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Kazakhstan reached the quarter-finals of the United Cup mixed team tournament with a comfortable win over Greece on Monday as Elena Rybakina defeated Maria Sakkari 6-4 6-3 after Alexander Shevchenko stunned Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Australia took an incredible seven wickets after tea on day five to win the fourth test against India by 184 runs and take a 2-1 series lead into the final match in Sydney.

Premier League leaders Liverpool ended their year in scintillating fashion with a 5-0 away victory at West Ham United that widened the gap at the top of the Premier League to eight points on Sunday.

Fast bowlers Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen turned batting heroes on Sunday as South Africa edged Pakistan by two wickets to win a thrilling first test at Centurion and book themselves a place in next year's World Test Championship final.

Alexander Zverev eased past Thiago Monteiro 6-4 6-4 as Germany beat Brazil for a winning start to their United Cup defence on Sunday while the Czech Republic got the better of Norway in a hard-fought match.

A Marnus Labuschagne half-century and stubborn tail-end batting drove Australia to a 333-run lead at the end of day four in the fourth test in Melbourne on Sunday, leaving India facing a record chase to steal an unlikely victory.

Novak Djokovic on Sunday called for more transparency around doping suspensions in tennis, saying high-ranked players appeared to be treated differently to others.

Former Olympic champion Belinda Bencic sparkled on her return to the elite circuit after her maternity break, leading Switzerland to a 2-1 win over France in the United Cup mixed team tournament on Saturday.

H.H. Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council (DSC), crowned the winners of the 15th Globe Soccer Dubai Awards at a ceremony held at Atlantis, The Palm.

The UAE were eliminated from the Arabian Gulf Football Cup, ‘Khaleeji Zain 26’, tonight following a 1-1 draw against Oman in their final Group A match at Jaber Al-Mubarak Stadium here.

Corbin Bosch continued his dream debut for South Africa with an unbeaten 81 on the second day of the first test to help his side to a 90-run first innings lead over Pakistan at Centurion on Friday.

India suffered a disastrous run-out and Scott Boland took two wickets to leave the tourists in major trouble at 164 for five on day two of the fourth test on Friday, after another Steve Smith century helped Australia post an imposing 474.

The UAE's national football team will meet its Omani counterpart at 6:30 pm today, in the final round of the group stage of the Arabian Gulf Cup "Gulf Zain 26", within Group One at Jaber Al Mubarak Stadium.

In-form Australian batter Travis Head will be fit for the fourth test and India are considering restoring captain Rohit Sharma to the opener's slot for the match starting in Melbourne on Thursday.

Kuwait secured a 2-1 victory over the UAE in the second round of the Arabian Gulf Football Cup, also known as "Khaleeji Zain 26," held at Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium on Tuesday evening.

The ICC Champions Trophy kicks off on February 19 in Karachi and wraps up with the final on March 9, featuring a total of 15 matches across Pakistan and Dubai.

Teenager Sam Konstas will make his test debut in the cauldron of the Boxing Day test at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday as Australia look to take the game to India's bowlers, coach Andrew McDonald said on Tuesday.

A flurry of current and former football stars are set to descend on Atlantis, The Palm on Friday evening for the 19th edition of the Dubai International Sports Conference and the Beyond Globe Soccer Dubai Awards.

India will play their Champions Trophy matches in the UAE next year after hosts Pakistan selected the Gulf country as a neutral venue for their rivals, the Pakistan Cricket Board said.

Liverpool strengthened their hold on the Premier League top spot with an extraordinary 6-3 victory at battered Tottenham Hotspur after second-placed Chelsea were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw away to Everton on Sunday. 

Juventus secured a 2-1 victory at bottom side Monza with first-half goals from Weston McKennie and Nicolas Gonzalez on Sundayto end a run of four Serie A draws.

Charlie Woods, the 15-year-old son of golf great Tiger Woods, hit his first ever hole-in-one on Sunday during the final round of the PNC Championship in Orlando, Florida.

England’s John Parry sunk an eagle and four birdies on his back nine to card a 64 on Sunday and claim the Mauritius Open title at Mont Choisy Le Golf with 14 under-par, his first victory on the DP World Tour in 14 years.

Manchester City's beleaguered boss Pep Guardiola insists he has "incredible trust" that the results will come for his team as the champions' crisis continued to grow with a 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa on Saturday.

Tiger Woods and son Charlie are in a three-way tie for first place at 13-under par after the opening round of the PNC Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando, Florida.

Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk retained his WBA (Super), WBO and WBC world heavyweight titles by unanimous decision against Britain's Tyson Fury to remain undefeated after an enthralling clash in an electric atmosphere at the Kingdom Arena on Saturday.

The UAE drew 1-1 with Qatar on Saturday night in the group stage of the Arabian Gulf Football Cup, "Khaleeji Zain 26" at Jaber Al-Mubarak Stadium in Kuwait City.

Teenage spinner AM Ghazanfar took 5-33 as Afghanistan defeated hosts Zimbabwe by eight wickets in the third and final one-day international on Saturday to claim the series 2-0 after the opening game was washed out by rain.

Manchester City will be without defender Ruben Dias for three to four weeks with a muscle injury.

George Eastham, a member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning squad, has died at 88, his former club Stoke City said on Friday.

Netflix has reached a deal with FIFA for exclusive US broadcasting rights for the 2027 and 2031 Women's World Cup tournaments.

Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk shared an unforgettable 11-minute face-off at a press conference ahead of their heavyweight showdown in Saudi Arabia this Saturday.

Afghanistan recorded their biggest One-Day International victory with a 232-run win against hosts Zimbabwe on Thursday.

Matches between India and Pakistan at ICC events that either nation is due to host will be played at neutral venues, the International Cricket Council said on Thursday, ending uncertainty over next year's Champions Trophy.

The World Tennis League Season 3 will take place from December 19 to 22, 2024, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

Real Madrid claimed the 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup title with a dominant 3-0 victory over Pachuca in Wednesday's final at Lusail Stadium.

Englishman Marco Penge has been suspended by the Europe-based DP World Tour after a disciplinary panel found he placed bets on multiple golf events, the circuit said on Wednesday.

FIFA has officially revealed that the first phase of ticket sales for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup will begin on Thursday, 19th December at 10:00 EST/16:00 CET.

The promoters of a proposed European Super League have called on UEFA and FIFA to recognise their new competition, which they relaunched on Tuesday as the Unify League.

The Abu Dhabi Marine Sports Club has announced that it will host the Abu Al Abyad Dhow Sailing Race for the 60ft category next Saturday, under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafra Region.

New Zealand tore through England’s batting Tuesday to post a crushing 423-run third Test win and send seamer Tim Southee into retirement on a winning note.

UK Sport said it will invest 330 million pounds ($418 million) in Olympic and Paralympic sports for the 2028 Los Angeles Games, though athletics and canoeing will see their funding cut. 

Rapid Vienna's Austrian striker Guido Burgstaller suffered significant head injuries during an attack in Vienna at the weekend, the club said on Monday.

Manchester United staged a late comeback to win 2-1 away at rivals Manchester City in the Premier League.

Gary O'Neil was sacked as manager of Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday following a winless run that has left the Premier League club in the relegation zone, according to British media reports.

Real Madrid paid for defensive mistakes as they were held to a 3-3 draw at lowly local rivals Rayo Vallecano on Saturday, missing the chance to move above leaders Barcelona in LaLiga.

Boat No. 96, representing HPI Fujairah Racing Team and driven by Italian brothers Rosario and Giuseppe Schiano di Cola, claimed victory in the Dubai GP - Race 1 of the fifth and final round of the 2024 UIM XCAT World Championship.

Rwandan president Paul Kagame announced his country's bid for a Formula One race on Friday, ahead of an awards ceremony in the capital Kigali that will hand the champion's trophy to Max Verstappen for a fourth year in a row.

China's crackdown on corruption in soccer claimed a notable figure on Friday when former Everton midfielder and national team coach Li Tie was sentenced to 20 years in prison for giving and receiving bribes.

Meta and Serie A sealed a deal to cooperate against illegal live streaming of soccer matches, they said on Friday, as Italy's top flight league steps up efforts to protect the value of its broadcast rights.

Teenager Gukesh Dommaraju of India became the youngest chess world champion by beating defending champion Ding Liren of China on Thursday in a dramatic turn of events in the last game of a 14-game match in Singapore.

Saudi Arabia will host the FIFA World Cup in 2034 while the 2030 edition will be held in Spain, Portugal and Morocco, with one-off matches in three South American countries.

FIFA is set to confirm the hosts of the 2030 and 2034 men's World Cups on Wednesday, with a three-continent, six-nation bid led by Morocco, Spain and Portugal to be awarded the former and the latter going to Saudi Arabia.

Following arguably the most dominant year of golf since Tiger Woods was in his prime, Scottie Scheffler received the PGA Tour Player of the Year award on Tuesday night.

European Ryder Cup stars Robert MacIntyre and Tyrrell Hatton, and Major winner Adam Scott are the latest stars to confirm their return to the Hero Dubai Desert Classic, while PGA TOUR winner Akshay Bhatia will make his debut at the Emirates Golf Club from January 16-19.

Dubai Basketball on Tuesday completed the landmark signing of Lebanese star Wael Arakji, one of the Middle East’s standout players.

Daria Kasatkina, the 2024 Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open runner-up, will return for another crack at the prestigious crown when the tournament returns to the International Tennis Centre, Zayed Sports City from February 1–8.

Aryna Sabalenka has been voted the WTA Player of the Year for the first time after the Belarusian won two Grand Slam titles and secured the year-end world number one ranking.

Premier League referee David Coote has been sacked by English football referees' body PGMOL on Monday, after their investigation found his actions to be in serious breach of his contract.

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.