Al-Qadisiyah Women's Team has completed the contracting procedures with Saudi defender Houria Al-Shamrani, coming from Al-Ahly Club, with a contract extending for one sports season, as part of strengthening the team's defensive line in preparation for the new sports season.
Al-Shamrani has a long record of achievements during her career with Al-Ahly Club, which she represented from 2022 to 2026, where she won the Saudi Women’s Federation Cup in the 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 seasons, in addition to achieving runner-up in the Saudi Women’s Premier League in three consecutive seasons, and runner-up in the Saudi Women’s Super Cup in the 2025/2026 season.
At the international level, Al-Shamrani represented the first Saudi women’s team, adding to her local experience an international experience that strengthens her presence as one of the national defense elements.
Prince Fahd bin Jalawi bin Abdulaziz, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Camel Federation, crowned, on Saturday, the camel owners who won the cups of the Crown Prince Camel Festival in the “Al-Haqayeq” category and the two cups of the festival for Saudi production, the first competition of which was launched last Thursday, on the grounds of the historic Taif Camel Racing Field.
The festival's eighth edition competitions were launched on the historic Taif Camel Racing Field, under the patronage of Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, and will continue until September 13, organized by the Saudi Camel Federation, with huge financial prizes exceeding 50 million riyals.
The horse “Al-Zaeem” for its Saudi owner Musa Al-Moussa snatched the title of the second half and the Crown Prince Camel Festival Cup for the Al-Haqayeq category “Qa’dan - Open” with a time of 2:52.705 minutes, in addition to winning the best timing.
The first, third and fourth round cups also went to Emirati camels, as they achieved the first half title and the Crown Prince Festival Cup “Bakar - Open” by the horse “Fakhr” owned by Hamad Al Ameri with a time of 2:57.651 minutes, and the third half title and the Crown Prince Festival Cup “Bakar - General” by the horse “Sorouh” owned by Mana Al Shamsi with a time of 2:57.699 minutes, and the fourth half title and the Crown Prince Festival Cup “Qadan - General”. For the horse “Jalmud”, owned by Hamad Al-Amri, with a time of 2:57.673 minutes.
In the two races produced by Saudi Arabia, the horse “Waad” by its owner, Oqab Al-Dahasi, won the title of the fifth race and the Crown Prince Festival Cup “Bakar - General” with a time of 2:55.901 minutes, and the horse “Munadi” by its owner Nayef Al-Sahli won the title of the sixth race and the Cup of the Crown Prince Festival “Qadan - General” with a time of 3:00.189 minutes.
Yesterday, 33 rounds were held, including 21 general rounds. 6 open rounds, and 6 rounds for the Crown Prince Festival Cup, in the presence of a large crowd, while the morning period witnessed the Saudi camels being crowned first place in 17 out of 21 rounds, compared to 3 rounds for Qatari camels, and one round for Emirati camels.
The festival strengthened its presence at the international level with the large participation of camel owners in the Arab and international world. It aims to consolidate the camel heritage and enhance Saudi culture, while the festival has achieved great economic returns, by organizing various activities that support the heritage heritage, and promote its preservation and development, which reflects the cultural depth of the Kingdom.
Salem Al-Dosari, the captain of Al-Hilal, who has been absent from participating with his team since the start of the sports season due to injury, is no longer immune from competition in the main list, after the Al-Asmi club this summer threw its weight into a project to attract players to occupy the positions of the attacking wings.
Al-Hilal attracted the Dutch duo Summerville, who began to perform at a remarkable level since the beginning of this season, and Al-Zaeem recently signed the Brazilian Martinelli, who played a few minutes against Al-Shabab in his first participation after his arrival in Riyadh, in addition to the great brilliance of Sultan Mendesh, who has become an important element in the team’s lineup, which raised the ceiling of options for the Italian Simone Inzaghi, the team’s coach.
Salem Al-Dosari, who for many years has been one of the most consistent names in the Blue squad, is facing a different reality before he soon recovers from the injury he sustained, as he must compete for his position in a team that has an abundance of attacking options, specifically in the wing position where Al-Dosari plays.
Al-Dosari suffered an injury to the patellar tendon in his right knee, and as a result he underwent surgery, after his suffering increased during his participation with the Saudi national team in the last World Cup. After the injury worsened, it was decided to perform surgery on him on July 21 of last year. He is currently in the second phase of rehabilitation, and the medical team is constantly monitoring the development of his condition. Accordingly, he will gradually return to field training with the team, which is expected to take place next October, specifically after the hiatus period. International.
As Salem grows older after reaching 35 years of age, and with the recent injury that kept him away from the field for a long time, in addition to the new foreign signings in his team attracting distinguished names, his return to the main roster will be difficult, after previously his seat in the starting lineup did not need discussion, as the new names did not only raise the quality of the options, but also opened the door to competition wide open for the captain who used to be one of the first names that the coach wrote in his list.
Al-Dosari's contract with Al-Hilal has only this season remaining, and he will undoubtedly face a different challenge, not in proving his value, but in his quest to maintain his position amid unprecedented technical options in his position, as the question is no longer whether Salem will participate, but rather how many times will he start from the bench after returning from injury, and will he be able to impose himself again as a primary option in the coach's calculations?
The first foreign name that Al Hilal signed this summer is Dutchman Summerville, who plays on the left wing. He has played 6 matches with Al-Zaeem so far, in most of which he performed wonderfully, and was able to score two goals and create two more goals. This is in contrast to many of the real chances he launched towards the opponents’ goal, or even gave to his fellow players, and they did not translate into goals.
The Brazilian winger Martinelli, who recently arrived from the English club Arsenal, was also contracted. He arrived only two days before the team’s last match against Al-Shabab, and participated in the last 22 minutes. However, he is considered one of the most prominent Brazilian wingers, especially in the left wing position, benefiting from his speed in space and his ability to dribble, penetrate and score, which will increase the challenges for Al-Dosari’s quest to reserve his place in the main roster after his return from injury.
Between the abundance of attacking options and the great experience possessed by Salem Al-Dosari, the battle to claim the starting seat seems open to all possibilities, even though the road is no longer paved for Al-Dosari, but sitting on the bench may not be the end of the story, but rather it may be the beginning of a new challenge for him to prove that he is still capable of seizing his place himself, so the field will be the only deciding factor in this case, and what each player will offer inside the green rectangle.
