Verstappen out to silence McLaren in the battle of Bahrain
McLaren's Lando Norris holds a wafer-thin advantage over four-time world champion Max Verstappen going into this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix.
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Big money as Saudi Arabia makes foray into cricket with IPL auction
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has backed extravagant sports investments -- set to culminate in Saudi Arabia hosting the football...
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UAE stun South Korea to earn World Cup playoff with Australia
Although they were allowed only a miserly 23 percent ball possession, the Emiratis managed to sneak a goal through the...
- South Korea and Iran had already made the cut directly from Group A in the final round of qualifying
- This left the UAE and Iraq in a crunch battle to clinch the third spot to earn the right to meet Australia
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Yemen rebels attack oil facilities near Saudi F1 track
Friday's attacks targeted ‘Aramco facilities in Jeddah and vital facilities in the capital of the Saudi enemy, Riyadh’, tweeted Houthi...
- The Houthi rebels of Yemen have frequently launched similar assaults on Saudi oil facilities
- However, the Jeddah attack came as a worldwide audience tuned in for the F1 Grand Prix
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Arabs denounce ‘double standard’ of Russia sports bans
Palestinian midfielder Mohamed Rashid said, 'It makes us feel like our lives are cheaper than the lives of those in...
- In the beginning of March, the national flag of Ukraine was displayed at all English Premier League matches to show solidarity
- FIFA and UEFA suspended Russia from all international competitions days after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine
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UFC, martial arts group, to return to UAE in October
The world’s premier mixed martial arts organization UFC will return to UAE in October 2022 at Abu Dhabi Showdown Week...
- The UFC 281 will be the third event of a five-year partnership between DCT Abu Dhabi and the UFC
- It will mark the promotion’s 17th overall event in Abu Dhabi, dating back to UFC 112: INVINCIBLE in April 2010
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Qatar’s Invincibles stir up World Cup hopes
When Al Sadd wrapped up a second straight Qatar title by stretching their unbeaten league run to 49 games, they...
- Al Sadd's squad contains the bulk of Qatar's national side, as well as a former Arsenal star Santi Cazorla and ex-Premier League regular Andre Ayew
- "Most of Al Sadd's players are internationals and this (success) stimulates enthusiasm, courage and the desire to be fully ready for the World Cup," the 24-year-old told AFP
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Bahrain and the Netherlands discuss ways to boost ties
Bahrain and the Netherlands discussed ways to strengthen cooperation and boost the youth sector in both countries through exchange of...
- Both sides lauded the distinguished relations between Bahrain and the Netherlands in all fields
- They also highlighted the major initiatives and programs launched to support the youth sector
Chelsea bags FIFA world champion title in Abu Dhabi
Chelsea was handed the prestigious trophy by FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
- A total of 32,871 fans at the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi witnessed the finals between Chelsea and Palmeiras
- Goals from Romelu Lukaku and Raphael Veiga saw the game finish 1-1 in normal time before Kai Havertz hit the winning goal
Kuwaiti Crown Prince urges officials to develop sporting spirit
Al-Sabah said this in a speech at Bayan Palace when receiving Minister of Public Works and State Minister for Youth...
- Al-Sabah said this in a speech at Bayan Palace when receiving Minister of Public Works and State Minister for Youth Affairs Ali Al-Mosa
- He was presented with the three winning teams of the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Championship
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$100m platform set to give MENA esports a boost
Zain-PlayHera joint venture aims to enhance the capabilities of esports professionals and nurture local talent in the regional markets
- The partnership, which delivers the first esports platform in the region, aims to enhance the capabilities of esports professionals
- It will also nurture local talent in the region’s markets by creating an enabling environment for esports content creators and designers
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Europe clubs lost €7bn due to Covid-19 pandemic: UEFA
The latest UEFA study includes the consolidated results of these same 711 clubs for the year 2020, as well as...
- Gate receipts were decimated, sponsorship was down, and television rights receipts were hit
- Clubs are believed to have suffered a €4-billion hit in 2019-2020, and €3 billion in 2020-2021
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Verstappen out to silence McLaren in the battle of Bahrain
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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