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As Sachin Tendulkar, who turned 52 today, two of the UAE's veteran cricket administrators shared their memories about how they missed an opportunity to face the iconic Indian cricketer. This was September 1989 — a few months before Tendulkar burst on the international scene, famously making his Test debut as a 16-year-old prodigy in Pakistan. But the tales of his magical prowess with the bat were restricted to India’s maidans (grounds), until Mohamed Lokhandwala and Mazhar Khan touched down in Mumbai (then Bombay) with the

Tadej Pogacar, who appeared to be a man determined to feel the top step of the podium once more, swatted aside his rivals to win La Flèche Wallonne on Wednesday afternoon, the Slovenian have now won the race twice in the last three years. The UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider took a measure of revenge for Sunday’s runner-up spot at the Amstel Gold Race, attacking with 500m to go of the Mur de Huy and finishing 10 seconds ahead of the next best rider. “It feels

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola laughed off claims that his team might consider this season special had they gotten a Champions League ticket. City came close to securing European qualification with their 2-1 win over Aston Villa in the Premier League on Tuesday, thanks to a last-minute goal from Matheus Nunes in the 94th minute. Guardiola’s men moved two places up to third in the league table, but are still seventeen points behind Liverpool, and so they will end up completing another one

For several years, Maher El-Tabchy and Eric Robertsen, who reside in Dubai, have been passionate endurance swimmers. Last month, the two friends united and swam 29 kilometers from The World Islands to the beaches of Dubai. While they did not specifically intend to set any records, the charity work that both of them shared regarding autism and juvenile arthritis motivated them to come fight the turbulent waves.El-Tabchy, a resident of lebanon, and Robertsen, a french national, swam consistently for 10 hours without any

Gujarat Titans outplay Rajasthan Royals. Gujarat Titans overcame Rajasthan Royals by 58 runs in the Indian Premier League after an overwhelming overall performance on Wednesday.   The Titans had a strong start after batters Jos Buttler (36) and M Shahrukh Khan (36) played significantly in the middle-order. Sai Sudharsan, an opener, went above and beyond by scoring 82 runs off 56 balls, leading the team to 217-6 after being asked to bat first.   Shimron Hetmyer scored 52 runs for the Royals while his skipper

Deciding to take charge ahead of his captain and struggling club set piece coach, Arsenal’s Declan Rice was nothing short of inspired as he stroked home a pair of magnificent free kicks to help secure a 3-0 win over Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final first leg on Tuesday. And when the Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka was taken out in a central position, 30 metres from goal, shortly before the hour mark at The Emirates Stadium with the score 0-0 Rice turned to

An emerging Indian batter Priyansh Arya scored his maiden century in the Indian Premier League (IPL) to steer Punjab Kings to an 18-run victory against Chennai Super Kings on Tuesday. Arya, a left-hand batter who made his name for hitting sixes in domestic cricket, smashed 103 off 42 balls to propel Punjab to 219-6 at Mullanpur, near Chandigarh, where Chennai could only manage 201-5. The 24-year-old Arya was picked up by the franchise for $440,000 in the November auction after he caught the eye of

At his team's media unit, he praises Harry Brook as the new white-ball captain, where team chief Rob Key speaks of his "excellent cricket brain". The England and Wales Cricket Board announced Monday that Brook would captain both the one-day international and T20 sides. The 26-year-old Yorkshire batsman was the frontrunner to replace Jos Buttler, who stepped down in December, with England's dismal Champions Trophy run in Pakistan ending without reaching the semifinals. Buttler presided over a failure to defend either their T20 or 50-over World Cup

Royal Challengers Bengaluru hung on to beat Mumbai Indians by 12 runs in a thriller on Monday night in the IPL to spoil Jasprit Bumrah's return from injury and also endure a batting blitz from the Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya. Mumbai included Bumrah in the XI for the first time in three months, having missed the final day of the fifth Test against Australia in Sydney due to a back injury. Virat Kohli and captain Rajat Patidar scored 67 and 64 respectively to propel Bengaluru

Sri Lanka’s 1996 World Cup-winning opener Sanath Jayasuriya requested India to assist in constructing an international cricket stadium at Jaffna at a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Sunday Since there are a lot of cricketing talent in Jaffna, I asked Honourable Prime Minister if he could help us build this facility in Jaffna. That he would discuss with his team and certainly come back to us soon,' said Sanath Jayasuriya, 55, now the coach of the Lankan side Jayasuriya with World cup winning

Imperial Emperor and Walk of Stars, the two top fancies for Saturday's $12 million race Dubai World Cup (G1), will start from opposing ends of the 11-horse starting gate. However, their handler, the UAE Champion Bhupat Seemar, is adamant the draw will not damage their chances. Imperial Emperor and Walk of Stars Imperial Emperor, generally regarded as the leading danger to the strong Japanese hope Forever Young, is at Gate 10. His stablemate, the other major contender Walk of Stars, drew the inside post in Gate 1 in

Teen sensation Konstas, Kuhnemann earn Australia contracts. Teenage batting sensation Sam Konstas has been added to the list of contracted players for Australia in a massive vote of confidence in the two-Test opener It was a remarkable 60 in his only Test this year, the one played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground against India, but the 19-year-old was named among 23 contracted players on Tuesday, three months later. Konstas was one of three players to receive their first contracts with the national team, alongside spinner Matt

Dumped all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has the arsenal to worry England and is a chance to make a return to Australia’s test side in time for the Ashes, selectors' chief George Bailey said on Tuesday. Marsh was dismissed after the fourth Test of a long series against India, where his low scores were mounting. He had then missed selection for the Sri Lanka tour as he continued to recover from a lower back injury. The 33-year-old has bowled little in the home summer and although he did

Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya gushed over yet another find by his team's scouting department as pace bowler Ashwani Kumar came up with the best IPL debut figures by an Indian paceman. On Monday, 23-year-old Ashwani claimed 4-24 in three overs, to help bundle defending champions KKR out for 116 in 16.2 overs before Mumbai chased down the target for an eight-wicket victory to open their account in the tournament this year. Ashwani's heroics followed Mumbai's defeat at the hands of Chennai Super Kings in

After 3-week international window, the Ooredoo Stars League is back running from Friday – with exciting contests and battle for the title hotting up. With four games left in each side’s championship this year, the 12-team and 22-weeklong league has few more options. These two domestic giants as well as Al Gharafa, who remain third in the rankings, with a tally of 37 points. A stumble from any of these teams will help their rivals in a huge way. That leaves little room for error at the business

A sparkling half-century from Nicholas Pooran and quick fifty from Mitchell Marsh and Shardul Thakur's brilliant four-wicket spell steered Lucknow Super Giants to a five-wicket victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Uppal Stadium in Hyderabad in the IPL on Thursday. Set to bat first, Sunrisers lost their way before posting 190/9 from their 20 overs. Travis Head scored 47 off 28 balls but the other SRH batters, including Nitish Kumar Reddy (32), Heinrich Klaasen (26) and Aniket Verma (36), failed to convert their starts as Lucknow

What decision Trent Alexander-Arnold makes in coming weeks about his future will, for many, determine how he will be remembered in his home city for years to come.. Photos by Reuters The proposed transfer of Trent Alexander-Arnold from Liverpool to Real Madrid has divided opinion on whether a local hero can abscond to a different part of the country without an indelible blot on his copybook. Having joined the Reds when he was just six-years-old, Alexander-Arnold has since gone on to win a clean sweep

Rising Filipina star Eala stuns Swiatek to reach Miami Open semis. Filipina prodigy Eala pulls off Swiatek upset to enter Miami Open semifinals. Philippine wild card Alexandra Eala scored by far the biggest victory in her young career with a stunning 6-2 7-5 upset of world number two Iga Swiatek of Poland on Wednesday to advance her dream Miami Open run into the semifinals. The big-hitting 19-year-old showed no visible intimidation playing one of her idols and was a picture of poise as she quickly broke

De Kock fireworks see Kolkata thrash Rajasthan in IPL. Quinton de Kock scored a quick-fire 97 not out to lead defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders to their first win of the IPL season with an eight-wicket thrashing of the Rajasthan Royals at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Wednesday. KKR won the toss and chose to field at Guwahati, in which the spinners Moeen Ali and Chakraborthy paired up to restrict Rajasthan to 151-9. Kolkata chased it down in 15 balls to spare with De Kock hammering

Baseball United is the first professional baseball league to ever focus on the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent, and has officially announced the draft schedule and dates of its inaugural season. The league’s inaugural season will take place from Nov. 14 to Dec. 14, and all games will be played at Baseball United Ballpark in Dubai. Building on the already historic last three years where it staged three signature baseball events, Baseball United will now launch the first professional baseball season in the history of the