Sports | Sunday 30 October, 2016 4:43 pm

Barrier Draw Helps Godolphin in Melbourne CUP Charge

Godolphin, the global thoroughbred breeding and horseracing stable founded by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, is now in the unprecedented position of having the first two favourites for Melbourne...

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Sports | Sunday 30 October, 2016 12:35 pm

MancHester City Footbal Club’s Cityzens Giving Programme, Citi UAE AND Emirates Foundation KAFA’AT Program

Manchester City Football Club in partnership with Citibank UAE and Emirates Foundation Kafa’at Program hosted a two-day community football coaching and leadership workshop for aspiring sports leaders at New York University Abu Dhabi on October 21 and 22, 2016. The Cityzens Giving Young Leader ...

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Sports | Sunday 30 October, 2016 4:47 am

Sixty-four matches will determine the champion of the region’s first 3x3 Basketball Tournament

The first edition of the 3x3 Arab Women Basketball Tournament commences today (Sunday) at Sharjah Ladies Club's (SLC), with an inaugural match between the Emirati Sharqiya Women Team and Bahrain's Ministry of Youth and Sports Team. The Tournament will see 64 matches over 30-31 October that...

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Sports | Saturday 29 October, 2016 4:43 am

8 Arab countries gear-up to compete for the “3x3 Arab Women Basketball Tournament” on Sunday

The first edition of the 3x3 Arab Women’s Basketball Tournament will kick start tomorrow (Sunday) with the participation of 16 clubs from 8 Arab countries. The Tournament will be hosted in Sharjah under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher Bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Chairperson of the...

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Sports | Thursday 27 October, 2016 6:36 am

Dubai gears up for the region’s most popular fitness festival

The countdown is on for the region’s largest celebration of fitness and healthy living. The Sun & Sand Sports (SSS) Fitness Fest races into The Palm, Skydive Dubai on November 4 & 5 with activities, fun challenges, exciting competitions, and healthy cooking shows for the whole...

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Sports | Wednesday 26 October, 2016 3:07 pm

Toyota GAZOO Racing earns its first victory of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship

Toyota GAZOO Racing earned its first victory of the season on home ground in an epic 6 Hours of Fuji, the seventh round of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC).   In front of an enthusiastic Japanese crowd, all three LMP1 manufacturers showed near identical pace, but the TS050 ...

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Sports | Wednesday 26 October, 2016 4:48 am

High Tee! Ras al Khaima 2016 Golf Challenge Contenders Take on Emirate’s Towering Jebel Jais Mountain

A trio of contenders in this week’s inaugural Ras Al Khaimah 2016 Golf Challenge have experienced ‘High Tee’ with a difference, as they scaled the towering Jebel Jais, the UAE’s highest mountain, before firing a series of blistering drives into the rocky caverns of the...

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Sports | Wednesday 26 October, 2016 3:44 am

DEBATISTA Takes First SWS Junior CUP Podium at Dubai Kartdrome

The established order of the Junior Cup in the Sodi World Series (SWS) Sprint Races was given a shakeup on Monday night at the Dubai Kartdrome when upstart Patrick Debatista won his first podium of the series.    The SWS Senior Cup, meanwhile, was business as usual as veterans Saeed ...

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Sports | Tuesday 25 October, 2016 2:39 pm

Sharjah Ready to Welcome Top Clubs in 3x3 Arab Women Basketball Tournament

The Higher Organising Committee (HOC) of the 3x3 Arab Women Basketball Tournament has announced that Sharjah is fully prepared and ready to receive the participating clubs in the first edition of the competition, which will take place at the Women Sport Department’s headquarters in Sharjah...

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Sports | Tuesday 25 October, 2016 1:12 pm

Winners of the Annual Abu Dhabi Dragon Boat Festival on October 22, 2016 Reveals Best of the Best

As they paddled with paddles adorned with team symbols, in handcrafted boats decked with magnificent dragons, over sixty teams participated in what has been the largest Dragon Boat Festival on record.  The Shangri-La Hotel in Qaryat Al Beri was the site for this very unique racing...

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