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Abu Dhabi Sports Council has issued precautionary measures for community sports events in Abu Dhabi, including running, cycling, open-water swimming, marine and triathlon activities.Measures include registering for events through the Abu Dhabi Sports Council website, allocation of a separate event entrance and exit, and a designated area to collect medals. …

The Dubai Sports Council announced that HERO Dubai Hatta 2021, the opening race of the HERO World Series 2021 international mountain bike circuit, will be held at the idyllic Hatta Nature Park on 5 March 2021. A major biking tournament featured in the International Cycling Union’s international calendar, HERO Dubai …

Abu Dhabi continues to make history with Return to Fight Island, the mega five-event UFC series taking place on Yas Island. Sunday’s safe and successful hosting of UFC FIGHT NIGHT: HOLM VS ALDANA at Flash Forum, marked the first-ever UFC women’s main event in the Middle East. The second night …

The Arabian Jockey Club, AJC, announced that the richest Arabian horse race in the United States, US, will be part of one of the biggest days of racing in that country this year. The $100,000 UAE President Cup, G1, will be run on 3rd October at Pimlico Race Course in …

The United Arab Emirates Football Association, UAEFA, has begun implementing the first phase of an initiative to deliver medical aid to Asian football associations under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, …

Shabab Al Ahli Dubai have progressed to the Round of 16 of AFC Champions League (West) from Group B. In an announcement on its website, the Asian Federal Confederation said that competition regulations allowed for 35 players to be registered by each club, but Al Hilal registered 30, of whom …

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are absent from the final shortlist for the UEFA Men’s Player of the Year for the first time in a decade. Bayern Munich duo Robert Lewandowski and Manuel Neuer, plus Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne, were nominated for the 2020 edition on Wednesday. But in …

In just four years, UAE Team Emirates has moved from being a start-up cycling team to a world class organisation that has now won the biggest bike race in the world with its star rider, Tadej Pogacar. Pogacar, who has just turned 22, officially became the youngest ever post-war Tour winner …

Millions of Indians woke up this morning to spectacular views and descriptions of sporting facilities and infrastructure in the UAE, which have made it possible for Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah to host cricket’s Indian Premier League, IPL, from September 19 to November 8. The Indian Express came out with …

Barcelona star Lionel Messi has become football’s second billionaire. After Cristiano Ronaldo previously achieved the feat, Messi has now earned $1billion in pre-tax earnings during his career, as reported by Forbes. Messi is the highest earning player in 2020 according to Forbes, with the Argentina international set to earn $126million …