Sports

The National Olympic Committee, NOC, will hold a webinar on Sunday about the future of the national and international Olympic movement after the coronavirus. The webinar features five topics highlighted by changes in the Olympic movement and their impact on sports in the UAE. Discussions will also cover the role …

Veteran Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo has become the only player to have scored 50 or more goals in three of the top five European football leagues, the English Premier League, La Liga and Serie A. He achieved the feat after scoring a brace for Juventus against Lazio in Serie A …

Hamdan Sports Complex, one of Dubai’s top sporting landmarks, has been featured in “The Washington Post” in an article that talks about the reopening of sports and other sectors in 16 cities across the world following COVID-19 lockdown. The photograph of Hamdan Sports Complex welcoming swimmers back for training was …

The UAE’s premier jiu-jitsu clubs will renew their rivalry at the Jiu-Jitsu Camp Championship, organised by the UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation, UAEJJF, the governing body for the sport in the Emirates, with more than 130 players taking to the mats on Saturday, 18th July, at the Jiu-Jitsu Arena in Abu Dhabi. …

REAL MADRID have won a record 34th LaLiga title after their 2-1 triumph over Villarreal.For the 34th time overall and the first time in three seasons, Real Madrid is the king of Spain. Los Blancos won La Liga on Thursday by beating Villarreal 2-1 and mathematically eliminating second-place Barcelona. Real …

Antoine Griezmann could miss the rest of the Spanish league because of a muscle injury. Barcelona said tests conducted on Sunday showed that Griezmann has a right thigh injury that will keep him sidelined. The club did not say how long the Frenchman is expected to be out, but he …

Kazan, Russia will host the Special Olympics World Winter Games in 2022 with a key aim of transforming the lives and prospects of people with intellectual disabilities across Russia. From 14-21 March 2019, the Special Olympics World Games were held in the Middle East for the first time in Abu …

Liverpool were crowned Premier League champions on Thursday as Manchester City’s title defence came to an end after Chelsea boosted their chances of a top-four finish with a 2-1 win over Pep Guardiola’s men. The defensive mistakes that have undone City’s title challenge were in evidence as Christian Pulisic punished …

The UAE Football Association, UAEFA, has decided to cancel this season’s competitions for the President’s Cup and the First Division League. This came during an extraordinary virtual meeting, held today and presided over by Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of the UAEFA. The Association said that in the …

The Champions League and Europa League will be finished in August with ”final eight” tournaments in Lisbon, Portugal and in cities across Germany, the UEFA said in a statement. The Champions League will resume on August 7. “The 2019/20 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, semi-finals and final will be played as …