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DUBAI: It has been a good UAE season — the best since the pre-Covid halcyon days of 2019. There have been many highlights, but for me the main one was that Dubai welcomed back the world — to horse racing and to Expo 2020. Horses from 15 countries raced here during the Dubai World Cup Carnival, including some from smaller racing nations such as Norway and Greece.
Having missed out on the 2018 tournament in Russia, the United States national team will be eager to make their presence felt at World Cup 2022 in Qatar.
DOHA: Adidas has unveiled “Al Rihla” — the official match ball for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 at an event in Qatar, which saw World Cup winners Kaka and Iker Casillas take part in friendly match alongside some of the best local players. It is the 14th successive ball Adidas has created for the World Cup and has been designed to travel faster in flight than any of its predecessors.
The 2022 World Cup finals draw takes place in Doha, Qatar, at 5pm UK time on Friday evening.
JEDDAH: “Great atmosphere, full house and people everywhere proud of their nation.” No one could have summed up Tuesday night at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium as well as Australia head coach Graham Arnold did following his side’s 1-0 defeat to Saudi Arabia in the final day of the Asian Qualifiers. Indeed, more than 50,000 people partied into the early hours of the morning, singing along with Rabeh Saqr, Dalia Mubarak and Ayedh who performed songs for the Kingdom, for the national team and for the people as the Green Falcons squad danced their hearts off on the pitch, accompanied by their charismatic coach Herve Renard.
Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) is a big doubt for the Tour of Flanders on Sunday with illness. The Belgian is widely considered the favourite for the second Monument of the season on home soil, although he was tipped to face stiff competition from former champion Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix). Ad/> Jumbo-Visma said he will miss a reconnaissance ride of the route on Thursday, just three days before the cobbled classic gets underway.
Worst case scenario: Brazil, Germany, Japan. Best case scenario: Qatar, USA, Tunisia. But hang on, let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Let’s go through it first.
Last week, I suggested that interest in international cricket would play second string to the start of the 2022 Indian Premier League. However, that interest is not going away quietly.