Sports | Tuesday 5 January, 2016 12:07 pm

Real Madrid appoints Zidane as coach

Real Madrid has fired coach Rafa Benitez after only seven months and replaced him with former player Zinedine Zidane. Club president Florentino Perez announced the decision at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium on Monday, a day after Madrid’s 2-2 draw at Valencia deepened a crisis that started...

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Sports | Monday 4 January, 2016 2:21 pm

Nada Al Naqbi appointed Deputy Head of the Supreme Organising Committee of Arab Women Sports Tournament

Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Wife of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, Chairperson of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs and Chairperson of Sharjah Ladies Club (SLC), has promoted Nada Askar Al Naqbi, Head of the Executive Committee of AWST and Tournament Manager, to...

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Sports | Sunday 3 January, 2016 1:42 pm

The 3rd Arab Women's Sports Tournament extends registration deadline

The organising committee of the 2016 Arab Women’s Sports Tournament (AWST), taking place on February 2-12 in Sharjah, has extended the deadline for Arab clubs wishing to participate in the third edition of the tournament. Clubs who would like to participate now have till January 7 to...

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Sports | Wednesday 23 December, 2015 12:37 pm

du All-Champions Clinic to select the UAE’s Top Talents & Mentor Winning Teams

UAE – 23 December 2015 – du Football Champions, featuring the nation’s official UAE Schools and Streets Cup and the  regions only youth football scouting platform at an international level, announced today that a special All-Champions Clinic featuring LaLiga coaches and led...

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Sports | Monday 21 December, 2015 1:10 pm

ABU DHABI HSBC GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP SEEKS 450 VOLUNTEERS

As the world’s best players prepare to descend on Abu Dhabi Golf Club this January, 450 volunteers are being recruited to support the 2016 Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship – the European Tour Desert Swing opener.    With volunteer applications now open, tournament owners ...

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Sports | Monday 21 December, 2015 4:19 am

Abu Dhabi Forensics Wins Iron Man Tournament

Forensic Evidence Department at Abu Dhabi Police won the first place in Iron Man Tournament. The Western Region Police Directorate came second, while the Government and Diplomatic Premises Protection Department came third.   On the individual level of the championship; Abdullah Al...

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Sports | Sunday 13 December, 2015 3:44 pm

ABU DHABI LAUNCHES GROUND-BREAKING 5-YEAR FREE GRASSROOTS GOLF PROGRAMME IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HSBC

As the world’s best golfers prepare to tee off at next month’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, Abu Dhabi Sports Council (ADSC) and HSBC Bank Middle East Limited have launched a ground-breaking grassroots programme - the largest in the emirate - to introduce more than 2,000 local...

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Sports | Sunday 6 December, 2015 3:01 pm

7Emirates Run and RAKBANK ‘Get Children Back on Their Feet’

RAKBANK recently supported the UAE's only cross-country charity run, “7Emirates Run,” organized by Al Jalila Foundation on the occasion of the UAE National Sports Day on 25th November and to celebrate the UAE 44th National Day on 2nd December. The 575 kilometre, 12-day charity run...

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Sports | Tuesday 1 December, 2015 1:45 pm

Xerox Corporate Golf Challenge Concludes 2015 Qualifiers at Dubai’s Els Golf Club

The 17th edition of the Xerox Corporate Golf Challenge announced the successful conclusion of its last qualifying round at the Els Club Golf, Dubai, UAE, which was played on Thursday, November 26, 2015.   The winners were Srinivasan Satyamurthy and Manish Joshi, with a score of 41....

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Sports | Thursday 26 November, 2015 3:08 am

Pakistan takes on England in the first T20 International in Dubai

The excitement of limited overs cricket has already begun to reach its feverish pitch this November! After the exciting ODIs that took place across the UAE, Haier Mobile presents UBL ODI & T20 Series, which is starting this Thursday in Dubai. Mr. Naeem Bashir Ahmad,...

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