Sports

Rugby fans in the UAE are counting down the hours to the kick-off of the World Cup in Japan. Supporters were gripped by rugby fever as they spoke to The National about their country’s chances of success at the tournament that begins on Friday. In some cases, families were split down the …

UAE today beat Iraq 1-0 in the 2020 AFC U16 Championship qualifiers. Emirati player Sultan Adel Mohamed’s header clinched the Group F match in the 39th minute. The 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification will decide the participating teams of the 2020 AFC U-16 Championship. A total of 16 qualified teams …

The Supreme Organising Committee of the Arab Women Sports Tournament, AWST 2020, has set 2nd February, 2020, as the launch date of the fifth edition of the sporting event, which will be held in Sharjah. The event will be held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al …

Team Abu Dhabi’s Rashed Al Qemzi clinched the UIM F2 World Championship title for the second time in three years with a commanding victory in the Grand Prix of Portugal. The Emirati driver, who has led the series from his opening round win in Lithuania back in June, was crowned …

H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, has underlined the robust, longstanding relations binding the UAE and Saudi Arabia under the wise leadership of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King …

In the first such sports achievement, the UAE National Jiu-Jitsu Team Saturday bagged 13 medals at the Balkan U18 Open Championship, which ran today in the Romanian Capital. The Emirati champions snatched seven golds, four silvers and two bronzes, earning their company a hard-win lead in the international sporting event. …

Abu Dhabi Grand Slam, part of the AJP World Ranking and Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Qualifying Series, is heading to the United States for Tour Los Angeles, on 14th to 15th September, at the Felix Center, in Azuza University. Organised by the UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation, the two-day action-packed championship …

The UAE’s U-16 and U-18 national jiu-jitsu youth teams travelled to the Romanian capital, Bucharest, to participate in the “World Youth Cup” and the “Balkan Open for Youth.” Yousef Al Batran, Member of the Board in Charge of National Teams, stated that the UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation, led by Abdulmonem Al …

The Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority, RAKTDA, today announced that the 14th edition of the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon will return to Al Marjan Island on 21st February 2020, wherein professional and amateur runners from around the world can now sign up for the world’s fastest half marathon. …

The first round of the Mother of the Nation Jiu-Jitsu Championship concluded at the Mubarak Bin Mohammed Sports Hall in Abu Dhabi, with more than 330 female athletes representing nine clubs from across the UAE shining the spotlight on the strength of women’s jiu-jitsu in the Emirates. Athletes from the …