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Abu Dhabi Police has encouraged football fans to arrive earlier and maintain a sportsmanlike spirit ahead of the upcoming match between Al Ain and Al Wahda on Friday.

Former Sri Lanka internationals Kumar Sangakkara, Roshan Mahanama and Sidath Wettimuny were named in the nine-member transformation committee that will run Sri Lanka Cricket, a day after the previous leadership resigned from their posts.

Coming on the heels of his Barcelona triumph earlier this month, Arthur Fils' run to the Madrid Open semi-finals shows he has fully recovered from a long-term back problem and is ready to make a real statement at the French Open on home soil.

Atletico Madrid and Arsenal have traded penalties on Wednesday as Julian Alvarez's second-half spot kick cancelled out Viktor Gyokeres's first-half goal to earn the two sides a 1-1 draw in a Champions League semi-final first leg that simmered more than it sizzled.

Anastasia Potapova has turned tennis heartbreak into history by becoming the first lucky loser to reach a WTA 1000 semi-final with her thrilling 6-1 6-7(4) 6-3 victory over Karolina Pliskova at the Madrid Open on Wednesday.

Briton Jack Draper will not compete at next month's French Open as he continues to recover from a knee injury, the former world number four said on Wednesday.

The Canadian government will allocate up to $145 million for security during the upcoming World Cup, Canada's public safety minister announced on Wednesday.

World number one Jannik Sinner held off 19-year-old wildcard Rafael Jodar to win 6-2 7-6(0) in the Madrid Open quarter-finals on Wednesday, becoming the sixth player to reach the semi-finals of all nine ATP 1000 Masters tournaments.

LIV Golf said the league looks forward to continuing its "strong momentum" despite postponing its New Orleans event scheduled for June amid questions about its future beyond 2026.

Hailey Baptiste offered a glimpse of how Aryna Sabalenka can be unsettled on clay after mixing forays to the net with changes of pace to save six match points and prevail over the world number one in their Madrid Open quarter-final on Tuesday.

Amid widespread complaints about the cost of tickets and transportation related to World Cup games, FIFA announced Tuesday that it will hike the money received by all 48 teams participating this summer by 15 per cent.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka has suffered a shock 2-6 6-2 7-6(6) defeat by Hailey Baptiste at the Madrid Open on Tuesday as the American produced the biggest win of her career after saving six match points to reach the semi-finals for the first time.

The Palestinian Football Association has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against FIFA's decision not to sanction Israel over clubs based in West Bank settlements, a senior PFA official said on Tuesday.

Defending champions Paris St Germain has battled past visitors Bayern Munich 5-4 in a pulsating Champions League semi-final first leg on Tuesday that had a record number of goals at this stage of the competition.

World number one Jannik Sinner brushed aside Britain's Cameron Norrie 6-2 7-5 on Tuesday to book a place in the Madrid Open quarter-finals, stretching his ATP Masters 1000 winning streak to 25 matches as the players avoided the worst of the heat.

Defender John Stones will leave Manchester City when his contract expires at the end of the season, bringing the curtain down on a decade-long stay, the Premier League club said on Tuesday.

Manchester United's Casemiro and Benjamin Sesko have struck first-half goals to secure a 2-1 Premier League home win over Brentford on Monday, taking their side to the brink of Champions League football for the first time since the 2023-24 season.

FIFA should press the US to establish an "ICE Truce" for the World Cup, including a public guarantee to refrain from immigration enforcement operations at games, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report published on Monday.

Allyson Felix, the most decorated female track and field athlete of all time, plans to come out of retirement in a bid to compete at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, she told TIME in an interview published on Monday.

Former world heavyweight boxing champions Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have signed up for a long-awaited clash later this year, promoter Eddie Hearn said on Monday.

New marathon world record holder Sabastian Sawe brushed aside suggestions his Adidas "super shoes" amounted to "mechanical doping" on Monday as he basked in the glow of becoming the first man to break the two-hour barrier in an official race.

Now in his 15th season with Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunil Narine has proved time and again he can be counted on in the clutch and the spin-bowling all-rounder's sensational Super Over against Lucknow on Sunday showed why the team rate him so highly.

Elena Rybakina said she has lost faith in the electronic line-calling system after the Australian Open champion was left fuming over a disputed call during her three-set victory over Zheng Qinwen at the Madrid Open on Sunday.

Tottenham Hotspur and Netherlands midfielder Xavi Simons has announced that his season had "come to an abrupt end" on Sunday after suffering a serious knee injury that is set to rule him out of the World Cup.

AC Milan and Juventus have played out a 0-0 draw at the San Siro on Sunday, a second stalemate between the sides in Serie A this season, with both clubs on course for a place in next season's Champions League.

Real Zaragoza goalkeeper Esteban Andrada was sent off for punching Huesca captain Jorge Pulido in a fiery Spanish second division clash on Sunday that descended into a mass brawl, with Huesca keeper Dani Jimenez dismissed for punching Andrada.

Kolkata Knight Riders beat Lucknow Super Giants in the shortest Super Over in Indian Premier League history on Sunday, needing just one ball to seal victory after Lucknow tied the game with a last-ball six.

Crisis-hit Chelsea beat Leeds United 1-0 at Wembley on Sunday to reach the FA Cup final, a first-half goal from controversial Argentine midfielder Enzo Fernandez earning them a clash with Manchester City in the showpiece match next month.

FIFA is in discussions with national associations to increase prize money for all 48 teams participating in the 2026 World Cup, soccer's global governing body said on Sunday.

The man in charge of assigning Serie A and B referees, Gianluca Rocchi, has suspended himself from the role with immediate effect while under investigation for sports fraud by Milan's Public Prosecutor's Office.

World number three Coco Gauff fought off more than just her opponent at the Madrid Open on Sunday, overcoming illness and vomiting to beat Sorana Cirstea 4-6 7-5 6-1 and advance to the last 16.

Tadej Pogačar continued his dominant 2026 spring campaign by winning Liège–Bastogne–Liège on Sunday, securing his fourth title in one of cycling’s most prestigious one-day races.

Kenya's Sabastian Sawe became the first man to run a marathon in under two hours when he won the London Marathon with a time of one hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds on Sunday.

Coach Matthias Jaissle praised his Al-Ahli players after the Saudi Pro League side became the first club in more than two decades to win back-to-back Asian Champions League Elite titles with Saturday's 1-0 win over Japan's Machida Zelvia.

Arsenal arrested their slump in form with Eberechi Eze's superb early goal securing an ugly 1-0 home win against Newcastle United to reclaim top spot in the Premier League on Saturday.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became the youngest player, and the fastest by balls faced, to complete 1,000 runs in Twenty20 cricket as the 15-year-old smashed a 36-ball century in the Indian Premier League on Saturday,

Manchester City beat Championship side Southampton 2-1 with a late goal from Nico Gonzalez to book a place in an unprecedented fourth consecutive FA Cup final and keep alive their hopes of a domestic treble.

Six-times Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek retired from her Madrid Open round-of-32 match against American Ann Li on Saturday due to illness, trailing 6-7(4) 6-2 0-3.

Tottenham Hotspur earned a vital win in their relegation fight, edging bottom side Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 on Saturday, while West Ham struck in added time to overcome Everton.

Barcelona continued their march towards LaLiga title with a 2-0 victory at Getafe on Saturday, as goals from Fermin Lopez and Marcus Rashford secured them a ninth consecutive league win.

South African Lungi Ngidi was rushed out of the stadium in an ambulance after the fast bowler hit his head while attempting a catch in Saturday's Indian Premier League game between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings.

Next month's Pakistan Super League final will be open to fans, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi said on Saturday, after matches in the tournament were played behind closed doors due to a nationwide fuel shortage.

Colombian cyclist Cristian Camilo Munoz has died from medical complications following an accident during last week’s Tour du Jura in France, his team NU Colombia said on Friday.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced an increase in club slots for both the West and East regions across all its continental championships for the new 2026-2027 season on Friday, set to kick off next September.

Former Nigeria forward Michael Eneramo has died on Friday after collapsing on the pitch during a friendly match, the Nigeria Football Federation announced.

Hector Bellerin has struck deep into stoppage time to earn Real Betis a 1-1 draw against Real Madrid on Friday, dealing another blow to Alvaro Arbeloa's side's slender LaLiga title hopes with five games remaining.

Nottingham Forest has cranked up the pressure on their relegation rivals by thrashing Sunderland 5-0 in the Premier League on Friday, moving eight points clear of the drop zone.

Carlos Alcaraz will not defend his French Open title next month after tests on his injured wrist revealed he would not be ready in time, the world number two said on Friday.

Jim Furyk, a 17-times winner on the PGA Tour, was named on Friday as the U.S. team captain for the 2027 Ryder Cup at Adare Manor in Ireland after Tiger Woods declined the role following his arrest on ​a driving under the influence charge.

Turkey's Istanbul Park circuit will return to the Formula One calendar from 2027 for at least five years, F1 and the Turkish presidency said on Friday, marking the culmination of Turkey's years-long campaign to return to the sport.

While some batters arrive at away grounds determined to play a certain way regardless of the pitch, Chennai Super Kings' Sanju Samson says his red-hot form in the Indian Premier League is a product of adaptability and an open mind.

New Zealand will bid farewell to one of its cricketing greats when all-rounder Suzie Bates calls time on her international career at the end of the White Ferns' T20 World Cup campaign in England.

Champions McLaren will have "a completely new car" when Formula One returns from a five-week break at the Miami Grand Prix in May, according to team principal Andrea Stella.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said on Thursday that Washington had no objections to Iranian players participating in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but he added that the players will not be allowed to bring with them people with ties to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja said he was pleased the middle order got the chance to bat under pressure on Wednesday after they came to the rescue when the top three failed to cash in against Lucknow Super Giants.

Barcelona attacker Lamine Yamal will miss the rest of the season due to a hamstring injury in the left leg, but the Spain international is expected to be available for this year's World Cup, the LaLiga side said on Thursday.

The suggestion that Iran should be replaced by Italy at this year's World Cup drew a mix of embarrassment and apathy from Azzurri fans on Thursday, with Italian media reminding readers that the idea has a very familiar feel.

Manchester City has ended Arsenal's six-month stay on the Premier League summit and condemned Burnley to relegation with a laboured 1-0 victory at Turf Moor on Wednesday.

Treble-chasing Bayern Munich beat hosts Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 on Wednesday with goals from Harry Kane and Luis Diaz to reach the German Cup final for the first time in six years.

Chelsea sacked manager Liam Rosenior on Wednesday following a catastrophic run of form that has left the London club's Champions League hopes hanging by a thread while they also endured their worst goalscoring drought in over a century.

Venus Williams said she hopes to play this year's French Open after returning to compete on clay for the first time in five years and losing in the opening round of the Madrid Open.

Abhishek Sharma was scoring runs for fun on Tuesday as the Sunrisers Hyderabad batter blasted an explosive century and kept the crowd entertained in a 47-run win over Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League.

Mitchell Marsh is trying to put a disappointing Twenty20 World Cup campaign behind him but the Australian all-rounder concedes he has yet to hit his stride in the Indian Premier League with the Lucknow Super Giants in urgent need of some inspiration.

Brighton & Hove Albion's Ferdi Kadioglu has netted an early opener, and Jack Hinshelwood and Danny Welbeck scored in the second half to pile more misery on floundering Chelsea in a 3-0 Premier League victory on Tuesday.

Real Madrid has secured a 2-1 home victory over struggling Alaves in LaLiga on Tuesday with goals from Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Jr to end a four-match winless run in all competitions.

Japan’s FC Machida Zelvia continued their fairytale run in the AFC Champions League Elite with a 1-0 win over Dubai’s Shabab Al Ahli in their semi-final clash in Jeddah on Tuesday.

Mired in a four-match losing streak, Mumbai Indians needed something special to revitalise their Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign and batter Tilak Varma duly delivered with an unbeaten century in Monday's win over Gujarat Titans.

Tennis ruled the red carpet in Madrid on Monday as Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz were crowned Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year at the Laureus Awards.

Formula One teams and stakeholders agreed unanimously on Monday to rule tweaks aimed at improving the racing and driver safety from the next race in Miami on May 3.

Dubai Basketball have wrapped up their first-ever EuroLeague season, following an 85:95 home defeat against Valencia Basket in Round 38 of the Regular Season in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzagovina.

Kenyan John Korir won the Boston Marathon on Monday for the second straight year, breaking the course record in two hours, one minute and 52 seconds.

Varun Chakravarthy's return to form helped Kolkata Knight Riders snap their winless streak on Sunday, but the 34-year-old said he and his fellow spinners are struggling to make an impact due to the Indian Premier League's batting-friendly tracks.

Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr have advanced to the semi-finals of the AFC Champions League 2 following a commanding 4-0 victory over UAE's Al Wasl at Zabeel Stadium in Dubai on Sunday.

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has picked the perfect time to end his lean spell in the Premier League with the winning goal in a 2-1 victory over leaders Arsenal to give his side the edge in the title race on Sunday.

Treble-chasing Bayern Munich have secured their 35th German league title on Sunday after beating VfB Stuttgart 4-2 to open up an unassailable lead with four games to play.

Frenchman Arthur Fils has overpowered Russia's higher-ranked Andrey Rublev 6-2 7-6(2) to win the Barcelona Open on Sunday, clinching his first title since 2024.

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has scored with a header in the 10th minute of second-half stoppage time on Sunday to snatch a 2-1 Premier League win in a thrilling climax to the first Merseyside derby at Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium.

Top seed Elena Rybakina had her eyes on the prize, literally, as she overpowered Karolina Muchova 7-5 6-1 to win the Stuttgart Open on Sunday and drive away with a Porsche car for the second time in her career.

AC Milan have earned a 1-0 win away to Hellas Verona on Sunday, strengthening their grip on a top-four spot and Champions League place rather than reopening a title race all but settled by Inter Milan's commanding lead at the top of Serie A.

Qatari side Al Sadd's title-winning celebrations has turned out to be premature after a disciplinary committee overturned a crucial result for rivals Al Shamal on Sunday, making the final match between the two sides a virtual championship showdown.

Bowling breakthroughs for Sunrisers Hyderabad and death-overs calm from Delhi Capitals delivered edge-of-the-seat thrillers on Saturday, lifting the tempo of the Indian Premier League.

Lionel Messi recorded a brace and German Berterame added a tally on a header as Inter Miami earned a 3-2 win over the Colorado Rapids on Saturday in Denver.

Real Sociedad beat Atletico Madrid 4-3 on penalties to win the Copa del Rey on Saturday following a 2-2 draw after extra time, with their goalkeeper Unai Marrero saving two spot kicks in the shootout to help his side win the trophy for the fourth time.

Manchester United's Matheus Cunha struck just before halftime to earn a 1-0 victory at luckless Chelsea on Saturday, taking them a big step closer to Champions League football next season.

Racing driver Juha Miettinen has died, and six drivers were injured after an accident at the ADAC 24h Nuerburgring qualifiers on Saturday, organisers said.

Brighton & Hove Albion's Georginio Rutter broke Tottenham Hotspur's hearts with a stoppage-time equaliser to earn his side a 2-2 draw that left the hosts in the Premier League relegation zone on Saturday.

French driver Doriane Pin, winner of last year's all-female F1 Academy series, has become the first woman to drive a Mercedes Formula One car.

Top seed Elena Rybakina has brushed aside Russian sixth seed Mirra Andreeva 7-5 6-1 in the Stuttgart Open semi-finals on Saturday to book her place in the final of the WTA 500 indoor claycourt tournament against Karolina Muchova.

Wolverhampton Wanderers have inched closer to Premier League relegation on Saturday after a bruising 3-0 loss at Leeds United left the bottom club staring anxiously at results elsewhere.

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno has kept alive Fulham's faint European hopes with a standout 90th-minute save in a goalless Premier League clash at high-flying rivals Brentford on Saturday.

KL Rahul and Tristan Stubbs have led Delhi Capitals to a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League on a sweltering Saturday, as the visitors outplayed the hosts in a cracking contest at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Pakistan appointed former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed as head coach of their test team for the two-match series in Bangladesh next month, the country's cricket board said on Saturday.

Coventry City ended their 25-year absence from the Premier League with a 1-1 draw at Blackburn Rovers, securing promotion from the Championship with three games to spare on Friday.

Gujarat Titans adapted to conditions to secure a five-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders on Friday, fast bowler Kagiso Rabada said, focusing on tight bowling instead of the explosive batting that has been the hallmark of the Indian Premier League.

Carlos Alcaraz will miss the Madrid Open for the second consecutive year after withdrawing on Friday with a wrist injury, dealing another blow to the world number two's clay court preparations ahead of his French Open title defence.

Novak Djokovic is still working through the injury problems that forced him to miss recent tournaments in Miami and Monte Carlo and said on Friday that he will not feature at next week's Madrid Open, one of the last stops before the French Open.

Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene has defended Jasprit Bumrah after the struggling pace spearhead went a fifth Indian Premier League match without a wicket in Thursday's seven-wicket defeat by Punjab Kings.

Iranian women's football players Fatemeh Pasandideh and Atefeh Ramezanisadeh thanked the Australian government on Friday for offering a "safe haven" and said they wished to resume their sporting careers after rebuilding their lives.

Ollie Watkins still has hope of making England's World Cup squad despite being dropped for last month's friendlies against Uruguay and Japan, with the Aston Villa forward saying all he can do in the last few weeks of the season is score goals.

Former Austria goalkeeper Alex Manninger, who played for Arsenal and a string of Italian clubs, died in a road accident on Thursday aged 48, the Austrian Football Association (OEFB) said.

Prize money at this year's French Open will jump by 9.5 per cent, taking the total purse to 61.7 million euros ($72.69 million), organisers said on Thursday.

Co-owner David Beckham said Inter Miami have to "let things settle down" before hiring a head coach after the sudden, early-season departure of Javier Mascherano on Tuesday.

Bayern Munich's Luis Diaz and Michael Olise have scored late goals to earn the hosts a dramatic 4-3 win over Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday and send them into the last four 6-4 on aggregate after a thrilling tie.

Arsenal has edged past Sporting to reach the Champions League semi-finals for the second successive season, with a 0-0 home draw earning them a 1-0 aggregate victory on Wednesday.

World number two Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from the Barcelona Open after injuring his right wrist, tournament organisers said on Wednesday.

Veteran batter Virat Kohli and fast bowler Rasikh Dar have led Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a comfortable five-wicket win over struggling Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday.

Manchester United centre back Harry Maguire will miss their Premier League match at Chelsea after receiving a one-match ban following a misconduct charge, the English Football Association said on Wednesday.

Former doubles world number one Jamie Murray has called time on his tennis career on Wednesday, hanging up his racket at 40 after a trophy-laden journey that included seven Grand Slam titles and a Davis Cup triumph with his brother Andy.

Kolkata Knight Riders are confident that marquee signing Cameron Green will eventually come good but the Indian Premier League's only winless team need the Australia all-rounder to show why they made him the league's most expensive overseas recruit.

Ousmane Dembele struck twice to confirm Paris St Germain's place in the Champions League semi-finals with a 2-0 victory over Liverpool on Tuesday, sealing a 4-0 aggregate win in their quarter-final tie at a rain-soaked Anfield.

Former England midfielder Jonjo Shelvey has retired from playing and will take over as manager of third-tier United Arab Emirates side Arabian Falcons FC.

Blessing Muzarabani has been banned from the Pakistan Super League (PSL) for two years after the Zimbabwe fast bowler joined Indian Premier League (IPL) side Kolkata Knight Riders, despite having agreed to play for PSL team Islamabad United.

Jack Draper vowed to work his way out of his injury woes after being forced to retire with a right leg problem midway through his first-round match against Tomas Etcheverry at the Barcelona Open on Monday.

Dave McGinnis, who spent 30 years as an NFL head and assistant coach, has died on Monday due to a prolonged illness, the Tennessee Titans announced.

Title holders Al-Ahli squeezed into the last eight of the Asian Champions League Elite on Monday when Riyad Mahrez's 117th minute free kick secured a 1-0 win over Qatar's Al-Duhail as four-times winners Al-Hilal exited on penalties against Al-Sadd.

Season 5 of the biggest cricket league in the Gulf region – DP World International League T20 will begin on Sunday, November 22, 2026.

Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer Praful Hinge marked his Indian Premier League debut by becoming the first bowler in the competition to take three wickets in the opening over, setting up a 57-run win over Rajasthan Royals on Monday.

Berekum Chelsea winger Dominic Frimpong has been killed during an armed robbery on his side’s team bus as they returned from an away match in the Ghana Premier League on Sunday, the country's football association (GFA) said.

Slovenian rider Tadej Pogačar of UAE Team Emirates-XRG has finished second in the Paris-Roubaix race held yesterday, one of the most prestigious classics in professional cycling.

Eddie Howe said the buck stops with him after his Newcastle United side conceded two late goals in a 2-1 Premier League defeat at Crystal Palace on Sunday that saw them drop to 14th.

Defending champion Rory McIlroy won the Masters by one shot over Scottie Scheffler on Sunday to collect his sixth major and become the fourth repeat winner at Augusta National and first since Tiger Woods in 2002.

Manchester City reignited the Premier League title race on Sunday, scoring three goals in 17 second-half minutes to crush Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and move within six points of leaders Arsenal.

Marcus Thuram and Denzel Dumfries scored twice each as Inter Milan rallied from two goals down to beat Como 4-3 away on Sunday and extend their lead at the top of Serie A to nine points.

Italy's Jannik Sinner dethroned defending champion Carlos Alcaraz 7-6(5) 6-3 in Sunday's Monte Carlo final to claim his first Masters title on clay and snatch back the world number one ranking from the Spaniard.

Tottenham Hotspur's relegation fears deepened as manager Roberto de Zerbi's first game in charge ended in a 1-0 defeat by Sunderland that left the London club third from bottom of the Premier League on Sunday.

Top seed Mirra Andreeva overcame a first-set wobble to clinch her second title of the year, beating local favourite Anastasia Potapova 1-6 6-4 6-3 to win the Linz Open on Sunday.

Dubai Basketball and head coach Jurica Golemac mutually agreed to part ways with immediate effect on Sunday.

Sanju Samson has struggled for form since being named Player of the Tournament at the T20 World Cup but the wicketkeeper-batter looked more like his old self on Saturday with an unbeaten 115 off 56 balls in Chennai's 23-run win over Delhi Capitals.

Rory McIlroy discovered again on Saturday that nothing at the Masters is secure as the defending champion's overnight six-shot advantage vanished in the Georgia heat and Cameron Young charged into a share of the lead at 11-under after the third round.

Belgium knocked out 18-times champions the US to qualify for the Billie Jean King Cup Finals on Saturday, as Britain, Italy, Kazakhstan, Spain, Ukraine and Czech Republic also secured places in the season-ending team event alongside hosts China.

Liverpool's teenage winger Rio Ngumoha has become the club's youngest player to score a Premier League goal at Anfield on Saturday before Mohamed Salah struck four minutes later in a 2-0 win over Fulham that boosted their quest for a top-five finish.

Britain's former heavyweight world champion, Tyson Fury, has outclassed Russia's Arslanbek Makhmudov en route to a comprehensive points win on Saturday and then called for a showdown with compatriot Anthony Joshua.

Barcelona took a major step towards the LaLiga title with a 4-1 victory over city rivals Espanyol on Saturday, moving nine points clear of Real Madrid.

Bayern Munich has crushed hosts St. Pauli 5-0 in the Bundesliga on Saturday to set an all-time season scoring record while also extending their lead at the top to 12 points with five games left to play.

Bournemouth's Alex Scott threw the Premier League title race wide open with the winning goal as his side beat leaders Arsenal 2-1 at The Emirates on Saturday.

Defending champion and top seed Carlos Alcaraz beat Valentin Vacherot 6-4 6-4 on Saturday to end the Monegasque's fairytale run at the Monte-Carlo Masters and set up a blockbuster final against Jannik Sinner.

I Am Maximus became the first horse since Red Rum to regain the Grand National after a valiant battle in the final strides of Saturday's race at Aintree, cementing his place in history as one of the greatest steeplechasers.

Four-times Grand Slam champion Jannik Sinner dispatched German third seed Alexander Zverev 6-1 6-4 on Saturday to book his place in the Monte-Carlo Masters final.

Rory McIlroy seized a commanding and historic six-stroke lead at a sun-drenched Masters on Friday to leave a leaderboard packed with major title winners looking up at the defending champion as the tournament reached the halfway point.

Teen sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi continued his stunning form in the Indian Premier League by smashing a 15-ball fifty to power Rajasthan Royals to a six-wicket win over defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Friday.

Real Madrid had to settle for a 1-1 draw against mid-table Girona in LaLiga on Friday, extending the hosts' winless run to three games in all competitions and giving leaders Barcelona the chance to stretch their advantage at the top.

West Ham United's Konstantinos Mavropanos and Valentin Castellanos each scored twice in a 4-0 Premier League home win over fellow strugglers Wolverhampton Wanderers on Friday that moved them above Tottenham Hotspur and out of the bottom three.

Cameron Green made his much-anticipated return to the bowling crease on Thursday, but the Australia all-rounder was unable to help Kolkata Knight Riders snap out of their winless run in the Indian Premier League.

Referee Omar Mohamed Al Ali, assistant referee Mohamed Al Hammadi and video match official Mohammed Obaid Khadim will represent the UAE at the World Cup this summer.

Rory McIlroy began the defence of his first Masters title with a 5-under-par 67 that gave him a share of the first-round lead with Sam Burns at Augusta National on Thursday.

World cycling's governing body (UCI) said it has banned New Zealand's Kiaan Watts for 25 days after he punched a fellow rider during a race last month.

Ollie Watkins struck twice as Aston Villa claimed a 3-1 win at Bologna, while a Martim Fernandes own goal helped Nottingham Forest secure a 1-1 draw at Porto in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final ties on Thursday.

Brazil's Laura Cardoso became the first bowler to take nine wickets in a T20 international in men's or women's cricket as her team claimed a 189-run victory over Lesotho at the Kalahari Women's Tournament in Botswana's capital Gaborone on Thursday.

Abu Dhabi has created sporting history by attracting the sailing regatta Cowes Week to its shores in January 2023, consolidating its position as the Middle East's sports capital.

Dutch football legend Ruud Gullit has outlined exactly why football is failing to properly address racism within the game in an exclusive interview with Off Script on Dubai Eye 103.8.