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Lalchand Rajput took over as UAE coach just before the troubled series in Dubai at the start of the year that saw them trounced twice by Canada and once by Scotland. Subas Humagain for The National

UAE coach Rajput confident team in good place for one-day cricket

National team return to format for first time in six months for tri-nations series involving United States and Namibia

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In focus

Gulf United in training ahead of the new UAE Division One football season. Victor Besa / The National

‘We are just getting started’: Gulf United upbeat ahead of new season

UAE forward Caio Canedo challenges Qatar midfielder Ibrahim Mohammadi during their World Cup 2026 Asia qualifier at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium on September 5, 2024. AFP

What do the UAE need to do to qualify for 2026 World Cup?

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe has admitted there are areas of the squad he wanted to strengthen this summer. EPA

Testing times for Newcastle and Howe after summer of discontent

Riyad Mahrez has scored 31 goals in 93 appearances for Algeria. AFP

Mahrez hopes for Afcon redemption after return to Algeria set-up

Aryna Sabalenka with her coach Anton Dubrov after defeating Jessica Pegula to win the US Open in New York. Getty Images

Sabalenka's coach Dubrov on US Open win, and retaking No 1 spot

Anthony Joshua, left, and Daniel Dubois meet at Wembley on Saturday night. Getty Images

Riyadh Season Wembley: Full card, time and how to watch Joshua v Dubois

Gabriel Magalhaes of Arsenal (L) celebrates scoring the 1-0 goal during the English Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal in London, Britain, 15 September 2024.   EPA/DAVID CLIFF EDITORIAL USE ONLY.  No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos, 'live' services or NFTs.  Online in-match use limited to 120 images, no video emulation.  No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications.

Tottenham v Arsenal player ratings: Maddison 5; Gabriel 8

Terence Crawford, left, fights Israil Madrimov in the main event of a Riyadh Season card in Los Angeles. AP

Riyadh Season goes on tour as Saudi Arabia shapes future of boxing

Gulf United in training ahead of the new UAE Division One football season. Victor Besa / The National

‘We are just getting started’: Gulf United upbeat ahead of new season

UAE forward Caio Canedo challenges Qatar midfielder Ibrahim Mohammadi during their World Cup 2026 Asia qualifier at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium on September 5, 2024. AFP

What do the UAE need to do to qualify for 2026 World Cup?

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe has admitted there are areas of the squad he wanted to strengthen this summer. EPA

Testing times for Newcastle and Howe after summer of discontent

Riyad Mahrez has scored 31 goals in 93 appearances for Algeria. AFP

Mahrez hopes for Afcon redemption after return to Algeria set-up

Aryna Sabalenka with her coach Anton Dubrov after defeating Jessica Pegula to win the US Open in New York. Getty Images

Sabalenka's coach Dubrov on US Open win, and retaking No 1 spot

Anthony Joshua, left, and Daniel Dubois meet at Wembley on Saturday night. Getty Images

Riyadh Season Wembley: Full card, time and how to watch Joshua v Dubois

Gabriel Magalhaes of Arsenal (L) celebrates scoring the 1-0 goal during the English Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal in London, Britain, 15 September 2024.   EPA/DAVID CLIFF EDITORIAL USE ONLY.  No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos, 'live' services or NFTs.  Online in-match use limited to 120 images, no video emulation.  No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications.

Tottenham v Arsenal player ratings: Maddison 5; Gabriel 8

Terence Crawford, left, fights Israil Madrimov in the main event of a Riyadh Season card in Los Angeles. AP

Riyadh Season goes on tour as Saudi Arabia shapes future of boxing

Gulf United in training ahead of the new UAE Division One football season. Victor Besa / The National

‘We are just getting started’: Gulf United upbeat ahead of new season

UAE forward Caio Canedo challenges Qatar midfielder Ibrahim Mohammadi during their World Cup 2026 Asia qualifier at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium on September 5, 2024. AFP

What do the UAE need to do to qualify for 2026 World Cup?

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe has admitted there are areas of the squad he wanted to strengthen this summer. EPA

Testing times for Newcastle and Howe after summer of discontent

Riyad Mahrez has scored 31 goals in 93 appearances for Algeria. AFP

Mahrez hopes for Afcon redemption after return to Algeria set-up


Al Ain's Mathias Palacios, left, runs with the ball under pressure from Al Sadd's Akram Afif during the AFC Champions League match at Hazza bin Zayed Stadium on September 16, 2024. Getty

Al Sadd v Al Ain: Asian Champions League title-holders held in opener

Al Ain manager Hernan Crespo content with a point after fellow Argentine cancels out Akram Afif's first-half effort while Al Nassr held by Iraq's Al Shorta

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UFC 308: Holloway credits Topuria but says past won't matter in Abu Dhabi

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Oza insists tri-nations series success shows UAE 'are progressing well'

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Gabriel heads winner as Arsenal punish derby rivals Tottenham

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Yamal hits double as Barcelona thrash Girona

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F1: Piastri wins in Azerbaijan while Norris cuts Verstappen's lead

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Paris 2024: How Egyptian diver Maha Amer battled the psychological challenges of her sport

Egyptian diver Maha Amer discusses psychological challenges of her sport

Amer is the first Egyptian to win a medal in diving at the Games

Moroccan golfer Ines Laklalech on her rapid rise from amateur to the Paris Olympics

Ines Laklalech discusses historic win on Ladies European Tour

Safiya Al Sayegh, the first UAE female cyclist at the Games, is breaking stereotypes

Paris Olympics: How showjumper Abdullah Al Marri is making history for the UAE

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Football

Al Hilal's Joao Cancelo, right, in action with Al Rayyan's Hazem Shehata. Reuters

AFC Champions League: Wins for Al Wasl and Al Hilal

Soufiane Bouftini's second-half header enough to see Wasl take all three points against Pakhtakor

Football

UCL round-up: Endrick and Kane set records, Liverpool win at AC Milan

Football
Rodri was given an extended break by Manchester City after winning Euro 2024 with Spain in July. PA

Rodri says players close to going on strike over fixture congestion

Football

Ancelotti critical of expanded UCL as Real Madrid begin title defence

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Al Sadd v Al Ain: Asian Champions League title-holders held in opener

Football

Wasl and Hilal aim to carry domestic success into Champions League

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Pogacar prepares for World Championships with victory in Montreal for UAE Team Emirates

Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wins Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal in first race since securing Tour de France crown as he targets world title in two weeks.

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Cricket

Lalchand Rajput took over as UAE coach just before the troubled series in Dubai at the start of the year that saw them trounced twice by Canada and once by Scotland. Subas Humagain for The National

UAE coach Rajput confident team in good place for one-day cricket

National team return to format for first time in six months for tri-nations series involving United States and Namibia

Cricket

Oza insists tri-nations series success shows UAE 'are progressing well'

Politics and nepotism have left Pakistan cricket in disarray

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Olympics

French swimmer Leon Marchand walks on the catwalk along the Champs Elysees during a parade for all the French athletes who participated in the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, Saturday, Sept.  14, 2024 in Paris.  (AP Photo / Aurelien Morissard, Pool)

France bids final farewell to Olympics with Champs-Elysees parade

Mohammed Othman, centre, was the UAE's breakout star in Paris, placing fifth in the T34 100m. Reuters

Positives for UAE to take forward from Paris Paralympics to LA 28

Iraq's Najlah Imad Lafta during her table-tennis final win over Maryna Lytovchenko at the Paris Paralympics. Getty Images

Lafta secures historic table-tennis gold for Iraq at Paris Paralympics


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Ilia Topuria celebrates his victory against Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298 at Honda Center in Anaheim, California on February 17, 2024. Today Sports

UFC 308: Holloway credits Topuria but says past won't matter in Abu Dhabi

Topuria defends the featherweight title he won from Volkanvski in the headline bout against Holloway at UFC 308 at Etihad Arena

Combat Sports

Riyadh Season Wembley: Full card, time and how to watch Joshua v Dubois

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Combat Sports

Alvarez dominates Berlanga to retain super-middleweight world titles

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