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Youth competitions in the grey, yellow, orange and green belt categories got under way on Thursday at the 18th Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship, held at Mubadala Arena in Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi. Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, …

The UAE will begin their campaign at the 12th AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup Thailand 2026 against Saudi Arabia on 19th November in Group C. Featuring 12 teams, the tournament takes place in Ban Nam Khem in Thailand’s southern province of Phang Nga and continues until 28th November. According to …

The UAE climbed nine places in the overall standings of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, being held in the Senegalese capital until 13th November, to rank joint 18th with Portugal after raising its tally to four medals. The UAE has won two gold medals, one silver and one bronze, …

 The UAE school golf team won the team title and three individual medals at the ISF World School Golf Championship 2026, held at Golf de Tazegzout in Agadir, Morocco, from 2nd to 8th November, with 103 participants from 16 delegations. The UAE topped the team standings at 10-under-par (-10), ahead …

Brighton and Hove Albion defeated Brentford 2-0 today at the Amex Stadium in Falmer in Matchweek 10 of the Premier League. The result took Brighton to 22 points in second place, five points behind leaders Arsenal, while Brentford remained on 14 points in eighth. In the same round, Liverpool defeated …

UAE sprinter Arwa Ali won the silver medal in the women’s 100 metres at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games on Sunday, clocking 11.41 seconds to take the country’s official medal tally to two, comprising one gold and one silver. Ali finished second behind Nigeria’s Rosemary Nwankwo, who claimed gold …

UAE national archery team members Khalifa Al Kaabi and Huda Al Ali advanced to the round of 16 in the Olympic recurve competition at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games. In the round of 32, Al Kaabi defeated Mauritius’ Yugveer Jagadish Bissessur 6–2, while Huda Al Ali beat Romania’s Daria …

 In collaboration with the Ministry of Sport and the National Anti-Doping Agency, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) has launched the National Anti-Doping Platform (NPAD), in line with the UAE’s vision for innovation and digital transformation and its efforts to establish a comprehensive national anti-doping framework to protect athletes. The NPAD …

Dubai Basketball secured its seventh EuroLeague victory of the season with a 75-93 win over Virtus Bologna in Round 10, extending its unbeaten away run to four consecutive games. The result also marked a historic first EuroLeague victory over the Italian side, as Dubai maintains its position in the top …

Cristiano Ronaldo has officially announced his retirement from international football on Thursday, drawing the curtain on a monumental 23-year career with the Portugal national team. The 41-year-old superstar confirmed his decision in an emotional video message posted to his Instagram account. In the video, Ronaldo revealed that he will step …