JEDDAH: The popular Arab News-sponsored cricket tournament is back.
The green paper’s much-touted tournament on the green top is just a precursor of many more competitions that the Kingdom is likely to witness.
The Arab News competition will not only revive the game of cricket but will also make Saudi Arabia a strategic venue in the region.
Arab News in the past has sponsored and promoted squash and tennis tournaments that proved very popular with sports enthusiasts.
The newspaper sponsored former world champion Jahangir Khan’s trip to the Kingdom to take part in Arab News Squash Championship and also hold clinics for squash aspirants.
With the new cricket tournament Arab News hopes to give the popular game of cricket a boost, while also allowing for many of the connoisseurs to enjoy the game in full both as a participant and as a spectator.
