ILT20: Tom Moody on how Desert Vipers are trying to bridge gap to IPL teams
Who to support when the UAE’s new franchise cricket competition, the International League T20, starts next year?
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Ronaldo set to feature again in Europa League
DUBAI: Cristiano Ronaldo will look to push Manchester United closer to the knockout stage by helping the English team beat Omonia Nicosia for the second time in a week. With Anthony Martial injured once again, Ronaldo should start for United at Old Trafford and is pressing a case to get more minutes in the Premier League after scoring the winner against Everton on Sunday for his first open-play goal of the season. The Portugal forward has been marginalized since the hiring of manager Erik ten Hag, who looks to want more mobility and pressing from his strikers, meaning Ronaldo has mostly been used in Europe so far this season. United had to come from behind to beat Omonia 2-1 last week to move to six points, three behind Real Sociedad. Sociedad, which host Sheriff Tiraspol, is one of four teams to have opened with three straight wins while Arsenal have won two from two, with their other match having been postponed. Of those with 100 percent records, Real Betis host Roma, German team Freiburg visit Nantes and Belgian club Union St. Gilloise host Braga. Arsenal, the Premier League leader, visit Bodø/Glimt in Norway.
Sneaker stocks and luxury resale stores boost footwear market
The sneaker business is booming, with the global market predicted to reach $120 billion by 2026, having been valued at $80 billion in 2020.
UFC 280: Islam Makhachev and Belal Muhammad visit children's hospital in Dubai
UFC stars Islam Makhachev and Belal Muhammad took time out from preparations for next week’s UFC 280 with a visit on Tuesday to Al Jalila Children’s Speciality Hospital in Dubai.
Shaheen Shah Afridi fitness crucial to Pakistan's T20 World Cup challenge
The 22-year-old was on Tuesday given the green light to join the squad after recovering from a right knee injury sustained in the first Test against Sri Lanka in July. He missed the Asia Cup, the Twenty20 series against England and this week's tri-series in New Zealand. The tall left-arm fast bowler has completed an intensive period of rehab in London and will travel to Australia, where he has two warm-up games in Brisbane next week to regain his rhythm, the first against England on Monday. Pakistan will have a final warm-up against Afghanistan next Wednesday to prepare for their blockbusting opening match against India at the cavernous Melbourne Cricket Ground on October 23, which is expected to draw 90,000 spectators.
Flight bookings to Qatar boom for World Cup, especially from Dubai
DUBAI: Flight bookings to Qatar are booming for the football World Cup being held in November and December, with particularly strong demand from the United Arab Emirates as fans work around a shortage of accommodation in Doha, a study showed on Tuesday (Oct 11).
Lionel Messi’s Argentina to tackle UAE in Abu Dhabi days before World Cup kickoff
DUBAI: Football fans in the Emirates will be able to get a close look at one of the greatest players of all time only days ahead of what could well be his last World Cup, when Argentina take on the UAE in a friendly match on Nov. 16 at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium. The Abu Dhabi Sports Council on Monday announced that Lionel Scaloni’s squad will jet into the UAE capital for their final pre-tournament preparations before heading off to Doha. They will hold an open training session at Al-Nahyan Stadium on Nov. 13. Tickets for both events are already on sale.
T20 World Cup 2022: UAE can lean on insider knowledge from one of their own in Victoria
Immediately after UAE secured qualification for the T20 World Cup earlier this year, coach Robin Singh said he would be scouting out players that would be suited to the challenge of playing in Australia.