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Reigning European champions Portugal will come up against World Cup winners France and Germany in the standout group at Euro 2020 following Saturday’s draw for the tournament in Bucharest, as England came out alongside Croatia.Neither France nor Portugal were in Pot One for the 24-team competition being held in 12 …

Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, on Saturday, attended a meeting on camel racing, as part of the Sheikh Zayed Camel Race Grand Prix Festival at Al Wathba camel racetrack. Sheikh Mansour honoured owners and handicappers of the winning camels on the …

Dubai Racing Club has released the list of horses accepted for the 10-meeting 2020 Dubai World Cup Carnival, which runs for nine consecutive Thursdays, 2nd January-27th February, before culminating with Super Saturday, 7th March 7, the official dress rehearsal for the historic 25th edition of the world-leading $35 million Dubai …

The organisers of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship, MWTC, have confirmed World No. 10 Gael Monfils as the latest addition to the championship’s 2019’s stellar line-up. The 12th edition of the championship will run from 19th-21st December at Abu Dhabi’s International Tennis Centre, at Zayed Sports City. The 33-year-old Monfils …

An Indian taxi driver in Australia refused to take money from Pakistani players for a ride he gave them here. The cricketers were Shaheen Shah Afridi, Yasir Shah and Naseem Shah. ABC radio presenter Alison Mitchell narrated the story about the driver to former pacer Mitchell Johnson. Alison Mitchell came …

The next generation has risen, and in style!’ were the first words out of UAE Jiu-Jitsu National Team’s head coach Ramon Lemos’ mouth, a satisfied smile planted wide across his face, as he saw Zayed Al Katheeri and Omar Al Fadhli proudly pose with their Gold medals. Al Katheeri and …

The defining moment of the day came as Faisal Al Ketbi stood proudly atop the podium, the shiny Gold medal glistening around his neck. As everyone expected the Mubadala Arena to fill out with the notes of the UAE national anthem, they were in for a surprise. The entire arena …

Dubai emphatically demonstrated its people’s commitment to an active lifestyle, as Dubai Fitness Challenge, DFC, officially drew curtains on its most successful and engaging edition this weekend. In an unprecedented validation of social solidarity, the citywide fitness movement that was launched by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al …

The UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation, UAEJJF, signed a pioneering Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with Special Olympics UAE to develop a strategic partnership to expand the continuous cooperation and coordination between Special Olympics UAE and various National sports federations. The MoU’s goal is to elevate the level of technical and organizational performances …

Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), the largest healthcare network in the United Arab Emirates, is providing medical services during the Ju-Jitsu World Championship 2019, taking place under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Khalid bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the Mubadala Arena in Zayed Sports City from November …