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Lando Norris won the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday to secure McLaren's first Formula One constructors' title since 1998 after teammate Oscar Piastri collided with Max Verstappen on the opening lap and finished 10th.

Dan Ashworth has left his role as sporting director at Manchester United after five months in the job by mutual agreement, the Premier League club said on Sunday.

England romped to a second comfortable victory over New Zealand in two weeks to secure a test series triumph on Sunday with skipper Ben Stokes apparently enjoying a Midas touch with his every decision turning to gold.

Australia beat India by 10 wickets in the day-night second test at Adelaide Oval on Sunday to level the series 1-1.

Lando Norris took pole position for the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in a McLaren one-two with Oscar Piastri ahead of a race that could secure the team's first Formula One constructors' championship since 1998.

Oscar Piastri led a McLaren one-two in final practice for a season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that could crown the team Formula One constructors' world champions for the first time since 1998.

Australia's Travis Head has been a perennial thorn in India's flesh and it was more of the same on Saturday as the left-hander produced a match-defining hundred to deflate the tourists in the day-night second test in Adelaide.

Gus Atkinson took a hat-trick as England coasted towards a dominant victory in the second test against New Zealand in Wellington on Saturday, reaching 378 for five at the close of play on day two with an imposing lead of 533.

Ferrari's hopes of winning a first Formula One constructors' title since 2008 took a huge hit as Charles Leclerc collected a 10 place grid drop and rivals McLaren were one-two in Friday practice for the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi.

Mitchell Starc was a menace with the pink ball and claimed a career-best six for 48 as Australia bundled out India for 180 inside two sessions of the day-night second test in Adelaide on Friday.

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc will take a 10 place grid penalty at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in a major setback for the team's hopes of a first Formula One constructors' championship since 2008.

Premier League champions Manchester City were drawn on Thursday with Juventus, Wydad AC and Al Ain in Group G for next year's FIFA Club World Cup in the United States.

Lewis Hamilton faced the media at Yas Marina Circuit on Thursday, ahead of this weekend's Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2024, his final race for Mercedes.

Zimbabwe beat Pakistan by two wickets in the last of their three-match Twenty20 series at the Queens Sports Club on Thursday, a consolation win after heavy defeats in the first two clashes.

The Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2024 race weekend kicked off on Thursday, with fans getting a first-hand view of the F1 team mechanics and officials at work in their garages during the public Pit Lane Walk.

Newcastle United's Fabian Schar secured a dramatic 3-3 draw against Premier League leaders Liverpool with a sensational 90th-minute equaliser on Wednesday that he later confessed was an attempt to keep the ball in play.

Sardar Azmoun scored two goals in two minutes to lead UAE's Shabab Al Ahli to a 3-2 win over Uzbekistan’s Nasaf in Dubai on Wednesday to claim top spot in Group D of the AFC Champions League Two.

All 10 teams have arrived for the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as drivers prepare to compete for the final time in 2024’s record-breaking race calendar.

South Africa's push for a place in the World Test Championship final continues on Thursday when they host Sri Lanka at St George's Park, where victory would be a giant step towards the decider at Lord’s next year.

Quadruple world champion Max Verstappen's home Dutch Grand Prix will drop off the calendar after 2026, Formula One announced on Wednesday.

Novak Djokovic will begin his preparations for next month's Australian Open by playing at the Brisbane International warm-up tournament, the record 24-times Grand Slam champion said on Wednesday.

The 2034 football World Cup, which is expected to be held in Saudi Arabia and possibly in the cooler months, is unlikely to clash with the Salt Lake City winter Olympics, the International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday. 

Arsenal will host Manchester United in the FA Cup third round next month in a meeting of the competition's two most successful clubs.

UAE rider Mohammed Al Balooshi made history by securing his third FIM Bajas World Cup title, becoming the first Arab rider to achieve this milestone.

Max Verstappen followed up securing his fourth world championship by winning a chaotic Qatar Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton suffered another miserable evening in his penultimate Mercedes appearance.

The Abu Dhabi Extreme Championship (ADXC) is set to deliver a night of top-class jiu-jitsu and grappling action with ADXC 8 on December 6 at the ADNEC Centre in Al Ain, with UFC Flyweight #3 Amir Albazi headlining the event.

Continuing his winning form from the Hatta stage of Dubai International Baja (DIB), Brazil’s Lucas Moraes took victory on day two for Toyota Gazoo Racing in his Toyota Hilux co-driven by Armand Monleon.

Dubai Basketball suffered a close 86-84 defeat to Serbia’s FMP Soccerbet in a thrilling ABA League game that was decided in the last eight seconds.

New Zealand captain Tom Latham thought the first test against England was closer than the scoreline suggested after his team lost by eight wickets in Christchurch on Sunday to slump to a third straight home loss.

The Lebanese Football Federation (LFA) has announced that all football matches will resume in January 2025, following a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah.

Audi and Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) have teamed up to accelerate the preparation for the Formula 1 entry of the four rings in 2026.

Harry Brook scored a brilliant century to drag England right back into the first test in Christchurch on Friday, driving the tourists to within 29 runs of New Zealand's tally of 348 on 319 for five at the end of day two.

The 23rd edition of Grand Prix of Sharjah - F1H2O UIM World Championship will be held at Sharjah’s Khalid Lagoon from December 6 to 8, with 19 drivers vying for the top three positions in the most prominent championship of its kind in the world.

Kamran Ghulam’s maiden One Day International century for Pakistan led them to a 99-run win over Zimbabwe on Thursday and victory in the three-match series.

World number two and five-times Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek has accepted a one-month suspension after testing positive for banned substance trimetazidine (TMZ), the International Tennis Integrity Agency said on Thursday.

Double Major champion Jon Rahm will be headlining the Hero Dubai Desert Classic in January next year.

Belinda Bencic and Paula Badosa are the latest players confirmed for the 2025 Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open, with the third edition of the WTA-500 event set to take place from February 1-8 at the International Tennis Centre, Zayed Sports City.

Spinner Shoaib Bashir took four for 69 as England recovered from a poor start to reduce New Zealand to 319 for eight at the close of play on the opening day of an evenly poised first test on Thursday.

Liverpool regained top spot in the Champions League table and registered a first victory over Real Madrid in 15 years on Wednesday with a dominant 2-0 win courtesy of goals from Alexis MacAllister and Cody Gakpo. 

South Africa have closed a rain-affected first day against Sri Lanka on 80 for four at Kingsmead on Wednesday, after no play was possible after lunch in the first test in Durban.

The Higher Organising Committee for the Al Salam Cycling Championship has approved the official programme for its ninth edition.

Manchester City blew a 3-0 lead to draw 3-3 against Feyenoord in a Champions League thriller on Tuesday and extend their winless run to six games.

Saim Ayub hammered a swashbuckling century as Pakistan made short work of a modest target to beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets in Bulawayo and square the three match one day international series.

European Ryder Cup star Tommy Fleetwood has confirmed his participation in the 2025 Hero Dubai Desert Classic, adding more excitement to the prestigious event scheduled for January 16-19 at Emirates Golf Club.

Tiger Woods will not compete in the December 5-8 Hero World Challenge in Albany, Bahamas, the 15-times major winner said on Monday, extending his long absence from competition.

Al Ain’s prospects of advancing to the knockout rounds of the AFC Champions League Elite 2024/25 suffered another blow on Monday as the reigning continental champions slipped to a 2-1 loss at the hands of Saudi Arabia’s Al Ahli at Hazza bin Zayed Stadium.

Rajasthan Royals said they were confident 13-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi can make the step up to the Indian Premier League (IPL) after the batsman became the youngest player to earn a contract in the lucrative Twenty20 tournament.

Liverpool talisman Mohamed Salah says he is 'more out than in' at the Premier League club with still no offer of a new contract.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru made a late swoop to re-sign their former seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar for 107.5 million Indian rupees ($1.28 million) on the second day of the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction in Saudi Arabia on Monday.

India ran riot to win the opening Test in Perth by a crushing 295 runs on Monday and leave Australia shell-shocked and searching for answers.

Ruben Amorim did not pull any punches after a disappointing start to his career in the Manchester United dugout on Sunday, admitting the troubled club will "suffer for a long time".

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said it is his responsibility to get their season back on track after they suffered a fifth successive defeat on Saturday and that the current squad is strong enough to turn things around.

Ivory Coast managed just seven runs in a 264-run defeat to Nigeria in Lagos on Sunday, marking the lowest score ever recorded in a men's Twenty20 International.

Peter Burling's New Zealand secured the opening win of the SailGP season in Dubai on Sunday, beating Emirates GBR and the United States.

Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player in Indian Premier League history on Sunday when he sold for a record $3.2 million, as teams splashed out on world-class cricketers for the lucrative Twenty20 tournament.

Six men linked to Juventus and France midfielder Paul Pogba face trial from Tuesday, accused of blackmail, attempted extorsion of millions of euros and holding the player at gunpoint.

Max Verstappen claimed a fourth consecutive Formula One world title under the lights of the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday.

Former Masters champion Patrick Reed triumphed on the Asian Tour for the first time with a dominant three-stroke victory at the Hong Kong Open on Sunday.

The Indian Premier League opens its "mega-auction" later Sunday in Saudi Arabia with teams primed to splash out millions of dollars on world-class cricketers for the lucrative Twenty20 tournament.

Makeshift opener KL Rahul repaid the faith India have showed in him despite recent struggles, helping to put the touring side in the driving seat against Australia in the first test in Perth on Saturday.

Football fever is set to descend upon Dubai as the much-anticipated Kings Cup Dubai 2024 kicks off on November 30 at the Al Maktoum Stadium.

Reigning Nations League champions Spain will play the Netherlands in the quarter-finals while former tournament winners France take on Croatia after the draw for the knockout stage was held in Nyon on Friday.

Australia's seamers combined to bundle India out for 150 on Friday but the hosts fared even worse with the bat on day one of the first test in Perth.

Lewis Hamilton topped the times for Mercedes ahead of McLaren's Lando Norris as Max Verstappen struggled in Thursday's practice for this weekend's Las Vegas Grand Prix.

The world’s top off-road drivers and riders are gearing up for the eighth edition of the Dubai International Baja next week, with multiple event winners Nasser Al Attiyah and Mohammed Al Balooshi leading the way in the car and bike categories.

Australia booked their place in the Davis Cup semi-finals as doubles pair Matthew Ebden and Jordan Thompson clinched the deciding rubber against the United States on Thursday.

Michael Beale has been named assistant manager at Saudi Pro League club Al Ettifaq, reuniting with Steven Gerrard after a challenging period for the Liverpool legend.

Dubai will host a new championship in mixed martial arts (MMA), which will contribute to strengthening the city's position on the global sports map and supporting Emirati athletes.

Rafa Nadal could not conjure the fairytale ending his career deserved as the Spanish 22-times Grand Slam champion bowed out with defeat in the Davis Cup on an emotionally-charged and tearful night in Malaga on Tuesday.

A magnificent volley from Lautaro Martinez was enough to give world champions Argentina a 1-0 win over Peru while ten-man Ecuador upset Colombia with a 1-0 victory in South American World Cup qualifying on Tuesday.

Fabio Lima scored four goals, including a first-half hat-trick, as the UAE handed AFC Asian Cup champions Qatar a 5-0 defeat in Abu Dhabi.

Roger Federer paid tribute to his retiring rival Rafa Nadal on Tuesday, telling the Spaniard he challenged him like no other player and that he had made the tennis world proud during a glittering career lasting over two decades.

Sergio Garcia has reapplied for membership to the DP World Tour with an eye on being eligible for next year's European Ryder Cup team.

Marcus Stoinis blasted 61 not out off 27 balls as Australia defeated Pakistan by seven wickets in the third T20 International to complete a 3-0 series sweep on Monday.

Former fast bowler Aqib Javed has been appointed Pakistan's interim white-ball coach until next year's Champions Trophy, the country's cricket board (PCB) said on Monday.

The 43rd edition of the Sharjah Book Fair hosted renowned Egyptian football player Mohamed Salah, the star of the English club Liverpool, in a dialogue session about his football career and the role books played in his sports career.

Abu Dhabi has created sporting history by attracting the sailing regatta Cowes Week to its shores in January 2023, consolidating its position as the Middle East's sports capital.

Dutch football legend Ruud Gullit has outlined exactly why football is failing to properly address racism within the game in an exclusive interview with Off Script on Dubai Eye 103.8.