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NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2024 tickets go on sale

Tickets for the 2024 NBA Abu Dhabi Games, which will feature two pre-season games between the Denver Nuggets and Boston Celtics, have gone on sale. The third edition of the NBA Abu Dhabi Games takes place October 4 and 6 at Etihad Arena on Yas Island. The NBA and the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) also announced that ...

2024-05-07T09:10:59Z

Chamari Athapaththu signs off on T20 World Cup qualification in style with century

Chamari Athapaththu saved her best for last as Sri Lanka claimed the Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier title in Abu Dhabi. The master batter had been the star attraction at the 10-team event, which decided the final two places at the World Cup in Bangladesh later this year. The final between Sri Lanka and Scotland was little more than a celebration f...

2024-05-07T19:27:30Z

Golf-McIlroy says he is not rejoining PGA Tour policy board

(Reuters) - Rory McIlroy will not be rejoining the PGA Tour's policy board as some board members were 'uncomfortable' with his potential return, the world number two said on Wednesday. McIlroy had stepped down from the board last year but said last month that he was ready to return and take Webb Simpson's place, with the American offering to resign from his role as one of the player directors.

2024-05-08T15:00:02Z

Swimming-Olympic champion Hafnaoui to miss Paris Games

(Reuters) -Olympic 400 metres freestyle champion Ahmed Hafnaoui will miss the Paris Games, Africa Aquatics (AA) said on Tuesday. The continental governing body said on its website the 21-year-old Tunisian had confirmed local media reports that he would not swim at the July 26-Aug. 11 Games. AA's report said Hafnaoui had declined to resume training in the United States where he was previously

2024-05-08T09:24:11Z

Man Utd eye £60m star to replace ‘highly criticised’ Red Devil for Ratcliffe’s summer ‘revolution’

According to reports, Manchester United could 'change' their goalkeeper this summer and they are interested in Real Sociedad star Alex Remiro.

2024-05-08T16:01:16Z

Man United 'by far not good enough' as defeat to Crystal Palace rocks European hopes

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag conceded his team is "underperforming" and the performance at Crystal Palace was "by far not good enough" as a 4-0 defeat left their hopes of playing European football next season hanging by a thread. Palace completed a first Premier League double over United in style as Michael Olise scored twice, while Jean-...

2024-05-07T04:55:17Z

Watch PFL Mena event on MBC Action and Shahid

Saudi Arabia's Abdullah Al-Qahtani meets Morocco's Taha Bendaoud in the main event

2024-05-07T15:17:16Z

Yokohama v Al Ain: What time is the Asian Champions League final and how to watch

Al Ain take on Yokohama F Marinos of Japan in a two-legged final to determine the winners of the 2023/24 Asian Champions League. The only UAE club to be crowned kings of the continent, back in 2003, Al Ain are contesting their fourth final and first since 2016. Yokohama are contesting their first final having overcome Ulsan of South Korea via a pen...

2024-05-07T05:40:15Z

Soccer-Villa ready for season's biggest challenge against Olympiakos, Emery says

(Reuters) - Aston Villa are ready to face their biggest challenge of the season on Thursday when they look to overturn a two-goal deficit against Olympiakos in the second leg of their Europa Conference League semi-final on Thursday, manager Unai Emery said. Ayoub El Kaabi scored a hat-trick for the Greek side in the first leg in a 4-2 victory at Villa Park to put them in the box seat to reach the

2024-05-08T21:15:57Z

Olympic flame to arrive in France ahead of Paris Olympics

When the Paris opening ceremony begins on July 26, it will be the first time the city has played host for a century after previous editions in 1924 and 1900

2024-05-07T15:47:26Z

Sean O'Malley thinks Conor McGregor is jealous of him, open to 'legendary' fight at lightweight

UFC bantamweight champion thinks could be threatened by his growing star power. McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC) is undeniably the biggest name in MMA history, and O'Malley (18-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) has never been hesitant to acknowledge that reality. In fact, O'Malley has…

2024-05-08T12:47:40Z

Five reasons Gareth Southgate would *actually* be good for Manchester United

Gareth Southgate to replace Ten Hag at Manchester United? Stop shaking your heads, here are five reasons he would *actually* be good for the Red Devils...

2024-03-08T08:25:25Z

Head, Abhishek blitzkrieg helps Hyderabad demolish Lucknow by ten wickets

The explosive openers scored 107 runs in the powerplay which was only the seventh time that the feat was achieved in the IPL

2024-05-08T18:15:33Z

Winning an Olympic gold on par with Grand Slams success, says Gauff

The 20-year-old American is eager to make her Games debut when the tennis event gets underway on July 27 at Roland Garros

2024-05-08T09:34:43Z

Soccer-Comeback kings Real Madrid stun Bayern to reach Champions League final

By Fernando Kallas MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid's Joselu scored twice in the final minutes as they fought back from the brink of elimination to reach the Champions League final with a dramatic 2-1 second-leg win over Bayern Munich on Wednesday that sent them through 4-3 on aggregate. Real progressed to their sixth Champions League final in 10 years and will bid for a record-extending 15th

2024-05-08T21:16:08Z

Yokohama v Al Ain: Japanese club hope to follow in footsteps of cousins Man City

Late last July, the new club champions of Europe and owners of the English league-and-cup double visited the holders of Japan’s J-League. Pep Guardiola, manager of the visiting squad, surveyed the opposition – the impression they made on him was favourable. “I’ve watched Yokohama and I like – a lot – what I see,” said Guardiola on the eve of a frie...

2024-05-08T02:58:53Z

Spain's ex-soccer chief Rubiales to stand trial for kissing player

MADRID (Reuters) -Former Spanish soccer federation chief Luis Rubiales will stand trial for his unsolicited kiss of national team player Jenni Hermoso after a High Court judge admitted the case, the court said on Wednesday. Rubiales faces one count of sexual assault and one of coercion for his alleged actions in the aftermath of the kiss. The offences carry prison terms of one year and 18 months,

2024-05-08T17:35:26Z

Tennis-Murray to make return from injury at Geneva Open

(Reuters) - Briton Andy Murray will make his comeback from injury at this month's Geneva Open after the former world number one was handed a wildcard by the organisers of the French Open tune-up event on Wednesday. Murray, who turns 37 later this month, rolled his ankle in the final set of his defeat by Czech Tomas Machac in the Miami Open in March and withdrew from the Monte Carlo Masters and

2024-05-08T09:04:08Z

Benjamin Thomas seals biggest road win of career at Giro d'Italia as Pogacar retains lead

Benjamin Thomas enjoyed the biggest win of his road career after securing a surprise victory in Stage 5 of the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday. A four-time world champion on the track, Cofidis rider Thomas had never before won a Grand Tour stage but edged out Michael Valgren and Andrea Pietrobon following a breakaway attack. The four-man break escaped t...

2024-05-08T17:00:45Z

Dortmund star ‘will go to MLS’ as ex-Arsenal, City man Samir Nasri reveals imminent transfer

According to Samir Nasri and Fabrizio Romano, Borussia Dortmund star Marco Reus is in talks over a summer move to the MLS.

2024-05-08T15:24:39Z

Top flyweight contenders Manel Kape, Muhammad Mokaev targeted for UFC 304 clash

A high-stakes flyweight showdown between and is expected to take place at UFC 304 this summer. Mokaev (12-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) announced on Wednesday on Instagram that he is set to take on Kape (19-6 MMA, 4-2 UFC) in what wi

2024-05-08T21:18:40Z

Jorge Mendes ‘offers’ Liverpool star to Barcelona after £85m-man ‘already said yes’

The 24-year-old has been 'offered' to Barcelona by his agent Jorge Mendes amid reports Liverpool would be willing to see the back of him this summer.

2024-05-08T18:46:03Z

Golf-Korda keeping it simple ahead of LPGA record attempt

NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Nelly Korda is keeping it simple as she vies for a record sixth consecutive LPGA win this week at the Cognizant Founders Cup on a tricky course at Upper Montclair Country Club. Korda clinched her second major title and fifth straight win at the Chevron Championship last month, equalling the record held by Nancy Lopez (1978) and Annika Sorenstam (2004–2005) for the

2024-05-08T19:55:45Z

Young stars of UAE are at crossroads on path to top of women’s cricket

It was always going to be Sri Lanka. Six wins out of six in the Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier. A century for the peerless Chamari Athapaththu in the final. And a place at the main event in Bangladesh with as little sweat expended as anyone could possibly manage in the heat of early summer in the UAE. Only once were they seriously pushed, which wa...

2024-05-08T14:16:44Z

Yokohama v Al Ain: How UAE club reached the Asian Champions League final

Al Ain play Japanese club Yokohama F Marinos in this month's two-legged Asian Champions League final. The UAE club, the only Emirati side to be crowned Asian champions, contest the first leg in Tokyo on Saturday, May 11. The return match takes place at the Hazza bin Zayed Stadium on May 25. After topping their group, Al Ain's path to the final was ...

2024-04-24T08:25:14Z

Olympic flame arrives in Marseille amid tight security

It's an unprecedented level of security, Interior minister Gerald Darmanin said

2024-05-08T11:34:55Z

Soccer-Leverkusen haven't forgotten last season's Europa League heartbreak against Roma, says Alonso

(Reuters) - Bayer Leverkusen will use last campaign's Europa League loss against AS Roma as motivation when they host the Serie A side once again in the second leg of the semi-finals on Thursday, manager Xabi Alonso said on Wednesday. Leverkusen were knocked out by Roma after a goalless draw in the second leg of the Europa League semis last season, losing the match 1-0 on aggregate. But a few

2024-05-08T13:44:50Z

NBA Abu Dhabi Games tickets go on sale

The NBA Abu Dhabi Games will feature 17-time champions Boston Celtics and defending champions Denver Nuggets in October

2024-05-07T14:47:11Z

This 'means so much, says Wilson as he survives Jones fightback to win maiden World Snooker title

'My kids' hero is Ronaldo' now I hope it's me' said the 2024 World Snooker Champion after his opponent Jones lost the first seven frames of the best of 35 frames contest

2024-05-07T20:03:01Z

Olympic-bound Preeti shines as seven Indian boxers clinch gold medals at Asian Championships

Indian boxers won 12 gold, 14 silver and 17 bronze medals to finish only behind the hosts Kazakhstan

2024-05-08T10:04:46Z

A look back at Al Ain's three previous visits to the Asian Champions League final

Al Ain will this month attempt to lift the Asian Champions League for a second time in their history – and first in more than two decades. Thanks to their success in 2003, the Garden City club remain the only Emirati side to capture the continent’s most coveted club trophy. Al Ain have finished runner-up twice since, in 2005 and 2016, and will bid ...

2024-05-08T08:15:25Z

Bidding opens for Messi napkin that defined soccer great's career

LONDON (Reuters) - Bidding began on Wednesday for a napkin on which soccer club Barcelona penned a promise to sign a 13-year-old Lionel Messi - who went on to become one of the game's greatest players - with early bids reaching almost $300,000. The napkin was signed in December 2000 when Carles Rexach, then Barcelona's sporting director, agreed with agent Horacio Gaggioli to recruit the Argentine

2024-05-08T20:15:46Z

With an eye on the Olympics, Murray braces for Geneva Open comeback

The Scot opted not to undergo surgery after suffering an injury and will now play the May 18-25 tournament in Switzerland

2024-05-08T09:34:43Z

Exclusive: Arsenal legend reveals two key decisions that transformed Mikel Arteta’s Gunners reign

Parlour believes Arteta rolled the dice at Arsenal when he demanded the removal of two big-name stars who challenged his authority - and now he is reaping the rewards.

2024-05-08T14:25:28Z

Diego Maradona's 1986 World Cup Golden Ball to be auctioned

Diego Maradona's Golden Ball trophy, awarded for being named the best player at the 1986 World Cup, is set to be auctioned off in France on June 6. The Aguttes auction house announced this week that the item will go under the hammer. It will be the first time a Golden Ball has been presented at auction and is expected to fetch millions. Maradona re...

2024-05-08T12:30:28Z

Olympic legend wants Arab women to become role models

Meet Kiwi shot putter Valerie Adams who swung back to action at 36 after two children and three critical abdominal surgeries to win an Olympic Bronze

2024-05-08T12:05:11Z

Jonathan Milan sprints to Giro d'Italia stage win as Tadej Pogacar stays in overall lead

Lidl-Trek's Italian rider Jonathan Milan went one better than his second-place finish on Monday by sprinting to victory on Stage 4 of the Giro d'Italia in front of ecstatic fans on his home turf. Milan surged to the front close to the line and, despite the best efforts of Australia's Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck), he held on to make up for miss...

2024-05-07T16:42:02Z

Report: Jermall Charlo arrested for DWI after crashing car

Jermall Charlo reportedly continues to have out-of-the-ring problems. The 160-pound titleholder was arrested and charged with drunken driving after the Lamborghini he was driving collided with another car Tuesday evening in the Houston area, TMZ is reporting. Charl

2024-05-08T01:36:21Z

Jordanian fighters relishing opportunity on PFL's global stage

PFL Mena will put the spotlight on fighters from this region, which features a strong contingent from Jordan

2024-05-08T11:04:52Z

Puig, Gooch and Burmester among host of LIV Golf players invited to next week’s US PGA Championship

This decision to invite players outside of the top 100 has precedents which is an interesting initiative to watch

2024-05-07T15:17:17Z

Soccer-Fiorentina book Conference League final place with Brugge draw

BRUGES, Belgium (Reuters) -Lucas Beltran scored a late penalty as Fiorentina secured a 1-1 second-leg draw at Club Brugge on Wednesday to win their semi-final tie 4-3 on aggregate and secure back-to-back appearances in the Europa Conference League final. The Italians led 3-2 from the first leg in Florence, but Hans Vanaken levelled the tie with an early opener for Belgian side Brugge. Fiorentina

2024-05-08T20:15:44Z

Read: How luxury in-home golf simulators are becoming the rage these days

The units are equipped to transform residences into golfing sanctuaries while eradicating the limitations of weather, seasonality and tee times

2024-05-07T15:47:25Z

Yokohama v Al Ain: Maverick keeper Khalid Essa key to UAE club's chances of ACL glory

Khalid Essa was downright. Defiant even. Speaking after Al Ain had cast out Al Hilal from the Asian Champions League semi-final, with a certitude no doubt stiffened by his man-of-the-match award, the UAE goalkeeper used the moment to defend his position as steadfastly as he had protected his team’s goal. “I would like to say, I know my performance ...

2024-05-07T11:11:33Z

Visiting Arsenal: The Emirates as an away fan is way down list below Spurs

Getting battered by Arsenal is not why this particular Bournemouth fan marks the Emirates away-day way below Spurs but above West Ham.

2024-05-08T15:01:03Z

Cycling-Benjamin Thomas wins Giro stage five after breakaway holds off peloton

(Reuters) -French rider Benjamin Thomas outsprinted his breakaway colleagues to win the fifth stage of the Giro d'Italia on Wednesday, giving the Cofidis team their first victory this year. The four-man break escaped the peloton after the final intermediate sprint of the day, with 80km left to ride, and held off the chasing pack despite the best efforts of the main sprint contenders' teams.

2024-05-08T16:20:19Z

Sung misses trophy presentation but not the bullseye at 30th Dubai Duty Free Golf Cup

The winner leaves the Montgomerie in a hurry due to work obligations after shooting a tournament-winning 43 Stableford points

2024-05-07T14:17:06Z

Soccer-Real Madrid stun Bayern with late fightback to reach Champions League final

By Fernando Kallas MADRID (Reuters) -Real Madrid showed they remain Europe's comeback kings as Joselu's late double rescued them from the brink of elimination to reach the Champions League final with a dramatic 2-1 second-leg win over Bayern Munich at Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday. A 4-3 aggregate victory sealed Real's progress to a remarkable sixth Champions League final in 10 years and they

2024-05-08T21:56:02Z

Champions League: 'This is life', says Mbappe after being denied dream PSG farewell by Dortmund

Sad end to an era as the French star's final European act goes against the script as the German underdogs fashion out victory

2024-05-08T06:34:34Z

Lowry hopes to follow-up Zurich Classic success and keep the good times rolling at Wells Fargo

The 2019 Open Championship winner teamed up with Rory McIlroy to win the recent Zurich Classic of New Orleans team event

2024-05-08T11:04:52Z

Hernan Crespo can write his name into Al Ain folklore by winning Asian Champions League

It represents something of a quirk that the Asian Champions League has provided the nadir of Hernan Crespo’s still-emergent managerial career yet could soon offer its zenith. In charge last year of Al Duhail, the Qatar club he guided to a treble in his debut season in the Gulf, the Argentine experienced arguably his worst night as a coach. Duhail, ...

2024-05-07T02:55:02Z