The Group 2 Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes, highlight of the Dubai Duty Free International Weekend at Newbury Racecourse on Friday 17 and Saturday 18 September, has attracted 17 high-class two-year-olds at the five-day confirmation stage. They include Weatherbys Super Sprint winner Gubbass, the John & Thady Gosden trained Dhabab and three of the first four home in last …

DUBAI: Alex Palou led a Honda sweep of the top four finishing positions Sunday at the Grand Prix of Portland, as Honda drivers and teams dominated the finishing order, despite being delayed by a multi-car crash in the opening moments of today’s NTT INDYCAR SERIES event at Portland International Raceway. Palou, second-finishing Alexander Rossi, third-place Scott Dixon and Jack Harvey, …

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, carried the UAE’s Paralympic champions from Japan following their success at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. The UAE Team brought home gold and bronze medals for competing in the Athletics, Powerlifting, Cycling and Shooting. Etihad flight, EY 0871, departed Narita Airport at 9pm local time on Sunday 5 September, the airline carried …

Sport Desk ABU DHABI: T Ten Sports Management has awarded RISE Worldwide a multi-layered and multi-year mandate for the upcoming Abu Dhabi T10. RISE Worldwide, India’s sports first company, will be the exclusive partner to the Abu Dhabi T10 – for broadcast production, global media rights and sponsorship package to build strategic brand partnerships. For the Indian firm RISE Worldwide, …

BIZ TODAY REPORT KARACHI/DUBAI: A star studded inaugural dinner of Memon Super League (MSL) Season 5 held at PAF Museum on Monday, 30th August, 2021. Shahid Khan Afridi was the chief guest, among other notable names present were Aqeel Karim Dhedhi, Tauseef Ahmed, Majyd Aziz, Shoaib Muhammad, Yahya Polani , Consul General of Indonesia in Karachi His Excellency June Kuncoro …

Indian tennis superstar Sania Mirza and her American partner Christina McHale have officially entered the women’s doubles final at the WTA 250 Tournament, with a straight set win over Ulrikke Eikeri and Catherine Harrison. Mirza and McHale beat the Norwegian-American pair in 1 hour and 23 minutes in the semi-finals of the WTA 250 tournament on Friday. Sania Mirza, said, “It’s …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: Manchester City FC will this weekend put Expo 2020 Dubai in the global spotlight during the Club’s Premier League fixture against Arsenal. The famous Etihad Stadium will play host to a special Expo activation on Saturday – with the showpiece event’s logo featuring across a number of areas at the game, including player’s warm-up jackets, a banner covering the centre …

By Rafiq Vayani The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has backed ambitious plans to make the UAE capital the global centre of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). At a ceremony on Tuesday 24th August, DCT Abu Dhabi announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the UAE Mixed Martial Arts Federation (UAEMMAF) and Palms …

Path-breaking tennis ace Sania Mirza has returned to the WTA Tour at the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati this week. The former World No. 1 has joined forces with Tunisian star Ons Jabeur for the WTA 1000 tournament scheduled to be held from August 16-22, 2021. Sania and Ons are set to take on Veronika Kudermetova of Russia and Elena …

Over the last two weeks British Airways has proudly been flying Team GB home from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, with the final flight carrying Olympians due to land at 13:10 (UK local) this afternoon, Monday 9 August. The airline has welcomed tens of competitors across a wide range of sports back to the United Kingdom after an incredible Tokyo …