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 …

After a break in 2020 enforced by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup returned to Ascot Raccourse, UK on Saturday, 7 August when the team of all female riders scored a third victory in the world’s premier international jockeys’ challenge in front of one of Ascot’s biggest crowds since the pandemic began. A double on the day …

A star-studded array of jockeys will once again line up for the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup at Ascot this year with four new-look teams set to do battle in the 20th running of the event on Saturday, 7 August. Each team will comprise three riders representing Great Britain, Ireland, Ladies and Rest of the World contesting six valuable handicaps …

Kashmir Premier League is associated with the Government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, backed by the Pakistan Cricket Board conducting a Twenty-20 league commencing from August 6, 2021 till August 16, 2021 in Muzaffarabad, AK. Muzaffarabad Tigers has emerged as one of the best teams of KPL and this partnership is anticipated to leverage both organizations across the Kashmir division …

 Alibaba Group, the Worldwide TOP Partner of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), today announced a new cloud-based solution to help Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 onsite staff reduce the risk of getting heatstroke during the summer in Tokyo. Through an intelligent ear-worn device, the technology helps keep track of the body temperature and heart rate of the Olympic onsite staff in Tokyo. Based …

The Fujairah Squash Grand Prix 2021 concluded at the Tennis & Country Club Fujairah on Saturday 24 July 2021. After 2 days of skilled squash and great sportsmanship, Sandeep Ramachandran claimed the A Section title for the first time by beating Abdelaziz Amgad Hegazy 3-0 in the final. In the B Section final Eeshan Sawant beat Amin Maklai 3-2 in a highly competitive …