UAE FA seeks new president and coach as Sheikh Rashid resigns and Arruabarrena departs
Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi has resigned from his position as president of the Football Association.
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2023 AFC Asian Cup: the full group stage review
For the third AFC Asian Cup tournament in a row, there will be at least 10 Arab teams at the continental showpiece to be played in Qatar. Thursday afternoon’s draw ceremony held at the Katara Opera House was a much anticipated, much changed and oft delayed event.
UAE warned that strong start will be vital at Asian Cup
The UAE have emphasised the importance of starting strongly at the 2023 Asian Cup after they were drawn against Iran, Hong Kong and Palestine for next year’s tournament in Qatar.
Australia must reach for the stars, says Arnold
DOHA : Australia coach Graham Arnold hopes to harness the confidence boost his side received from their successful showing at last year's World Cup when the Socceroos launch their bid to reclaim the Asian Cup title in Qatar in January.
Giro d’Italia 2023: Alberto Contador backs Joao Almeida to take fight to Remco Evenepoel and Primoz Roglic
Alberto Contador has backed Joao Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) to push for a podium at the Giro d’Italia – but fellow Eurosport expert Jens Voigt is not so sure. With six stages ticked off, the Portuguese is 1’00” adrift of maglia rosa incumbent Andreas Leknessund (DSM) and 32” down on pre-race favourite Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep). Ad Evenepoel is expected to come under pressure on Friday's Stage 7 after his double crash on Wednesday, including a run-in with a stray dog.
Mads Pedersen completes Grand Tour grand slam at Giro
Denmark's Mads Pedersen won a sprint finish on stage six of the Giro d'Italia in Naples to complete the grand slam of Grand Tour victories. After the chaos of a crash-strewn stage five in wet conditions, the 162km around Mount Vesuvius and the Amalfi coast under sunny skies produced little drama until the closing moments when breakaway duo Alessandro De Marchi and Simon Clarke were finally reeled in. Veteran Australian Clarke and De Marchi had made their attack on the Picco Sant'Angelo climb, continuing to push on to stretch the advantage to more than two minutes heading into the final 30km.
Giro d’Italia 2023: Disaster for breakaway as Mads Pedersen snatches Stage 6 win, Remco Evenepoel fights on
This time a year ago, Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) had not won a stage on a Grand Tour. On Thursday, the 27-year-old Dane was a stage winner in all three after completing the milestone in just 251 days. In so doing, Pedersen denied Simon Clarke (Israel-Premier Tech) the chance of achieving the same feat in what would have been a lengthier but no less sweet 3,915 days.
Pakistan May Leave ACC If Asia Cup Moves Out Of Country Completely: Report
In a desperate bid to host some matches of the Asia Cup in Pakistan, the PCB is now trying to convince the Asian Cricket Council to allocate just four first round games in Pakistan or else they would have no option but to pull-out of continental body. PCB chairman Najam Sethi's 'Hybrid Model' of Pakistan playing its home games apart from India encounter, in their own country, has been rejected by other member nations. PCB, in turn, has rejected the idea of hosting Asia Cup games in Sri Lanka.