John Duerden
Journalist at Freelance
Covers Asia for Guardian, BBC, NYT, World Soccer, AP, ESPN. Columnist in China, Korea, Australia, India & elsewhere. Author of 4 books.
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6 days ago |
arabnews.com | John Duerden
TAIF: Abdulrahman Al-Otaibi was the hero once more on Thursday as Saudi Arabia beat South Korea on penalties to move into the final of the U17 Asian Cup. After 90 minutes of tense final semifinal action ended 1-1, the goalkeeper saved two spot kicks to give the young Green Falcons a 3-1 shootout victory.
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6 days ago |
arabnews.jp | John Duerden
Saudi goalkeeper saved two spot kicks to give the young Green Falcons a 3-1 shootout victory There were opportunities on either side but the Green Falcons’ best chance of the first half came seven minutes before it was over TAIF: Abdulrahman Al-Otaibi was the hero once more on Thursday as Saudi Arabia beat South Korea on penalties to move into the final of the U17 Asian Cup.
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1 week ago |
arabnews.com | John Duerden
JEDDAH: Al-Ittihad lost 2-0 at Al-Fateh on a dramatic day of Saudi Pro League action, while closest rivals Al-Hilal defeated Al-Khaleej 3-0 to blow the title race wide open with just six games left to play. Al-Ittihad’s lead at the top of the table has been cut to just four points, and given that Al-Hilal’s goal difference is far superior, there is a lot to play for.
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1 week ago |
arabnews.pk | John Duerden
“I don’t know,” Verstappen said when asked by an Italian reporter ahead of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix why Ferrari were not being mentioned as a possible destination“I mean, honestly, a lot of people are talking about it, except me”JEDDAH: Max Verstappen played it cool as speculation swirled around his Formula One future on Thursday, with Red Bull’s four-times world champion saying it was not on his mind and he was ‘very relaxed’.
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1 week ago |
arabnews.pk | John Duerden
TAIF: Abdulrahman Al-Otaibi was the hero once more on Thursday as Saudi Arabia beat South Korea on penalties to move into the final of the U17 Asian Cup. After 90 minutes of tense final semifinal action ended 1-1, the goalkeeper saved two spot kicks to give the young Green Falcons a 3-1 shootout victory.
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