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  8 Arab countries gear-up to compete for the “3x3 Arab Women Basketball Tournament” on Sunday
Sports | Saturday 29 October, 2016 4:43 am
The first edition of the 3x3 Arab Women’s Basketball Tournament will kick start tomorrow (Sunday) with the participation of 16 clubs from 8 Arab countries. The Tournament will be hosted in Sharjah under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher Bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Chairperson of the...
Dubai gears up for the region’s most popular fitness festival
Sports | Thursday 27 October, 2016 6:36 am
The countdown is on for the region’s largest celebration of fitness and healthy living. The Sun & Sand Sports (SSS) Fitness Fest races into The Palm, Skydive Dubai on November 4 & 5 with activities, fun challenges, exciting competitions, and healthy cooking shows for the whole...
Toyota GAZOO Racing earns its first victory of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship
Sports | Wednesday 26 October, 2016 3:07 pm
Toyota GAZOO Racing earned its first victory of the season on home ground in an epic 6 Hours of Fuji, the seventh round of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC).   In front of an enthusiastic Japanese crowd, all three LMP1 manufacturers showed near identical pace, but the TS050 ...
High Tee! Ras al Khaima 2016 Golf Challenge Contenders Take on Emirate’s Towering Jebel Jais Mountain
Sports | Wednesday 26 October, 2016 4:48 am
A trio of contenders in this week’s inaugural Ras Al Khaimah 2016 Golf Challenge have experienced ‘High Tee’ with a difference, as they scaled the towering Jebel Jais, the UAE’s highest mountain, before firing a series of blistering drives into the rocky caverns of the...
DEBATISTA Takes First SWS Junior CUP Podium at Dubai Kartdrome
Sports | Wednesday 26 October, 2016 3:44 am
The established order of the Junior Cup in the Sodi World Series (SWS) Sprint Races was given a shakeup on Monday night at the Dubai Kartdrome when upstart Patrick Debatista won his first podium of the series.    The SWS Senior Cup, meanwhile, was business as usual as veterans Saeed ...
Sharjah Ready to Welcome Top Clubs in 3x3 Arab Women Basketball Tournament
Sports | Tuesday 25 October, 2016 2:39 pm
The Higher Organising Committee (HOC) of the 3x3 Arab Women Basketball Tournament has announced that Sharjah is fully prepared and ready to receive the participating clubs in the first edition of the competition, which will take place at the Women Sport Department’s headquarters in Sharjah...
Winners of the Annual Abu Dhabi Dragon Boat Festival on October 22, 2016 Reveals Best of the Best
Sports | Tuesday 25 October, 2016 1:12 pm
As they paddled with paddles adorned with team symbols, in handcrafted boats decked with magnificent dragons, over sixty teams participated in what has been the largest Dragon Boat Festival on record.  The Shangri-La Hotel in Qaryat Al Beri was the site for this very unique racing...
13 Teams at the 3x3 Arab Women Basketball Tournament in Sharjah
Sports | Sunday 23 October, 2016 3:29 pm
The Higher Organising Committee of the 3x3 Arab Women Basketball Tournament has announced the teams that will participate in the first edition of the competition, which will take place at the Women Sport Department’s headquarters in Sharjah from October 30 – November 1, 2016. Themed...
CG PRO Wins Endurance Championship Round Three
Sports | Saturday 22 October, 2016 4:37 pm
 CG Pro continues to dominate the endurance leisure karting world with a convincing Round Three victory at the Endurance Championship Driven By MINI at the Dubai Kartdrome on Saturday morning.   CG Pro was the first team to reach the required 700 kilometres distance on the ...
Preparations completed for 3x3 Arab Women Basketball Tournament
Sports | Thursday 20 October, 2016 4:16 pm
The Higher Organising Committee of the 3x3 Arab Women Basketball Tournament has announced that it has completed all preparations for the tournament, which will take place in Sharjah from October 30 - November 1, with the participation of 13 teams from six Arab countries. Themed “Above the...
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