LaLiga leaders Barcelona's pursuit of a 27th Spanish title gained momentum after substitute Franck Kessie scored a stunning goal in added time to secure a 2-1 comeback win over Real Madrid on Sunday.
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz snapped Daniil Medvedev's 19-match win streak with a 6-3 6-2 rout in the Indian Wells final on Sunday that will see him leapfrog Novak Djokovic and return to world number one in the rankings.
Fernando Alonso was handed back the 100th podium of his Formula One career, and second in two races for Aston Martin, after a U-turn by officials hours after the finish of Sunday's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Australian pacer Mitchell Starc ripped through India's line-up with five wickets to lay the platform for a crushing 10-wicket win in the second one-day international in Visakhapatnam on Sunday that levelled their three-match series at 1-1.
"Roll on the World Cup" was the message from Ireland captain Johnny Sexton on Saturday after his side completed a Six Nations Grand Slam in a campaign that showed just why they are the world's top-ranked team.
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz was far from his best but did enough to beat Italy's Jannik Sinner 7-6(4) 6-3 on Saturday and set up an Indian Wells final showdown with red-hot Russian Daniil Medvedev in the California desert.
Kane Williamson and Henry Nicholls both scored double centuries as New Zealand flayed Sri Lanka's bowling to rack up an imposing 580 for four declared on the second day of the second test on Saturday.
Novak Djokovic will miss next week's Miami Open after the Serbian was denied an exemption that would have allowed him to enter the U.S. despite not being vaccinated against COVID-19.
Holders Real Madrid will play 2021 winners Chelsea in the Champions League quarter-finals while Manchester City's Pep Guardiola will visit his former club Bayern Munich after the teams were drawn together.
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz downed Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4 6-4 on Thursday to book an Indian Wells semi-final place against Jannik Sinner after the Italian knocked out defending champion Taylor Fritz 6-4 4-6 6-4.
Manchester United cruised into the Europa League quarter-finals as Marcus Rashford's second-half goal secured a 1-0 win at Real Betis in the last-16 second leg on Thursday to wrap up a 5-1 aggregate victory.
UFC has announced its return to Abu Dhabi for UFC 294 on October 21 as the world’s best mixed martial artists face off once again at the Etihad Arena.
Gianni Infantino was re-elected as FIFA president during the 73rd Congress in Kigali on Thursday, promising record revenues in the next four-year cycle of $11 billion as he called for more football to be played around the world.
Rafael Nadal has signed up to compete at the Monte Carlo Masters next month, organisers of the claycourt tournament said, as the Spaniard prepares to return to the Tour after recovering from a hip flexor injury.
Aryna Sabalenka put on a serving masterclass to crush American Coco Gauff 6-4 6-0 on Wednesday and reach the semi-finals at Indian Wells, where she will face seventh seed Maria Sakkari.
Daniil Medvedev said he felt sorry for Ukrainian players competing on the tours amid turmoil in their country, which Russia invaded last year.
Liverpool's hopes of winning silverware were all but snuffed out by their Champions League elimination but manager Juergen Klopp called on his side to "squeeze absolutely everything" from the remainder of the season as they chase a top-four finish.
Formula One announced it has signed a four-year contract extension to keep the Austrian Grand Prix on the calendar until 2027.
Liverpool Manager, Jürgen Klopp, is not giving up on his team's chances of reaching the quarter-finals of the Champions League, despite being a "complete outsider" heading into their second leg match against reigning champions Real Madrid.
Erling Haaland became the third player in Champions League history to score five goals in a game as he led Manchester City to an unrelenting 7-0 rout of RB Leipzig in the second leg of their last-16 tie on Tuesday.
Despite leading the Premier League assists chart with 13 and being just one behind the highest in the Champions League, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola insists midfielder Kevin De Bruyne needs to improve his game by returning to the basics.
Iga Swiatek overcame former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu 6-3 7-6(1) to reach the fourth round at Indian Wells on Monday and set up a meeting with Emma Raducanu.
Emma Raducanu scored her biggest win since a run to the US Open title beating Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-1 2-6 6-4 to reach the fourth round at Indian Wells on Monday while Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko withdrew from her match after a talk with the WTA boss that she says triggered a panic attack.
Olympic high jump champion Dick Fosbury, who revolutionised the event with a radically different jumping technique that was eventually named after him, has died aged 76.
Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne helped Australia draw the fourth and final test against India on Monday, as the home side retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a 2-1 series victory in Ahmedabad.
Britain's BBC reinstated its highest-paid presenter Gary Lineker on Monday after a move to take the sports host off air over his criticism of the government sparked a near mutiny at the public broadcaster.
Scottie Scheffler ran away with the Players Championship title on Sunday and along with it took the number one world ranking and the PGA Tour's richest purse of $4.5 million.
UAE Team Emirates were once again victorious on the second summit arrival at Paris-Nice, taking their second win of the week through Tadej Pogačar.
India posted 571 in reply to Australia's first-innings total of 480 to claim a 91-run lead in the fourth and final Test on Sunday.
Manchester City needed a second-half penalty from striker Erling Haaland to break the resistance of a dogged Crystal Palace and secure a 1-0 win at Selhurst Park in the Premier League on Saturday.
Liverpool came crashing down to earth as Bournemouth stunned Juergen Klopp's side with a 1-0 victory to move out of the Premier League's relegation zone on Saturday, while Manchester City beat Crystal Palaceto stay on Arsenal's tail at the top.
Real Madrid has called a board meeting for Sunday to discuss alleged attempts by arch-rivals Barcelona to influence referees, while Barcelona has denied any wrongdoing.
Roberto Firmino's decision to leave Liverpool at the end of the season left the club's manager Jurgen Klopp "a little bit surprised" but wants to end the Brazilian forward's eight-year Anfield career on a high.
Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes scored as Manchester United outclassed Real Betis 4-1 in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie on Thursday, four days after their humiliating loss to Liverpool.
Bangladesh kicked off their three-match Twenty20 series against world champions England with a six-wicket win on Thursday.
Usman Khawaja smashed the first century by an Australia batter in the current series against India to steer the tourists to 255 for four after the opening day of the fourth and final test on Thursday.
Bayern Munich comfortably secured their spot in the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Wednesday night as they inflicted yet another last-16 exit on Paris St-Germain.
Australia's stand-in captain Steve Smith won the toss and elected to bat as the tourists fielded an unchanged side in the fourth and final Test against India in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
The United States will host three basketball games in Abu Dhabi later this year as part of preparation plans for the 2023 FIBA Men’s World Cup.
Antonio Conte's dismal record in the Champions League continued as his Tottenham Hotspur side exited the competition in the last 16 after a dreary 0-0 draw at home to AC Milan on Wednesday.
Opener Aiden Markram fell four runs short of a century as South Africa reached 311 for seven at the close of play on the opening day of the second and final test against West Indies at The Wanderers.
Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, crowned the UAE team with the Arab Padel Cup after they overcame the Qatari team in the finals.
Chelsea reached the Champions League quarter-finals as a first-half goal from Raheem Sterling and a controversial penalty by Kai Havertz overturned a first-leg deficit on Tuesday and propelled them to a 2-1 aggregate win over Borussia Dortmund.
Paris St Germain forward Neymar has been ruled out for the rest of the season with the Brazil international set to undergo surgery to repair ankle ligaments that will keep him out for at least three months, the Ligue 1 club said on Monday.
All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan delivered with bat and ball as Bangladesh beat England by 50 runs in the third one-day international in Chattogram.
Belgium defender Toby Alderweireld has retired from the national side after an international career spanning 13 years with 127 caps.
Novak Djokovic has formally withdrawn from the draw for the Indian Wells tournament, organisers said on Sunday in an indication that the world number one's application for a COVID-19 vaccine waiver to enter the US might have failed.
The fourth edition of the Gov Games concluded on Sunday at the Dubai Design District (D3) with a total of 164 local and international teams competing across four categories.
Aston Martin are just getting started on a big adventure and for double world champion Fernando Alonso, back on the Formula One podium at 41 years old and in his 20th season, it seems too good to be true.
Liverpool brought Manchester United's bandwagon to a shuddering halt as Cody Gakpo, Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah all scored twice in a record 7-0 hammering of their arch-rivals to boost their Premier League top-four hopes at Anfield on Sunday.
Max Verstappen and Red Bull made a dream start to the Formula One season with a dominant one-two in Bahrain on Sunday while Fernando Alonso joined the party with a podium on his Aston Martin debut.
South Korea's Ko Jin-young became the first player to retain the HSBC Women's World Championship title after firing a three-under par 69 in the rain-interrupted final round to beat world number two Nelly Korda by two shots in Singapore on Sunday.
Jon Jones employed a guillotine choke to submit Ciryl Gane in the first round of the UFC 285 main event on Saturday night in Las Vegas, claiming the vacant heavyweight title.
Kylian Mbappe became Paris St Germain's all-time top scorer when he helped his side extend their Ligue 1 lead to a provisional 11 points in a 4-2 home win against Nantes on Saturday.
Former world no. 1, Daniil Medvedev, claimed his third title after defeating his fellow countryman and friend Andrey Rublev in the Dubai ATP final on Saturday, 6-2, 6-2.
Fred Vasseur says he is loving the pressure as he prepares for his first race as Ferrari Formula One team boss, as well as having a shorter walk to work from the track car park.
Third seed Daniil Medvedev defeated top seed Novak Djokovic in straight sets to advance to the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
England beat Bangladesh by 132 runs in the second one-day international on Friday for a 2-0 series victory.
Two people on motorcycles shot at a supermarket belonging to the family of Antonela Roccuzzo, wife of Lionel Messi, in Argentina's Rosario city.
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez was left disappointed with his team's performance in possession despite their 1-0 away win over Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey semi-final first leg on Thursday.
World No.1 Novak Djokovic remains on course for a sixth Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships crown after booking his place in the semi-finals with a disciplined display against fifth seed Hubert Hurkacz in Thursday night's quarterfinals.
Lewis Hamilton has hit back at fellow Formula One champions Damon Hill and Jenson Button for suggesting he was holding off on a new deal until he knew how competitive his Mercedes was.
Alexander Zverev zipped into the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships semi-finals with an assured victory over Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego.
The Emirates Cricket Board has announced it will host New Zealand men's national team for a three-match T20I series in August 2023.
Novak Djokovic has overcome resilient Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor in the second round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships to book his spot at the quarterfinals.
Virgil van Dijk and forward Mohamed Salah scored second-half goals as Liverpool battled to a 2-0 Premier League home win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Wednesday to boost their hopes of European football next season.
Manchester United fought back from 1-0 down to overpower West Ham United 3-1 and reach the FA Cup quarter-finals as Premier League Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton suffered shock defeats on Wednesday.
Dawid Malan cracked an unbeaten century as world champions England defeated Bangladesh by three wickets in a low-scoring first one-day international of their three-match series in Mirpur on Wednesday.
Former France footballer Just Fontaine, who in 1958 scored a record 13 goals in a single edition of the World Cup, has died, triggering an outpouring of tributes.
World No.1 Novak Djokovic was forced to dig deep to ensure his progression in this week’s Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships as he edged out qualifier Tomas Machac in a hard-fought 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (1) opening round victory.
India were all out for 109 on the opening day of the third Test against Australia in Indore on Wednesday.
Rafael Nadal said on Tuesday he had decided to withdraw from two upcoming Masters 1000 hardcourt events in Indian Wells and Miami due to injury.
The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships served up a deluge of drama and intrigue on Tuesday as a host of seeded players endured mixed fortunes on a sun-drenched day at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium.
Lionel Messi has been named Best FIFA Men's Player for the second time in his career.
New Zealand pulled off a remarkable one-run win over England on Tuesday as lionhearted paceman Neil Wagner's heroics saw the hosts become just the fourth side in Test history to win a match after being asked to follow on.
Novak Djokovic said he was now playing without pain after recovering from a hamstring injury as he prepares to return to the ATP Tour in Dubai this week following his record-extending 10th Australian Open title last month.
The latest UCI World Cycling rankings have been released and UAE Team Emirates rider Tadej Pogacar (SLO) has retained the top spot with 5,531 points.
Abu Dhabi has created sporting history by attracting the sailing regatta Cowes Week to its shores in January 2023, consolidating its position as the Middle East's sports capital.
Dutch football legend Ruud Gullit has outlined exactly why football is failing to properly address racism within the game in an exclusive interview with Off Script on Dubai Eye 103.8.
The UAE's moon-sighting committee is scheduled to meet on Tuesday evening to determine the start of the holy month of Ramadan.
Sharjah Municipality has announced the revised paid parking hours for Ramadan.
UAE Climate Envoy and COP28 President-Designate Dr. Sultan Al Jaber will be seeking "to drive unity of purpose in fighting climate change" at a ministerial meeting on climate action in Copenhagen on Monday.