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Al Mouj Golf

October 27, 2020

Al Mouj Golf unveils enticing stay and play packages

AL MOUJ, Muscat, — With travel restrictions easing and the weather cooling, Al Mouj Golf has unveiled a range of packages allowing golfers to travel to Oman and experience the masterful Greg Norman designed championship course while immersing themselves in the varied and breath-taking beauty of a country that is increasingly establishing its place as a must-visit tourist destination.Al Mouj Golf, widely regarded as one of the finest courses in ...

The Football Center was launched Monday at Dubai Sports City.

October 26, 2020

Football Center DSC launched in Dubai

DUBAI — To power football and talent development in the UAE and the region, The Football Center was launched Monday at Dubai Sports City, at a press conference headed by Saeed Hareb, secretary-general Dubai Sports Council (DSC), Khaled Al Zarooni, president, Dubai Sports City, Fernando Sanz, president, LaLiga Foundation, Gaizka Mendieta, LaLiga ambassador, Maite Ventura, managing director for La Liga in MENA and Hussein Murad, CEO, Inspiratus.Boasting one of the ...

Rui Costa took third place, 25” behind the winner Ion Izagirre (Astana) on what has been a mountainous start to the Vuelta Espana.

October 26, 2020

Third place for Rui Costa in Spain

MADRID — On what has been a mountainous start to the Vuelta Espana, the riders once again faced another day in the hills.Starting out from Biescas, the 6th stage of the Spanish race ended with the arrival at high altitude at Aramón Formigal, on a day that saw Rui Costa take third place, 25” behind the winner Ion Izagirre (Astana).On a stage marked by constant rain, 24 brave souls made ...

ODMC Night Golf

October 26, 2020

ODMC, Peter Finch announce unique content partnership

DUBAI — World-renowned content creator, Peter Finch, has formed a unique partnership with the OMEGA Dubai Moonlight Classic ahead of the iconic floodlit tournament, which returns to Dubai on Nov. 4-6. The partnership will see Finch create a series of exciting content to promote the tournament, venue, players and sponsors of the event to his ever growing audience.The video series will offer his viewers the opportunity to stay up-to-speed with ...

British driver Lewis Hamilton made Formula One history on Sunday, winning the Portuguese Grand Prix for a 92nd career victory to move one ahead of German great Michael Schumacher.

October 26, 2020

Hamilton wins Portuguese Grand Prix for 92nd title

PORTIMAO, Portugal — British driver Lewis Hamilton made Formula One history on Sunday, winning the Portuguese Grand Prix for a 92nd career victory to move one ahead of German great Michael Schumacher.Hamilton finished nearly 25.6 seconds ahead of Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas and 34.5 clear of Red Bull's Max Verstappen for his eighth win of another dominant season.He also took an extra point for the fastest lap to extend his ...

October 25, 2020

IOC praises resolution to postpone NOC’s elections

DUBAI — The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has praised the resolution of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) to postpone the elections of the president and members of the NOC’s Board of Directors until the end of Tokyo Olympic Games next year. Elections are now scheduled to be held in September – December 2021.The IOC made this statement in a letter to the NOC conveying the IOC’s endorsement of the resolution ...

A strong team display from UAE Team Emirates saw Jasper Philipsen sprint home to second place on stage 4 of the Vuelta España from Garray to Ejea de los Caballeros (191.7 km).

October 24, 2020

Philipsen claims first podium at Vuelta España

CABALLEROS — A strong team display from UAE Team Emirates saw Jasper Philipsen sprint home to second place on stage 4 of the Vuelta España from Garray to Ejea de los Caballeros (191.7 km).Thanks to a superb lead-out, which was spearheaded by Rui and Ivo Oliveira, Philipsen was able to arrive first into the final corner at 250 meters to go and got a huge jump on his rivals. Only ...

October 23, 2020

CSG, Deccan Knights, Makkah Eagles, ARM triumph in Ace Travel Saudi Cup event

JEDDAH — Usman Butt’s brilliant 120 runs coupled with Naseer Reshi fine all-round performance (84 runs and 5 for 44 runs) along with solid batting by Bilal Yususf (79), Nazeer (75), Mohsin (74), and Malik (66) were the highlights of the 2nd week of the Ace Travel Saudi Cup sponsored by Ace Travel and organized by JCA under auspices of Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation.Butt’s smashing120 runs of only 53 balls ...

Hatoun VAR Video

October 21, 2020

Combining the love of football with humor on Twitter

RIYADH — According to recent research by Twitter, football is the most popular sport on the platform in Saudi Arabia, with fans taking to the platform to celebrate heart-pounding victories, watch live tournament analysis, or cheer for their teams. In fact, there were 91 million Tweets around the 2019-20 Saudi Professional League (SPL) season.As the much anticipated 2020-21 season of SPL kicked off, a campaign took place on Twitter to ...

Zoran Lakovic, director of national associations at Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), visited the Dubai Sports Council (DSC) to discuss mutual cooperation and ways to enhance efforts to develop football in the country and region. — WAM photo

October 21, 2020

Dubai Sports Council, UEFA discuss mutual cooperation

DUBAI — Zoran Lakovic, director of national associations at Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), visited the Dubai Sports Council (DSC) to discuss mutual cooperation and ways to enhance efforts to develop football in the country and region. Saeed Hareb, secretary-general of the DSC, received Lakovic in presence of Nasser Aman Al Rahma, assistant secretary-general of DSC. Welcoming Lakovic, Saeed Hareb said the DSC was keen to strengthen the existing relationship between ...

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