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French Football Federation president Noel Le Graet proposed on Friday that French football could resume its season in June with two cup finals.
French mull restarting season with two cup finals
PARIS — French football could resume its season in June with two cup finals, French Football Federation president Noel Le Graet proposed on Friday.La Graet said that the French Cup final between Paris St Germain and St Etienne could be played on either June 13 or 20, followed by the League Cup final between PSG and Olympique Lyonnais three days later, according to Reuters.He suggested it would be the appropriately symbolic way to restart professional soccer after its suspension last month because of the COVID-19 pandemic. — SPA
April 25, 2020

French mull restarting season with two cup finals

Sajin Gangadharan bagged the overall honors in Dubai Sports Council’s Virtual Tour Challenge in the five-stage cycling event which saw around 500 participants in action across five days.
Gangadharan takes top spot in Dubai Sports Council’s Virtual Tour Challenge
DUBAI — Sajin Gangadharan has bagged the overall honors in Dubai Sports Council’s Virtual Tour Challenge, finishing ahead of Chris D'Amelio and Babu PD in the five-stage cycling event which saw around 500 participants in action across five days.The Virtual Tour Challenge took place from April 19 to April 23, between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. each evening, on Dubai Sports Council’s Dubai Cycling app, which is available on both the Android and iPhone platforms.Gangadharan took the top honors in the challenge by covering a distance of 154.2km across the five stages, finishing at the top of the leaderboard in the Nad Al Sheba Stage (35.2km) and third in the Hatta Green Top Stage (28.1km).Finishing at the top of the overall classification means Gangadharan will receive a specialized Allez...
April 25, 2020

Gangadharan takes top spot in Dubai Sports Council’s Virtual Tour Challenge

Saudi Olympic submits bid to host 2030 Asian Games
RIYADH — The Saudi Arabian National Olympic Committee has submitted a bid to the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) to host the Asian Games 2030.The Saudi bid included a presentation on the Kingdom's ambitious vision which supports Riyadh to host this enormous sports event in Asia with participation of 45 nations and more than 10,000 male and female players competing 40 disciplines.The presentation highlighted the advanced infrastructure at all levels in addition to providing cultural, technological and sports experience to cope with aspirations of the Asian sports players and to guarantee ideal organizing of this great sports event in coincidence with the Kingdom's celebration, God willing, of achieving objectives of the Vision 2030.Prince Abdulaziz Bin Turki Al-Faisal, chairman of...
April 23, 2020

Saudi Olympic submits bid to host 2030 Asian Games

Andy Murray shares his view on when he expects top-level tennis to return.
Murray: ‘Tennis will be one of the last sports to return’
In an exclusive interview with CNN’s Christina Macfarlane, Andy Murray shared his view on when he expects top-level tennis to return.Speaking as part of CNN Sport’s Time Out series, Murray explains why he believes tennis will be "one of the last sports to get back to normality".Murray also touches on the financial implications of the coronavirus pandemic for fellow players, stating that although the "top 60-70 in the world will be fine", he believes the distribution of funds from tennis federations needs to be looked at.After several injury-hit years, Murray also reveals how he’s been staying in shape whilst at home and the benefits of catching up on experiences he missed out on when travelling.Murray on returning to the court:“I would definitely play on the...
April 23, 2020

Murray: ‘Tennis will be one of the last sports to return’

Bahrain's legendary F1 circuit is to produce hundreds of ventilators for COVID-19 patients – and share the blueprints free of charge worldwide.
Bahrain's F1 circuit to build COVID-19 ventilators and share blueprints worldwide
MANAMA — Bahrain's legendary F1 circuit is to produce hundreds of ventilators for COVID-19 patients – and share the blueprints free of charge worldwide.Engineers from the track, which hosts the Grand Prix championship race each year, designed the breathing apparatus in just two weeks for non-ICU patients in need of respiratory assistance.The device was then built from scratch in partnership with intensive care doctors from Salmaniya Medical Complex's Respiratory Therapy Department and Medical Equipment Department.Now an order has been placed for the first 100 machines following extensive testing and approval by Bahrain's Ministry of Health.Bahrain International Circuit is also sharing the blueprints free of charge to organizations around the world amid global efforts to...
April 23, 2020

Bahrain's F1 circuit to build COVID-19 ventilators and share blueprints worldwide

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UAE Tour launches Mubadala Ramadan Virtual Challenge
DUBAI — The UAE Tour announces the launch of the UAE Tour Mubadala Ramadan Virtual Challenge, an indoor cycling event beginning on Friday, April 24.The challenge, aiming to encourage an active and healthy lifestyle while confined indoors during the holy month, will run for three weeks and draws to a close on Tuesday, May 12.Participants will be invited to complete one race against the clock per week on the virtual cycling platform Zwift, with a host of prizes available for top finishers and virtual medals awarded to all those who take part.The UAE Tour Mubadala Ramadan Challenge consists of three individual time trial races — featuring a flat stage, a rolling stage and a climbing stage — each taking place on Zwift.Each week, participants will have from Friday 08:00 local time to...
April 23, 2020

UAE Tour launches Mubadala Ramadan Virtual Challenge

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Dubai Sports Council announces virtual sports events for Ramadan
DUBAI — With the Holy Month of Ramadan starting this weekend, Dubai Sports Council is making sure members of the community will get their regular fix of sports and physical activity at home by organizing a number of innovative events in cooperation with different sports event organizers.One of the events that should find plenty of takers is the Ramadan Mubarak Challenge, a virtual running event in which all the members of the house can participate. Participants can register in four different categories — 10km for male and female, 5km for male and female, 2.5km for kids aged 12-16, and a race for kids under 12.Anyone can take part in the race, and they can use their home fitness equipment like a treadmill or even run outdoors if it is permitted and safe.The Ramadan Mubarak Challenge...
April 22, 2020

Dubai Sports Council announces virtual sports events for Ramadan

UAE Team Emirates team trainer and sports director, John Wakefield.
Train like a UAE Team Emirates professional cyclist
DUBAI — It can be difficult to stay motivated to lead a healthy lifestyle when you can’t leave the house. Now, more than ever people are finding new ways to keep fit.UAE Team Emirates team trainer and sports director, John Wakefield is in charge of developing bespoke programs for the UAE Team Emirates team and focuses on keeping the riders fit and in optimum shape during the season.Here Wakefield provides some basic training exercises that everyone can do during the lockdown. These tips will be beneficial for your flexibility, help you boost your strength and improve your overall fitness.This week Wakefied starts with some basic training for beginners.1. “You must stretch.” Weight trainers, exercisers, and athletes have been told that increasing the flexibility of a muscle-tendon...
April 20, 2020

Train like a UAE Team Emirates professional cyclist

Iran's Alireza Firouzja plays against Belarus' Vladislav Kovalev during the first round of the 82nd edition of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee, The Netherlands, in January. -- File photo
Iranian refugee Alireza Firouzja defeats world chess champion
By Yaghoub FazeliDUBAI -- Iranian refugee Alireza Firouzja shocked the world of chess on Thursday after winning the Banter Blitz Cup by defeating Norwegian World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen.Firouzja claimed the $14,000 prize by defeating Carlsen 8.5-7.5 in the final.Sixteen-year-old Firouzja quit Iran’s national team in December in protest at the republic’s informal ban on competing against Israelis.Worried about a potential match up with Israeli players, the Iranian chess federation chose not to participate in the Moscow World Blitz in December. This did not get in the way of Firouzja, who took part in the competition under the flag of FIDE – the global chess organization – and came second to Carlsen.Firouzja has been playing under the flag of FIDE since. He moved to France at...
April 18, 2020

Iranian refugee Alireza Firouzja defeats world chess champion

IPL 2020 suspended till further notice: BCCI
NEW DELHI — Due to the evolving global health concerns regarding COVID-19 and the lockdown measures implemented by the government of India to contain the spread of the pandemic, the IPL Governing Council of the BCCI has decided that the Indian Premier League 2020 season will be suspended till further notice.The Board of Control for Cricket In India (BCCI) finally took a call to suspend the IPL 2020 season after initial postponements, hoping to salvage even a truncated IPL season.But in the current global and national scenario, the apex cricketing body in India has decided to commence the tournament only when it feels safe to conduct it, putting the health and safety of the cricketers as a priority.“The health and safety of the nation and everyone involved in our great sport remains our...
April 17, 2020

IPL 2020 suspended till further notice: BCCI

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