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Valverde and Cavendish headline star-studded UAE Tour line-up

20 Jan 2020

With Mark Cavendish, Rohan Dennis and 2018 World Champion Alejandro Valverde among the marquee list of riders, the route and jerseys for the second edition of the UAE Tour were...

Hero World Series opener in Dubai attracts top mountain bikers

08 Jan 2020

Bikers representing 20 countries will be in action when Dubai will host the opening leg of the Hero World Series 2020 next month. The three-day event is scheduled to...

Racing at Jebel Ali to return soon as track makeover in full swing

31 Dec 2019

Following temporary suspension of races at the iconic Jebel Ali Racecourse over the ‘kickback issue’, the management is doing what it takes to restore the racecourse’s three-decades-old racetrack and ensure...

Sharapova plans to play Oz Open but to give Tokyo Olympics a miss

20 Dec 2019

Maria Sharapova — one of the highest paid female athletes and glamorous faces of the sport — plans to play in the Australian Open next year, despite battling with lingering...

Mulla, Reiterer rule; Perez retains Runabout GP1 title

20 Dec 2019

In a dramatic turn of events, France’s Jeremy Perez retained his Runabout GP1 title after winning the final moto, while Rashid Al Mulla, Kevin Reiterer and Emma-Nellie Ortendahl ended the...

Young guns are closing gap on ‘Big Three,’ says Djokovic

19 Dec 2019

Tennis’ young guns are getting ‘dangerously close’ to breaking the domination of the ‘Big Three’ in the men’s game, (Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic) says the Serbian star....

World Championship bolsters Sharjah’s sporting image

17 Dec 2019

Sharjah is celebrating 20 glorious years of hosting the F1H2O World Championship, a watersports event that has gone a long way in cementing the emirate’s reputation as a leading global...

RPL: GCC’s biggest corporate cricket tourney starts next month

13 Dec 2019

With 72 teams, 143 matches and four iconic venues, the biggest corporate cricket tournament of the GCC — Rashid Alleem Premier League (RPL) returns next month for its fifth edition....

Bigger and better Labour Sports Tournament returns to Sharjah

08 Dec 2019

Giving momentum to its bid to promote healthy lifestyle among blue-collar workers in the emirate, Sharjah Labour Standards Development Authority (LSDA) will host the third edition of the highly-popular Labour...

Top Indian stars to compete at Car Fare Kabaddi Cup Dubai

28 Nov 2019

Some top Indian players will be in action when Car Fare Kabaddi Cup Dubai will get underway at the Dubai Police Officers Club on Friday. The highly popular third...

Amir Naqvi

A seasoned journalist covering major sports events around the world. Amir is Sports Editor with Gulf Today.

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