The Toronto Raptors have won the NBA Championship for the first time in their 24-year history.
They beat the Golden State Warriors 110-114 in game six at the Oracle Arena in California to win the series 4-2.
It makes the Raptors the first ever non-US team to win the NBA title.
It’s also the city’s first major sporting triumph since the Toronto Blue Jays won a second straight World Series 26 years ago.
Pegula, Anisimova to clash in Dubai semis as Gauff dominates Eala
Third seed Coco Gauff defeated Alexandra Eala in straight sets at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships to reach her first semifinal since winning Wuhan 2025.
Zimbabwe upset Sri Lanka in T20 World Cup as West Indies stay unbeaten
Zimbabwe fired a warning shot towards the heavyweights who have reached the Twenty20 World Cup Super Eight stage as they beat co-hosts Sri Lanka by six wickets to top Group B on Thursday, chasing down a target of 179 with three balls to spare.
Jonathan Milan sprints to stage 4 victory at UAE Tour
Italy’s Jonathan Milan powered to victory on stage four of the UAE Tour, winning a dramatic sprint finish in Fujairah.
Ronda Rousey to fight Gina Carano in historic MMA return on Netflix
UFC legend Ronda Rousey will fight Gina Carano in May in an historic Netflix bout on May 16 - a decade after announcing her retirement.
Eala reaches quarter-finals in Dubai after defeating Cirstea
Twenty-year-old Alexandra Eala has defeated Sorana Cirstea 7-5, 6-4 at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Wednesday to book a last-eight date with world No. 4 Coco Gauff.
The UAE has pledged an additional $1.2 billion in support for Gaza during the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace in Washington.
The UAE Food Bank has launched its Ramadan campaign, aiming to provide eight million meals by redistributing surplus food to beneficiaries in the UAE and abroad.
Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.
