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This morning, the UAE’s busiest road was transformed into a giant cycling track for families and fitness enthusiasts for the second edition of Dubai Ride. A total of 32,750 cyclists took to their bikes on the 14km Sheikh Zayed Road route and 4km family route to participate in the free, …

The world’s best triathletes arrived in Abu Dhabi for this weekend’s World Triathlon Championship Series Abu Dhabi, presented by Daman. The two-day event, organised by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council and hosted at Yas Marina Circuit, will welcome 232 elite athletes competing in both the World Triathlon Championship Series elite …

Rafael Nadal has confirmed he will return to Abu Dhabi at the 13th Mubadala World Tennis Championship this December, looking to defend his title and make it six victories at the Arabian Gulf’s leading professional tennis experience. The joint record holder of most male Grand Slam titles has chosen Abu …

H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Member of Abu Dhabi Executive Council and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Office, has received the ‘UCI Bike City’ label for Abu Dhabi from the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), cycling’s global governing body. Abu Dhabi is the first destination in Asia …

The UAE Football Association, in coordination with the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority, have updated the stadium entry measures so that the “PCR” test should not exceed 96 hours “4 days” prior to the match rather than the previously specified period “48” hours.

Emirati referees have been selected to officiate at the 2021 AFC Champions League final on Sundayin Riyadh between Al-Hilal, the star-studded Saudi Arabian powerhouse, and Pohang Steelers of South Korea. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Referees’ Committee selected Mohamed Abdullah Hassan, as field referee, Mohamed Ahmed Youssef, first assistant, Hassan …

Global cycling stars will participate in the first Giro d’Italia Criterium on 6 November, with a 30-lap short-format race on a 2.1-kilometre circuit at the Expo 2020 Dubai site. The criterium is the celebratory event of the Giro d’Italia, aimed at showcasing the excellence of the 104-year-old Grand Tour race, …

Mohamed bin Thaaloob Al Derai, President of UAE Wrestling, Judo and Kickboxing Federation, highlighted the readiness of the UAE to host and organise the 50th Abu Dhabi Grand Slam from 26th to 28th November, 2021, especially with the confirmation of 17 countries as participants in the event. During a phone …

The Abu Dhabi Sports Council is pleased to confirm that the fourth edition of the UAE Tour, the one and only World Tour race in the Middle East, will begin on 20 February 2022, as ratified by the sports world governing body, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The race, organised …

A Mo Salah hat-trick hardly began to tell the story of the low point of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United reign and a final whistle which was greeted by a cacophony of boos, UK media said in their commentary on tonight’s Manunited’s 0-5 demolition by Liverpool. United conceded after five …