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The national team continue to rage against adversity, after picking up a second valuable win in their quest for qualification for the T20 World Cup, on the same day as losing yet another player to suspension. Ashfaq Ahmed became the fourth UAE player to be banned pending an ICC investigation …

Cristiano Ronaldo scored the 701st goal of his career to help Juventus earn a 2-1 win over Bologna on Saturday to stretch their lead at the top of Serie A. With second-placed Inter Milan not in action until on Sunday afternoon, Juve took the chance to extend their unbeaten start …

Swiss player Belinda Bencic booked her place in the WTA Finals in Shenzhen after reaching the final of the Kremlin Cup in Moscow with a 6-3, 6-4 win over France’s Kristina Mladenovic. Bencic, 22, earned the eighth and final spot for the season-ending tournament in China, joining Ashleigh Barty, Karolina Pliskova, …

Matar Salim Al Dhaheri, Under-Secretary of the UAE Ministry of Defence, attended the opening ceremony of the 7th Military World Games, which was officially launched by Chinese President, Xi Jinping, at the Wuhan Sports Centre on Friday. Organised by the International Military Sports Council, CISM, for the first time in …

Dubai Fitness Challenge has officially kicked off! Enjoy free fitness fun featuring 2 Fitness Villages, 10 Fitness Hubs, 40+ events, 5,000+ fitness classes, and sessions, as well as 200+ deals and offers all starting today until 16 November. Full details on the Dubai Fitness App, DXB Fit Challenge tweeted today. …

The UAE men’s table tennis team has advanced 15 spots in the International Table Tennis Federation, ITTF, global rankings. According to the ITTF, the UAE ranked 86th position in the ‘Senior Men’ world team rankings this October, compared to 101st place during the same period two years ago. This progress …

A father carries his baby from his apartment which he fears will be engulfed by flames. Blazing rubbish bins and cars are used as roads blocks in major cities around Catalonia. Acid bombs and bricks are thrown at riot police, who fire rubber bullets and charge at protesters. Fireworks are …

Sheikh Khalifa bin Mohammed bin Khalid Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Wajib Volunteer Association, today inaugurated the Abu Dhabi International Boat 2019 which is held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and …

Ireland have “a good opportunity to qualify” for the T20 World Cup cricket finals in Australia next year, according to team captain Gary Wilson. He was responding to questions from the Emirates News Agency, WAM, before Ireland’s nail-biting one run defeat by Scotland in the second of two warm-up games …

Ireland’s cricketers got off to a good start yesterday in a warm-up match against The Netherlands at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, ahead of the T20 ICC World Cup Qualifiers that begins on Friday. Ireland scored 156 for 8 wickets in their 20 overs, then bowling out the Dutch side …