DUBAI: Tennis legend Kim Clijsters has chosen the 20th Anniversary celebrations of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships hosting the WTA Tour to begin her eagerly awaited comeback to the game. The 36-year-old, who surprised the tennis world late last year when she announced an intent to return to tennis seven years after playing her last match at the 2012 US …

DUBAI: Two-time champion Elina Svitolina has accepted a wild card into the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships and is eagerly looking forward to making her bid to reclaim the title she surrendered last year to Belinda Bencic. Fans can watch the world number 4 for only AED55 for the first three days of the tournament, which gets underway on 17th February and …

LYON/DUBAI: Emirates, the world’s largest international airline and Olympique Lyonnais (OL), one of France’s top football clubs today announced a five year sponsorship deal. Under the agreement, Emirates will become the club’s Official Main Sponsor from the start of the 2020/2021 season. The iconic Emirates “Fly Better” logo will appear on the front of the OL team’s training kits and playing …

News Desk KARACHI: Naya Nazimabad, a housing project of Javedan Corporation Limited and Power Cement Limited, both of which are Arif Habib Group companies, have signed on as the official helmet sponsors of Quetta Gladiators, a franchise of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) for PSL Season 5. Speaking at the signing ceremony, Mr. Arif Habib, Chairman of Javedan Corporation Limited …

KARACHI: It turned out to be a fun-filled tournament. Twenty Karachi ladies and girls were joined by two more from Lahore and Abbottabad at the Ladies Golf Tournament held here at the Karachi Golf Club. Played on the Texas Scramble format, the tournament had seven teams featuring the leading ladies of Karachi golf along with some rising young talent. In …

News Desk DUBAI: Sensational Sofia Kenin will be the star attraction when she takes to the courts at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships after lifting her first Grand Slam trophy at the Australian Open. When she reached the third round in Dubai a year ago she was ranked an anonymous 37 in the world, but she returns as the world number …

KARACHI: The Nest I/O, P@SHA’s Tech Incubator and Accelerator, signed an MoU with Islamabad United, a leading HBL PSL team, to promote entrepreneurship in the country. Under the umbrella of #UnitedWeTech, both partners will be working together to identify and promote entrepreneurs and founders with a proven Minimum Viable Products (MVP), demonstrated traction, and/or a strong positive social aspect.  “We …

Sport Desk DUBAI: Australian Open champions Novak Djokovic and Sofia Kenin will headline a fantastic fortnight of tennis action when the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships gets underway on 17th February. Djokovic, who will be seeking his fifth crown in Dubai, defeated Dominic Thiem on Sunday to earn a record eighth Australian Open title, a day after Sofia Kenin astounded everyone by claiming …

By Rafiq Vayani KARACHI: The agreement between Pakistan Super League franchise Lahore Qalandar and Medicam Group of Companies has been finalized.  Medicam Chairman Mr. Khalil Ahmad Nanitalwala, Chief Executive Officer, Salman Khalil Nanitalwala, Managing Director, Junaid Khalil Nanitalwala, Chief Operating Officer Khurram Khalil NaniTalawala, Director Admin Zafar Riaz Bari and others attended the event. “We want cooperation with cricket as …

DUBAI: Supported by cricketing superstars Yuvraj Singh and Shahid Afridi, alongside 12,000 spectators, Laing O’Rourke triumphed by 147 runs over CoEX Project Team in the final of the third annual Expo 2020 Dubai cricket tournament at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday. The popular tournament forms part of Expo 2020 Dubai’s strategy to advance worker welfare and health, safety, quality …