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Football superstars urge UAE fans to stay at home and keep working out
DUBAI – Luis Figo, Roberto Carlos and Nicolas Anelka, three of the biggest names from the world of football, have backed Dubai Sports Council’s “Be Fit, Be Safe” campaign and urged members of UAE’s sports-loving community to stay at home and keep working out.Supporting the efforts of UAE government and authorities to stop the spread of COVID-19 virus, Figo, the 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year and one of the greatest players of his generation, released a video message to his ‘friends and fans in the UAE’, through Dubai Sports Council’s social media accounts.“To all my friends in Dubai and the UAE, this is a really difficult moment and we need to take care of us and others as well,” said Figo, who made 127 appearances for the Portugal national team and is one of the...
April 01, 2020

Football superstars urge UAE fans to stay at home and keep working out

Tokyo Olympics officially postponed over coronavirus pandemic
TOKYO — The International Olympic Committee and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have concluded the Tokyo 2020 Olympics must be postponed, and held no later than the summer of 2021, the IOC and Tokyo 2020 organisers said on Tuesday. After a call with IOC president Thomas Bach, Abe said the July 24-August 9 event would be rescheduled for the summer of 2021 at the latest. "In the present circumstances and based on the information provided by the WHO today, the IOC President and the Prime Minister of Japan have concluded that the Games... in Tokyo must be rescheduled to a date beyond 2020 but not later than summer 2021," the IOC said in a statement."To safeguard the health of the athletes, everybody involved in the Olympic Games and the international community," it...
March 24, 2020

Tokyo Olympics officially postponed over coronavirus pandemic

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Dubai Sports Council launches ‘Be Fit, Be Safe’ campaign
DUBAI – The Dubai Sports Council has launched a novel initiative, “Be Fit, Be Safe”, to encourage members of the community to keep exercising at home even as gyms across the country have been temporarily closed as a precautionary measure to combat the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic.“Be Fit, Be Safe” is an online campaign through which Dubai Sports Council is urging their followers on different social media platforms to keep exercising at home and share their home workout videos online, tagging @DubaiSC, to help motivate and inspire others.The Council has also requested those who are sharing their videos to nominate two friends to take up what is being billed as the #DSCchallenge.Speaking about the initiative, Saeed Hareb, secretary general of Dubai Sports Council, said:...
March 18, 2020

Dubai Sports Council launches ‘Be Fit, Be Safe’ campaign

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IsDB group hosts cricket tournament
Saudi Gazette reportJEDDAH ‑‑ The Islamic Development Bank is holding its inter-group cricket tournament. Sponsored by IsDB’s social and entertainment club SOCOM and with support of one of its entity, ITFC, the tournament is underway at the green lawn ground of the IsDB premises, Sahil AlMarai, head of SOCOM, said.Four teams from different IsDB entities are taking part in the tournament which will end in Mid of April. Dignitaries from different entities were in attendance at the inaugural match of the tournament between IsDB Red and IsDB Blue teams.The IsDB Blue team won the toss and choose to bat first. The team scored 89 runs in the allotted ten overs with captain Ahmed Azam scoring 12 runs. Khaja was the top scorer with 17 runs.Chasing the target of 90 runs, Red team chased it...
March 17, 2020

IsDB group hosts cricket tournament

Saudi driver Yasir Seaidan is seen in action during the 2018 the Dubai International Baja. — Courtesy photo
2020 Dubai International Baja postponed
Saudi Gazette ReportDUBAI — The authorities in the United Arab Emirates have decided to postpone 2020 International Baja, which was scheduled to take place from April 2-4 over coronavirus fears.“In view of the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and increased travel restrictions, we have taken the decision to postpone 2020 Dubai International Baja,” a statement issued on behalf of Mohammed Ben Sulayem, president of the Emirates Motorsports Organization, the rally organizers, and FIA vice president for Sport, read.“We are now working closely with the FIA and the FIM, motor sport’s world governing bodies, in order to find new dates for the event to take place in the November-December period,” the statement added.Earlier another top global motorsport event, Abu Dhabi Desert...
March 15, 2020

2020 Dubai International Baja postponed

Arsenal's London Colney training center has been closed after head coach Mikel Arteta received a positive coronavirus (COVID-19) result, the club announced in a statement on Thursday.
Arsenal’s training center closed after Arteta tested positive for coronavirus
LONDON — Arsenal's London Colney training center has been closed after head coach Mikel Arteta received a positive coronavirus (COVID-19) result, the club announced in a statement on Thursday.The club said Arsenal personnel who had recent close contact with Mikel will now self-isolate in line with government health guidelines."We expect this to be a significant number of people from Colney, including the full first-team squad and coaching staff, as well as a smaller number of people from our Hale End Academy which we have also temporarily closed as a precaution.”The club assured that the Colney and Hale End training centers will undergo a deep clean and our other club sites are operating as normal, expecting those who did not have close contact with Mikel to return to work in...
March 13, 2020

Arsenal’s training center closed after Arteta tested positive for coronavirus

All UEFA club competitions matches scheduled next week are postponed due to the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Europe.
All of next week’s UEFA matches postponed
GENEVA — All UEFA club competitions matches scheduled next week are postponed due to the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Europe and related decisions made by different governments, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) announced on Friday.UEFA said in a statement that this decision includes the remaining UEFA Champions League, Round of 16 second leg matches scheduled on Mar.17 and 18, 2020; all UEFA Europa League, Round of 16 second leg matches scheduled on Mar.19, 2020; all UEFA Youth League, quarter-final matches scheduled on 17 and 18 March 2020."Further decisions on when these matches take place will be communicated in due course."As a consequence of the postponements, the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League quarterfinal draws scheduled for Mar.20...
March 13, 2020

All of next week’s UEFA matches postponed

IPL
IPL postponed amid corona fears
NEW DELHI — More than three cricketing events, including the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL), fell victims to coronavirus fears, as the global pandemic continued to decimate sporting events.In the latest development, the start of the 13th edition of the IPL was postponed. The decision to put off the tournament, which was scheduled to begin from March 29, was taken by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) top brass lead by its President Sourav Ganguly and Secretary Jay Shah along with the top management of the IPL after an advisory was issued by the government of India.The IPL governing body has communicated the same to all of the 8 franchises on Friday, saying it would meet the owners on Saturday in person. The BCCI media release on Friday afternoon said that the board...
March 13, 2020

IPL postponed amid corona fears

Neymar celebrates putting PSG ahead against Borussia Dortmund as captain Marquinhos gives chase. — AFP
Neymar leads PSG into Champions League quarters as banned fans gather outside
PARIS — Paris Saint-Germain players celebrated with supporters gathered outside the ground after Neymar set them on their way to a 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund behind closed doors on Wednesday, taking them through to the Champions League quarterfinals 3-2 on aggregate.PSG needed to overturn a 2-1 defeat in the first leg of their last-16 tie in Germany, but Neymar's 28th-minute header put them ahead on the night in the second leg amid a surreal atmosphere, as banned supporters congregated outside the Parc des Princes instead.Juan Bernat then deflected in a Pablo Sarabia assist to make it 2-0 and PSG — for whom Kylian Mbappe was only fit enough to appear as a substitute — go through to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2016. Dortmund finished the night with 10 men after...
March 12, 2020

Neymar leads PSG into Champions League quarters as banned fans gather outside

Borussia Moenchengladbach beat Cologne 2-1 on Wednesday to move back into the Bundesliga top four in the first game in German top-flight history to be played behind closed doors, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Gladbach beat Cologne behind closed doors to move fourth
BERLIN — Borussia Moenchengladbach beat Cologne 2-1 on Wednesday to move back into the Bundesliga top four in the first game in German top-flight history to be played behind closed doors, due to the coronavirus pandemic.Marco Rose's Gladbach sit six points behind leaders Bayern Munich and two points clear of fifth-placed Bayer Leverkusen in the race for Champions League qualification.Last weekend, German health minister Jens Spahn requested that all events in the country with more than 1,000 people be canceled "until further notice".The home side, who led the table earlier in the season, took a 32nd-minute lead through Breel Embolo in the near-empty Borussia Park.An own goal from visiting defender Jorge Mere doubled the advantage 20 minutes from time, and despite a late...
March 12, 2020

Gladbach beat Cologne behind closed doors to move fourth

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