By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Season 5 of the biggest cricket league in the Gulf region – the second-most watched T20 league in the world – DP World International League T20 will begin on Sunday, 22 November 2026. The six-team, 34-match tournament, which has featured some of the biggest T20 stars over the years, will climax with the Season 5 finale …

Sport Desk COLOMBO: The South Asian Ju-Jitsu Championship 2026 officially commenced at the Digana Sports Complex, Sri Lanka, featuring participation from leading athletes and officials across the South Asian region. The championship opened on a high note, showcasing top-level competition across multiple disciplines, including Duo System, Fighting, and Youth divisions. Pakistani delegation comprising a contingent of only 11 athletes, delivered …

Building on the success of its previous edition, the Aga Khan University’s Institute for Educational Development (IED) hosted the A.R. Nagori National Art Competition 2026, inviting young artists aged 15 to 19 from across Pakistan to explore the theme Azm-o-Amal (Resolve and Action) through creative expression. This year’s theme encouraged participants to reflect on the power of determination and purposeful …

International fans unite for high-octane competitions across rugby, horse-racing and cycling31 March 2026 DUBAI: Hong Kong is gearing up for an extraordinary season of world-class mega-events this March and April. As part of the Hong Kong Mega 8 campaign, visitors can experience an exhilarating blend of eight sports, arts and culture events that showcase vibrant energy and global appeal in …

Consistency in sport is pivotal and Fatma Jassem Al Marri turned up a shining example of it when ensuring a facile victory for SM Private Stables in the Dubai Crown Prince Endurance Festival’s Private Stables competition. The 120 km event witnessed Al Marri make consistent leaps up the leaderboard on the back of Celebryta to bring herself to within striking …

$12,000,000 Group 1 Dubai World Cup (Sponsored by Emirates Airline) Alan Carasso When Dubai welcomed the world to old Nad Al Sheba Racetrack for the first time in 1996, ‘America’s Horse’ Cigar repelled what seemed an inevitable challenge from compatriot Soul of the Matter to help cement Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s goal of creating a worldwide spectacle in the Emirates. The eyes …

DUBAI: When your horse has already gone around the world once to prove himself the best, the pressure of reproducing that seems to mount for the humans around him with each new challenge. Four months on from becoming the first foreign-trained winner of the Japan Cup in 20 years, Calandagan put Princess Zahra Aga Khan and trainer Francis-Henri Graffard through two and …

Ombudsman provided another famous success in the blue silks of Godolphin at the 30th Dubai World Cup meeting as he showed his undoubted quality in the G1 Dubai Turf, sponsored by DP World. Trainer John Gosden, now a joint licence holder with son Thady, had secured three consecutive victories in this 1800m showdown with Lord North between 2021 and 2023 and …

Alan Carasso Off form for the bulk of the 2025-26 Dubai Racing Carnival, Sultan Ali’s Dark Saffron was put right into play from a wide draw in defence of his title in Saturday’s Dubai Golden Shaheen, sponsored by Nakheel, and outsprinted reigning G1 Breeders’ Cup Sprint champion Bentornato to give jockey Connor Beasley and trainer Ahmad Bin Harmash a rolling Group 1 double. The …

$1,500,000 Group 1 Al Quoz Sprint (Sponsored by AZIZI Developments) Scott Burton Native Approach sprang something of a surprise – albeit a hugely popular one for the UAE-based combination of trainer Ahmad bin Harmash and Connor Beasley – in running down Japanese challenger Lugal inside the final 200 metres. Native Approach was rated 97 before his previous start but a win over several of today’s rivals in …