DUBAI: Voting for the People’s Choice Award has commenced its final week and closes Super Saturday, March 10th. A fan-voted accolade recognising the most compelling 2017 moment or accomplishment in horseracing, the People’s Choice Award will be given at the HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Horseracing Excellence Awards ceremony on the evening of March 29, 2018, two days prior to the …

KARACHI: Pakistan Navy Engineering College (PNEC) NUST Karachi Campus organised the Olympiad 2018 from February 22-25 in which contests in 11 sports disciplines were conducted. Teams from all over the city were invited to participate in it. The event was closed by chief guest Samir Mir Shaikh, Chairman of Higher Education, Science and Technology FPCCI. As many as 1200 sports …

DUBAI: Roberto Bautista Agut defeated second seeded Lucas Pouille 6-3 6-4 on Saturday to win the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. He is the fourth Spaniard to win the tournament after Alex Corretja, Juan Carlos Ferrero and Rafael Nadal. The number three seed was rarely threatened in the one hour 21 minute tournament finale, earning his first break of serve …

DUBAI: Racing at Meydan Racecourse on Saturday was highlighted by DP World, UAE Region, a 1600m turf handicap in which the maximum allowed field of 14 went to post. The AED 190,000 event was won in style by Mailshot, who is trained by Salem bin Ghadayer for His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum. Settled well off the pace by …

DUBAI: It’s the start of the spring and the fragrance of cricket is in the air. Yes, it’s time for PSL and the first week of the league has been astonishing for the fans. The matches have been fantastic so far,and the players are on fire. In short, the cricket fans are delighted with the overall league and enjoying the …

DUBAI: Thursday’s ninth and penultimate meeting of the 2018 Dubai World Cup Carnival was officially highlighted by the 1900m Group 3 UAE Oaks sponsored by Al Naboodah Construction Group, restricted to 3-year-old fillies on the dirt with a purse of US$250,000. Rayya, winning her second from four local starts, made all under jockey Pat Dobbs for Doug Watson, setting a leisurely …

By Muhammad Rafiq DUBAI: Racing at Meydan Racecourse on Saturday, a matinee meeting with eight races, is highlighted by a 1600m turf handicap, which has attracted the maximum field allowed of 14. Trainer Salem bin Ghadayer is enjoying a fantastic season, both at the Dubai World Cup Carnival and Jebel Ali and has declared Mailshot, Hyde Parkand Mind That Boy, clearly merit the …

KARACHI: Shaheen Air International (SAI) has completed its 25 years in the air as first private airline of Pakistan, established in 1993. Marking decades of successful operations the Second National Carrier of Pakistan has announced to launch Ice Hockey in the country for the first time. Ehsan Sehbai, CEO, SAI stated, “The last 25 years establish another milestone in our …

DUBAI WORLD CUP: Sano ‘So Proud’ of Gunnevera – Being a bit overlooked has become a nice way to make a living for Gunnevera. Despite winning multiple graded stakes, a third of his 15 lifetime starts and nearly US$3 million in earnings, the Solomon Del-Valle-owned 4-year-old colt rarely has gone off at low odds and now enters the $10 million Dubai …

DUBAI: Thursday’s ninth and penultimate meeting of the 2018 Dubai World Cup Carnival is all about quality with no less than four Thoroughbred Stakes races, as well as the Group 1 Al Maktoum Challenge R3 for the Purebred Arabians. The official highlight on the dirt is the 1900m Group 3 UAE Oaks sponsored by Al Naboodah Construction, restricted to three-year-old …