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Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe scored four goals, including the second fastest hat-trick in Champions League history, to earn them a 4-3 comeback victory over hosts Olympiacos on Wednesday.

Karachi´s Faisal Hayat (RHP) gave up three consecutive walks with the bases loaded and the Money Ball in play, invoking a double advance on the second and third batters he faced for a total of five runs.

Arsenal beat Bayern Munich for the first time in a decade to maintain their 100 per cent record in this season's Champions League with a 3-1 home win sending Mikel Arteta's side clear at the top of the group on Wednesday.

The biggest T20 cricket league in the Gulf region is gearing up for a blockbuster start with renowned singer Ali Zafar set to spearhead the opening-day celebrations.

Ahmedabad has pledged to "lay the foundation" for the next 100 years of the Commonwealth Games after the Indian city was formally named as host of the 2030 Centenary Games on Wednesday.

South Africa completed a memorable 2-0 series sweep against India after off-spinner Simon Harmer claimed 6-37 to bowl the Proteas to a comprehensive 408-run victory in the second test in Guwahati on Wednesday.

Brantley Bell hit a one-run double in the sixth inning, and five pitchers combined for a shutout with only six hits allowed, to give Mumbai the win 1-0 over Mid East.

Dubai Basketball strengthened its growing reputation as one of the EuroLeague’s toughest home teams, producing a resilient turnaround to defeat Paris Basketball 90:89 in Round 13 at Coca-Cola Arena.

World Cup champion Gerard Piqué will be headlining a fireside conversation on "Creating a Sport that Goes Viral" during the BRIDGE Summit 2025, which will be held from December 8 to December 10 in Abu Dhabi. 

Ronaldo has avoided the potential of missing next year's FIFA World Cup due to suspension when FIFA instead levied a one-year probationary period for the Portugal star on Tuesday.

The Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is expected to surpass last year's attendance record of 192,000 fans, welcoming guests from over 105 countries for the 2025 championship as it heads for a potential three-way showdown in the UAE.

Chelsea have rolled back the years with an imperious Champions League performance on Tuesday, sweeping aside a toothless Barcelona 3-0 to take a hefty step towards securing an automatic qualifying place and leaving the Spaniards fighting to avoid a playoff.

Palestine edged Libya 4-3 on penalties on Tuesday to secure a place in the Arab Cup, bringing joy to Palestinians in the wake of the war in Gaza, to join hosts Qatar, Tunisia and Syria in Group A for the tournament beginning in December.

Arch-rivals India and Pakistan will clash in a Twenty20 World Cup match in Colombo on February 15, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said as it announced the draw on Tuesday.

Defending champion Belinda Bencic and fast-rising Filipina talent Alexandra Eala are the first names confirmed for the fourth edition of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open.

South Africa set India a mammoth victory target of 549 in the second test and reduced the hosts to 27-2 to stay firmly on course for a 2-0 series sweep in Guwahati on Tuesday.

Everton enjoyed their first Premier League win at Manchester United for 12 years despite playing virtually the entire game with 10 men after midfielder Idrissa Gueye was sent off for slapping his own teammate Michael Keane on Monday.

Saudi Arabia's Al-Ahli lost 1-0 to Sharjah FC from the UAE in Jeddah on Monday as the Asian Champions League Elite title holders suffered a rare defeat in front of their fans in the continental championship.

Tadeo Allende scored a second-half brace, Lionel Messi scored and picked up three assists and visiting Inter Miami pulled away to a 4-0 victory over FC Cincinnati in Sunday's Eastern Conference semifinal.

Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal made a fluent 58 but India slumped to 102 for four at tea in reply to South Africa's first innings 489 on day three of the second test in Guwahati on Monday.

Juremi Profar hit a two-run double to lead a three-run attack in the fourth inning, and Isaac Milburn had a perfect three-inning relief appearance with three strikeouts to keep Karachi’s playoffs hopes alive after 5-3 win over Mid East. 

Italy has captured a remarkable third consecutive Davis Cup title on Sunday with Matteo Berrettini and Flavio Cobolli winning their singles matches for a 2-0 triumph over Spain in the best-of-three tie in Bologna.

Real Madrid rescued a 2-2 draw at Elche on Sunday after coming from behind twice in a pulsating second half.

Tadeo Allende scored a second-half brace, Lionel Messi scored and picked up three assists and Inter Miami pulled away to a 4-0 victory over FC Cincinnati in Sunday's Eastern Conference semifinal.

Wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul will lead the Indian cricket team in the three-match One-Day International (ODI) series starting next Sunday, as regular captain Shubman Gill remains sidelined with a neck injury.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Saturday and roared back into the Formula One title battle after the shock disqualification of McLaren's championship leader Lando Norris and teammate Oscar Piastri.

Makeshift opener Travis Head scored a brilliant century and paceman Mitchell Starc claimed a 10-wicket haul as Australia ran out eight-wicket victors against England on Saturday inside an astonishing two days during the Ashes opener at Perth Stadium.

South Africa's top order produced a string of cameos to guide the world champions to 247 for six with spinner Kuldeep Yadav leading India's fightback on day one of the second and final test in Guwahati on Saturday.

Formula One championship leader Lando Norris swept to pole position for the Las Vegas Grand Prix in a wet and slippery qualifying on Friday with McLaren teammate and closest title rival Oscar Piastri only fifth.

Hiroyuqui Nakajima hit a three-run double in the fourth inning, Gregori Canó hit a two-run triple, and Federico Celli a two-run single to give Mid East a 9-1 victory over Karachi.

Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc stood tall on Friday with career-best bowling figures of seven for 58 to help skittle England for 172 before tea on a frenetic first day of the Ashes opener in Perth, where a total of 19 wickets tumbled.

Charles Leclerc was fastest for Ferrari in first practice for the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Thursday with McLaren's Formula One championship leader Lando Norris brushing the wall and struggling in sixth.

Spain has bounced back from an opening singles defeat on Thursday to beat the Czech Republic 2-1 and reach the Davis Cup semi-finals for the first time in six years where they will face Germany, who earned their own comeback win over Argentina.

Italy will face Northern Ireland in the European playoffs in their bid to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup while Sweden meet Ukraine as 16 teams learned the pathways that determine the four remaining European slots for the global tournament.

Paris St Germain's Achraf Hakimi was named African Footballer of the Year at the 2025 CAF Awards in Rabat on Wednesday, the first defender to claim the prize in 52 years as he finished ahead of Mohamed Salah and Victor Osimhen in the voting.

Hosts Italy stayed on course for a Davis Cup 'three-peat' with a convincing victory over Austria in Bologna on Wednesday to set up a semi-final clash against Belgium.

Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra's early attack helped New Zealand beat West Indies by five wickets with three balls to spare in a rain-curtailed second one-day international in Napier to seal the three-game series 2-0 on Wednesday.

Roger Federer will be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame (ITHF) in an induction celebration set for August 2026 in Newport, Rhode Island, the ITHF said on Wednesday.

FedExCup Champion and World Number Four Tommy Fleetwood will take part at the 2026 Hero Dubai Desert Classic, joining a strong field that already includes defending champion Tyrrell Hatton and reigning Masters Champion Rory McIlroy.

Iraq defeated the UAE 2-1 in the second leg of their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying playoff to progress to the Intercontinental Playoffs with a 3-2 aggregate victory.

Belgium has reached the Davis Cup semi-finals with a 2-0 victory over France as the Final Eight began in Bologna on Tuesday.

Andy Robertson was "in bits" before Scotland beat Denmark 4-2 to qualify for the World Cup, saying he could not help thinking about former Liverpool teammate Diogo Jota and their shared dream of playing in football's biggest tournament.

The UAE and Iraq face off in Basra on Tuesday in the second leg of their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying playoff.

The United States will expedite visas for foreign visitors with tickets to FIFA World Cup matches taking place next year in 11 US cities, President Donald Trump said on Monday.

Four-time World Cup champion Germany finally secured their place in the 2026 edition with a 6-0 rout over Slovakia on Monday.

Dubai Basketball closed the EuroLeague double-week in impressive fashion, posting a 95:89 victory over Lithuanian side, Žalgiris Kaunas in Round 11 and completing a flawless trio of back-to-back home games.

The Mumbai Cobras beat Karachi Monarchs 9-2 to secure the first regular season series in Baseball United’s history.

The Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League (A2RL) delivered a defining moment for autonomous technology as six fully driverless race cars pushed the limits of AI performance in a world-first Grand Final at Yas Marina Circuit.

Australian Paralympic gold medalist Paige Greco has died at the age of 28 on Sunday, after experiencing what authorities in South Australia state described as a "sudden medical episode" in her Adelaide home.

Italy's Jannik Sinner has retained his ATP Finals title on Sunday, sending the Turin crowd wild as he battled past Spanish world number one and rival Carlos Alcaraz 7-6(4) 7-5 in the decider to the season-ending championships.

His Highness Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, has crowned England’s Matt Fitzpatrick as the champion of the DP World Tour Championship.

Norway has qualified for the 2026 World Cup on Sunday after a 4-1 win away to Italy in their final qualifying match, condemning the hosts, who have missed out on the last two editions of the tournament, to the playoffs.

Rory McIlroy narrowly missed out on winning the DP World Tour Championship on Sunday, falling to England’s Matt Fitzpatrick in a playoff, but the Northern Irishman still secured the season-long Race to Dubai title.

The Dubai T100 Festival drew to a close on Sunday with a total of 8,000 participants during its four days of racing at the Meydan Racecourse.

Off-spinner Simon Harmer led South Africa's lion-hearted bowling effort as the Proteas registered a thrilling 30-run victory against India inside three days of the low-scoring opening test on Sunday.

FIFA said on Sunday it had stepped up efforts to tackle online abuse directed at players and officials, reporting a surge in harmful content and referring more offenders to police.

Rory McIlroy birdied three of his last five holes Saturday to grab a share of the lead entering the final round of the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.

Conor Benn dominated Chris Eubank Jr for 12 rounds in their middleweight clash at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday to claim a unanimous decision victory, exacting revenge for his defeat in the pair's first meeting in April.

Rajasthan Royals have traded their captain Sanju Samson to Chennai Super Kings in exchange for all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran in a significant trade ahead of the 2026 season, the Indian Premier League (IPL) said on Saturday.

Croatia completed a 3-1 comeback win over the Faroe Islands at home on Friday, securing their place at next year's World Cup in the US, Mexico and Canada.

Off-spinner Simon Harmer denied India a big first-innings lead and dragged South Africa back into the contest on day two of the low-scoring opening test between the sides on Saturday.

The Netherlands kept up their three-point advantage over Poland in their World Cup qualifying group as the two sides drew 1-1 on Friday, leaving the Dutch a point away from qualification.

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime reached the last four of the ATP Finals with a 6-4 7-6(4) round-robin win over two-times winner Alexander Zverev on Friday and Jannik Sinner extended his indoor hardcourt unbeaten run by beating American Ben Shelton.

Nicolai Højgaard continued his love affair at Jumeirah Golf Estates as he opened up a three-shot lead at the halfway stage of the 2025 DP World Tour Championship.

India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah produced a five-wicket haul to help rout South Africa for 159 and put the hosts in the driving seat on day one of the opening test at Eden Gardens on Friday.

The UAE and Iraq played out a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier playoff in Abu Dhabi.

France's expertise in qualifying was in full display again as they have booked a spot for their eighth consecutive World Cup after a Kylian Mbappe double helped to secure a 4-0 home victory against Ukraine on Thursday.

Carlos Alcaraz clinched the year-end world number one ranking and secured top spot in the Jimmy Connors Group with a 6-4 6-1 win over Lorenzo Musetti at the ATP Finals on Thursday, a result that also sent Alex De Minaur into the semi-finals following his victory over Taylor Fritz.

Dubai has unveiled an ambitious Sports Sector Strategic Plan 2033, setting a bold goal for the emirate to become the world’s top sporting city within the next decade.

Michael Kim produced a brilliant burst of scoring on the back nine to lead by one shot after the first round of the 2025 DP World Tour Championship.

Swing bowler Jacob Duffy took four for 35 as New Zealand cruised to an emphatic eight-wicket victory over West Indies in the fifth and final Twenty20 in Dunedin on Thursday, clinching the series 3-1.

The tri-nation Twenty20 international series featuring hosts Pakistan as well as Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe will be played entirely in Rawalpindi from November 18, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Thursday, after this week's bombing in the capital Islamabad.

The UAE national football team will be hosting their Iraqi counterparts in Abu Dhabi on Thursday for the first leg of the Asian play-off rounds to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.

Defending champion Jannik Sinner reached the semi-finals of the ATP Finals with a 6-4 6-3 win over two-times winner Alexander Zverev on Wednesday, with Ben Shelton eliminated after losing earlier to Felix Auger-Aliassime in the same group.

Dubai Basketball ended Crvena Zvezda's seven-game winning streak with a 102-86 victory on Tuesday in Round 10 of the EuroLeague.

World Cup ticket holders can expect to spend big just to park their cars at next year's tournament, with prices on FIFA's official website reaching as much as $175 (AED 642.69) per parking pass.

Carlos Alcaraz came under extreme pressure before overcoming Taylor Fritz 6-7(2) 7-5 6-3 in a thrilling match at the ATP Finals on Tuesday, before Italy's Lorenzo Musetti beat Alex de Minaur in a dramatic encounter.

The DP World Tour has inaugurated the Rory McIlroy Award that will honour the member who delivers the strongest overall performance across the four Major Championships in a season.

MENA Golf Tour graduates Matt Fitzpatrick and Todd Clements are urging young players across the region and beyond to enter Q School ahead of the November 15 deadline. 

Italy's Jannik Sinner began his bid to retain the ATP Finals title with a resounding 7-5 6-1 win over injury-hit Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime in their round-robin clash at a packed Inalpi Arena on Monday.

Tunisia's former world number two Ons Jabeur has announced on Monday that she is expecting her first child and will take an extended break from professional tennis

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and the UAE's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister, met with Northern Irish golf star Rory McIlroy ahead of the DP World Tour Championship, running from November 13 to 16.

After taking over the lead atop the Formula 1 Drivers' Championship leaderboard with a win in the last race at Mexico City, Lando Norris extended his lead over McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri with his second straight win in the Sao Paulo Grand Prix Sunday.

Manchester City laid down a clear statement of intent in Pep Guardiola's 1,000th game as a manager with a crushing 3-0 defeat of Premier League champions Liverpool on Sunday.

 The UAE, represented by the UAE Archery Federation, has won the bid to host the 2026 Asian Youth Archery Championship in the city of Khorfakkan.

Robert Lewandowski struck a hat-trick and Lamine Yamal was also on target as Barcelona earned a 4-2 win at Celta Vigo on Sunday, closing to within three points of LaLiga leaders Real Madrid.

Aaron Rai sank a birdie on the first playoff hole to defeat fellow Englishman Tommy Fleetwood and capture the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship on Sunday.

New Zealand coach Scott Robertson said his team needed to improve their discipline after being given a major scare by Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday before claiming a 25-17 win over the hosts.

The fifth and final Twenty20 between Australia and India was washed out after a storm swept across Brisbane's Gabba ground on Saturday, leaving Suryakumar Yadav's tourists as 2-1 series winners.

Lando Norris was perfectly placed to extend his Formula One championship lead after taking pole position for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix Sprint race on Friday with McLaren teammate and closest title rival Oscar Piastri qualifying third.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka overcame Amanda Anisimova 6-3 3-6 6-3 in a gladiatorial battle between big-hitters on Friday to book a WTA Finals title showdown with Elena Rybakina, with both players eyeing their first Billie Jean King trophy.

The Dubai Racing Carnival got underway on Friday evening at Meydan Racecourse, featuring over 70 horses across seven races with a total prize purse of AED 1.33 million.

Tommy Fleetwood and fellow Englishman Aaron Rai share the lead at the halfway stage of the 2025 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship after wowing the crowds at Yas Links on day two.

Aryna Sabalenka roared back from a slow start to beat Coco Gauff 7-6(5) 6-2 and clinch a semi-final spot at the season-ending WTA Finals on Thursday, sending the defending champion packing and assuring Jessica Pegula of a place in the last four.

Inter Miami superstar Lionel Messi and teammate Rodrigo De Paul, whose club is in the first round of the MLS playoffs, have been selected for their home country Argentina's friendly match against Angola next week.

Past champions Tommy Fleetwood and Shane Lowry were part of a five-way tie following the first round of the 2025 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship after opening with stunning 64s.

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.