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Ahead of the NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2023, presented by ADQ at the Etihad Arena, and the two much-anticipated preseason matchups between the Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves, Arab News caught up with NBA legend Tim Hardaway Sr. to find out what he expects to go down on Thursday, Oct. 5 and Saturday, Oct. 7.
ABU DHABI: The 15th edition of the Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship starting on Nov. 1 at the Mubadala Arena will see 6,000 grapplers from 100 countries participating.
SUGAR GROVE: Crushers GC Captain Bryson DeChambeau won LIV Golf Chicago in spectacular fashion on Sunday, shooting a final-round eight-under 63 at Rich Harvest Farms that was reminiscent of his record-breaking performance last month in Greenbrier when he shot a closing 58 to win his first LIV Golf title.
HANGZHOU: Hosts China swept the first gold medals at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sunday in a statement of intent on day one of the region’s answer to the Olympics.
A month out from his historic debut in the UFC next month, UAE’s Mohammad Yahya is already talking a big game.
Sometimes a captain of a cricket team gets a decision wrong. It happened to Sri Lanka’s captain, Dasun Shanaka, in the Asia Cup Final last Sunday in Colombo. He won the toss and chose to bat under clear skies. Before play could start, rain arrived, causing a 40-minute delay.
Alfa Semedo is not used to watching from the sidelines.
ZANDVOORT, Netherlands: Max Verstappen claimed pole position for his home Dutch Grand Prix on Saturday to the delight of his orange army of fans packing the stands at Zandvoort. McLaren’s Lando Norris will start alongside the Red Bull double world champion on the front row of Sunday’s race. A runaway leader by 125 points in the championship Verstappen has a perfect record since his home event returned to the F1 calendar in 2021, starting from the front of the grid and winning both races. In tricky changeable conditions at the unforgiving seaside circuit two red flags led to a frantic closing couple of minutes — just time to nail one final flying lap. And not for the first time Verstappen produced the goods. “It was a very tricky qualifying, all about staying out of trouble,” said Verstappen who is on a quest for a ninth successive win on Sunday to draw him level with Sebastian Vettel’s record set in 2013. He added: “I had to risk it a bit but that last lap was very enjoyable. “The pressure is always there to perform (at his home race) but when you can pull it off it’s incredible.” Norris described ‘P2’ as “a good result in these conditions. “Every now and then you hope Max will make a mistake but he doesn’t,” the Briton added. Mercedes’ George Russell took third to start on the second row of Sunday’s race with Alex Albon’s Williams alongside him. Qualifying began with a mix of sun and threatening clouds over the tight and twisty circuit carved into the dunes following earlier storms that caused chaos in third practice. On a slippery track with spray flying Verstappen was in good company when sliding onto the safety gravel at turn one as qualifying started. “What’s going on with the car, I have no grip, I’m spinning