Football’s influential role in boosting Britain’s tourism sector
The World Cup is over, the champions have been anointed, the king crowned.
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Star-studded Sharjah goes top of table in ADNOC Pro League
Star-studded Sharjah regained the ADNOC Pro League’s lead in a hectic final round before another lengthy break which featured Miralem Pjanic’s dismissal, lost points for several heavyweights and late twists past the 100-minute mark.
Iraq football body launches ticket sales for Gulf Cup
Iraq's football federation has launched ticket sales for the 25th Gulf Cup, the first regional football competition to be hosted by the country for more than 40 years.
Broad returns to England test squad for NZ series, Ahmed misses out
Veteran bowler Stuart Broad is back in the England squad for the two-test series in New Zealand in February, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Friday, but rising star Rehan Ahmed has not been included in the touring party.
UAE champion Tadhg O’Shea scoops Abu Dhabi Championship double
Tadhg O’Shea scooped the Listed Abu Dhabi Championship prizes for both the Purebred Arabians and thoroughbreds on Thursday.
Remarkable cricketing events in Pakistan
Supporters of the Pakistan men’s cricket team are well accustomed to the experience of their team turning a winning position into a loss. The three-match Test series in Pakistan with England that ended last Tuesday has provided yet another one of those experiences. England’s preparedness to tour was in stark contrast to September 2021, when the English Cricket Board pulled both men’s and women’s team out of short tours, citing security concerns.
Tennis ace Boris Becker recalls prison loneliness, friends
BERLIN: Tennis great Boris Becker tearfully recounted the moment the door of his single-occupancy cell at Britain’s notorious Wandsworth prison closed for the first time, speaking publicly after serving eight months for bankruptcy offenses. “It was the loneliest moment I’ve ever had in life,” Becker said in an interview with German broadcaster SAT.1 that aired Tuesday, recalling how hours earlier he had been unable to say farewell to his loved ones before being led downstairs to the courtroom jail. The three-time Wimbledon champion was sentenced to 30 months in prison in April for illicitly transferring large amounts of money and hiding assets after he was declared bankrupt.
Photo of Moroccan players with their mothers goes viral
Riyadh: A group photo of the Moroccan national football team with their mothers and the nation’s king in the center has gone viral on social media.