Sports

Dubai Fitness Challenge (DFC) launched five themed fitness villages on 28 October for 26 days offering an incredible array of free activities for all ages, abilities and levels of fitness. The villages will run until 22 November, making it even easier for everyone – across various communities of Dubai – …

English Premier League club Leicester City came back to play its first competitive match following a week of mourning for its owner, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who died in a helicopter accident last Saturday. In delivering a 1-0 win away at Cardiff City, the team had the prefect tribute for the beloved Thai …

North and South Korea agreed at a meeting on Friday to send a letter to the International Olympic Committee, confirming that they want to co-host the 2032 Summer Games, they said in a joint statement. Sports officials from both sides held talks to discuss ways of expanding sports exchanges. The …

The Local Organising Committee, LOC, of Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019 has announced that 11 new Sub-Saharan African nations have signed up for Special Olympics programmes and will be participating in the World Games in March 2019. Heads of delegation from countries across the MENA region including the …

The Dubai Sports Council, DSC, and the Dubai Community Development Authority, CDA, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, to unify their efforts in the field of community development and child protection, and work together to promote sports as a way of life. The MoU was signed at the headquarters …

The Leicester City owner’s helicopter has crashed in a car park outside the club’s ground as it left the stadium following a Premier League match. Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was in the helicopter when it came down at about 20:30 BST on Saturday, a source close to the family has told the …

Cristiano Ronaldo has showed off a stunning diamond-encrusted watch on his return to Old Trafford to face Manchester United. The Juventus superstar faced the media sporting the watch modelled on the Jacob&Co Caviar Tourbillon range. An emerald version of the watch is worth £1.85m, but Ronaldo’s version could be even …

Cristiano Ronaldo has insisted he is an example on and off the pitch – with the footballer expressing confidence that he will be cleared of an allegation of rape. Speaking publicly for the first time since Kathryn Mayorga filed a civil lawsuitclaiming he raped her in his Las Vegas hotel room …

Lionel Messi fractured his right arm in Barcelona’s 4-2 win over Sevilla and will be out for approximately three weeks, meaning he will miss next Sunday’s El Clasico. The Argentine was forced off the field after just 26 minutes at the Nou Camp on Saturday and will miss the visit of Real …

Correio da Manha reported Cristiano’s defence strategy against the allegations of Kathryn Mayorga would include the claim his former club had leaned on him to sign a deal ensuring the case never got to court to protect its own image. However in a statement issued this afternoon, Real Madrid said: “Real Madrid …