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Emirati Paralympic athletes are going over their final preparatory drills before they go head to head with 479 athletes from 49 countries, who will all be competing for podium positions at the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports (IWAS) World Games 2019, here in Sharjah. The games have come back to …

A body has been recovered from the wreckage of the plane which crashed with Cardiff City footballer Emiliano Sala and pilot David Ibbotson on board. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said specialist contractors joined the operation in “challenging conditions”. It was carried out in “as dignified a way as possible” …

The plane that was carrying the missing Cardiff striker Emiliano Sala has been found and his family has been told of the discovery. A search boat located the wreckage on the seabed of the English Channel at 9am on Sunday, following a search led by David Mearns, a marine explorer …

A Serie B game was halted five seconds after kick-off and then abandoned following a head injury to Lecce midfielder Manuel Scavone. The 31-year-old, who is on loan from Parma, collided in the air with Ascoli forward Giacomo Beretta and fell heavily on his head. Lecce said Scavone was treated …

The Dubai Police recently concluded the Dubai Football Challenge that was organised by the Dubai Police Community Happiness Department. The event witnessed the presence of Majed Nasser and Bakhit Saad, players of the UAE national football team, as part of the “Positive Spirit” initiative’s activities at Hamdan Bin Rashid Al …

The UAE national team gave an epic and brilliant display of football, full of grit, determination, and enthusiasm when they clashed against Australia at the Hazza bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain, and qualified for the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup. In a course of minutes, the UAE’s imposing performance …

Ali Mabkhout was the United Arab Emirates’ hero as his strike gave the hosts a historic 1-0 win over Australia for a place in the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 semi-finals on Friday. UAE will meet Qatar in the semi-finals at the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on …

The UAE’s national team has qualified for the quarter-final of the 2019 Asian Cup, after beating Kyrgyzstan by 3 -2.

New York City Football Club today announced that the first leg of the Club’s upcoming 2019 preseason will take place in Abu Dhabi. Starting on 29th January, NYCFC will enjoy a preseason training camp ahead of friendlies vs. FC Copenhagen on February 3 and vs. Swedish champions AIK on February …

Hosts the United Arab Emirates and Thailand both booked their places in the knockout stage of the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 on Monday evening as a 1-1 draw at Hazza bin Zayed Stadium was enough to ensure both nations progressed. Ali Mabkhout put Alberto Zaccheroni’s side ahead after seven …