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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Friday that New Zealand cricket officials had informed them that they were unilaterally suspending all their scheduled One Day International series in Pakistan after receiving a security alert.

Opener Rohit Sharma has demonstrated his leadership qualities in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and is an obvious choice to succeed Virat Kohli as India's Twenty20 captain, according to several former players.

Manchester City defender Nathan Ake said his father died a few minutes after he scored in Wednesday's 6-3 Champions League win over RB Leipzig.

Virat Kohli will step down as captain of the Indian Twenty20 side after the upcoming World Cup in the UAE and Oman.

Manchester City, last season's Champions League runners-up, crushed RB Leipzig 6-3 in a thrilling Group A game as Christopher Nkunku scored a hat-trick for the German side.

Lionel Messi failed to provide Paris St Germain with any sparkle as the Ligue 1 team's potent attacking trio lacked inspiration in a disappointing 1-1 draw at Club Brugge in their Champions League opener on Wednesday.

Dubai Racing Club has announced an enhanced racing calendar for the 2021-22 season, taking the prize pot to over $40 million.

The remainder of the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) season will have spectators back inside stadiums when it resumes later this week in the United Arab Emirates, organisers said on Wednesday.

If justification were needed for Chelsea's decision to spend £97 million to bring Romelu Lukaku back to Stamford Bridge, the Belgian provided it with a master striker's goal on Tuesday.

Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard will learn from his mistake that gifted Young Boys a late winner in their 2-1 Champions League defeat on Tuesday, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said.

The Emirates Dubai 7s 2021 will be opening its gates to all spectators in December.

The Mubadala World Tennis Championship will be returning to Abu Dhabi from December 16 to 18.

Pele will be moved out of intensive care in the next day or two as the Brazil football great continues his recovery from surgery, his daughter Kely Nascimento said.

The third cycle of Gov Games features a new category for the community, which now allows citizens and residents in the UAE to take part in the challenge alongside government entities.

Competing just a stone's throw from the bright lights of Broadway, Daniil Medvedev delivered the performance of a lifetime to win the US Open and deny Novak Djokovic a rare calendar-year Grand Slam.

Australian Daniel Ricciardo won the Italian Grand Prix in a stunning McLaren one-two with Lando Norris at Monza on Sunday

A variety of sports and fitness activities will take place across the Expo 2020 Dubai site, along with 30 international tournaments held across the Emirate.

Emma Raducanu's life changed in a New York minute on Saturday when she beat Canadian Leylah Fernandez 6-4 6-3 in the US Open final, capping her improbable rise from 150th-ranked qualifier to Grand Slam champion.

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored nearly 800 goals for club and country and won numerous trophies in a 19-year carerr but the Portuguese forward admitted having butterflies in his stomach ahead of his second debut at Manchester United on Saturday.

Carlos Sainz crashed his Ferrari heavily in final practice for the team's home Italian Grand Prix on Saturday as seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton was fastest for Mercedes.

Rafael Nadal said on Saturday that he was recovering at home after receiving treatment in Barcelona for the foot problem that forced him to cut short his 2021 campaign.

World number one Novak Djokovic is a match away from one of the highest achievements across sports, with a calendar Grand Slam on the line after he overcame German Alexander Zverev 4-6 6-2 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the U.S. Open semi-final Friday.

The fifth Test between England and India at Old Trafford was cancelled on Friday after a COVID-19 case in the tourists' camp.

Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick to give Argentina a 3-0 win over Bolivia in a World Cup qualifier on Thursday, lifting him above Pele as South America's top international scorer with 79 goals.

British teen Emma Raducanu stunned the tennis world by becoming the first qualifier to reach a Grand Slam final after beating Greece's Maria Sakkari 6-1 6-4 in her US Open semi-final.

Leylah Fernandez's storybook US Open continued with yet another upset on Thursday as the Canadian teenager shocked second seed Aryna Sabalenka 7-6(3) 4-6 6-4 to reach her first Grand Slam final.

India's practice session ahead of the fifth and final Test against England was cancelled on Thursday after a member of their support staff tested positive for COVID-19, an Indian cricket board official said.

Novak Djokovic again fought back from a set down to beat Matteo Berrettini 5-7 6-2 6-2 6-3 and move into the US Open semi-finals, the Serb now just two wins away from a 21st major that would complete a calendar-year Grand Slam.

The Dubai Fitness Challenge is set to return for its fifth edition from October 29 until November 27.

Spain and Real Madrid's legend goalkeeper is launching his debut center for goalkeepers in Dubai.

China head coach Li Tie hopes a month-long training camp in the UAE will turn around his team's World Cup qualifying fortunes.

After the COVID-19 pandemic left the stands empty last year, the US Open has welcomed tennis-starved fans back to Flushing Meadows and Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez has ridden a wave of support all the way to the semi-finals.

World number two Daniil Medvedev dropped his first set at this year's US Open but eventually overcame Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp 6-3 6-0 4-6 7-5 to reach his third straight semi-final at Flushing Meadows on Tuesday.

An out-of-sorts Novak Djokovic scraped his way to a 1-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 win over American wildcard Jenson Brooksby to move into the US Open quarter-finals and three wins from tennis immortality.

Brazil football great Pele said he was recovering in hospital from surgery to remove a tumour from his colon.

Her US Open journey isn't over but Emma Raducanu has already written herself into the history books, reaching her first Grand Slam quarter-final to take up the mantle of British tennis.

India skipper Virat Kohli lavished praise on his bowlers on Monday, hailing their exploits in The Oval Test against England as one of the top three bowling performances under his captaincy.

Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq and bowling coach Waqar Younis have stepped down from their respective roles, the country's cricket board (PCB) said on Monday.

Paris St Germain said on Monday they had signed a two-year partnership deal with fashion house Christian Dior.

A World Cup qualifier between Argentina and Brazil was suspended amid farcical scenes on Sunday after Brazilian health authorities accused a number of Premier League players of violating the country's COVID-19 quarantine rules.

Leylah Fernandez brushed aside yet another former champion as the fearless Canadian teenager stormed into the quarter-finals of the US Open with a 4-6 7-6(5) 6-2 win over 16th seed Angelique Kerber.

After tackling two US Open debutants, Novak Djokovic faced an old foe on Saturday, reaching the fourth round with a 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3 6-2 win over Kei Nishikori to stay on course for a record 21st major title that would complete the calendar Grand Slam.

American Sloane Stephens received a torrent of angry messages on social media following her third round loss to Angelique Kerber at the US Open, the tournament's 2017 champion said on Saturday.

Oscar De La Hoya is hospitalized with a COVID-19 infection and has withdrawn from his fight next weekend in Los Angeles.

Alfa Romeo driver Kimi Raikkonen has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the Dutch Grand Prix.

Mohamed Al Hammadi has won a third medal for the UAE at the Tokyo Paralympics.

A tearful Naomi Osaka said she does not know when she will play again, after an emotional display during a third round loss at the US Open.

Abdullah Sultan Al Aryani has won the first gold medal for the UAE at the Tokyo Paralympic Games on Friday.

Novak Djokovic's bid for a 21st major title that would complete a calendar-year Grand Slam picked up pace as the world number one cruised into the US Open third round with a 6-2 6-3 6-2 thrashing of Tallon Griekspoor.

World number one Ash Barty stormed into the third round of the US Open by taming Danish teenager Clara Tauson 6-1 7-5, while the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center mopped up after a night of torrential rain and damaging winds.

A water-logged US Open delayed the start of Day Four action on Thursday, hours after remnants of Hurricane Ida brought torrential rains and high winds to the grounds.

World number three Stefanos Tsitsipas fired down a career-high 27 aces on the way to a 6-3 6-4 6-7(4) 6-0 win over second-round opponent Adrian Mannarino on Wednesday, but another protracted bathroom break drew jeers from the US Open crowd.

The UAE’s National Olympic Committee (NOC) is going to be assessing the technical capacity of sports federations, associations and organisations in the country.

Experience trumped youth as former champion Sloane Stephens' deadly forehand sealed fellow American Coco Gauff's fate 6-4 6-2 in the second round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday.

UFC will be returning to Yas Island, Abu Dhabi starting October 30 with two highly anticipated world championship bouts to headline the event.

Bianca Andreescu overcame stomach pain and a stiff challenge from Viktorija Golubic to advance 7-5 4-6 7-5 into the second round of the US Open.

Atletico Madrid have sensationally announced they have re-signed France forward Antoine Griezmann on a season-long loan from Barcelona.

Novak Djokovic took a first unsteady step toward completing the calendar-year Grand Slam as the Serb laboured into the second round of the US Open with a 6-1 6-7(5) 6-2 6-1 win over dashing Danish teenager Holger Rune.

The sports sector's contribution to Dubai’s economy exceeds AED 4 billion annually.

Manchester United have completed the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo from Juventus on a two-year deal, the Premier League side confirmed on Tuesday, as the Portuguese forward returns to the club where he won eight major trophies from 2003-2009.

Nick Kyrgios spent more time battling chair umpire Carlos Bernardes than opponent Roberto Bautista Agut at the US Open on Monday as the truculent Australian slumped to a 6-3, 6-4, 6-0 first round exit.

Andy Murray may have been the forgotten man at the US Open but gave the crowd and Stefanos Tsitsipas a match to remember forcing the third seed to grind out a 2-6 7-6(7) 3-6 6-3 6-4 win on Monday to avoid the opening round shocker.

Dubai is gearing up to host the region’s first official Snow Volleyball tournament in mid-October.

Formula One will review the rules on how long a race needs to run before points can be awarded after bad weather turned Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix into a three-lap farce with no overtaking allowed.

The UAE won its first medal in the Tokyo Paralympic Games in the 100-metre T34 race.

Lionel Messi made his much-anticipated Ligue 1 debut for Paris St Germain on Sunday but it was Kylian Mbappe who shone as the capital club maintained their perfect start to the season with a 2-0 victory at Stade de Reims.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the rain-hit Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday without racing even a single lap as half-points were awarded for only the sixth time in Formula One history.

India captain Virat Kohli said his players are hurting after losing the third Test against England at Headingley by a big margin but are not demoralised.

England's Ollie Robinson struck four times with the second new ball as the hosts thrashed India by an innings and 76 runs to level the series on day four of the third test at Headingley on Saturday.

Formula One published a revised calendar for the remainder of the season on Saturday with the number of races dropping from a record 23 to 22 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Qatar expected to debut.

Manchester United capped a day of high-transfer drama by agreeing a deal for Cristiano Ronaldo to return to the club, after rivals Manchester City had a reported change of heart.

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.