus Williams bows out of US Open as streamlined Alcaraz sails through

Venus Williams bows out of US Open as streamlined Alcaraz sails through
  • Venus Williams battled bravely before bowing out of the US Open on her return to Grand Slam tennis on Monday as Spanish ace Carlos Alcaraz stormed into the second round with a dominant opening win

NEW YORK: Venus Williams battled bravely before bowing out of the US Open on her return to Grand Slam tennis on Monday as Spanish ace Carlos Alcaraz stormed into the second round with a dominant opening win.
The second full day of action in New York saw all eyes turn to the Arthur Ashe Stadium鈥檚 night session, where the 45-year-old Williams lost in three sets to 11th seed Karolina Muchova.
Williams only returned to competitive tennis in July following a 16-month absence from the sport and had been granted a wild card into the main draw at Flushing Meadows.
But hopes of a fairytale run 鈥 28 years after her debut in the tournament 鈥 ended in a 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 loss to Muchova, who was not even born when Williams turned professional in 1994.
鈥淚 didn鈥檛 win today but I鈥檓 very proud of the way I played,鈥 Williams, the US Open champion in 2000 and 2001, said.
鈥淚 don鈥檛 think I鈥檝e ever had a crowd on my side like that. I knew people around the world and around the United States were really rooting for me, and that felt great.鈥
With the American exiting, 2022 men鈥檚 champion Alcaraz took center-stage in the late game in his first round tie against unseeded American Reilly Opelka.
The Spaniard arrived for the game sporting a striking new hairstyle 鈥 a severe crew cut 鈥 and he duly chopped down the 6ft 11in Opelka with a blistering 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 victory in 2hr 5min.
鈥淭oday was a really difficult one,鈥 Alcaraz said. 鈥淩eilly is a great, tough player. I couldn鈥檛 get the rhythm that I wanted to get but I鈥檓 just really happy with what I did today. I did a great performance today.鈥
Alcaraz is chasing a second US Open title following his maiden Grand Slam victory at the tournament three years ago.
Australian Open winner Madison Keys became the highest-ranked player to exit so far, the sixth seed losing to Mexico鈥檚 Renata Zarazua 6-7 (10/12), 7-6 (7/3), 7-5.
鈥淭oday was the first time in a while where my nerves really got the better of me and it kind of became a little bit paralyzing,鈥 home hope Keys said.
鈥淚 was just slow, I wasn鈥檛 seeing things the way that I wanted to, which I feel like resulted in a lot of bad decisions and lazy footwork.鈥
Czech Republic鈥檚 Barbora Krejcikova bundled out rising Canadian star Victoria Mboko, defeating the teenager 6-3, 6-2.
Belgian 19th seed Elize Mertens ousted wild card Alyssa Ahn 6-1, 6-0 while Ukrainian 30th seed Dayana Yastremska exited in a 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 loss to Russia鈥檚 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova brought the curtain down on her career after a 6-1, 6-0 defeat to France鈥檚 Diane Parry.
The 35-year-old Czech had already announced her intention to retire after the US Open, but was nonetheless overcome with emotion as she said farewell to the sport, breaking down in tears as she addressed fans afterwards.
鈥淚 hoped I would put on a better show today,鈥 Kvitova said. 鈥淚t was tough to know it could be my last match, and emotionally it was very tough as well.鈥
Qualifier Coleman Wong became the first man from Hong Kong to record a victory in a Grand Slam singles event in the Open era with a 6-4, 7-5, 7-6 (7/4) defeat of US player Aleksandar Kovacevic.
It was the latest in a series of breakthrough results by young Asian players at this year鈥檚 US Open.
Alexandra Eala of the Philippines 鈥 who trains with Wong at Rafael Nadal鈥檚 academy in Spain 鈥 and Indonesia鈥檚 Janice Tjen both won their first-round matches in the main draw.
British fifth seed Jack Draper needed four sets to get past Argentina鈥檚 Federico Gomez, 6-4, 7-5, 6-7 (7/9), 6-2.
Other seeds to advance included Norway鈥檚 Casper Ruud, the 12th seed, who downed Austria鈥檚 Sebastian Ofner 6-1, 6-2, 7-6 (7/5).
US 17th seed Frances Tiafoe beat Japan鈥檚 Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3, 7-6 (8/6), 6-3.


Inter thrash Torino with five-goal masterclass to start campaign

Inter thrash Torino with five-goal masterclass to start campaign
Updated 26 August 2025

Inter thrash Torino with five-goal masterclass to start campaign

Inter thrash Torino with five-goal masterclass to start campaign
  • It was Inter鈥檚 first victory by at least five goals in a season opener since 1961, and a far cry from their Champions League final defeat in May, when Paris St. Germain won by the same score
  • Thuram: This victory means we started well without conceding a goal, and that was important

MILAN: Inter Milan wasted no time flexing their attacking muscle as they dismantled Torino 5-0 at home to open their Serie A campaign on Monday.

Marcus Thuram scored twice as Inter at times turned the Torino box into a playground, creating far more chances than the scoreline suggested.

Inter asserted their superiority from the first whistle at San Siro, with Thuram almost striking inside the opening minute when his header flashed just over the bar.

The hosts鈥 dominance was rewarded in the 18th minute when Alessandro Bastoni rose highest at a corner and guided a looping header over the Torino defense and inside the far post.

Nine minutes before the interval, Petar Sucic slipped Thuram through inside the Torino box, and the Frenchman finished with ease from an acute angle to double Inter鈥檚 lead.

The goal appeared to free Inter up creatively in attack, with both the forward and midfield carving out chance after chance against a disorganized Torino defense who looked relieved at the halftime whistle.

Inter carried their superiority into the second half, as Lautaro Martinez pounced on a misplaced Torino backpass in the box and calmly slotted home Inter鈥檚 third seven minutes in.

Thuram continued the onslaught in the 62nd minute when he rose high to head in a cross from Bastoni.

In the 72nd minute Torino were punished again for sloppy defending when Denzel Dumfries intercepted a misplaced pass out from the back. A quick exchange of passes left Ange-Yoan Bonny unmarked in the box, and he calmly slotted home to complete the rout.

It was Inter鈥檚 first victory by at least five goals in a season opener since 1961, and a far cry from their Champions League final defeat in May, when Paris St. Germain won by the same score.

鈥淭his victory means we started well without conceding a goal, and that was important. We鈥檙e not 100 percent yet, but we鈥檙e working toward that. It was a good match,鈥 Thuram told Sky Sport.

鈥淲hat happened last season is in the past, this is a new campaign and we have learned from that experience.鈥

Bastoni agreed with his teammate.

鈥淲e were all really eager to come back and prove to ourselves that despite a difficult end to the season, we were still hungry and wanted to show what we could do,鈥 he said.