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Suarez strike sends Atleti to brink of title, Celta dash Barca hopes

Atletico Madrid took a giant step towards the La Liga title in dramatic circumstances by fighting their way back to beat Osasuna 2-1 at home on Sunday thanks to a late strike from Luis Suarez. Atletico dominated the game and hit the woodwork twice in the first half

17 hours ago

Dortmund seal Champions League spot with sixth straight victory

Borussia Dortmund secured their place in the Champions League for next season as Raphael Guerreiro, Marco Reus and Julian Brandt scored in a 3-1 win at Mainz on Sunday. Three days after routing Leipzig 4-1 to win the German Cup final, Dortmund swept

17 hours ago

Bernal takes Giro lead with victory in 9th stage, Ciccone finishes second

Colombia’s Egan Bernal soared into the Giro d’Italia overall lead on Sunday when he accelerated away from his key rivals to win stage nine’s mountaintop showdown. The Ineos leader, and winner of the 2019 Tour de France, pulled away from a select group

18 hours ago

Alisson strikes as Liverpool keep Champions League dream alive

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson’s dramatic 95th-minute goal saw the Reds to a 2-1 victory at West Bromwich Albion on Sunday which maintained their bid to play in the Champions League. Liverpool moved to within a point of fourth-placed Chelsea and three behind

18 hours ago

Creative Force claims Carnarvon Stakes

Improving sprinter Creative Force made it four wins from five starts with an authoritative display in the six-furlong Listed Carnarvon Stakes at Newbury on Saturday. The Charlie Appleby-trained son of Dubawi, whose three previous victories had all come over the same

18 hours ago

Rombauer roars to upset win in 146th Preakness Stakes

Rombauer charged late to win the 146th Preakness Stakes on Saturday as Medina Spirit, whose Kentucky Derby victory was clouded by a failed drugs test, finished third. Rombauer, an 11-1 longshot, gave trainer Mike McCarthy a victory with his first entrant in one of

18 hours ago

AFC president extends condolences on passing of Palestinian footballers Odeh and Abu Al Ata

According to information received by the AFC from the Palestine Football Association (PFA), Odeh was killed by Israeli soldiers in his home village of Huwarrah while Abu Al Ata died during the Israeli airstrikes in Gaza.

20 hours ago

Remaining matches of PSL to be held in Abu Dhabi from June 1-20, says source  

Rumours are already swirling around for the UAE to be the likely host to complete the 14th edition of the IPL, which was abandoned in the mid-way after coronavirus cases were reported in the bubble.

20 hours ago

Leicester players Hamza Choudhury and Wesley Fofana show support for Palestinians after FA Cup win

Leicester players Hamza Choudhury and Wesley Fofana showed support for the Palestinians after winning the FA Cup final on Saturday.

16 May 2021

Leicester end 137-year wait to lift maiden FA Cup title

Leicester won the FA Cup for the first time in the club’s 137-year history on Saturday as Youri Tielemans’s sensational strike beat Chelsea 1-0 in front of 22,000 fans at Wembley.

15 May 2021

Nadal enters Rome final; Swiatek sets showdown with Pliskova

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal had starkly different days at the Italian Open on Saturday. Djokovic regained his cool after throwing his racket off the court in a grueling,

15 May 2021

Zidane casts doubt over future as Real coach, hints at leaving the club

Zinedine Zidane hinted on Saturday he could leave as coach of Real Madrid at the end of the season, saying he believes “there comes a time when it’s the moment to change”.

15 May 2021

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Football

Shabab Al Ahli beat Al Nasr, lift tenth President’s Cup

Shabab Al Ahli defeated Al Nasr 2-1 in the final of the President’s Cup to successfully defend the prestigious title at the Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium on...

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Suarez strike sends Atleti to brink of title, Celta dash Barca hopes

Atletico Madrid took a giant step towards the La Liga title in dramatic circumstances by fighting their way back to beat Osasuna 2-1 at home on Sunday...

17 hours ago

Dortmund seal Champions League spot with sixth straight victory

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17 hours ago

Alisson strikes as Liverpool keep Champions League dream alive

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson’s dramatic 95th-minute goal saw the Reds to a 2-1 victory at West Bromwich Albion on Sunday which maintained their bid to...

18 hours ago

Tennis

Nadal downs Djokovic to win 10th Rome title; Swiatek crushes Pliskova in women’s final

Rafael Nadal beat world number one Novak Djokovic to win a 10th Italian Open title on Sunday and set down a key marker two weeks out from the defence ...

17 hours ago

Nadal enters Rome final; Swiatek sets showdown with Pliskova

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal had starkly different days at the Italian Open on Saturday. Djokovic regained his cool after throwing his racket off t...

15 May 2021

Nadal sets up semis clash with Opelka; Barty pulls out

Rafael Nadal ended a run of three straight losses to Alexander Zverev with a convincing 6-3, 6-4 win over the German on Friday to reach the Italian Op...

14 May 2021

Nadal wins thriller, joins Djokovic in quarters; Barty meets Gauff

Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal reached the quarter-finals of the Italian Open in contrasting styles on Thursday as spectators returned to t...

13 May 2021

Thiem, Tsitsipas battle into next round as Medvedev ousted, Barty advances

Austrian fourth seed Dominic Thiem rallied from a set down to battle past Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics into the third round of the Italian Open on Wedne...

12 May 2021

Djokovic begins title defence with win over Fritz, Muguruza advances

Novak Djokovic began his Italian Open title defense in style with a 6-3, 7-6(5) win over Taylor Fritz on a rainy Tuesday in Rome as all other remainin...

11 May 2021

Sinner sets up 2nd round clash with Nadal in Rome; Zverev clinches Madrid Open title

Jannik Sinner booked a second-round showdown with nine-time champion Rafael Nadal at the Italian Open after a 6-2, 6-4 win over Frenchman Ugo Humbert ...

10 May 2021

Returning Serena hints she could miss Olympics

Serena Williams raised doubts over her participation at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday, ahead of her return to the limelight this week at the Italian Op...

10 May 2021

Cricket

Remaining matches of PSL to be held in Abu Dhabi from June 1-20, says source  

Rumours are already swirling around for the UAE to be the likely host to complete the 14th edition of the IPL, which was abandoned in the mid-way afte...

20 hours ago

Pakistan players selected on basis of connections, not performance, claims Shoaib

Former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik has levelled allegations of selection bias against the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), saying that players get pi...

15 May 2021

Would support Smith if he becomes Australia captain again, says Paine

Australia Test captain Tim Paine said that he would support Steve Smith if he becomes the team’s captain again. Speculation has been rife about Smith ...

13 May 2021

Sri Lanka Cricket sack ODI skipper Karunaratne

Karunaratne, a 33-year-old left-hand batsman, has played 34 ODI matches and scored 767 runs for Sri Lanka. Mathews had featured in 218 ODIs, scored 5,...

12 May 2021

England stars told to put international duty ahead of IPL matches

England stars such as Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer and Jos Buttler have been told their international commitments will have to take precedence in the even...

12 May 2021

Indian cricketers get coronavirus vaccines before England tour

India face New Zealand in the final of the inaugural World Test Championship at Southampton in June before playing a five-Test series against England ...

11 May 2021

Babar turns focus to Windies after series win over Zimbabwe

Pakistan captain Babar Azam lauded his players after they completed a successful southern Africa tour with a second straight innings victory over Zimb...

10 May 2021

'Well done:’ ICC declares Pakistan’s Babar and Australia’s Healy ‘Player of the Month’

Pakistan captain Babar Azam has been declared Player of the Month by the International Cricket Council (ICC) following his stunning performance in the...

10 May 2021

Motorsport

Mercedes masterstroke helps Hamilton deny Verstappen, claim fifth successive Spanish GP

Lewis Hamilton claimed his fifth successive Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen after a Mercedes pit-stop masterstroke. Ha...

09 May 2021

Hamilton makes history by claiming 100th F1 pole at Spanish GP, says it’s like my first

World champion Lewis Hamilton celebrated his 100th pole on Saturday after setting the fastest time in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix and declar...

08 May 2021

Hamilton seeks 5th straight win as ‘nip and tuck’ battle begins

The Formula One circus pitches up in Barcelona this weekend for the Spanish Grand Prix with Red Bull’s tantalising tilt at prising the spotlight away ...

06 May 2021

Hamilton and Verstappen to resume title fight in Barcelona

The race for the Formula One title has quickly become a two-man show, and it’s not expected to change when the circuit goes to Barcelona this week for...

05 May 2021

Ben Sulayem launches diversity and inclusion in motorsport plan

FIA Presidential candidate Mohammed Ben Sulayem has launched a far-reaching plan to increase diversity and inclusion in motorsport on a global basis. ...

01 May 2021

Stage set for Portugal Grand Prix as Hamilton eyes 100th pole

The third instalment of what is shaping up to be one of Formula One’s finest title duels in years moves to Portugal’s sun-blessed Algarve this weekend...

29 Apr 2021

Dhaheri dominates World Series Karting Super Master Series

Emirati Rashid Al Dhaheri continues the 2021 racing season with another important win on 25th April during the distinguished World Series Karting Supe...

26 Apr 2021

Verstappen wins chaotic rain-hit Imola Grand Prix as Hamilton rues rare mistake

Max Verstappen kept his cool to claim a chaotic rain-hit Emilia Romagna Grand Prix on Sunday as seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton recover...

19 Apr 2021