Top grapplers expected as jiu-jitsu tour returns to Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI: Some of the world’s top grapplers return to Abu Dhabi next month for the AJP Tour UAE National Pro championship.
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Impact of Indian-led T20 franchise cricket leads to splits among sport administrators
Noise from the debate over the impact of T20 franchise cricket on the sport’s future is becoming difficult to drown out. Former Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar has suggested that opposition to the format and its Indian-led dynamic is tantamount to sour grapes. In a thinly disguised dig at English and Australian administrators, he pronounced that Indian administrators are better equipped to look after the interests of Indian cricket than those who are perceived to be trying to interfere with it.
Influx of foreign goalkeepers adds spice to Saudi Pro League
Saudi Arabia has some of the most exciting foreign imports of any league in Asia, with prolific goalscorers, silky playmakers and solid defenders spread across the competition.
Saudis take two bronze medals in karate at Islamic Solidarity Games
KONYA: Saud Al-Bashir and Sultan Al-Zahrani on Wednesday claimed two bronze medals for Saudi Arabia in the karate competition at the fifth Islamic Solidarity Games in Turkey.
Yuvraj Singh, KL Rahul, Chris Gayle, Jonny Bairstow and the world's T20 league top earners
The International League T20 is set to become the second most lucrative competition for cricketers when it launches at the start of 2023.
New baseball league announces Dubai International Stadium as official venue for inaugural showcase
DUBAI: The United International Baseball League, the first-ever professional baseball competition created for India, Pakistan and the Middle East, has signed a partnership with Dubai Sports City, which will see Dubai International Stadium as the official venue for the UIBL’s inaugural showcase from Feb. 23 to March 5, 2023.
NBA Abu Dhabi Games may be slam dunk for basketball in the region
With the NBA Abu Dhabi Games on Oct. 6 and 8 hosting the Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks at the Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Arab News spoke to Saleh Mohamed Al-Geziry, director general of tourism at the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, about sports tourism, the partnership with the American league, and how it will lead to promoting basketball in the UAE and the region.
Shimron Hetmyer, Chris Lynn Among Big Names In Adani Group-Owned UAE International League T20 Team Gulf Giants
Gulf Giants has announced its squad for the maiden International League T20, which will take place in the United Arab Emirates between January and February. The first season will include six teams, including Gulf Giants, an Adani Sportsline franchise. The Giants squad includes some leading T20 names like Chris Jordan, Chris Lynn, David Wiese, Tom Banton and Shimron Hetmyer.