Sports | Thursday 11 June, 2015 3:04 pm

Neymar Jr. Challenges Football Kids

Panasonic challenged the Brazilian superstar, Neymar Jr., to take on an elite cadre of footballing kids from Barcelona to see who would come out on top. In footage taken from the participants' own view by Panasonic's latest ultra-compact, Full-HD wearable camera HX-A1, find out who won the...

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Sports | Thursday 11 June, 2015 1:22 am

Audi Cup 2015 participants have been determined

The field for the Audi Cup 2015 is complete. In addition to host FC Bayern München and Real Madrid CF, AC Milan and Tottenham Hotspur will be meeting at the Munich Allianz Arena on August 4 and 5. Advance ticket sales for the tournament are underway. Nearly 60,000 tickets have already been sold.In ...

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Sports | Monday 8 June, 2015 2:18 am

ABU DHABI OCEAN RACING READY TO TAKE ON STORMY LEG 8 IN 2014-15 VOLVO OCEAN RACE

Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing (ADOR) – the emirate’s team currently leading the Volvo Ocean Race – has left Lisbon on Leg 8 of the round-the-world race to Lorient, France. The Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi)-backed team passed the Lisbon leaving mark in fifth place after...

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Sports | Sunday 7 June, 2015 8:22 pm

ABU DHABI OCEAN RACING EXTENDS IN-PORT RACE SERIES LEAD WITH SECOND PLACE IN LISBON

Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing (ADOR) – the emirate’s Volvo Ocean Race contesting team – took second place after a thrilling photo finish with Spanish team MAPFRE in the Portuguese heat of the round-the-world race’s In-Port Race Series (IPRS) in Lisbon on Saturday.The Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture...

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Sports | Sunday 7 June, 2015 7:24 am

European football market grows again to almost $29bn in 2013/14, with ‘big five’ leagues surpassing the $15bn mark

-England’s Premier League breaks the $5bn mark for revenue and posts operating profits of $1bn.-Stakeholders from the Middle East continue to play a key part in the story of growthThe European football market grew to total $28.9 billion in 2013/14. Revenue growth across all of the ‘big five’...

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Sports | Saturday 6 June, 2015 2:17 pm

Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing maintain focus ahead of Leg 8 from Lisbon

Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing (ADOR) – the emirate’s race leading entry in the Volvo Ocean Race (VOR) – will start Leg 8 from Portugal this Sunday with a chance to build up a commanding lead in the overall standings by the time the Abu Dhabi yacht arrives in Lorient, France. The Abu Dhabi Tourism & ...

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Sports | Saturday 6 June, 2015 1:45 am

ABU DHABI OCEAN RACING AIMS FOR A MAGNIFICENT SEVEN OF IN-PORT RACE PODIUMS

Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing (ADOR) – the emirate’s Volvo Ocean Race (VOR) competing team – will be boosted by one of Portugal’s biggest sporting stars in Lisbon this weekend, as the Azzam crew looks to secure a seventh podium finish in the In-Port Race Series (IPRS) of the epic race. The IPRS...

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Sports | Saturday 6 June, 2015 12:08 am

Al-Hilal lifts King’s Cup

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman graced the King’s Cup final at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah on Friday evening. Al-Hilal beat Al-Nasr 7-6 in penalty shootout to lift the trophy after the match drew 1-1.Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Naif, deputy premier and minister of interior,...

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Sports | Wednesday 3 June, 2015 1:07 am

Blatter says he will resign as FIFA president

FIFA President Sepp Blatter will resign from soccer’s governing body amid a widening corruption scandal and has promised to call for fresh elections to choose a successor.The 79-year-old Blatter was re-elected to a fifth term on Friday, two days after a corruption crisis erupted and seven soccer...

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Sports | Tuesday 2 June, 2015 2:30 pm

BOOTS MADE FOR THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME

The game has changed. adidas has identified that there are only two types of player - those that cause chaos and those that control the game. There is only one exception. One exceptional player. The player that can’t be defined because he transcends the game. The greatest player of all time: Leo...

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