Bahrain are celebrating their maiden Gulf Cup of Nations title victory.
They beat Saudi Arabia 1-0 in the final in Doha, thanks to Mohamed Al Romaihi’s goal in the 69th minute.
Salman Al Faraj had the chance to give Saudi Arabia the lead in the 12th minute but the midfielder failed to convert from the penalty spot.
Having lost four finals in the past, Bahrain were lucky on their fifth attempt.
Indian team receive $14.2 million bonus for historic T20 World Cup win
The Twenty20 World Cup-winning Indian cricket team was awarded a bonus of 1.31 billion rupees ($14.24 million) on Tuesday by the country's cricket board, six times the prize money they claimed for lifting the title in Ahmedabad.
Djokovic, Draper set up last-16 showdown
Third seed Novak Djokovic has overcome a second-set reverse to beat American Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-4 1-6 6-4 at Indian Wells on Monday and reach the last 16 for the first time since 2017, setting up a meeting with defending champion Jack Draper, who swept past 19th seed Francisco Cerundolo 6-1 7-5.
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West Ham into FA Cup quarter-finals with shootout win over Brentford
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Millwall fined 45,000 pounds for offensive chanting in League Cup tie
Millwall have been fined 45,000 pounds ($60,448) for offensive chanting during their League Cup tie against Crystal Palace in September, the Football Association (FA) said on Monday.
The military funeral ceremony for the UAE's martyrs - Captain Saeed Al Balooshi and First Lieutenant Ali Al Taniji - took place on Tuesday.
Abu Dhabi authorities are responding to a fire that broke out at a facility in the Ruwais Industrial Complex, caused by a drone attack.
The UAE's Ministry of Defence announced it is continuing to intercept incoming missile and drone threats from Iran, with a second update issued on its official channels on Tuesday at 3.30pm.
