Mumbai City FC begin 19-day training camp in Dubai
Indian club Mumbai City FC are in Dubai for an extended pre-season training camp, setting up base in Jebel Ali.
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Erik ten Hag: How Manchester United boss inspired masterplan to topple Tadej Pogacar at Tour de France
Jumbo-Visma’s masterplan to unravel Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) at the 2022 Tour de France was partly inspired by an unlikely source: Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag. Jonas Vingegaard ended Jumbo-Visma’s wait for the yellow jersey in Paris on Sunday, with his triumph teed up by a spectacular double assault on Pogacar on Stage 11. Ad/> Vingegaard and team-mate Primoz Roglic, then still in GC contention, took it in turns to accelerate clear on the kinder slopes of the Col du Galibier, forcing Pogacar to close each move and expend energy.
Buttler, Roy, Holder among 25-plus names signed up by SA T20 league; CA offers BBL contract to top names to hold them back
Cricket South Africa (CSA) and scheduled to get underway in January next year. Around 10 cricketers from the Caribbean islands, 10 from Sri Lanka and close to a dozen names from England have come on board. Meanwhile, TOI has learnt that Cricket Australia (CA) is in the process of handing Big Bash contracts to their leading white-ball cricketers including David Warner, Steven Smith, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Cameron Green among others.
UAE replaces Sri Lanka as host venue for 2022 Asia Cup
The UAE has stepped in to replace Sri Lanka as the location for the 2022 Asia Cup, starting next month, due to the ongoing political and economic crisis in the island nation, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) said.
‘You have to be realistic’: Marianne Vos under no illusions on keeping yellow jersey at Tour de France Femmes
Tour de France Femmes race leader Marianne Vos (Team Jumbo-Visma) has said that “you have to be realistic” about how long she can stay in yellow, and that the brutal gravel on Stage 4 is “a part of cycling". Vos is top of the standings after winning one stage and finishing second in two more, but speaking after a tough Stage 4 she admitted that it wasn’t likely she would stay in the lead ahead of the climbing in the mountains over the weekend. Ad/> «Of course, you have to be realistic, and with the climbs coming up this weekend, normally, the GC riders are very strong and will take a lot of time,” Vos said.
Ghana to meet Switzerland in pre-World Cup friendly
ACCRA : Ghana will play Switzerland in a pre-World Cup friendly in the United Arab Emirates in the immediate build-up to the tournament in Qatar.
Asia Cup shifted out of Sri Lanka to United Arab Emirates
Sri Lanka as the venue for the Asia Cup, starting next month, due to the ongoing political and economic crisis in the island nation, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) said. Sri Lanka will, however, remain hosts for the nine-team tournament, which will be played between August 27-September 11 and serve as preparation for the Asian sides in the lead-up to the Twenty20 World Cup later this year.
Khabib Nurmagomedov has 'goosebumps' for UFC 280 Abu Dhabi, predicts early Makhachev win
Khabib Nurmagomedov says he has "goosebumps" waiting for Islam Makhachev’s lightweight title bout against Charles Oliveira in Abu Dhabi, warning the doubters to “prepare your excuses” ahead of his teammate's coronation.