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Giancarlo Fisichella, International Fair Play Menarini Award winner.
Fisichella claims International Fair Play Menarini Award
ROME — The spotlight is on the XXIV International Fair Play Menarini Award, which was officially presented in Rome. The 2020 program and winners were revealed in the presence of CONI (The Italian National Olympic Committee) Chairman Giovanni Malagò.Established with the intention of deepening awareness around the fundamental values of sport, over the years, the Fair Play Menarini Awards have recognized champions, leaders and institutions that distinguished themselves in the sporting arena and within civil society.Once again this year, the award winners include many historic names such as the former Cuban volleyball player Joël Despaigne, the soccer legends José Altafini and Zbigniew Boniek and coaches Arrigo Sacchi, Louis van Gaal and Alessandro Campagna, who coached the Italian...
September 03, 2020

Fisichella claims International Fair Play Menarini Award

Omar Al Somah
#ThereInSpirit: Al Nasr FC most talked-about on Instagram
RIYADH — Instagram has revealed Riyadh-based club Al Nasr as the most talked about Saudi League team in the Kingdom, attracting the most conversation since the re-start of the season.Instagram launched its #ThereInSpirit campaign to mark the return of the football season in Saudi Arabia and encourage fans to collaborate, create and cheer on the platform. It partnered with popular footballing star Omar Al Somah (@somah) to launch a voice-activated AR filter tailor-made for the Saudi football community.As part of its campaign, celebrating the return of football, Instagram collated the most frequent occurrences of the country’s top clubs in posts and stories since Aug. 4. Amongst the seven clubs included, Al Hilal and Al Ittihad came a close second and third. Meanwhile, Jeddah’s Al Ahli...
September 02, 2020

#ThereInSpirit: Al Nasr FC most talked-about on Instagram

Noura Al Kaabi, minister of culture and youth, and Mohammed Salem Al Dhaheri, vice president of the UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation awarding the winners.
Al Wahda claims Mother of the Nation Championship glory
ABU DHABI — A string of consistent displays and victories at crucial moments over three rounds resulted in Al Wahda Jiu-Jitsu Club claiming the overall Mother of the Nation Championship title following the final round at Abu Dhabi’s Jiu-Jitsu Arena.Al Wahda amassed a total of 1990 points to take top spot ahead of Al Ain Jiu-Jitsu Club (1650 points) and Al Dhafra Jiu-Jitsu Club (1120 points). Al Wahda’s fighters won 35 gold medals, 27 silver medals, and 29 bronze medals over the course of the championship.The third and final round of the Mother of the Nation Championship, conducted in strict adherence to local and federal health and safety protocols, closed out the UAEJJF’s 2019-2020 domestic season with more than 180 athletes from nine prominent jiu-jitsu club’s from across the...
August 30, 2020

Al Wahda claims Mother of the Nation Championship glory

File photo of CSK players celebrating with the trophy after the IPL Twenty20 cricket final in 2011.
Two players among 13 personnel testing positive for coronavirus in UAE: BCCI
NEW DELHI — The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday revealed that two players are among a t total of 13 who have tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after it was revealed that over a dozen members of the Chennai Super Kings team have been infected by the virus in Dubai.The BCCI have confirmed that 13 personnel out of the total contingent that have traveled to United Arab Emirates for the IPL have tested positive for COVID-19. The Indian board also revealed that two out of the 13 that tested positive are players. As per the IPL Health and Safety protocol all participants were tested for coronavirus and more tests will be conducted regularly during the course of the season.“13 personnel have tested positive of which 2 are players....
August 29, 2020

Two players among 13 personnel testing positive for coronavirus in UAE: BCCI

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AFC receives five bids to host Asian Cup 2027
KUALA LUMPUR — The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has received required documents from various football national associations, expressing interest in hosting the AFC Asian Cup 2027, ahead of the stipulated deadline.The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF), All India Football Federation (AIFF) and Uzbekistan Football Association (UFA), were among those associations that submitted their legal files, host country candidate questionnaire and sponsor non-infringement undertakings, to the AFC.A national association is required to submit a letter of undertaking meeting the list of requirements for the tournament, by Oct. 30, 2020, as the next stage of the process. Winning bid to host the AFC Asian Cup for 2027, will be announced, in 2021. — SPA
August 29, 2020

AFC receives five bids to host Asian Cup 2027

UAE Team Emirates have named their 8-man team for the pinnacle of the world cycling calendar, the Tour de France.
UAE Team Emirates set sights on Tour de France
DUBAI — UAE Team Emirates have named their 8-man team for the pinnacle of the world cycling calendar, the Tour de France, which sets off from Nice on Aug. 29 before arriving in Paris on Sept. 20.After a very promising start to the season, in which the team has claimed 18 victories, the squad will be hopeful of building on that success.The team will call on the experience of Fabio Aru who will go into the race as co-leader along with Tadej Pogačar who will make his Tour de France debut. Aru comes into the race with growing form and with a previous win at the Tour to his palmares.While Pogačar will head in with confidence after a strong showing in his Grand Tour debut in 2019 at the Vuelta España where he won 3 stages and finished 3rd overall.The pair will be supported in the hills by...
August 27, 2020

UAE Team Emirates set sights on Tour de France

Al Mouj Golf retains its GEO Certified distinction
Al Mouj Golf achieves a major sustainability milestone
AL MOUJ, Oman, — Al Mouj Golf, regarded by many as one of the Middle East’s finest golf courses, is set to further its sustainability credentials by announcing that it has successfully retained its GEO Certified distinction — a marque dedicated to recognizing credible leadership in sustainability and golf.Commenting on this achievement was Nasser Bin Masoud Al Sheibani, CEO of Al Mouj Muscat, said: "Al Mouj Golf was first certified in 2017 and this continues to be an important partnership for Al Mouj Golf. I am incredibly proud of the team for successfully earning our recertification.“Their efforts represent an important milestone in the facility’s ambition to operate in a highly sustainable way and will help us elevate the impact of our sustainability practice; creating new...
August 27, 2020

Al Mouj Golf achieves a major sustainability milestone

Gomis v Hamdallah
Two-horse race between Hamdallah and Gomis for Golden Boot heats up
RIYADH — Riyadh neighbors Al Hilal and Al Nasr have both had exceptional seasons in the Saudi Pro League (SPL), maintaining their solid positions at the top of the table in a similar fashion to the way they ended the 2018-2019 campaign. This dominance is largely thanks to their lethal attacking force led by seasoned goal scorers Bafétimbi Gomis and Abderrazak Hamdallah.Both strikers made their transfers to the region’s most popular league in the 2018 summer transfer window. Gomis, 35, arrived at Al Hilal from Turkish giants Galatasaray after scoring an exceptional 29 goals in 34 games to guide his team to the Süper Lig title.Twenty-nine-year-old Hamdallah arrived with a similar record having scored 28 goals in 30 games for Qatari side Al Rayyan. Both of their performances in the...
August 26, 2020

Two-horse race between Hamdallah and Gomis for Golden Boot heats up

 World-class motorsport action will return to the United Arab Emirates when Yas Marina Circuit hosts the Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Dec. 13 (Sunday ), bringing the curtain down on the 2020 Formula One season. — WAM photo
F1 is returning to Abu Dhabi in December sans spectators
ABU DHABI — World-class motorsport action will return to the United Arab Emirates when Yas Marina Circuit hosts the Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Dec. 13 (Sunday ), bringing the curtain down on the 2020 Formula One season.The 12th installment of the event will take place without spectators due to the continued global situation with coronavirus and will wrap up a highly anticipated and exciting season, with potentially plenty at stake in terms of both driver and constructor standings.Yas Island will transform into an “F1 biosphere”, creating one of the largest “safe zones” in the region with access restricted to essential F1 staff, drivers and teams. With significant stakeholder collaboration and planning across UAE government entities and in alignment with F1 management,...
August 26, 2020

F1 is returning to Abu Dhabi in December sans spectators

Keen action during the Al Ahli 2-1 victory over Al Hilal in the SPL.
Season’s 600-goal mark set to be broken in SPL
RIYADH — The current Saudi Pro League (SPL) campaign kicked-off on Aug. 22, 2019 as Al Nasr took on newly promoted Damac, not many would’ve predicted that 365 days later the season still had four rounds left in store.The round 27 kicks-off this evening in Dammam as Al Ittifaq takes on in-form Al Raed at the Prince Mohamed Bin Fahd Stadium. The previous round witnessed the gap at the top of the table between Al Hilal and Riyadh neighbors Al Nasr decrease from 9 to 6 points following Al Ahli’s 2-1 win over the league leaders.Will we witness another twist in the title race? Who is in the lead for the Golden Glove award? These are some of the questions we’ll be shining a light on in this week’s five things to know ahead of the SPL’s round 27.The season’s 600-goal mark set to be...
August 24, 2020

Season’s 600-goal mark set to be broken in SPL

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