Arsenal are up to second in the Premier League thanks to a 1-2 win against Nottingham Forest. Meanwhile, Newcastle secured an important 1-3 win at Aston Villa and Crystal Palace came from behind to defeat Sheffield United 3-2.
Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus starred in the Gunners' victory which puts them within touching distance of league leaders Liverpool. Jesus struck first for the away side in the 65th minute before Saka added a second seven minutes later. Forest had a glimmer of hope when Taiwo Awoniyi netted late on but it wasn’t enough for the home side.
Elsewhere in the Premier League, fourth-placed Aston Villa's impressive unbeaten home record, which spanned almost a year, came to end as they lost 1-3 to Newcastle.
Bottom side Sheffield United let a lead slip in a 3-2 defeat at Crystal Palace. Michael Olise scored the winner in the 67th minute, having already twice assisted teammate Eberechi Eze.
Elijah Adebayo scored a hat-trick as Luton thrashed Brighton 4-0 to move out of the relegation places. The Londoners have been replaced in the bottom three by Everton, who drew nil-nil at Fulham.
Arsenal has wasted the chance to restore their six-point lead at the top of the Premier League table as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Brentford on Thursday, with Noni Madueke's second-half header cancelled out by Keane Lewis-Potter.
Defending champions India continued their march towards the Super Eight stage of the Twenty20 World Cup with a 93-run win over Namibia in a group A contest at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thursday.
Brothers Justin and Anthony Mosca guided Twenty20 World Cup debutants Italy to their first win in the tournament, as their unbeaten half-centuries secured a dominant 10-wicket victory over Nepal in a Group C clash on Thursday.
The 2026 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships will usher in the start of a new era for one of the Middle East’s most iconic sporting events with plans revealed for an extensive two-phase redevelopment that will transform the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium and surrounding Aviation Club Tennis Complex.
Sri Lanka batsmen Kusal Mendis, Pavan Rathnayake and Dasun Shanaka cracked half-centuries as the 2014 champions continued to build momentum in the Twenty20 World Cup with a 105-run win over Oman in Pallekele on Thursday.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has launched a campaign in line with the holy month of Ramadan that aims to save 5 million children under the age of five suffering from malnutrition and famine around the world.
The UAE’s Ministry of Education has announced that public school students will switch to remote learning on Fridays during the holy month of Ramadan, marking the second consecutive year of the initiative.
The UAE’s Ministry of Education has given parents planning to enroll their children in British curriculum schools the option to assess their child's readiness to join Foundation Stage 1 (FS1) if they do not turn three by the start of the 2026-2027 school year.