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PEP Guardiola Helps Launch New Manchester City FC Kit and Speaks About Recent Visit to Abu Dhabi
Sports | Monday 4 July, 2016 4:37 pm
Manchester City FC’s new manager, Pep Guardiola, has delivered a message to fans in the Middle East as he helped launch the club’s new kit. The Catalan, who previously managed both Barcelona and Bayern Munich, spoke about the value of meeting supporters all over the world. His...
La Cressonnière is 2016 Prix de Diane Longines champion
Sports | Wednesday 29 June, 2016 3:39 am
Chantilly (France) / St. Imier (Switzerland), 19 June 2016 – The filly La Cressonnière swept to victory in the Prix de Diane Longines, the world's top race for fillies, in view of an impressively large and enthusiastic audience at the Chantilly racecourse. To celebrate this...
LABROOY TRIUMPHS IN ROUND 3 OF 2016 RAMADAN CHALLENGE SENIOR CUP
Sports | Monday 27 June, 2016 6:20 pm
 Romaldo Labrooy fought his way to the top step of the Senior Cup podium in round three of the 2016 Ramadan Challenge karting sprint series at Dubai Kartdrome in MotorCity.    Championship leader Rami Azzam set the tempo for the night with a qualifying time of 1:12.491 but he...
adidas and German Football Association extend partnership until 2022
Sports | Wednesday 22 June, 2016 3:36 am
One of the longest and most successful partnerships in sport continues: Today, the German Football Association (DFB) and adidas officially announced the extension of their long-term partnership. DFB President Reinhard Grindel and Herbert Hainer, CEO of the adidas Group, confirmed in Paris that...
Mohammed Al Thani raises UAE flag on Denali and conquers world’s Seven Summits
Sports | Tuesday 21 June, 2016 12:05 pm
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Thani, Chairman of the Sharjah Department of Statistics and Community Development (DSCD) and renowned mountaineer and adventurer, has successfully raised the UAE flag at the top of the world’s seven summits.     Achieving his incredible feat,...
AL MEHAIRI SCORES DOUBLE RACE WIN TO LAND SENIOR TITLE IN 2016 RAMADAN CHALLENGE
Sports | Monday 20 June, 2016 1:24 pm
Saeed Al Mehairi recorded two wins out of three on the night to clinch the Senior Cup title in Round two of the Ramadan Challenge karting sprint series at the Dubai Kartdrome in MotorCity.   Qualifying was extremely close, with less than a second separating the top 13 drivers’...
Ford Wins Le Mans!
Sports | Monday 20 June, 2016 12:20 pm
The No. 68 Ford GT of Sébastien Bourdais (FRA), Joey Hand (US) and Dirk Müller (GER) crossed the finish line at Le Mans at three o’clock on Sunday, as the overall GT winner of the 2016 Le Mans 24 Hours. The No. 69 Ford GT of Ryan Briscoe (AUS), Scott Dixon (NZ) and Richard...
 Godolphin on the double at Royal Ascot
Sports | Wednesday 15 June, 2016 7:48 pm
  Ribchester improved on his personal best to win the Group 3 Jersey Stakes and provide Team Godolphin with their first of two winners on Day Two at this year’s Royal Ascot meeting. Ridden by William Buick and trained by Richard Fahey in North Yorkshire, the son of former Godolphin ...
A Preview of Godolphin Runners - Royal Ascot Day 3
Sports | Wednesday 15 June, 2016 7:35 pm
The three-year-old generation take centre stage for Godolphin on day three of Royal Ascot, Thursday, June 16, with Hawkbill, Prize Money and Race Day lining up in the G3 Tercentenary Stakes.   Hawkbill (Charlie Appleby/William Buick) goes for a fifth...
Pogba ready to lead his country to glory on home turf this summer
Sports | Tuesday 14 June, 2016 10:18 am
The world’s most exciting footballer, Paul Pogba, is the star of the latest First Never Follows film from adidas, which launched today ahead of his country’s opening game in the UEFA EURO 2016TM. Pogba has been making headlines on and off the pitch in his rise to superstardom and hopes...
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