Lara Gillespie makes big impact at UAE Tour Women
Lara Gillespie has got her first season with the top-ranked UAE Team ADQ squad off to a dazzling start, winning the black jersey at the team's home race, the UAE Tour Women.
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Lloyd narrowly holds off Weug to take thrilling maiden victory in Jeddah
JEDDAH: McLaren’s Ella Lloyd thrived under intense pressure from the more experienced Maya Weug to secure her first F1 Academy win on Saturday, taking victory in race one around the Jeddah Corniche Circuit.
Palestinian Oday Dabbagh scores as Aberdeen beat Hearts 2-1 to reach Scottish Cup final
GLASGOW: Palestinian forward Oday Dabbagh scored a late extra-time winner as Aberdeen eventually ground down nine-man Hearts to win 2-1 on Saturday and reach the Scottish Cup final. The Dons struck first against the run of play when Pape Gueye’s header came back off the crossbar and ricocheted into his own net off the back of 42-year-old Hearts goalkeeper Craig Gordon.
Jos Buttler fires Gujarat to top of IPL table in intense heat
AHMEDABAD: England’s Jos Buttler struck an unbeaten 97 to power Gujarat Titans to the top of the IPL table with a seven-wicket win over Delhi Capitals in Ahmedabad’s intense heat on Saturday. Chasing 204 for victory, Gujarat rode on Buttler’s 54-ball knock laced with 11 fours and four sixes to achieve their target with four balls to spare at the world’s biggest cricket stadium. Wicketkeeper-batsman Buttler and impact substitute Sherfane Rutherford, a left-hand West Indies batter who hit 43, put on a key stand of 119 to steer Gujarat to their fifth win in seven matches and the top of the 10-team table. Delhi slipped to second. Rutherford fell in the 19th over.
UAE appoint Romanian Olaroiu to replace Bento as head coach
DUBAI: Cosmin Olaroiu has been appointed United Arab Emirates head coach, the country’s FA announced on Saturday. The 55-year-old Romanian takes over from Portuguese Paulo Bento, who was fired last month despite a last-gasp win over North Korea in Asia’s World Cup qualifiers. The UAE are third in Group A of the preliminaries for the 2026 finals in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The first two finishers in each of Asia’s three groups progress automatically to the World Cup while the third- and fourth-placed teams advance to another round. Iran have already claimed one of the two berths available from Group A while second-placed Uzbekistan are four points clear of the UAE with two matches remaining. Olaroiu has spent the last three-and-a-half seasons with UAE club Sharjah, and last week guided the team into the final of the AFC Champions League Two. He has worked extensively in the Gulf region, coaching Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia, Qatar’s Al-Sadd and Emirati side Al-Ain before moving to China, where he won the Chinese Super League title with Jiangsu Suning in 2020. Olaroiu’s first game in charge of the UAE will be their World Cup qualifier at home to Uzbekistan on June 5.
'Only fair and proper': Lion City Sailors call for AFC Champions League Two final to be held in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Singapore Premier League (SPL) football club Lion City Sailors on Saturday (Apr 19) called for the AFC Champions League Two final to be held at Jalan Besar Stadium, following an official request by their opponents to play the match at what they deemed a more suitable venue.
Yokohama F Marinos fire Holland as Shimizu loss sends club in relegation zone
Former England assistant coach Steve Holland has been fired by Yokohama F Marinos nine days before their Asian Champions League Elite quarter-final meeting with Saudi Arabia's Al-Nassr, the Japanese club announced on Friday.
SailGP announces high-speed race will return to Halifax in 2026
The international sailing competition known as SailGP will return to Halifax in June 2026, two years after the event made its Canadian debut in the city and attracted tens of thousands of spectators who watched the high-speed racing from both sides of the harbour.
Sailing-SailGP announces 2026 venues across five continents
LONDON - From Perth's sun-drenched waters to Abu Dhabi's glittering finale, SailGP's high-powered catamarans will fly across five continents in 2026, with the championship unveiling a roster of crowd-pleasing venues secured under multi-year hosting deals.