Qatar to meet Bahrain in U19 handball final

Doha, Qtaar: Qatar will face Bahrain today in the final of the 11th Asian Youth U19 Handball Championship in Amman, Jordan with the young Al Annabi aiming to cap an unbeaten campaign by lifting the continental title. ipl-cricket.in

Qatar booked their place in the final with a 32-28 victory over Republic of Korea in the semi-finals, while Bahrain secured their place after defeating Iran 26-23.

Qatar maintained a perfect record throughout the tournament, finishing top of Group B with eight points after victories over Saudi Arabia (30-22), Kuwait (30-19), Iran (24-22) and Syria (42-29).

They continued their impressive run in the knockout stage, defeating hosts Jordan 33-13 in the quarter-finals before overcoming South Korea in the last four.

Qatar will now look to complete their campaign with the title, having already secured qualification for the 2027 Junior World Handball Championship for the seventh time in their history.

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Konyaspor and Nantes have agreed a €750,000 transfer for Mostafa Mohamed, who is due in Turkey for a medical and final approval.

Konyaspor would pay Nantes the transfer fee in three instalments. The Turkish club has also reached an agreement with the Egypt striker, according to Turkish outlet HT Spor. Shortly after, Haber7 reported that Mohamed had agreed a three-year contract with Konyaspor.

The €750,000 figure differs from an earlier estimate in France, in which L’Équipe reported that Nantes expected to receive about €1 million.

As KingFut previously reported, Konyaspor board member Ali Camgöz made Mohamed’s transfer dependent on Kramer leaving. The Slovenian striker has since reportedly agreed to join Antalyaspor. His departure would create another foreign-player place in Konyaspor’s squad.

As a result, Kramer’s expected exit seems to have cleared the main obstacle to the Egyptian striker’s arrival.

Mostafa Mohamed has one year remaining on his Nantes contract. He has trained with the reserves since returning to France in July after an extended pre-season absence.

Nantes fined the 28-year-old after he failed to report for training on June 24. He returned nearly a month later but remained outside the senior squad.

Mohamed scored four goals in 24 Ligue 1 appearances last season as Nantes suffered relegation. He does not want to play in Ligue 2, while his contract includes a salary cut following the drop.

The former Zamalek player joined Nantes on loan from Galatasaray in 2022. Nantes paid about €6 million to make the transfer permanent one year later. Mohamed has since recorded 29 goals and eight assists in 136 appearances for Nantes.

During a previous spell in the Süper Lig, he scored 17 goals in 58 matches during his spell with Galatasaray.

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New York, USA: Venus Williams tumbled out of the US Open first round early Monday, the veteran US tennis icon losing in straight sets to compatriot Sofia Kenin.

The 46-year-old Williams -- handed a wild card into the singles in New York some 29 years after reaching the final at Flushing Meadows as a teenager in 1997 -- exited 6-2, 7-6 (8/6).

Williams, though, left with her head held high after a battling performance on the Arthur Ashe Stadium court that finished at just after 2am local time.

Kenin appeared to be cruising to a straightforward win after racing through the opening set and then taking a 4-2 lead in the second.

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The 27-year-old American had a break point for what would have been a 5-2 lead but was then rocked by a ferocious fightback from Williams, who recovered to force a tie-break to the delight of the late-night crowd.

An improbable comeback appeared to be beckoning when Williams sprinted into a 6-2 lead in the tie-break, but Kenin regrouped impressively to rattle off six straight points to clinch victory.

Williams and Kenin's match got under way just after midnight local time following Novak Djokovic's marathon five-set loss earlier in the night session.

Williams, who saluted fans as she left the court, has given no indication of when she plans to call time on her singles career.

Her last victory in a Grand Slam singles game came at Wimbledon in 2021, where she reached the second round. Since then Williams has made six Grand Slam singles appearances and exited in the first round on each occasion.

She will extend her US Open campaign when she plays in the women's doubles alongside sister Serena later in the tournament.