Local fighters ready for Quintet 5 as line-up is announced for Dubai event
DUBAI: Local fighters are set to join a strong line-up of international fighter at Quintet 5 in Dubai on Oct. 23.
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Raducanu retires from opening match in Wuhan heat with dizziness
WUHAN:Emma Raducanu had her blood pressure and other vitals checked before retiring from her Wuhan Open first-round match with dizziness when down 6-1, 4-1 to American Ann Li on Tuesday.The British world number 30 appeared to be struggling with the conditions as temperatures soared to 30 C, forcing tournament organizers to apply the heat rule in the first two days of competition.Raducanu broke in the opening game of the match but immediately lost her advantage and would not win another game in a 28-minute first set.The 2021 US Open champion received medical attention five games into the second set.She made the call to retire, sending Li into a second-round meeting with ninth-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova.The heat rule allows players to take a 10-minute break between the second and third sets, and means the tournament can partially or fully close the roof to protect players from the heat.In the Raducanu-Li match the roof was partially closed.Earlier, four-time major champion Naomi Osaka claimed her first-ever victory at the Wuhan Open with a hard-fought 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 victory over Canada’s Leylah Fernandez.In a tense two-hour 30-minute affair, the 11th-seeded Osaka fired 41 winners and 56 unforced errors.Osaka, who is playing in Wuhan for the first time since 2017, awaits in-form Linda Noskova or Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva in the second round.“Mentally it was just really tough for me today,” said Osaka. “And I think it’s a part of the season that’s just tough.
Kane cools interest in Premier League return and is ‘fully all in’ on Bayern
LONDON: England captain Harry Kane says his interest in returning to the Premier League has cooled because he is “fully all in” on Bayern Munich. The 32-year-old Kane joined Bayern from Tottenham in the summer of 2023 and is under contract there until the summer of 2027. The striker said that when leaving Spurs, he expected “for sure” that would one day return to English soccer. He’s no longer certain about that. “In terms of staying longer (at Bayern), I could definitely see that,” said Kane, who has reported for England duty ahead of a friendly with Wales on Thursday and a World Cup qualifier in Latvia on Oct.
Dubai Basketball kick off ABA League campaign with win over Split
DUBAI: Dubai Basketball kicked off their ABA League campaign in style with a powerful 92-58 victory over Croatian side Split on Monday evening at Coca-Cola Arena.
UAE golfers prepare for historic outing at Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
DUBAI: Five UAE players will compete at the 16th Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship taking place on the Majlis Course at Emirates Golf Club from Oct. 23 to 26, the organizers announced recently.
'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.
Expert picks and best bets: Where's the value at UFC 320 and PFL? - ESPN
Magomed Ankalaev goes for his first UFC light heavyweight title defense against Alex Pereira in the main event at UFC 320 in Las Vegas on Saturday (10 p.m. ET on ESPN PPV, with prelims at 8 on ESPNEWS/ESPN+/Disney+/FX and early prelims at 6 on ESPN+/Disney+/FX).
Hanoi FC name Australian Kewell as head coach
Former Liverpool and Leeds United winger Harry Kewell has been unveiled as the new head of Vietnamese league side Hanoi FC.