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Skydive Dubai’s Obaid tops
11 months ago
Emirati bodybuilder Essa Obaid, of Skydive Dubai team, won gold in the 2012 IFBB Wings of Strength Men’s Pro Bodybuilding competition at Illinois City, Chicag, on Saturday. This is the second achievement by Obaid after he claimed bronze in the 2012 IFBB Europa Battle of Champions in... Full story
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Emirates NBD backs Dubai Police Ramadan Tournaments
11 months ago
DUBAI - The Dubai Police Ramadan Tournaments will once more be backed by leading regional bank Emirates NBD. This is the 20th year that Emirates NBD will be sponsoring the tournaments, in which police officers from across the emirate participate each year, a media release said. “At... Full story
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Sagip-UAE edge out Crescent Petroleum
11 months ago
SHARJAH - The Summer League of Pinoy Basketeers Athletic Division at the Al Majaz Park during the weekend saw keen fare when Sagip-UAE edged out Crescent Petroleum, 71-66 in the semi-final. Crescent Petroleum started the match on fire and established an early double-digit lead, 19-8, at... Full story
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UAE hold Gabon
11 months ago
DUBAI - The UAE Olympic national team held African U-23 champions Gabon to a 1-1 draw in a friendly in Linz, Austria on Sunday. Gabon lifted the African U-23 Cup in Morocco and qualified for the Olympics along with runners-up Morocco, third placed Egypt and fourth placed Senegal who made... Full story
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Seven Seas win Malik Memorial
11 months ago
Seven Seas lifted the Farid Malik Memorial Cup 2012 sevens cricket championship defeating Enoc by 36 runs at the Dubai Investment Park Seven Seas Sports Club ground. Seven Seas Strikers batted first, scoring 93 runs for the loss of 1 wicket in their allotted 5 overs. Salman remained the... Full story
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JTB steam past WRC
11 months ago
Team Joe The Barber (JTB) defeated Team Wrecking Crew (WRC) 61-51 in the final of the 3SM Summer Basketball League at the Dubai Sports World indoor venue, on Saturday. The final was a rematch of a previously heated contest between WRC and JTB that took place during the round robin group stage... Full story
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Al Wasl sack Diego Maradona
11 months ago
The Al Wasl FC management has decided to terminate Diego Maradona’s contract with the club’s senior football squad with immediate effect, it was confirmed on Tuesday night. The former football legend joined the Dubai-based club last year, but failed to make his mark and the... Full story
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TyreStrategy the Key at a Dry Silverstone Circuit
11 months ago
Abu Dhabi-UAE: 10 July 2012 – Red Bull driver Mark Webberhas taken his second win of the season at the British Grand Prix, following anintense battle with Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso in the closing laps that centredaround tyre strategy. Webber now closes up to Alonso in the title... Full story
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Nawras is Gold Sponsor of Summer of Sports programme to encourage a healthy lifestyle among Omani youth
11 months ago
Muscat, 9 July 2012 – Nawras, Oman’s customer friendly communications provider, is proud to be the Gold Sponsor of this year’s Summer of Sports programme, for the fourth consecutive year. Organised by the Ministry of Sports Affairs, the extensive programme is currently underway... Full story
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National champs Al Ain for Austria
11 months ago
National champions Al Ain have chalked out a detailed programme for their preparations before the season begins in a couple of months time. The senior soccer were due to leave for Austria at 7:30am today, for the first training camp, a media release said on Sunday. The camp comprising 25... Full story



