Well, that’s one way to get a hockey tournament started. In one of the largest blowouts in IIHF history, Thailand defeated Kuwait 57-0 in the opening game of the U-18 Asian and Oceania Championship on Tuesday. Nine teams from two groups—Thailand, Kuwait, India, Indonesia, Iran, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, and the United Arab Emirates—are competing in…
Well, that’s one way to get a hockey tournament started. In one of the largest blowouts in IIHF history, Thailand defeated Kuwait 57-0 in the opening game of the U-18 Asian and Oceania Championship on Tuesday. Nine teams from two groups—Thailand, Kuwait, India, Indonesia, Iran, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, and the United Arab Emirates—are competing in…
Rafael Nadal’s training for the 2024 tennis season has been heating up in December. At first he was at home in Mallorca, Spain playing at his academy. He then traveled to Kuwait for a weeklong session with Arthur Fils. The 37-year-old Spaniard is now back in Mallorca training with both Richard Gasquet and Jan-Lennard Struff,…
Even in the middle of a grueling tennis practice, Rafael Nadal could break his usual game-mode character in the presence of his baby boy. The Spanish tennis legend was in Kuwait for almost two weeks, where he set up his preseason block at his academy, which has expanded its reach in the Middle East. Nadal…
Rafael Nadal completed a very important week of his preseason training in Kuwait ahead of his 2024 tennis return and has now gone back to his home island of Mallorca. The Spanish legend made the trip to the Middle East, where he established a state-of-the-art academy of his own in Kuwait and used it as…
Rafael Nadal has wrapped up a week of training with Arthur Fils at Nadal’s academy in Kuwait. “It’s great to be here in Kuwait to train for a few days,” Nadal posted on his social media accounts. “Everyone has been so welcoming. Thank you for everything.” The 22-time Grand Slam champion has been training for…
Rafael Nadal is in Kuwait, where he’s practicing with Arthur Fils, and according to the reports from the Academy, he won the practice set they played. Fils just played at the Next Gen ATP Finals in Jeddah, and he’s in game shape and playing at a pretty decent level. He’s not a Challenger player who…
By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday December 4, 2023 A lot has happened in the life of Arthur Fils in 2023. He has risen rapidly up the ranks, compiling a 23-18 record that enabled him to jump over 200 spots in the rankings to No.36 in the world at year end. Fils, who finished…
Rafael Nadal will prepare for the upcoming Australian summer swing at his Academy in Kuwait, but he won’t be preparing alone. A few days ago, news broke in Spain that Rafael Nadal will travel to the Middle East to prepare for the Australian Open. It’s nothing unusual as most players tend to do that as…
Rafael Nadal will travel to Kuwait during the first half of December for a training block at his academy there, after which he will head to Australia for the start of the 2024 season. This is according to reports by Spanish media. Nadal is expected to play an ATP 250 as a warmup tournament prior…
