Al-Qadisiyah strengthens its lead in the Saudi Women’s League, Al-Hilal continues its victories, Al-Nasr triumphs in El Clásico, Al-Ittihad wins over Esperance, and the champions of the 15th edition of the National Championship for Purebred Arabian Horses are crowned. Saudi Arabia reaches the Gulf Cup final after an exciting victory over Qatar in kicks.

Al-Qadisiyah team strengthened its lead in the Saudi Women’s Premier League, after defeating its guest, NEOM, with two clean goals in the fourth round competitions.

Talah Al-Ghamdi, a player for the Al-Qadisiyah team, expressed her joy after the victory, saying: “An important victory and we got the three points. Appearing with a clean sheet is the result of teamwork from all lines of the team. We are happy with Al-Qadisiyah’s lead before the break.”

In Medina, Al-Hilal continued its victories after defeating its host, Al-Ula, with a score of (3-1), to end the round as runner-up.

In Jeddah, Al-Nasr won the El Clásico match, which took place on Friday with Al-Ahly, with a clean score, raising its score to 9 points in third place.

In Qatif, Al-Ittihad achieved a valuable victory over its host Esperance, 4-0.

Al-Ittihad player Maria Diaz confirmed that the team is moving at a steady and good pace towards focusing on providing a distinguished performance, noting in her interview with Asharq Al-Awsat that coming out with a clean sheet is the result of the wonderful work of everyone, especially the young female players.

She added: "I thank Al-Ittihad fans for their continued support, and we look forward to seeing them in the upcoming matches."

The champions of the 15th edition of the National Championship for Purebred Arabian Horses were crowned at the conclusion of three-day competitions at the Khalidiya Farm in Riyadh, amid wide participation from owners and the presence of a crowd of people interested in purebred Arabian horses.

The tournament witnessed strong competition in various age groups, amid an enthusiastic atmosphere and remarkable public interaction, under the supervision of the King Abdulaziz Center for Purebred Arabian Horses.

The championship for one-year-old fillies resulted in the filly “DA Sheikha” winning the gold medal, while “KH Risha” came second and won the silver, and “Al-Awaja Ajmal” came third to win the bronze.

In the championship for one-year-old colts, the colt “Bairaq Qaysar Al Arab” won the gold, “Shinar Granada” won the silver, while the bronze went to “Hayab Ajmal.”

In the competition for fillies aged two to three years, “Antonina CMI” won gold, “Salma Al-Sayed” won silver, and “Miral Al-Basha” won bronze.

The colt “SK Rahn” won the gold medal in the championship for colts aged two to three years, and “Aseel Ajmal” came in second place, achieving silver, while “Nader Athba” won bronze.

In the Mares Championship, “Nouf Athba” won the gold medal, “Misk Al Salam” came second with silver, while “Damascus Al Sayed” won bronze.

The competitions concluded with the stallion championship, which saw the stallion “Al-Fahd” being crowned with gold, while the silver went to “Sultan Al-Tanaha,” and “Fakher Al-Husi” won bronze.

For his part, Mohammed Al-Qahtani, Chairman of the Championship Organizing Committee, expressed his happiness at the success of the fifteenth edition, of which he is chairing the organizing committee for the first time, stressing that the competitive level and public attendance reflected the status enjoyed by the purebred Arabian horse beauty championships in the Kingdom.

The Saudi Green delighted its fans on a Gulf Cup night, after reaching the final of the 27th edition in Jeddah, with an exciting victory over its Qatari counterpart, with a score of 3/2 in a penalty shootout after a goalless draw in regular and extra time of the semi-final match on Saturday.

The match was tied for 120 minutes at Al-Enmaa Stadium in Jeddah, as the two teams failed to score. It is the first match without goals since the start of the current version of the tournament.

The Saudi national team will meet in the final of the tournament with the UAE, which defeated Oman.

Saudi Arabia's goalkeeper, Mohammed Al Owais, excelled greatly in the penalty shootout, but his country's team in general had the most overall control over the course of play in the match, while Qatar's team relied on defensive insurance and counterattacks.

The Greek coach of Saudi Arabia, Donis, resorted to unconventional options to compensate for the absences that struck the back line specifically due to the injuries of Hassan Kadesh and Zakaria Hawsawi, in addition to the absence of midfielder Alaa Al Hajji for the same reason, and the readiness of Al Hilal defender Hassan Timbukti, who performed qualifying exercises in the last training session, was not complete.

Donis relied on Mohamed Mahzri in the right defender position, as his mission was to stop the runs of the dangerous Akram Afif, along with Abdel-Ilah Al-Omari, Jihad Zakry, and on the left, Miteb Al-Harbi.

The Saudi national team largely controlled the course of the game, amid a defensive decline from Qatar, and reliance on counterattacks.

The most prominent Saudi attempts to break the Qatari defensive steadfastness were a close-range shot from Firas Brekan in the 11th minute, then a shot from Saleh Abu Al-Shamat in the 28th minute, but it reached goalkeeper Mahmoud Abu Nada.

The Qatari national team gradually began to release the pressure and tried to launch attacks on the Saudi national team's goal, but without any real danger.

Akram Afif seemed to be the only focus of Qatar's attack on counterattacks, but it was not enough in light of the absence of numerical density in Qatari attacks.

Saleh Abu Al-Shamat almost completed a joint sentence with Firas Al-Braikan into the Qatar penalty area in the third minute of stoppage time for the first half.

In the second half, the Saudi pressure continued, and was met with a retreat from the Qatari team, but the attempts did not reach the stage of danger.

As the tie continued, each coach resorted to his alternative cards, as Denis relied on Abdullah Al-Hamdan as an attacking solution instead of Sultan Mendesh in the 66th minute. He was met by the Spanish coach Julen Lopetegui, the coach of Qatar, who brought on Jassim Jabeur, on the account of Karim Boudiaf.

After that, Muhammad Al-Qahtani and Muhammad Abu Al-Shamat participated instead of Hammam Al-Hammami and Saleh Abu Al-Shamat.

In the 80th minute, Firas Al-Braikan shot a strong left shot that was blocked by the Qatari goalkeeper and turned into a corner.

The Qatar national team almost scored in the fatal seconds, after Edmilson shot a powerful ball that touched the right post of goalkeeper Mohammed Al Owais, in the 88th minute.

Edmilson had participated as a substitute for captain Akram Afif, who seemed angry at the coach's decision.

The tie prolonged the match, extending to extra time, at the beginning of which the Saudi national team made two substitutions, with Mukhtar Ali and Hassan Timbukti participating instead of Jihad Zakry and Mohamed Mahzri.

For the first time since the 2010 final, the Saudi national team went into extra time in a match in the Arabian Gulf Cup, as the final that was held 16 years ago against Kuwait also extended for more than 90 minutes after a draw with the same score, before the Kuwait national team won in the end with a goal.

The Saudi national team's advantage continued, but without a real translation on goal, as control remained in favor of the hosts, with repeated attempts to penetrate the clustered defence.

Lopetegui resorted to strengthening his defense with a new card, as Sultan Al-Breik replaced Hammam Ahmed in the 99th minute.

The Saudi national team called for a penalty kick in the 100th minute after a shot from Mohammed Al-Qahtani hit the hand of a Qatari defender, but Portuguese referee Joao Pinheiro indicated that play should continue.

The situation did not change much in the second extra half, as the Saudi pressure and Qatari defensive steadfastness continued.

The scene of the Saudi objection and demand for a penalty kick was repeated, this time with a shot from Abdullah Al-Hamdan, and the ball collided with Khoukhi Boualem’s hand while sliding, and the referee also indicated that there was no violation.

Nasser Al-Dosari shot a powerful ball in the 117th minute, but it reached the Qatari goalkeeper Abu Nada.

In the penalty shootout, the Qatari team missed 3 kicks, while Saudi Arabia missed only two kicks, so qualification went to the hosts and the fans.