Championship News
-
Andrey Rublev wins Dubai Tennis Championships title to extend fine form
Andrey Rublev has attempted to keep expectations low this week at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. As it turns...
-
Dusan Vlahovic aims to join Mbappe and Haaland in Champions League super-striker elite
By the time Kylian Mbappe had turned 22, he had racked up 22 goals in the most glamorous of club...
-
Novak Djokovic to start season against Lorenzo Musetti at Dubai Tennis Championships
World No 1 Novak Djokovic will start his 2022 season against Lorenzo Musetti in the first round of the Dubai...
-
Josh Hill makes history and the cut at Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship
Dubai-based teenager Josh Hill made history at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship on Saturday morning, becoming the first UAE-born player...
-
Arrival of Kieran Trippier shows new-found pulling power of Newcastle United
They are a select group, numbering just three. Sir Bobby Charlton, Gary Lineker and Kieran Trippier are the only Englishmen...
-
Bangladesh stun world champions New Zealand in historic Test shock
Mominul Haque hailed Bangladesh's "unbelievable" win over New Zealand after they beat the world Test champions by eight wickets to...
-
Pakistan's Mohammad Hafeez retires from all forms of international cricket
Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez announced his retirement from international cricket on Monday, ending an 18-year career that included a...
-
Agent of the year Federico Pastorello on Covid, commission caps and the transfer window
Federico Pastorello was named best agent at the 2021 Dubai Globe Soccer Awards, beating to the prize the likes of...
-
Andy Murray handed wildcard for Australian Open
Andy Murray will return to the Australian Open next month, three years after playing what he feared would be the...
-
Defensive solidity deserts Chelsea as Thomas Tuchel's side hunt for missing clean sheets
Sometimes a fixture can assume a symbolic importance. Wolves felt a barometer in Chelsea’s ultimately triumphant 2020-21 season. Frank Lampard’s...
-
Italia 90, Gulf Cup success and hosting Messi, Ronaldo and Maradona in the UAE
It remains the UAE’s greatest footballing achievement, closer now to the country’s inception than it is to its landmark birthday.In...
-
Collin Morikawa and Rory McIlroy confirmed for Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship
Fresh from their battle this week to win the DP World Tour Championship, Collin Morikawa and Rory McIlroy have been...
-
Aviv Dubai Championship: Who's playing, where and how to watch in person
The Aviv Dubai Championship returns for a second year to kick-start a Dubai double for the European Tour in successive...
-
Andrey Rublev the fifth male player confirmed for Mubadala World Tennis Championship
Andrey Rublev, the world No 5, has been confirmed as the fifth male player competing at next month's Mubadala World...
-
Australia agree to tour Pakistan for the first time since 1998
Australia are set to tour Pakistan for the first time since 1998, playing three Tests, three one-day internationals and one...
-
Casper Ruud and Denis Shapovalov set to make Mubadala World Tennis Championship debuts
Casper Ruud and Denis Shapovalov, two of the most exciting young players on the ATP Tour, have been confirmed as...