Sport Desk DUBAI: Pádraig Harrington will make his first competitive appearance in seven months when the three-time Major winner targets a second victory in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at Galgorm Castle Golf Club from September 24-27. The 49-year-old was due to be captaining the European Ryder Cup team at Whistling Straits in the USA in what is now …

Sport Desk RIYADH: Recently, at precisely 20:27 local time, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) officially announced the launch of their campaign to host the 2027 AFC Asian Cup. Focused on the future, the bid of Saudi Arabia proudly unveiled a new bid logo and slogan “Forward for Asia”. With a positive momentum being created in Asian football towards the …

Sport Desk DUBAI: Shane Lowry will tee it up at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open for the first time since his career-defining Open Championship triumph, as Galgorm Castle Golf Club plays host to the island of Ireland’s national open from September 24-27. The 33-year-oldlifted the Claret Jug in front of his home fans last year following a six-stroke win …

Sport Desk DUBAI: Emirates Airline is #BackIntheGame. As the Official Airline of the 2020 US Open Tennis Championships, Emirates returns to the Grand Slam® tennis tournament for the ninth year in a row with online experiences to connect fans to the game. As Emirates resumes service in six U.S. gateways – with the health and safety of travelers at the …

News Desk ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE and official airline partner of UFC Fight Island held in Abu Dhabi, has released a short video to showcase its role in the success of Abu Dhabi’s first major sporting event since the outbreak of Covid-19. UFC’s first appearance at Fight Island on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi …

CINCINNATI: As the world marks one year to go until the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) affirmed the company’s commitment to the Olympic and Paralympic Movements, with confirmation of its Worldwide Partnership for the next four Olympic and Paralympic Games. Building upon the success of the last 10 years of partnership …

News Desk ISLAMABAD: Easypaisa, Pakistan’s leading provider of digital financial services is proud to become the associate partner of the Pakistan Cricket Board for Pakistan men’s national cricket team’s tour of England. The Pakistan men’s national cricket team will do the Easypaisa logo on all their playing kits for the Test and T20 series during the contest starting from August 5th, …

LYON & DUBAI: Emirates and Olympique Lyonnais (OL) revealed the club’s new jerseys for the 20/21 season during a friendly match against the Glasgow Rangers F.C. in Groupama Stadium on Thursday night as part of the Veolia Trophy. Much awaited by Lyon fans, the 20/21 Home jersey is the first to carry Emirates’ branding, marking the start of a five-year …

LYON/DUBAI: Emirates’ newest sponsorship partner, the French football club Olympique Lyonnais (OL), will play their first match under the Emirates contract in special one-off jerseys with the words “Dubai is Open” across the front. The friendly match will be played against OGC Nice at 6:30pm local time on Saturday, 4th July at OL’s Groupama Stadium. Instructed by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, …

News Desk ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways, together with its partner Manchester City, have unveiled a bespoke match-day jersey in recognition of the global efforts to begin recovery from the impacts of COVID-19. Etihad is dedicating the front of shirt space, ordinarily bearing the Etihad logo, to the ‘Cityzens Giving For Recovery’ campaign, City Football Group and Manchester City’s 12-month campaign …