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The 2022 Qatar World Cup will now get under way a day earlier than originally scheduled with the host nation facing Ecuador in the opening match on Sunday, November 20. The opening game of the tournament was due to see Senegal face the Netherlands at 1pm (10am GMT) on Monday …

Abu Dhabi Sports Council and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) have announced an all-new Race Series Edition to provide opportunities for the public to train across shorter distances ahead of the fourth edition of the ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon, set to take place on 17th December, 2022. The Race …

Abu Dhabi Sports Council (ADSC) has announced that Hazza bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain will host the Egyptian Super Cup on 28th October, at 21:00 GST. The Super Cup is set to be an ‘el clásico’ between the two most famous clubs in the Arab world – league champion …

Tadej Pogačar won his third stage in this Tour de France in a thrilling finale, crossing the finish line first on Peyragudes. The stage saw the riders face the Pyrenees again with a shark-toothed profile from Saint-Gaudens to Peyragudes over 129km. Despite UAE Team Emirates showing up at the start …

The UAE national jiu-jitsu team has won 3 medals during the jiu-jitsu competition at the World Games 2022, which are being held in Birmingham, US state of Alabama. UAE champion Faisal Al Ketbi won the gold medal in the 85kg weight category, while Muhammad Al Suwaidi claimed the silver medal …

Novak Djokovic came from behind for the third time in a row to claim a fourth straight and seventh overall Wimbledon title, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) over Nick Kyrgios on Sunday. Top seed Djokovic was undeterred and wrapped up matters after three hours for his 21st career Grand Slam …

Top seed Novak Djokovic defeated Great Britain’s Cameron Norrie 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 moved to within one win of earning his fourth consecutive Wimbledon title on Friday. The Serbian breached the defences of Norrie with his aggressive and precise groundstrokes to advance to his eighth final at the Championships in …

Rafael Nadal withdrew from Wimbledon, citing an abdominal muscle tear, the night before his scheduled semifinal with Nick Kyrgios, sending Kyrgios into Sunday’s final. Nadal, the record 22-time Grand Slam men’s singles champion reportedly said Thursday night that he had abdominal “issues” for the last week. The pain accelerated in …

The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations tournament has been rearranged, and will now take place in 2024, Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe has confirmed. The tournament was due to take place between June and July 2023, but will now instead be played out at the beginning of …

Special Olympics UAE Athletes won 16 medals during their participation at the Special Olympics National Games Austria 2022, which was held in Burgenland from June 23-28, 2022. Special Olympics UAE was invited to participate with six other countries, as part of the Building Bridges between UAE and Austria programme, launched …