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Emirati driver Al Dhaheri finishes his F4 career at…

And it was the perfect way to end his F4 career as the UAE’s No 1 driver, Rashid Al Dhaheri, won two pole positions and two chequered flags in the two F4 Formula Trophy races at his home track.  They were part of the Abu Dhabi GP weekend and, while the first race win was taken away from him after the race due to the steward penalising him for an overtaking move, he had owned the weekend racing lead-up to his F3Regional switch. 
F1 2024

F1 2024 post-season test: Who is driving for each…

A bit of racing action is probably over for the 2024 season, but there will be a pivotal day of post-season F1 testing in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.  Some drivers could move before their 2025 switch, next year’s rookies can experience F1 machinery and young drivers will get a chance to test the waters with their skills.  F1 testing: Abu Dhabi after-season running, what is it for?  Pirelli, F1 tyre manufacturers, will be keen to get as much data as possible from this
Qatar

Shaping the Future of Football in Qatar

Blasters Football Academy (GEMS American Academy - Wukair) is the buzz word in Qatar and it delivers grass roots football training to budding youngsters. It is run under Blaster Sports Centre Qatar and it is also the licensed grassroots training ground of Kerala Blasters Football Club (KBFC), one of India’s most reputed football clubs.  Kerala Blasters FC: A History of Legendary Performance  Kerala Blasters FC or KBFC as it is also called, is a beast of Indian football. It is a club formed
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Trott to continue as Afghanistan men head coach through…

Jonathan Trott will be head coach of Afghanistan men till the end of 2025. The next match he will play is the ODI match of Afghanistan’s multi-format tour of Zimbabwe, but he will not be taking charge of the other formats for personal reasons. He’ll be replaced by Hamid Hassan, who will become the head coach and Nawroz Mangal as assistant.  The Afghanistan Cricket Board has signed 12 months extension on Trott's contract after a great 2024 for the team. Afghanistan limped into
Arsenal

The Football Insider with Mikael Silvestre: Arsenal need some…

Thousands of people will have been looking at the Arsenal goalless draw this weekend and scoff two points.  But for me it showed they’re a lot tougher than some make them out to be – a goal down against a Fulham side that had a lot to prove and in truly terrible English conditions around this time of year.  They played and honestly ought to have been able to win. I feel like the players will come out strong this week as a
Siraj

India Siraj and Australia Head sanctioned for Adelaide altercation

Mohammed Siraj and Travis Head are demerit points for bust-up in second Test match between India and Australia and the Indian fast bowler is also penalised with a fine of 20% of his match fee, the International Cricket Council said Monday.  They were thrown together after Siraj took Australia opener Head for two in the pink ball Test at Adelaide which Australia defeated Australia by 10 wickets to tie the five-match series 1-1 at Adelaide Oval on Sunday.  "Siraj has been fined 20%
Hazlewood

Australia pacer Hazlewood could be back for third India…

Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood has taken two spells in the full force at Adelaide Oval on Monday and he expects to know within 24 hours whether he will be available for the third Test against India in Brisbane.  Hazlewood did not play in the 10-wicket defeat to India at Adelaide on Sunday, as the latest of a string of side strains have cost him his career.  "It’s going to be how I come in the 24 hours after it, really," Hazlewood told
Shami

Door open for Shami as India look to lessen…

As Mohammed Shami was battering Indian seamers in Rajkot last week in his first match back after a year away with injury, many wondered why India’s best seamer had not been flown out to Australia to play for pace man Jasprit Bumrah.  With India cruising to 10 wickets for the first time in three days in the second Test at Adelaide on Sunday, there will be more and more calls for Shami to be swooped into Brisbane for the third Test against the
Netflix

Netflix show inspires brothers journey from South Africa to…

And just as The Last Dance, a docuseries for Netflix from 2020, brought back wonderful memories of Michael Jordan’s most glorious performances in his final season with the Chicago Bulls, another game show on the streaming giant compelled two South African brothers to hop on a plane from Pretoria to the UAE to watch the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix.  That might sound like farce, but the first thing Chislon Pillay and his brother Samuel Muchenje saw on Netflix was Formula One:
Norris

Norris wins Abu Dhabi F1 GP as McLaren clinch…

Not let down by the inability to consistently fight for the drivers’ world title with Max Verstappen, Lando Norris kept McLaren going on Sunday night, running out of time at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix race to give the British outfit its first constructors’ title since 1998.  There were euphoric scenes in the McLaren pit at Yas Marina Circuit as the 25-year-old’s fourth season win gave them the team title by 14 points.  Even Norris, to put it simply, was
India

India reach 82 for 4 at tea in Pink…

Adelaide: A well-managed Australian bowling attack kept India in the dust on day one of the pink-ball Test, where they were ranked at 175/8 as of this writing.  An egged-on Nitish Kumar Reddy who is 42 unbeaten and on his way to an exhausting 50, stands in stead of a nervous Jasprit Bumrah at the crease.  India who batted first got at 82-4 in the first session and fell by two wickets quickly in the second session. Captain Rohit Sharma scored just three
Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Pip Pakistan In T20I Thriller For Consolation Win

Zimbabwe ended Pakistan on two wickets consolation in an exhilarating last T20I on Thursday.  Zimbabwe bowled Pakistan out for two in a consolation two-wicket win in a nail-biting final T20I on Thursday after tailender Richard Ngarava sent them home with one ball to spare. Pakistan - who were looking for a series win after taking the first two matches by 57 runs and 10 wickets respectively - rested a few key figures and reached 132-7 in 20 overs in Bulawayo. Zimbabwe batted well
Abu Dhabi

F1 Abu Dhabi GP: Hamilton bids farewell to Mercedes…

Lewis Hamilton waves goodbye this weekend to Mercedes, the team that won six world championships while his next team Ferrari fights for a first constructors’ title in 16 years. Saturday’s streetlight Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is also the last, with the Briton wrapping up a 12-year run with the Silver Arrows and 26-year run with Mercedes. Then Hamilton is off to Ferrari, where Italy will be hoping that he finds the form and the mojo that made him the winningest driver in the
New Zealand

New Zealand unchanged in bid to hit back against…

New Zealand unchanged in bid to hit back against England. New Zealand named a repeat squad Thursday to bounce back against England in the second cricket Test but refused to recall batsman Will Young or bowl a spinner of his kind. The Black Caps did the same day that the visitors announced they would field the same XI that took the opening match in Christchurch by eight wickets, for the clash that will commence in Wellington on Friday. Four seamers will head home
Scott Boland

Scott Boland poses huge threat to Indian batsmen in…

Scott Boland poses huge threat to Indian batsmen in pink-ball Test. Former Australian fast bowler Ryan Harris on the backs of his peers who have been pitted against one another in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy.  Pat Cummins: The power of him is not giving up at the crease. Being consistent in execution.  He captains his x-bowling team, he captains his side. You know, he took a vacation. I don’t think he had played a game before the Perth Test. He was a little
Abu Dhabi

F1 Abu Dhabi GP: Teams arrive in UAE for…

Every single team has made it to the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as drivers line up for the final stop of 2024’s historic schedule. The teams arrived at Yas Marina Circuit only a few days after the Qatar Grand Prix which Max Verstappen won for his ninth victory of the season. Verstappen and his Red Bull outfit won the drivers’ title in Las Vegas following a prolonged campaign, but there is still a bid for the 2024 F1 World
England

England lose to South Africa in ODI series opener

First ODI, Kimberley England 186 (38.4 overs): Dean 47* (57); Dercksen 3-16 South Africa 189-4 (38.2 overs): Wolvaardt 59* (114), De Klerk 48* (28) South Africa won by six wickets; lead series 1-0 Scorecard Six wickets for six for England, who had performed badly in the opening one day international against South Africa.  Seeking 187 in sweltering Kimberley, Proteas batswoman Laura Wolvaardt set the tone with an unsparing 59 off 114 balls and the score is at 11.4 overs.  England bowlers huffed and
India

India vs United Arab Emirates U19 Asia Cup 2024:…

India vs United Arab Emirates (IND-U19 vs UAE-U19) U19 Asia Cup 2024 Live Cricket Score Online Live Match Report: Both teams played 1 match and lost 1. But UAE is in the upper side of the table, on the back of their better run rate at number 2.  India U19 vs United Arab Emirates U19 (IND-U19 vs UAE-U19) U19 Asia Cup 2024 Live Cricket Score:  UAE 19 captain Ayan Afzal Khan was the man to bat first in UAE 19’s clash with Mohamed
Rahul

Rahul ready to bat anywhere for India in second…

KL Rahul will bowl "wherever", India have a problem ahead of the second Test against Australia after Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill are likely to be fit, KL Rahul told reporters on Wednesday.  The 54-Test veteran played his first Test at Perth which India lost by 295 runs, and subbed for Yashasvi Jaiswal who was left to take care of Rohit, who was at home for his second child’s birth.  Gill, number three also missing out on the match due to thumb injury,
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World Championships medal, top-15 place on Manika new year…

New Delhi: A year after she became the first Indian paddler to reach Round of 16 at the Olympics, outplayed a former world champion and world No.2 on her way to her maiden quarter-finals at Saudi Smash, and became the first Indian table tennis player to make it all the way to the last eight at a WTT Champions competition, Manika Batra is very modest in her assessment.  "It’s been a pretty even year," she says. "I have won some, lost some. ‘I