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Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp praised Diogo Jota after he scored twice in Saturday's 4-0 win over Southampton, describing the Portugal forward as the "perfect signing".

Favourites Russia Tennis Federation opened their Davis Cup Finals campaign with a resounding victory over Ecuador, Britain began with a win against France and Italy eased into the quarter-finals with a win over Colombia.

The National Day Endurance Cup was launched today at the Emirates International Endurance Village of Al Wathba, over a distance of 120 km, in four stages.

Italian finance police have searched the offices of Serie A club Juventus in Turin and Milan, seeking documents relating to player trading between 2019 and 2021, a prosecutor said.

Arsenal is yet to see whether club-record signing Nicolas Pepe will live up to their expectations, but the north London club will not entertain offers for the out-of-favour forward.

Titus Ekiru and Judith Jeptum Korir won the top honours for Kenya at the Adnoc Abu Dhabi Marathon on Friday.

South African sport faced a shutdown on Friday due to the detection of a new coronavirus variant, with rugby teams scrambling to leave before travel restrictions are imposed and the first event of golf’s new-look DP World Tour under threat.

Tim Paine has stepped away from cricket for an "indefinite mental health break", leaving Australia's Ashes preparations up in the air a week after the wicketkeeper's resignation from the captaincy.

The beating heart of Expo 2020 Dubai, Al Wasl Plaza, will host the 12th edition of the Dubai Globe Soccer Awards on December 27.

Shubman Gill celebrated his Test recall with an unbeaten 52 to drive India to 82-1 at lunch on day one of the opening Test against New Zealand at Kanpur's Green Park Stadium on Thursday.

Newly-crowned DP World Rankings winner Collin Morikawa is set to make his Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship debut.

Elite athletes Reuben Kiprop Kipyego, Titus Ekiru, Abel Kirui, Eunice Chumba, Sharon Cherop and Alemu Megertu are all set to compete at the ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon this Friday.

Manchester United's caretaker manager Michael Carrick said Tuesday's 2-0 victory over Villarreal in the Champions League was a huge boost for the players.

A FIFA proposal for a World Cup every two years and changes to the Club World Cup could cost the big domestic soccer leagues and UEFA around $9 billion per season.

India, already missing a host of top names, suffered a big blow ahead of their opening Test against New Zealand at home when batter KL Rahul was ruled out of the two-match series with a thigh injury.

China's foreign ministry said on Tuesday that "certain people" should stop the "malicious hyping" and "politicisation" of the issue of tennis star Peng Shuai, as foreign governments and organisations continue to raise questions around her wellbeing.

Three-time Grand Slam champion and double Olympic singles gold medallist Andy Murray has been confirmed as the eighth and final star player for the 13th Mubadala World Tennis Championship.

Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, Paris St Germain forward Lionel Messi and Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo are among the 11 players shortlisted for the Best FIFA Men's Player award.

Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai's video call with the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) does not address or alleviate the Women's Tennis Association's (WTA) concern about her well-being, the WTA said on Monday.

Germany's Alexander Zverev capped a memorable year by sweeping aside Russian world number two and defending champion Daniil Medvedev 6-4 6-4 to win the ATP Finals, claiming the title for the second time in his career.

Seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton won the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday to cut Max Verstappen's overall Formula One lead to eight points with two races remaining.

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.