‘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...
Paris Olympics’ organizers worry heatwave can spell trouble for games
A new study presenting "climate simulations to anticipate worst-case heatwaves during the Paris 2024 Olympics" has focused minds after it...
Hamilton, Verstappen neck and neck, ahead of weekend’s showdown in Abu Dhabi
The 36-year-old Briton and his Dutch rival, who is 12 years younger, have for the large part treated each other...
- The 36-year-old Briton and his Dutch rival, who is 12 years younger, have for the large part treated each other with respect
- But after 20 races, the equivalent of driving from New York to London, the pair head to Yas Marina with their relationship seemingly at its lowest point
Hamilton dominates Saudi practice ahead of key title weekend
Hamilton has won the last two races in Brazil and Qatar to trim Verstappen's advantage but if the Dutchman wins...
- The Mercedes driver posted a quickest time of 1min 29.786secs in the first session on the new street circuit
- He later eclipsed that with 1min 29.018secs under the lights in the curtailed second session
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Palestine football team eyes Amputee World Cup
The team is training at the Palestine Stadium in Gaza City under the supervision of the International Committee of the...
- The players in the team are training for qualifying matches to be held in March 2022 in Iran
- If the team succeeds, it will go on to the Amputee Football World Cup, slated to be held in Turkey in late 2022
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Blink Experience backs Saudi GP
Saudi GP said the UAE company is now an official supporter.
- The Saudi GP is expected to be the largest sporting event to be hosted by the country
- It is going to be held for the first time at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit
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Doha hosts triathlon federations’ meeting to develop sport
A meeting of the GCC triathlon federations was held in Doha to discuss proposals for the development of sports in...
- The meeting discussed the proposal to establish the Gulf triathlon league
- Federations of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait and the UAE were present.
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Saudi girls dream big with launch of soccer league
A women’s football league in Saudi Arabia is set to launch on Monday.
- Saudi Arabia's first women football club King's United was founded in 2006
- A total of 16 teams will take part in first edition of women football league in Saudi Arabia
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Qatar World Cup ‘unfairly treated’ on rights
There had been 'extraordinary' progress, including the introduction of a minimum wage and improvements to working conditions and accommodation, says...
- There has been 'extraordinary' progress, including the introduction of a minimum wage and improvements to working conditions and accommodation, says Khater
- Qatar will hold the first World Cup in the Middle East a year from now, in eight stadiums in and around the capital Doha
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Qatar academy fuels World Cup dream
Qatar are the first hosts never to have qualified for a World Cup by right.
- The Qatar team is coached by Felix Sanchez, who was lured from Barcelona's famed La Masia academy, alma mater of Lionel Messi
- Under him, the team has notched several wins, including the 2019 AFC Asian Cup
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Saudi Arabia launches its first women’s football league
The league is a part of the federation’s 2017 program to support women's football.
- The Saudi football federation has launched the first edition of a women's football league
- This tournament will be held on November 22 this year, in two phases
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Newcastle appoint Eddie Howe as new manager
Howe was confirmed as Newcastle's new manager on Monday, a month after a Saudi-led takeover at St James's Park.
- The former Bournemouth boss succeeds Steve Bruce, who left the Premier League club by "mutual consent" on October 20.
- Newcastle are second from the bottom of the Premier League without a single win this season.
‘Number one’ Joshua defeats Ngannou with brutal second-round KO
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‘Bigger than basketball’: South Sudan win hearts, minds at World Cup
Captain Kuany Ngor Kuany, who was born in South Sudan but moved to Australia as a nine-year-old, said the tournament...
- South Sudan are competing at the Basketball World Cup, currently taking place in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia, and have won plaudits for their dynamic play
- Playing in the tournament for the first time, they pulled off a historic win when they beat basketball-obsessed China 89-69 in their second game
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Saudi hosts AlUla Desert Blaze, the toughest run in GCC region
AlUla, Saudi Arabia -- AlUla Desert Blaze, a unique running challenge, which kicked off on Saturday and saw participation of nearly 200 male and female...
- The run, which kicked off Saturday, saw participation of nearly 200 male and female runners from 39 countries.
- The participants faced the toughest challenges amid scorching summer heat, enduring temperatures reaching up to 43 degrees Celsius.
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UAE’s Olympic tapestry woven by pillars of progress
"It' time to promote the Olympic Movement's core values in close collaboration with national sports organizations and key authorities. The...
- Sheikh Ahmed commends the efforts of past Presidents of the National Olympic Committee
- New NOC Board members have been elected and tasked with raising UAE's sporting standards