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ADNOC Drilling H1 revenue $2.37bn

The company posted a net profit of $692m.

Eni profit falls due to dip in oil prices

Q2 net profit fell by 18% to $637 million.

Emirates NBD H1 profit $3.40bn

Total income rose by 12 percent in the same period.

ADIB H1 pre-tax profit $1.08bn

Q2 pre-tax net profit increases by 14 percent.

AstraZeneca to invest $50bn in US

Bulk of funds to go into a Virginia manufacturing center.

Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia beats Iran’s Nassaji with hat-trick in AFC Champions League

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal FC achieved an important victory over its Iranian host, Nasaji Mazandaran, with three...
  • Serbian Aleksandar Mitrovic scored the first goal for Al-Hilal in the 18th minute, and Brazilian star Neymar Jr. netted in the 58th minute
  • With this result, Al-Hilal raised its standing to share the top spot in Group 4 with Uzbekistan's Navbakhor, with four points each

Saudi-Iran club match axed amid row over slain commander’s statue

The Saudi state-affiliated Al-Ekhbariya channel reported on Monday night that Ittihad had left Iran for Saudi Arabia. The dispute comes...
  • An official with Saudi side Al Ittihad said a dispute arose after club administrators objected to a bust of Soleimani, who was killed by a US drone strike in 2020
  • Soleimani commanded the foreign operations arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and remains a revered figure in Iran following his 2020 assassination

AlUla to host first-ever Mideast Tough Mudder Infinity Challenge in February

AlUla, Saudi Arabia – The world's most popular obstacle-course racing challenge, Tough Mudder, announced the launch of a Tough Mudder...
  • During the eight-hour race, participants must accomplish the largest number of laps around the Tough Mudder obstacle course.
  • In conjunction with the Tough Mudder Infinity competition, 5km and 10km Tough Mudder competition will be held

Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open set to return to UAE in Feb 2024

Abu Dhabi, UAE - Following the resounding success of its inaugural edition in February 2023, the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open...
  • Hosted by the Women's Tennis Association in partnership with Mubadala, the tournament will take place from 3 to 11 February 2024
  • The Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open has swiftly ascended to a prominent position in women's tennis, thanks to its substantial $900,000 prize fund

Morocco, Algeria set to host Cup of Nations tournaments

After a number of deadlines passed without the hosts being revealed, a senior African Football Confederation (CAF) official told AFP...
  • North African neighbors Morocco and Algeria are seeking to stage the 2025 edition of the premier African sport event
  • The Ivory Coast will stage the 2023/2024 Cup of Nations, which has been postponed to January and February next year

ESports debuts as Asian Games medal event but women left behind

Excited video-game fans thronged a shiny new arena in the Chinese city on Sunday as eSports made its debut at the...
  • Only two women, Sabina Ibragimova of Uzbekistan and Nguyen Thi Phuong Yen of Vietnam, were scheduled to play during the dozens of officially mixed-gender games on Sunday.
  • Organizers have increasingly answered the call for women-only events in recent years, including the International Esports Federation Female Asian Championship in Saudi Arabia.

Chinese President Xi Jinping declares biggest-ever Asian Games open

Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the 19th Asian Games in a colourful ceremony in Hangzhou, launching a two-week sporting extravaganza...
  • In front of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and other visiting leaders, Xi officially opened the Games at the 80,000-capacity Hangzhou Olympic stadium.
  • The theme of the ceremony was water and it also celebrated Hangzhou's ancient history and landscape.

Afghan wushu fighters defy money woes to pursue Asian Games glory

Afghanistan will compete in 15 sports in Hangzhou, the country's first Asian Games since the Taliban seized power in 2021....
  • The team say the Taliban authorities support sport, but there is no government financial backing for athletes
  • Afghanistan will compete in 15 sports in Hangzhou, the country's first Asian Games since the Taliban seized power

Sports shift economic goalposts for Middle East

In a bid to diversify their economies, Middle Eastern nations are turning to the sports industry, marked by significant investments...
  • In a bid to diversify their economies, Middle Eastern nations are turning to the sports industry, marked by significant investments in global tournaments and infrastructure
  • Danube Group Managing Director Adel Sajan highlights Dubai's innovative spirit and the role of entities like Danube Sports World in shaping the region's sports future

Ronaldo helps Al Nassr to historic Asia Cup win in Iran

Ronaldo played a key role in Nassr's opener just after the hour, the Portuguese instigating the move that led to Abdulrahman...
  • The five-time Ballon d’Or winner, who has five UEFA Champions League titles to his name, captained the Saudi Arabian side to an opening three points in Group E
  • The match at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran was played without fans after the Asian Football Confederation upheld a one-game ban for Persepolis supporters dating back to 2021

Gamers get hold of Nintendo’s hotly awaited Switch 2

Tokyo, Japan -- Gamers finally got their hands on Nintendo's new Switch 2 on Thursday, the console that could score...

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Israel out of Euro 2024 chase, Ukraine in dramatic fightback

Israel's hopes of reaching the European Championships for the first time against the background of bloody conflict at home were...

Google’s new AI for corner kick tactics gets Liverpool approval

PARIS, FRANCE – Liverpool football analysts have given their seal of approval to a new artificial intelligence tool from Google that...

Al Hilal finish off Al Ittihad to ease into Asian Champions League semis

Ittihad's miserable night was summed up in the final minute of normal time, when striker Abderrazak Hamdallah was given a...

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‘Number one’ Joshua defeats Ngannou with brutal second-round KO

Joshua, a former unified WBO, WBA and IBF heavyweight champion, went into the fight on the back of three successive...
  • Joshua had his Cameroonian opponent on the canvas in the first round and twice more in the second in a brutal and brief exhibition of punching power
  • Ngannou, 37, was taking part in only his second professional boxing match, having lost a split decision to Tyson Fury in an October fight

Saudi football body suspends, fines Ronaldo over gesture

Sports newspaper Al-Riyadiya reported Ronaldo as saying he respected all football clubs and that the gesture expressed "strength and victory"...
  • Saudi Arabian Football Federation said the Al-Nassr captain and former Porto star was also fined a total of $8,000 for the move, which broke rules against provoking the public
  • Video emerged after his side's 3-2 win against Al-Shabab showing Ronaldo making a repeated thrusting gesture towards his groin in response to crowds chanting Lionel Messi name

Booed Israeli swimmer says she felt safe in Qatar

Israeli swimmer Anastasia Gorbenko faced crowd jeering at Qatar's World Acquatics Championships after winning a silver medal in the women's...
  • Gorbenko took silver in the 400m freestyle but the crowd in Qatar whistled when she went up to collect her medal
  • Israeli swimmer said she had no misgivings about going up to collect her medal, despite the hostile reception