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DUBAI: Dubai Basketball closed the EuroLeague double-week in impressive fashion, posting a 95-89 victory over Lithuanian side Zalgiris Kaunas in Round 11 and completing a flawless trio of back-to-back home wins.
JOHANNESBURG: Prolific Nigeria scorer Victor Osimhen could be the key figure when they tackle the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday in a fight for 2026 World Cup qualifying survival in Rabat. The winners of the African play-offs final advance to a six-nation intercontinental tournament in Mexico during March that involves each football region except Europe. But the losers will bow out of the contest to be among the record 48 nations that take part in the global showpiece hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico. Nigeria and DR Congo were among four countries given a second chance to qualify after being the best runners-up from nine African groups. In the semifinals on Thursday, Galatasaray striker Osimhen scored twice in extra time as Nigeria beat Gabon 4-1 while Chancel Mbemba snatched a late 1-0 win for DR Congo over Cameroon. Osimhen, the 2023 African Player of the Year, scored a hat-trick last month in a 4-0 triumph over Benin that enabled Nigeria to squeeze into the play-offs. The 26-year-old, who continues to wear a protective mask after suffering serious facial injuries four years ago, posed a constant threat against Gabon and could have notched six goals. On several occasions he came agonizingly close to scoring before, in the last of 12 minutes added time, he fired wide with only goalkeeper Loyce Mbaba to beat. “I was gutted after failing to score from that opportunity.
Al-AIN: Gabriel Sousa came out on top against Ruan Alvarenga to close out an action-packed night as the 11th edition of the Abu Dhabi Extreme Championship wrapped up at ADNEC Centre in Al-Ain, bringing together some of the biggest names in jiu-jitsu and grappling from around the world for the second time.
DUBAI: FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem says the new FIA Karting Arrive and Drive World Cup, which gets underway today, is reducing financial and technological barriers associated with karting to increase accessibility and widen global participation. The highly anticipated World Cup event makes its debut on Nov. 14 with junior and senior categories of emerging drivers taking to Asia’s largest karting venue at the LYL International Circuit in Malaysia. The three-day competition in Kuala Lumpur has brought together 107 drivers from 50 nationalities worldwide to compete in identical, standardized karts provided by OTK Group. The line-up includes 15 girls, the largest number ever to enter an FIA Karting competition. Two drivers from the UAE are competing in the milestone event: Aaryan Singh in the Junior category and Zain Elhommosany, fresh from his recent victory at the MENA Karting Championship Nations Cup in Qatar, in the Senior section. Driver development is a core focus of the competition, with FIA workshops having taken place prior to the start of racing centering on driver safety, nutrition, anti-doping, media training and increasing knowledge of the FIA International Karting Ranking system. These workshops ensure drivers have the opportunity to develop both on and off the track.
Indian teenager Vaibhav Suryavanshi smashed a breathtaking 144 runs off 42 balls as his second Twenty20 century powered India A to a mammoth total of 297-4 in their Asia Cup Rising Stars match against the United Arab Emirates in Doha on Friday.
BANGKOK: The UAE women’s under-21 jiu-jitsu national team added three more medals to the country’s growing tally at the 2025 World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand, on Thursday.
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates: The United Arab Emirates and Iraq drew 1-1 Thursday in the first leg of their 2026 World Cup qualifying playoff in Abu Dhabi. The teams will travel to the Iraqi port city of Basra for Tuesday’s return match in the fifth round of Asian qualifying. The winner will then advance to FIFA’s intercontinental playoff round in March, when six teams from five confederations will compete for two spots at next summer’s expanded 48-team World Cup co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico. In front of a sellout crowd of 36,000 at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Iraq — whose only World Cup appearance came in 1986 — took the lead after just 10 minutes. The UAE defense failed to clear a long free kick into the area, allowing the ball to drop to Ali Al-Hamadi. The Luton forward hooked home from close range to give Iraq, coached by former Australia manager Graham Arnold, a 1-0 lead. It lasted only eight minutes.
Iraq and the United Arab Emirates shared a 1-1 draw in Abu Dhabi on Thursday to leave their World Cup qualifying playoff finely poised ahead of the second leg in Basra on Tuesday.