Ingebrigtsen seals Euro double-double as Thiam dominates
MUNICH: Norwegian prodigy Jakob Ingebrigtsen sealed a memorable European distance double-double in Munich on Thursday as Belgium’s Nafi Thiam retained her heptathlon title in style.
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Jasem Al Hosani bags gold for UAE at IMMAF World Youth Championships
Jasem Al Hosani made history by becoming the first Emirati to win gold in the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) World Youth Championships.
Saudi Olympic hero Tarek Hamdi takes karate gold at Islamic Solidarity Games
RIYADH: Saudi Olympic silver medalist Tarek Hamdi has claimed karate gold at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Turkey.
Ramla Ali puts on boxing clinic with Saudi girls ahead of historic bout in Jeddah
JEDDAH: Ramla Ali held a boxing session for girls and women in Jeddah on Thursday ahead of her history-making bout against Crystal Nova Garcia at the Rage on the Red Sea this Saturday.
Wowzer! Qatar World Cup ticket sales approach 2.5 million, organisers reveal
A total of 2.45 million tickets have been sold for this year's World Cup in Qatar after over half a million were snapped up in the latest sales period, organisers announced on Thursday.
Remco Evenepoel will target stage wins over general classification at La Vuelta 2022 – Alberto Contador
Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) will not fight for the general classification at La Vuelta, according to Eurosport expert Alberto Contador. Evenepoel is second favourite with the bookies despite having never finished a three-week race, with his Giro d’Italia debut last year unravelling spectacularly in the final week before he abandoned.
FIFA sells 2.45 million tickets for Qatar World Cup
World Cup in Qatar, world soccer governing body FIFA said on Thursday, with more than half a million of them sold in the last sales period from July 5-16. FIFA said the biggest number of allocated tickets were for group stage matches like Cameroon v Brazil, Brazil v Serbia, Portugal v Uruguay, Costa Rica v Germany and Australia v Denmark.
CP Rizwan to lead UAE during Asia Cup 2022 T20 qualifiers
Emirates Cricket on Thursday named a new captain for the T20 team as they announced the squad for the Asia Cup 2022 qualifiers, which will played in Oman from Saturday.