Shamma Al-Kalbani living the dream after another jiu-jitsu medal at Asian Games
ABU DHABI: Shamma Al-Kalbani, a rising star in the world of competitive jiu-jitsu, has had an exceptional year of victories.
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Oliveira out, Volkanovski in to face Makhachev at UFC 294 - ESPN
The UFC's next pay-per-view main event fell apart Tuesday, only for the promotion to put together arguably an even bigger one.
UEFA says abandoning plans to re-admit Russian under-17 teams
NYON, Switzerland: European football’s governing body UEFA said Tuesday it had abandoned plans to re-admit Russian under-17 teams into the youth European Championship next year. In September, UEFA reinstated Russian youth teams to its competitions, having suspended the country’s senior sides due to the invasion of Ukraine. UEFA argued that youth players should not have to pay the price for the actions of adults. That decision sparked anger in Kyiv, which said in response it would boycott all UEFA competitions featuring Russian teams. But UEFA now says it was too difficult logistically to reintegrate Russian under-17 teams and the issue was removed from the agenda of a meeting of the body’s Executive Committee. “The agenda point was withdrawn as no technical solution to allow Russian teams to play could be found,” UEFA said. Kyiv thanked UEFA for scrapping the plans and promised to “fight for the continuation of the isolation” of Russia. “We thank our European partners for supporting Ukraine,” Ukraine’s football association said in a statement. FIFA, world football’s governing body, followed in UEFA’s footsteps earlier this month by announcing it too would reinstate Russia’s under-17 teams. FIFA did not immediately comment when asked for its response following UEFA’s decision to scrap its plans.
Messi a doubtful starter for Argentina; Vinicius back with Brazil for World Cup qualifying
SAO PAULO: Lionel Messi is again a doubtful starter for Argentina in the next World Cup qualifying match against Paraguay.
Abu Dhabi T10 franchises complete squad lists after player draft
The eight teams of Abu Dhabi T10 made their picks for the upcoming season through a player draft on Monday.
Palestine team withdraws from Malaysia tournament
WEST BANK: The Palestine soccer team has withdrawn from a tournament in Malaysia after a fresh crisis broke out between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas over the weekend, disrupting the team’s travel arrangements, the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) said on Tuesday. “The withdrawal came due to players being unable to travel because of the events and circumstances that the Palestinian territories are going through,” Firas Abu Hilal, secretary-general of the Palestinian Football Association, told Reuters. The Palestine national football team had been scheduled to compete in the Merdeka Cup — an international friendly tournament in Malaysia — from Oct. 13-17 along with India, Tajikistan and host country, Malaysia. Hilal said the players’ plans had been disrupted by the repeated closure of a crossing connecting Jordan to the Palestinian territories, through which they would have traveled to Malaysia. The Palestine team are due to play 2026 World Cup qualifying matches against Lebanon and Australia in November.
’It makes us proud’ — Turks happy to host Euro 2032
ANKARA: Turks voiced pride on Tuesday on hearing that their country was to co-host soccer’s 2032 European Championship with Italy, the most prestigious sporting event it has ever staged. “The heart of football will beat in Turkiye in 2032. We are delighted to co-host Euro 2032 with our friendly country Italy,” said Sports Minister Osman Askin Bak. “Hosting the Euros will be an important step forward for Turkish football.
Blitzers and Braves make final of ILT20 Development Tournament
DUBAI: The ILT20 Development Tournament ends with the Blitzers taking on the Braves in the final at the ICC Academy Oval 1 on Tuesday night — with 13 spots for UAE players up for grabs to compete in the DP World ILT20 season two.