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Australia beat Tunisia 1-0 at the Al Janoub Stadium on Saturday to register their first World Cup victory in 12 years as they provisionally moved up to second in Group D behind reigning champions France.

The US men's national team tied England 0-0 in Group B play at the World Cup in Al Khor, Qatar on Friday.

Qatar became the first team to be eliminated from the World Cup on Friday after Group A rivals the Netherlands and Ecuador drew 1-1.

Senegal secured a 3-1 victory over hosts Qatar in their World Cup Group A clash at Al Thumama Stadium on Friday.

Iran scored twice in the final moments of stoppage time to keep alive their hopes of reaching the World Cup knockout stages for the first time with a thrilling last-gasp victory over a stunned 10-man Wales.

Tom Latham smashed a career-best 145 not out and forged a marathon stand with skipper Kane Williamson to lead New Zealand to a seven-wicket victory against India in the first one day international in Auckland on Friday.

Apple is reportedly interested in buying Manchester United in a £5.8 billion deal.

Brazil outclassed Serbia 2-0 in their World Cup opener

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score in five World Cups as his side registered a nervy 3-2 win over Ghana on Thursday.

Uruguay faltered in their World Cup opener against a lively and energetic South Korea after they were held to a 0-0 draw in Group H on Thursday.

World No. 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas will face Britain’s Cameron Norrie in the first match of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi next month.

An apologetic Breel Embolo scored the winner against the country of his birth to hand Switzerland a 1-0 victory over Cameroon in their World Cup Group G clash at Al Janoub Stadium on Thursday.

Japanese courtesy was on full display again at the World Cup when the national team left their dressing room spotless with an extra touch of kindness after their 2-1 comeback win against Germany on Wednesday.

Australian Daniel Ricciardo will be Red Bull's test and third driver next season, the championship-winning Formula One team said on Wednesday.

Michy Batshuayi scored and Thibaut Courtois saved a penalty as a lacklustre Belgium opened their World Cup campaign on Wednesday with a scrappy 1-0 win over an energetic Canada side returning to the finals for first time in 36 years.

Spain thrashed Costa Rica 7-0 on Wednesday, their biggest ever winning margin at a World Cup.

Japan defeated four-times champions Germany 2-1 in their FIFA World Cup Group E match on Wednesday.

Croatia, runners-up at the last World Cup, were held to a 0-0 draw by Morocco on Wednesday in their opening Group F match at the Al Bayt Stadium in Qatar.

Cristiano Ronaldo took to his Instagram account to promote a watch brand with his iconic header scored for Real Madrid against Manchester United.

France started their World Cup title defence in style with a 4-1 comeback win against Australia on Tuesday, with Olivier Giroud scoring two goals to become Les Bleus' joint all-time top scorer.

Cristiano Ronaldo is to leave Manchester United by mutual agreement, with immediate effect, the club has announced.

Denmark were held to a 0-0 draw by Tunisia in their Group D World Cup opener that smouldered and sparked, but never quite caught fire at the Education City Stadium on Tuesday.

Saudi Arabia registered a shock 2-1 win over Lionel Messi's Argentina in their FIFA World Cup Group C encounter on Tuesday.

Cristiano Ronaldo believes his explosive TV interview, in which the Manchester United forward said he had been betrayed by the club and was being forced out, had not been a distraction in the Portugal changing room in the World Cup.

Cody Gakpo scored a late goal on his World Cup debut and Davy Klaassen added a second deep in stoppage time to give the Netherlands a 2-0 win over Senegal in their Group A clash at the Al Thumama Stadium on Monday.

Wales captain Gareth Bale cut a frustrated figure against the United States for most of his country's first World Cup game since 1958, barely touching the ball early on let alone making the sort of inspirational impact the fans have come to expect.

England got their FIFA World Cup campaign off to a flying start as they cruised to a 6-2 victory against Iran in Group B.

Ecuador eased past World Cup debutants Qatar 2-0 from veteran striker Enner Valencia

Double world champion Max Verstappen signed off on a dominant 2022 Formula One campaign with a record-extending 15th win of the year in Sunday’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, as Charles Leclerc secured second in the overall standings.

Jon Rahm has won the season-ending DP World Tour Championship for a record third time.

France coach Didier Deschamps has decided not to replace injured striker Karim Benzema in his World Cup squad, leaving the reigning champions with 25 players for their title defence.

Four-times world champion Sebastian Vettel rolled back the years as he starred in his final Formula One qualifying session at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Jon Rahm will take a one-shot lead going into the final round of the DP World Tour Championship.

UAE-based CrossFit athlete Alex Millington completed the first open-water 18km swim around Palm Jumeirah during the Dubai Fitness Challenge on Saturday, November 19, to celebrate inclusivity and empowerment in sports.

Croatia forwards Bruno Petkovic, and Marko Livaja said the team thrives on being considered underdogs and warned on Saturday that the 2018 World Cup runners-up have what it takes to reach the final again.

Aaron Ramsdale backed his England and Arsenal teammate Bukayo Saka to step up if he's called upon to take a penalty at the World Cup, despite having been subjected to racial abuse after his shootout miss in the European Championship final.

Tyrrell Hatton and Matthew Fitzpatrick continue to be tied for the lead at the halfway stage of the season-ending DP World Tour Championship.

The Indian cricket board (BCCI) responded to the national team's defeat in the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia last week by sacking their senior selection committee on Friday.

The Emirates Dubai 7s, part of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, is set to return to the UAE over the long National Day weekend from Thursday, December 1 to Saturday, December 3.

Locally-based Lebanese artist Anna Maria Aoun, also known as Anna Tangles, has designed the McLaren racing team's livery for the Formula One Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

DP World's senior Vice President - chief communications officer Danny van Otterdijk has called for LIV Golf to be integrated into sport's existing ecosystem.

A comprehensive plan has been put in place to manage the traffic flow on Yas Island and the roads leading to it for the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that is taking place from November 17 until November 20.

Tyrrell Hatton and Matthew Fitzpatrick are tied for the lead after the opening round of the season-ending DP World Tour Championship.

The DP World Tour Championship has sold out of general admission tickets for the weekend for the first time in its 13-year history.

Sri Lanka cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka was granted bail in Sydney on Thursday, reversing an earlier decision in the case of the alleged sexual assault of a woman while on tour in Australia for the T20 World Cup.

Novak Djokovic will be able to bid for a record-extending 10th men's singles title at next year's Australian Open after the Australian government granted the Serbian a visa to travel to the tournament.

Mick Schumacher, son of Ferrari great and seven-times world champion Michael, will be without a full-time Formula drive next season after the US-owned Haas team announced his departure on Thursday.

McIlroy is set to lead the race to win the Harry Vardon Trophy for a fourth time.

Lionel Messi stole the show as Argentina completed their preparations for the FIFA World Cup with a comfortable 5-0 win over the UAE.

Novak Djokovic booked his place in the last four of the ATP Finals with a crushing 6-4 6-1 defeat of Russian Andrey Rublev at the Turin showpiece on Wednesday.

Rafael Nadal was eliminated from the ATP Finals as Casper Ruud beat American Taylor Fritz in their round-robin match in Turin on Tuesday, which also guaranteed that teenager Carlos Alcaraz would end the year as world number one.

Dubai is set to host a football tournament involving European giants Liverpool, Arsenal, AC Milan and Lyon.

Stefanos Tsitsipas will complete the star-studded line-up for the 14th edition of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship.

Novak Djokovic has been granted a visa to play in the Australian Open in January, Guardian Australia and state broadcaster ABC reported on Tuesday.

Novak Djokovic continued his dominance over Stefanos Tsitsipas with a 6-4 7-6(4) win after Andrey Rublev battled back to defeat fellow Russian Daniil Medvedev 6-7(7) 6-3 7-6(7) in group stage play at the ATP Finals in Turin on Monday.

Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo says that the club have betrayed him and that he is being forced out, while he has no respect for manager Erik ten Hag.

Red Bull's Sergio Perez said team mate Max Verstappen showed "who he really is" after the double Formula One world champion refused to give back a place in Sunday's Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

George Russell has dreamed of becoming a Formula One winner since he was a kid with a pedal car, and when the moment arrived in Brazil on Sunday the Mercedes driver could not hold back the tears.

England beat Pakistan by five wickets at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday to win their second Twenty20 World Cup title and burnish their claim as the pre-eminent superpower in white ball cricket.

A confident England will look to deny Pakistan a fairytale finish in Sunday's Twenty20 World Cup final and become the first nation to hold both global white-ball trophies - if Melbourne's fickle weather permits.

Soh Wai Ching of Malaysia was crowned the fastest elite male runner in the 17th edition of Dubai Holding SkyRun, for racing 52 floors of the iconic Jumeirah Emirates Towers in six minutes and 52 seconds.

Pakistan captain Babar Azam has urged his players to believe in themselves and told fans to keep praying for the delivery of their second T20 World Cup title on Sunday.

Friday's derby between Al Jazira and Al Wahda was attended by H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Presidential Affairs, Chairman of the Al Jazira Club, and Vice Chairman of the club's Honorary Board, as Al Wahda cruised to a 1-0 victory.

It was a rare moment of success for the Haas team as the Formula One backmarkers pull off an astonishing first pole position with Kevin Magnussen at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix on Friday.

England and Pakistan's staff will be poring over weather charts as well as tactics in the lead up to the Twenty20 World Cup final, with a gloomy forecast threatening to scupper the decider at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Ryder Cup heroes Tommy Fleetwood and Francesco Molinari will go head-to-head and captain the respective Great Britain and Ireland and Continental Europe teams in next year’s Hero Cup.

A rousing second-half display from Manchester United earned the hosts a thrilling 4-2 victory over Aston Villa in the EFL Cup third round on Thursday.

England crushed India by 10 wickets to reach the final of the Twenty20 World Cup.

Final preparations are underway for the hundreds of participants signed up to take on one of the most anticipated events in the Dubai fitness calendar - the Dubai Holding SkyRun 2022.

England right back Reece James confirmed on Wednesday he will not be a part of the England team at the World Cup in Qatar due to a knee injury, further depleting manager Gareth Southgate's options in defence.

Holders Liverpool survived a penalty shootout to see off third-tier Derby County on Wednesday and reach the League Cup fourth round while Manchester City won a heavyweight tie with Chelsea 2-0 and Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal were both knocked out.

Pakistan have reached the final of the Twenty20 World Cup, beating New Zealand by seven wickets in the semi-final on Wednesday.

Tickets are now on sale for what is billed as 'the greatest show on court!', featuring world-class tennis and incredible music at Dubai's Coca-Cola Arena.

Second-half goals from Pedri and Raphinha rescued 10-man Barcelona as they fought back to win 2-1 at Osasuna in LaLiga on Tuesday after striker Robert Lewandowski was sent off in the first half.

World number one and two-time champion Rory McIlroy will play in the Dubai Desert Classic next year.

Sri Lanka Cricket has formed a three-member panel that includes a retired high court judge to probe an alleged assault case against Danushka Gunathilaka, SLC said on Tuesday.

The Museum of the Future is hosting five activities alongside the Dubai Fitness Challenge from now until November 26.

Brazil coach Tite on Monday named his 26-man World Cup squad for Qatar, including 39-year-old defender Daniel Alves while leaving out Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino as the five-times champions prepare for the tournament starting on Nov. 20.

Holders Real Madrid will face Liverpool in the Champions League last 16 - a repeat of last season's final - while Paris St Germain will take on German champions Bayern Munich.

Barcelona and Manchester United will meet in the Europa League play-offs for a place in the competition's last 16.

The Ras Al Khaimah Championship is set to return to Al Hamra Golf Club next year with the DP World Tour kicking off 2023 with four consecutive events in the early season ‘Middle East Swing’.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said on Monday it has suspended Danushka Gunathilaka from all forms of cricket following his arrest in Sydney over an alleged assault and will not consider him for any selections.

A 63rd-minute toe-poke on the goal line by Brazilian defender Gabriel earned Arsenal a 1-0 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday and lifted them back to the top of the Premier League.

India finished top of the group, soaking up the cheers of a crowd of 82,507 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, with a 71-run demolition of Zimbabwe.

Pakistan clinched a semi-final spot at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup with a five-wicket victory over Bangladesh in Adelaide on Sunday.

Sri Lankan cricket authorities said on Sunday that Danushka Gunathilaka, a member of their team for the T20 World Cup tournament in Australia, had been arrested in Sydney over an alleged assault.

South Africa were effectively eliminated from the T20 World Cup following their 13-run defeat to the Netherlands, who finished their Group 2 campaign with a major upset at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday.

All-rounder Ben Stokes brushed off an underwhelming run of form with the bat to usher England into the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup with a victory over Sri Lanka on Saturday.

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.