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Naomi Osaka, who said at the US Open that she planned to take a break from tennis, has officially pulled out of next month's BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.

Timo Werner scored his first goal of the season as a much-changed Chelsea side crept into the fourth round of the League Cup by beating Aston Villa 4-3 on penalties after the Stamford Bridge clash ended 1-1.

Sunrisers Hyderabad player T. Natarajan has tested positive for COVID-19 but the team's Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Delhi Capitals on Wednesday will go ahead in Dubai.

Manchester City's Riyad Mahrez scored twice as the holders moved into the League Cup fourth round with a 6-1 home win over League One (third tier) Wycombe Wanderers on Tuesday.

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli said Monday's nine-wicket Indian Premier League defeat by Kolkata Knight Riders was a massive jolt to his side as they resumed their quest for a first title in the Twenty20 competition.

Barcelona limped to a 1-1 draw at home to lowly Granada in LaLiga, needing defender Ronald Araujo's last-minute header to rescue a point.

England have withdrawn their men's and women's teams from next month's tour of Pakistan, the country's cricket board (ECB) said on Monday.

Spectators are set to return to the European Tour's season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai for the first time since 2019.

The Dubai CrossFit Championship is set to bring 40 of the world’s biggest CrossFit stars for a gruelling three-day challenge.

Manchester City will have to field several youngsters in Tuesday's League Cup clash against Wycombe Wanderers as a number of players are suffering from injuries, manager Pep Guardiola said.

Virat Kohli will step down as captain of the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) after the 2021 season, the player said on Sunday.

The first match of the restarted tournament resulted in victory for the Chennai Super Kings in Dubai.

The third edition of the ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon will happen on November 26 and host a prize fund of AED 1.1 million.

Jimmy Greaves, one of England's most prolific strikers, has died at the age of 81, Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur said on Sunday.

New Zealand cricket team have reached Dubai on Sunday, after abruptly abandoning the tour of Pakistan due to a "specific, credible threat" against its team, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said.

Liverpool went top of the Premier League with a 3-0 win over Crystal Palace, while champions Manchester City were held to a goalless draw at home to Southampton.

India head coach Ravi Shastri said he will not seek an extension of his contract after his tenure ends at the conclusion of the Twenty20 World Cup in the UAE and Oman.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Friday that New Zealand cricket officials had informed them that they were unilaterally suspending all their scheduled One Day International series in Pakistan after receiving a security alert.

Opener Rohit Sharma has demonstrated his leadership qualities in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and is an obvious choice to succeed Virat Kohli as India's Twenty20 captain, according to several former players.

Manchester City defender Nathan Ake said his father died a few minutes after he scored in Wednesday's 6-3 Champions League win over RB Leipzig.

Virat Kohli will step down as captain of the Indian Twenty20 side after the upcoming World Cup in the UAE and Oman.

Manchester City, last season's Champions League runners-up, crushed RB Leipzig 6-3 in a thrilling Group A game as Christopher Nkunku scored a hat-trick for the German side.

Lionel Messi failed to provide Paris St Germain with any sparkle as the Ligue 1 team's potent attacking trio lacked inspiration in a disappointing 1-1 draw at Club Brugge in their Champions League opener on Wednesday.

Dubai Racing Club has announced an enhanced racing calendar for the 2021-22 season, taking the prize pot to over $40 million.

The remainder of the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) season will have spectators back inside stadiums when it resumes later this week in the United Arab Emirates, organisers said on Wednesday.

If justification were needed for Chelsea's decision to spend £97 million to bring Romelu Lukaku back to Stamford Bridge, the Belgian provided it with a master striker's goal on Tuesday.

Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard will learn from his mistake that gifted Young Boys a late winner in their 2-1 Champions League defeat on Tuesday, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said.

The Emirates Dubai 7s 2021 will be opening its gates to all spectators in December.

The Mubadala World Tennis Championship will be returning to Abu Dhabi from December 16 to 18.

Pele will be moved out of intensive care in the next day or two as the Brazil football great continues his recovery from surgery, his daughter Kely Nascimento said.

The third cycle of Gov Games features a new category for the community, which now allows citizens and residents in the UAE to take part in the challenge alongside government entities.

Competing just a stone's throw from the bright lights of Broadway, Daniil Medvedev delivered the performance of a lifetime to win the US Open and deny Novak Djokovic a rare calendar-year Grand Slam.

Australian Daniel Ricciardo won the Italian Grand Prix in a stunning McLaren one-two with Lando Norris at Monza on Sunday

A variety of sports and fitness activities will take place across the Expo 2020 Dubai site, along with 30 international tournaments held across the Emirate.

Emma Raducanu's life changed in a New York minute on Saturday when she beat Canadian Leylah Fernandez 6-4 6-3 in the US Open final, capping her improbable rise from 150th-ranked qualifier to Grand Slam champion.

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored nearly 800 goals for club and country and won numerous trophies in a 19-year carerr but the Portuguese forward admitted having butterflies in his stomach ahead of his second debut at Manchester United on Saturday.

Carlos Sainz crashed his Ferrari heavily in final practice for the team's home Italian Grand Prix on Saturday as seven-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton was fastest for Mercedes.

Rafael Nadal said on Saturday that he was recovering at home after receiving treatment in Barcelona for the foot problem that forced him to cut short his 2021 campaign.

World number one Novak Djokovic is a match away from one of the highest achievements across sports, with a calendar Grand Slam on the line after he overcame German Alexander Zverev 4-6 6-2 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the U.S. Open semi-final Friday.

The fifth Test between England and India at Old Trafford was cancelled on Friday after a COVID-19 case in the tourists' camp.

Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick to give Argentina a 3-0 win over Bolivia in a World Cup qualifier on Thursday, lifting him above Pele as South America's top international scorer with 79 goals.

British teen Emma Raducanu stunned the tennis world by becoming the first qualifier to reach a Grand Slam final after beating Greece's Maria Sakkari 6-1 6-4 in her US Open semi-final.

Leylah Fernandez's storybook US Open continued with yet another upset on Thursday as the Canadian teenager shocked second seed Aryna Sabalenka 7-6(3) 4-6 6-4 to reach her first Grand Slam final.

India's practice session ahead of the fifth and final Test against England was cancelled on Thursday after a member of their support staff tested positive for COVID-19, an Indian cricket board official said.

Novak Djokovic again fought back from a set down to beat Matteo Berrettini 5-7 6-2 6-2 6-3 and move into the US Open semi-finals, the Serb now just two wins away from a 21st major that would complete a calendar-year Grand Slam.

The Dubai Fitness Challenge is set to return for its fifth edition from October 29 until November 27.

Spain and Real Madrid's legend goalkeeper is launching his debut center for goalkeepers in Dubai.

China head coach Li Tie hopes a month-long training camp in the UAE will turn around his team's World Cup qualifying fortunes.

After the COVID-19 pandemic left the stands empty last year, the US Open has welcomed tennis-starved fans back to Flushing Meadows and Canadian teenager Leylah Fernandez has ridden a wave of support all the way to the semi-finals.

World number two Daniil Medvedev dropped his first set at this year's US Open but eventually overcame Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp 6-3 6-0 4-6 7-5 to reach his third straight semi-final at Flushing Meadows on Tuesday.

An out-of-sorts Novak Djokovic scraped his way to a 1-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 win over American wildcard Jenson Brooksby to move into the US Open quarter-finals and three wins from tennis immortality.

Brazil football great Pele said he was recovering in hospital from surgery to remove a tumour from his colon.

Her US Open journey isn't over but Emma Raducanu has already written herself into the history books, reaching her first Grand Slam quarter-final to take up the mantle of British tennis.

India skipper Virat Kohli lavished praise on his bowlers on Monday, hailing their exploits in The Oval Test against England as one of the top three bowling performances under his captaincy.

Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq and bowling coach Waqar Younis have stepped down from their respective roles, the country's cricket board (PCB) said on Monday.

Paris St Germain said on Monday they had signed a two-year partnership deal with fashion house Christian Dior.

A World Cup qualifier between Argentina and Brazil was suspended amid farcical scenes on Sunday after Brazilian health authorities accused a number of Premier League players of violating the country's COVID-19 quarantine rules.

Leylah Fernandez brushed aside yet another former champion as the fearless Canadian teenager stormed into the quarter-finals of the US Open with a 4-6 7-6(5) 6-2 win over 16th seed Angelique Kerber.

After tackling two US Open debutants, Novak Djokovic faced an old foe on Saturday, reaching the fourth round with a 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3 6-2 win over Kei Nishikori to stay on course for a record 21st major title that would complete the calendar Grand Slam.

American Sloane Stephens received a torrent of angry messages on social media following her third round loss to Angelique Kerber at the US Open, the tournament's 2017 champion said on Saturday.

Oscar De La Hoya is hospitalized with a COVID-19 infection and has withdrawn from his fight next weekend in Los Angeles.

Alfa Romeo driver Kimi Raikkonen has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the Dutch Grand Prix.

Mohamed Al Hammadi has won a third medal for the UAE at the Tokyo Paralympics.

A tearful Naomi Osaka said she does not know when she will play again, after an emotional display during a third round loss at the US Open.

Abdullah Sultan Al Aryani has won the first gold medal for the UAE at the Tokyo Paralympic Games on Friday.

Novak Djokovic's bid for a 21st major title that would complete a calendar-year Grand Slam picked up pace as the world number one cruised into the US Open third round with a 6-2 6-3 6-2 thrashing of Tallon Griekspoor.

World number one Ash Barty stormed into the third round of the US Open by taming Danish teenager Clara Tauson 6-1 7-5, while the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center mopped up after a night of torrential rain and damaging winds.

A water-logged US Open delayed the start of Day Four action on Thursday, hours after remnants of Hurricane Ida brought torrential rains and high winds to the grounds.

The UAE’s National Olympic Committee (NOC) is going to be assessing the technical capacity of sports federations, associations and organisations in the country.

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.