Sport Desk ABU DHABI: Global technology group e& has reaffirmed its support for the UAE National Team, affectionately known as ‘The Whites,’ as they continue their historic journey towards qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 2026. The Whites will officially secure their place in the World Cup if they win the two decisive matches in Doha against Oman and Qatar on October 11 …

By Rafiq Vayani ROME/DUBAI: European Football Clubs (EFC) has launched its new identity at its 32nd General Assembly in Rome, as part of its ongoing strategy to ensure clubs and their interests are at the heart of football. Formerly known as European Club Association (ECA), EFC launches with more than 800 members across 55 nations as one unified voice of …

News Desk DUBAI: Object 1, the award-winning developer shaping the UAE’s real estate landscape with design-led projects, has signed an official global partnership with the Nottingham Forest Football Club, marking the start of an exciting collaboration that brings together world-class football and Dubai’s rapidly growing real estate sector. Running throughout the 2025–26 season, the partnership positions Object 1 on the …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Emirates GBR head into the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Sail Grand Prix Season 2025 Grand Final, presented by Abu Dhabi Sports Council, in pole position after a stunning comeback victory at the DP World Spain Sail Grand Prix in Cádiz. The British team staged a remarkable comeback in the winner-takes-all final in Spain, overcoming a startline penalty …

RIO DE JANEIRO/ABU DHABI: The Zayed Charity Run will launch tomorrow, Sunday (5 October), in its second global stop of the 2025–2026 season, taking place for the very first time in South America in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Thousands of runners have gathered from within Brazil and abroad, including around 200 participants from the UAE, alongside more than 250 international …

Sport Desk DUBAI: A spectacular new era in golf begins in Dubai with the launch of the Stars Golf League, a one-of-a-kind event that brings together some of the world’s greatest male and female professional golfers, and global celebrity golfers in a team-format battle for glory. The tournament will be staged at The Els Club Dubai, a desert ‘links-style’ course …

By Muhammad Rafiq DUBAI: In just five days, Dubai will make history as it hosts the EuroLeague 2025/26 season opener at Coca-Cola Arena. The first-ever home sports franchise to represent the city, Dubai Basketball, will take to the court against Partizan in a clash that marks the beginning of the team’s EuroLeague career and the start of a historical season. …

Sport Desk DUBAI: Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, received at its Dubai headquarters the all-female Emirates ICC panel of match officials, ahead of their journey to India and Sri Lanka to mark the start of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025. The panel of 14 umpires and four match referees, representing 10 nationalities, paid homage to Emirates, the …

Alibaba.com, a leading B2B e-commerce platform, hosted its flagship event CoCreate 2025 in the United States of America, unveiling its most ambitious AI-driven transformation for global trade and creating opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) worldwide. Pace Sports, a Sialkot-based manufacturer of custom sportswear and sublimated team uniforms, represented Pakistan at CoCreate 2025. Founder Mr. Tehseen Abbas, a verified …

Sport Desk DUBAI: The GBP 125,000 Group Two Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes stood out at the two-day Dubai Duty Free International Weekend attracting a field of eight two-year-olds, all with Classic hopes for next season. The race commemorated the late and popular jockey Geoff Lewis who died last month aged 89 and rode Mill Reef to victory in …