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The eyes of the cricketing world will be fixed on the UAE from 15th to 28th September as Dubai and Abu Dhabi prepare to host the 2018 Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Asia Cup. Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) is hosting the Asia Cup 2018 on behalf of the Board for Control …

Mohamed Salah, Cristiano Ronaldo and Luka Modric have been shortlisted for the 2018 Best FIFA Men’s Player award. Two Premier League players are nominated for the Best FIFA Goalkeeper award including Tottenham’s Hugo Lloris and Leicester’s Kasper Schmeichel. Former Chelsea ‘keeper Thibaut Courtois, who signed for Real Madrid in the …

Champions League 2018/19 group-stage draw in full: Group A: Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Monaco, Club Brugge Group B: Barcelona, Tottenham, PSV, Inter Milan Group C: Paris St-Germain, Napoli, Liverpool, Red Star Belgrade Group D: Lokomotiv Moscow, Porto, Schalke, Galatasaray Group E: Bayern Munich, Benfica, Ajax, AEK Athens Group F: Manchester City, Shakhtar Donetsk, Lyon, Hoffenheim Group G: Real Madrid, …

With a cache of nine medals so far in jiu-jitsu, including two golds, the UAE is leading 45 nations in the sport at the Asian Games, the second biggest multisport competition after the Olympics. An editorial in a local English language daily said that since first competing in the games …

The UAE Jiu Jitsu athletes have harvested seven medals in the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, capital of Indonesia. Faisal Alketbi won the gold medal in the men’s-94kg competition while Omar Alfadhli got the men’s -62kg silver medal and Saeed Almazrouei bagged the bronze medal. Total medals won by UAE …

A Burnley fan was stabbed, and four others injured, outside the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium ahead of the club’s Europa League tie at Olympiakos. More than 900 Clarets supporters attended the qualifying play-off first leg in Piraeus, Athens, which saw Sean Dyche’s side lose 3-1. “The vast majority were once again impeccably …

The Acting Secretary-General of the General Authority for Sports, Abdul Mohsen Al Dosari, has reiterated his confidence in the ability of Emirati athletes to make their way to the podium in the current edition of the Asian Games hosted by Indonesia. He congratulated the football team on qualifying to the …

Usain Bolt was a day under 22 years in 2008 but had already made some very significant ripples before shaking the world at the Beijing Olympics. He was the world record holder in the 100 metre event going into the Games and went on to better that at the Bird’s …

Paul Merson believes Manchester United must allow Paul Pogba to play free of pressure to feel happy at the club, similar to how Mo Salah is used at Liverpool. United have described reports Mourinho and Pogba had a big bust-up as “absolute nonsense”, insisting their relationship is good. This came …

Emirati rider Mohammed Al Balooshi has clinched the Bajas World Title in Hungary, giving the UAE its first ever International Motorcycling Federation, FIM, world championship. He also became the first Arab champion for the FIM Commission of Circuit Racing and Bajas series. Commenting on the achievement, Al Balooshi said, “I …