The UAE's national football team have enjoyed an ideal start to their quest to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
They came form behind to beat Malaysia 2-1 on Tuesday night in Kuala Lumpur.
Star forward Ali Mabkhout scored both goals for the Emiratis as they bounced back from conceding a goal in the first minute of the match.
The win gives the UAE a perfect start to Group G, which also features Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand.
Manchester United rescue dramatic 4-4 draw with Aston Villa
Manchester United head into the international break in the Premier League relegation zone but with some hope and pride restored after scoring twice in stoppage time to rescue a chaotic 4-4 draw at home to Aston Villa on Sunday.
Norris wins in Brazil as Mercedes take constructors' title
Mercedes secured their ninth Formula One constructors' world championship and completed a title double on Sunday in a Sao Paulo Grand Prix won by McLaren's Lando Norris from pole position for the second year in a row.
Arwa Ali wins 100m silver for UAE at Dakar Youth Olympics
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Pollock doubles as England outclass Australia with record win
Henry Pollock scored two tries off the wing as a rampant England secured a record 45-22 bonus-point victory over Australia in the Nations Championship at Twickenham on Sunday.
Alcaraz beats error-prone Shelton to win Paris Masters
Carlos Alcaraz avenged his loss to Ben Shelton in the US Open last eight as he edged the American 7-6(5) 7-5 to win the Paris Masters on Sunday, clinching his ninth ATP 1000 title.
The UAE's foreign trade has approached a record AED 3 trillion during the first nine months of 2026, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, announced on Sunday.
The UAE has expressed its solidarity with Egypt following a collision between two trains in south of Cairo that killed 7 people and injured 112 others on Sunday.
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has opened the Al Khaleej Street Tunnel on Sunday under the Al Shindagha Corridor Improvement Project.
