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Al Ain survive Kalba scare as Fujairah edge past Al Wahda; Sharjah win

Saeed Juma’s late strike secured a hard-fought 3-2 victory for Al Ain against Ittihad Kalba at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in the opening matchweek of the Arabian Gulf League season on Friday.

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Barca’s Fati: Big leap from African suburb to probable Spain jersey

Barcelona’s 16-year-old starlet Ansu Fati was granted Spanish citizenship on Friday, a government spokeswoman said, meaning he will be able to represent Spain at international level.

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Clash of styles as All Blacks, Boks meet in WC blockbuster

Yokohama: New Zealand captain Kieran Read said Saturday’s highly anticipated clash with South Africa is one of the biggest matches of his career as the All Blacks launch their bid

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City ready for stiff Watford test as Reds take on Blues

Fernandinho stepped seamlessly into Manchester City’s backline in midweek to ease Pep Guardiola’s defensive woes but the Premier League champions know their stretched resources

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Summiteers Sevilla await Real; Barcelona face plucky Granada

Madrid: Both Barcelona and Real Madrid travel to Andalusia this weekend in search of precious Liga points after stuttering form in Europe and in their domestic campaigns as table-toppers

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Iraq bounce back in Asian U-16 C’ship qualifiers; China win

Bishkek: Iraq bounced back from their opening day defeat to edge Lebanon 2-1 in Group F of the AFC U-16 Championship 2020 qualifiers at the Dolen Omurzakov Stadium on Friday.

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Ronaldo looking for 'Edna,' girl who gave him free burgers

"I want to invite them to Turin or Lisbon to come to have dinner with me because I want to give something back."

20 Sep 2019

Shabab Al Ahli and Al Jazira post wins on AGL opening day

Al Jazira kicked off the 2019/20 Arabian Gulf League (AGL) season with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Al Dhafra at Mohamed Bin Zayed Stadium on Thursday. Al Jazira started the game

19 Sep 2019

UAE beat Iraq in Asian U16 C’ship qualifiers

Bishkek: UAE defeated Iraq 1-0, while hosts Kyrgyzstan came from behind to beat Lebanon 3-2 in Group F of the AFC U-16 Championship 2020 qualifiers at the Dolen Omurzakov Stadium on Wednesday.

19 Sep 2019

City cruise as Real suffer PSG rout in CL opener

Premier League champions City bounced back from defeat by Norwich at the weekend with a comfortable 3-0 victory against Shakhtar Donetsk in Kharkiv. Riyad Mahrez slammed home

19 Sep 2019

‘Jackass’ Conte’s Inter ready to kick back into gear against Milan

Milan: Antonio Conte branded himself a ‘jackass’ for his tactical blunders which saw Inter Milan struggle to a draw in their European opener this week, but warned they would kick

19 Sep 2019