Manchester United dragged into Man City legal case against Premier League
Manchester United have been dragged into legal action Man City are taking against the Premier League over 'discrimination', a report claims.
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Saudi coach Renard labels Iraq game most important of his career
JEDDAH :Herve Renard has called Saudi Arabia's World Cup qualifying clash with Iraq in Jeddah on Tuesday the most important game of his coaching career as they stand on the cusp of a place at next year's finals.
UAE move closer to World Cup as late goals seal win over Oman
DOHA: The United Arab Emirates struck late goals through Marcus Meloni and Caio Lucas to earn a 2-1 win over Oman in Doha on Saturday as Cosmin Olaroiu’s side battled back to keep their hopes of qualifying for next year’s World Cup alive. Caio Lucas hit the fortuitous winner seven minutes from time after Meloni scored with a 76th minute header to cancel out an own goal by Kouame Kouadio that gave Oman a 12th minute lead. The win moves the UAE to the cusp of their first appearance at the World Cup since 1990 with Olaroiu’s team only needing a draw away to Qatar on Tuesday to progress as winners of Group A in the fourth phase of Asia’s preliminaries. The Omanis threatened in the early exchanges when Issam Al-Sabhi stole possession inside the UAE half only for the attack to fizzle out when his shot was eventually blocked.
Coach Arnold tells Iraqis to focus on Indonesia as Saudi clash looms
JEDDAH :Iraq coach Graham Arnold has urged his players to ignore Tuesday's game against Saudi Arabia and maintain their focus on Saturday's meeting with Indonesia as the Gulf nation resumes their quest for a first World Cup appearance since 1986.
'Big coach' Queiroz can lead Oman to first World Cup, says Al-Ghassani
Oman striker Muhsen Al-Ghassani has backed former Real Madrid coach Carlos Queiroz to lead the Gulf state to their first-ever World Cup as the country prepares for the next phase of Asia's preliminaries for the 2026 finals.
DP World ILT20, Saudi Cricket Federation forge landmark partnership
RIYADH: The DP World International League T20 has joined forces with the Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation in a landmark agreement aimed at accelerating the growth of cricket in the Kingdom and Gulf region.
Bruno Fernandes handed fresh Manchester United exit route as player stance on transfer clear
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes is once again attracting interest from the Saudi Pro League - at least according to reports.
As temperatures touch 50C, Dubai runners turn to indoor marathon
DUBAI: Early on Saturday, as temperatures soared outside, a sprawling shopping center in Dubai echoed to the squeak of sneakers as hundreds of people joined “Mallathon” — an indoor, air-conditioned race. The government-backed initiative aims to encourage exercise during August, often the United Arab Emirates’ hottest month, and make use of Dubai’s giant malls which are otherwise empty at that time. Running outside during summer in the Gulf, one of the world’s hottest regions where temperatures sometimes top 50C, is unpleasant and even unsafe for many. “If you run outside, it’s not healthy at all because temperatures are around 40C to 50C,” said one runner who gave his name as Rai, his platinum-blond hair pulled back with a headband. Participants wearing “Dubai Mallathon” T-shirts and sports gear ran and walked past closed stores along vacant, marbled halls that were set to be teeming with shoppers hours later. Throughout August, nine of the city’s shopping centers — including the cavernous Dubai Mall, one of the world’s biggest — are open daily for runners and walkers from 7am-10am. On weekends, runners can enter organized 10km, 5km or 2.5km races at designated malls, complete with podium presentations and prizes. During Saturday’s race at the City Center Mirdif mall, two robots buzzed around the participants, who paused to take selfies with them. Others waited in line to use electric bikes that powered blenders to make healthy smoothies. Mallathon is backed by Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, 42, whose public profile projects him as an exemplar of active living. It is one of a number of attempts to steer Dubai’s car-loving, mall-rat population toward exercise, including the 30x30
MLB calling up its 1st female umpire, promoting Jen Pawol for Miami-Atlanta game Saturday
Jen Pawol is set to become the first woman to umpire a game in Major League Baseball when she works games this weekend between the visiting Miami Marlins and Atlanta.