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The UAE Football Association has appointed Cosmin Olăroiu as the national team’s Head Coach, it was announced on Saturday. 

World number one Jannik Sinner may take time to hit his stride on his return from a three-month doping ban next month but will be in top form when he heads to the French Open, Italy's Davis Cup captain Filippo Volandri said.

Harry Maguire scored in the dying seconds of extra time to help Manchester United snatch a place in the Europa League semi-finals on Thursday with a sensational 7-6 aggregate victory over Olympique Lyonnais in their quarter-final clash.

The French Open will pay tribute to record 14-times champion Rafael Nadal on the opening day of the Grand Slam next month, a year after the Spaniard played his final match on the clay of Roland Garros, organisers said on Thursday.

Gujarat Titans have added Sri Lankan all-rounder Dasun Shanaka to their squad after New Zealand's Glenn Phillips was ruled out of the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season due to injury, the 2022 champions said.

All-rounder Will Jacks rewarded Mumbai Indians for the faith they showed in him despite a lean spell with bat and ball by helping them to a four-wicket win over struggling Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League on Thursday.

Saudi Arabia can produce racing drivers capable of competing at the top but the country must ensure karting is accessible to all, according to four-times Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel.

Arsenal snuffed out any chance of a famous Real Madrid comeback to reach the Champions League semi-finals after a 2-1 victory in the Bernabeu Stadium completed a 5-1 aggregate win on Wednesday.

Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel marvelled at Mitchell Starc's ability to bowl precise yorkers under pressure after the pace spearhead propelled the side to a thrilling Super Over victory over Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday.

Legendary rock band Linkin Park will take to the stage ahead of the 2025 UEFA Champions League final in Munich on May 31.

The organising committee of the Dubai Marathon has officially opened registration for the 25th edition of the iconic race, set to take place on February 1, 2026.

Narrowly defeated by Paris St Germain at the Champions League quarter-final stage, Aston Villa are now focussed on getting straight back next year into Europe's top club competition.

Five-time European champions Barcelona reached their first Champions League semi-final in six seasons with a 5-3 aggregate victory despite being beaten 3-1 by Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday.

Punjab Kings pulled off a 16-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in a thrilling Indian Premier League encounter in Mullanpur on Tuesday.

A mixed-team golf event will debut at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, the International Golf Federation said on Tuesday, with teams comprised of one male and one female athlete from the individual competitions.

Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo scored inside the first minute to end a run of eight games without a victory thanks to a 1-0 Premier League home win over Fulham on Monday, a result that reignites their hopes of European football next season.

FIFA unveiled its team of 117 match officials on Monday for the Club World Cup 2025 and said referees would wear body cameras and enforce stricter goalkeeper time-wasting rules at the tournament to be staged across the United States.

The UAE national kickboxing teams have delivered a powerful performance on the global stage — bringing home 17 medals from the Thailand Kickboxing World Cup.

Manchester United coach Ruben Amorim insists he understands the criticism levelled at him and his team after another Premier League loss at Newcastle United on Sunday, but claimed losing games is worse than any personal condemnation.

Rory McIlroy ended his long wait for a Masters title with a birdie on the opening hole of a sudden-death playoff to beat Justin Rose and claim the career Grand Slam after a nerve-wracking final round on Sunday.

Delhi Capitals suffered their first defeat of the new Indian Premier League season on Sunday after Mumbai Indians eked out a 12-run victory to rekindle their fading hopes of making the playoffs.

Oscar Piastri celebrated his 50th Formula One race with a pole-to-flag win in Bahrain on Sunday that catapulted him into second overall and three points behind championship leading McLaren teammate Lando Norris.

Carlos Alcaraz overcame a slow start to beat Lorenzo Musetti 3-6 6-1 6-0 in the Monte Carlo Masters final on Sunday, clinching his first title at the prestigious claycourt event and gaining momentum ahead of next month’s French Open.

Bryson DeChambeau delivered some late fireworks at the Masters on Saturday to set up a high-profile final-round showdown with Rory McIlroy that will be a rematch of their battle at last year's US Open.

Dan Erickson holds a one-stroke lead heading into the final round of the UAE Challenge at Al Zorah Golf & Yacht Club in Ajman.

Formula One pacesetters McLaren dominated final Bahrain Grand Prix practice on Saturday with Oscar Piastri showing impressive speed in leading Lando Norris one-two while Red Bull's reigning champion Max Verstappen was only eighth.

AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan spent the night in a hospital after being carried off on a stretcher following a collision with teammate Alex Jimenez in the second half of their 4-0 win at Udinese on Friday.

It was a disastrous return for MS Dhoni as captain of Chennai Super Kings, with his side suffering a crushing defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 clash.

Carlos Alcaraz huffed and puffed his way into the Monte Carlo Masters semi-finals with a 4-6 7-5 6-3 victory against local favourite Arthur Fils, who will be ruing his missed chances as holder Stefanos Tsitsipas was knocked out on Friday.

Ahmad Skaik has made history, becoming the first Emirati ever to make the cut at a European Tour group event.

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has ended months of speculation about his future by signing a contract extension at Anfield, the Premier League club said on Friday.

Amateur golfer Jose Luis Ballester has admitted to urinating in a creek at Augusta National golf club during his debut round at The Masters.

Justin Rose used a red-hot putter to grab a three-shot lead over a trio of players that included defending Masters champion Scottie Scheffler on Thursday at Augusta National, where Grand Slam-seeking Rory McIlroy ran into trouble late.

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim defended under-fire goalkeeper Andre Onana following the Cameroonian's costly mistakes in his side's 2-2 draw at Olympique Lyonnais in their Europa League quarter-final first leg on Thursday.

Rangers held Athletic Bilbao to a nail-biting goalless draw at home in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final on Thursday, despite being reduced to 10 men early on.

MS Dhoni will captain the Chennai Super Kings for the rest of the 2025 Indian Premier League season after Ruturaj Gaikwad was ruled out of the campaign due to a hairline fracture of the elbow, the team announced on Thursday.

Beijing has postponed a half marathon originally scheduled for Sunday in which humanoid robots will race alongside human runners, a milestone designed to showcase China's advances in a frontier industry the country is intent on dominating.

Imperious Barcelona thumped visitors Borussia Dortmund 4-0 in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday after Robert Lewandowski netted twice against his old club to earn the Catalans a sizeable lead.

Unseeded Alejandro Tabilo beat twice champion Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4 in the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday to maintain a remarkable 100 per cent record win over the 24-times major winner.

Paris Saint-Germain were made to sweat to secure a 3-1 win over Aston Villa in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final, coming from behind after a shock opener from the visitors on Wednesday.

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and the UAE's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister, met with Jay Shah, Chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), in Mumbai on Wednesday.

Jannik Sinner will return to the ATP Tour from his doping ban at next month's Rome Masters as world number one after the Italian's closest challenger Alexander Zverev crashed to an early defeat in Monte Carlo on Tuesday.

Inter Milan's Davide Frattesi overcame personal heartbreak to net a late winner in Tuesday's 2-1 Champions League win at Bayern Munich on Tuesday after the midfielder's grandmother died the day before the first leg of their quarter-final tie.

Priyansh Arya's rapid century powered Punjab Kings to an 18-run win over Chennai Super Kings in a thrilling Indian Premier League game on Tuesday.

Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice's two fantastic free kicks and a striker's finish from Mikel Merino secured a 3-0 victory over shocked holders Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final at The Emirates Stadium on Tuesday.

Former test batsman Will Pucovski has confirmed his retirement from cricket at the age of 27 as the Australian continues to battle concussion symptoms more than a year after being struck by a ball in a domestic match.

Newcastle United's Jacob Murphy scored twice in the opening 11 minutes as his side beat a dismal Leicester City 3-0 away to move fifth in the Premier League on Monday.

The UAE has defeated Australia 2-0 in the second round of Group B of the AFC U-17 Asian Cup.

Southampton manager Ivan Juric has left the club a day after the club's relegation from the Premier League was confirmed in a 3-1 loss at Tottenham Hotspur, the Saints confirmed.

UAE Team Emirates-XRG‘s rider Tadej Pogačar rode alone to the finish in Oudenaarde to win his second Ronde van Vlaanderen title on Sunday, whose final and decisive attack on the Oude Kwaremont dispatched of his rivals with 18km to go.

Monday's practice for The Masters has been delayed by thunderstorms at Augusta National, with the stormy weather forecast to continue throughout the day.

Marc Leishman of Australia captured his first LIV Golf title in Miami on Sunday.

Manchester United and Manchester City played out an anticlimactic 0-0 Premier League draw on Sunday in a low-key derby that dealt a blow to City's bid for Champions League qualification.

Liverpool endured a rare stumble in their march to the title with a 3-2 loss at Fulham on Sunday as Southampton suffered the earliest relegation in Premier League history when they were beaten 3-1 at Tottenham Hotspur.

Valencia coach Carlos Corberan said his side had shown terrific mental strength in securing their first win at Real Madrid since 2008 on Saturday.

Hit Show wins the 2025 29th edition of the Dubai World Cup, bagging the biggest prize of $12 million.

The UAE's biggest sporting event of the year is underway at Dubai's Meydan Racecourse, where they have welcomed thousands of spectators to witness 9 races throughout the evening.

Lando Norris put McLaren top of the timesheets in third practice for the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday with a sizzling lap of one minute 27.965 seconds that bettered Max Verstappen's time for pole position last year.

Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne will leave the Premier League club at the end of the season, the 33-year-old Belgian announced on Friday.

The Dubai World Cup 2025 is set to kick off on Saturday at the Meydan Racecourse with the participation of 102 horses from 13 countries.

Chelsea beat London rivals Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 on Thursday thanks to a goal by Argentina's Enzo Fernandez which restored the Blues to fourth place in the Premier League, boosting their hopes of a return to the Champions League next season.

American Emma Navarro said she had put her name to a letter signed by the world's top tennis players calling for significant improvements in prize money at the four Grand Slams as a way to ensure players receive equal treatment.

Arsenal defender Gabriel will sit out the rest of the season after having surgery on his hamstring, the Premier League club said on Thursday in what is a major blow to Mikel Arteta's side.

Lewis Hamilton has expressed his total confidence in Ferrari after the Italian Formula One team's double disqualification in China.

The United States is on track to host the 2031 Women's World Cup, FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced on Thursday.

Liverpool continued their march towards the Premier League title with a 1-0 victory over Everton in a scrappy Merseyside derby as Diogo Jota slotted home the winner in the second half on Wednesday.

Barcelona will face fierce rivals Real Madrid in a mouth-watering Copa del Rey final after they beat Atletico Madrid 1-0 at a feverish Metropolitano Stadium on Wednesday to complete a 5-4 aggregate win.

Fenerbahce manager Jose Mourinho could be in trouble again after grabbing the nose of the Galatasaray manager at the end of another fiery Istanbul derby in which his side lost 2-1 at home in the Turkish Cup quarter-final on Wednesday.

Gujarat Titans handed Royal Challengers Bengaluru their first defeat of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season on Wednesday, sealing an eight-wicket victory thanks to pace bowler Mohammed Siraj's three-wicket haul and batsman Jos Buttler's half-century.

Bulgarian side Arda Kardzhali invited club great Petko Ganchev and feted him at their first division match on Wednesday, two weeks after they held a minute's silence for their former player thinking he had died.

The National Football League (NFL) is exploring the possibility of playing a regular-season game in the UAE the league's executive vice president, Peter O'Reilly, said in a press conference in Florida.

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti is expected to appear in court on Wednesday for the first day of a trial in which he is accused of failing to pay 1 million euros (AED 3.7 million) in tax on revenue from image rights during his first spell at the club.

Ruben Amorim insisted he will not be given much time to turn things around as Manchester United manager, as his team slumped to another defeat at Nottingham Forest on Tuesday.

Real Madrid overturned a two-goal deficit against Real Sociedad to reach the Copa del Rey final after an extra-time header by substitute Antonio Ruediger secured a barnstorming 4-4 draw on Tuesday for a 5-4 aggregate win.

Arsenal beat Fulham 2-1 in the Premier League on Tuesday thanks to another goal from stand-in striker Mikel Merino while Bukayo Saka struck a few minutes into his return from nearly four months out with injury.

Manchester City's Erling Haaland sustained an ankle injury in their FA Cup quarter-final at Bournemouth over the weekend, the Premier League club said on Monday, with the striker requiring further tests to determine the full extent of the injury.

Rory McIlroy acknowledged he is dealing with an elbow injury as he prepares to head to Augusta for next week's Masters. The World No. 2 made a spirited run up the leaderboard at the Texas Children's Houston Open on Sunday, carding a 4-under 31 on the front nine that included an eagle.

WNBA star Caitlin Clark's 2024 Panini Prizm WNBA Signatures Gold Vinyl Prizm card, numbered 1-of-1, has set a record sale for a female sports card after going under the hammer for $366,000 (AED 1.3 million) at auction.

Arsenal's Bukayo Saka could make his long-awaited return against Fulham in the Premier League on Tuesday after recovering from a hamstring injury, his manager Mikel Arteta said.

Nineteen-year-old Czech Jakub Mensik beat his childhood idol Novak Djokovic 7-6(4) 7-6(4) in an upset for the ages on Sunday, claiming his first ATP title at the Miami Open as he denied the former number one his bid for a milestone 100th.

Rajasthan Royals secured their first win of the season by beating Chennai Super Kings by six runs after surviving a thriller at the  Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.

Marcus Rashford scored twice as Aston Villa defeated Championship side Preston North End 3-0 in their FA Cup quarter-final at Deepdale on Sunday to stay on course to win the world's oldest national competition for the first time in 68 years.

Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka overwhelmed American Jessica Pegula 7-5 6-2 to win the Miami Open on Saturday, relying on her usual playbook and powerful forehand to win an eighth WTA 1000 title.

The Dubai Racing Club has announced that the 29th edition of the Dubai World Cup fixture, set to take place at Meydan Racecourse on Saturday, April 5, will be broadcast in a record 170 countries worldwide with 37 broadcasters covering the event.

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.