Sports | Friday 11 May, 2018 1:30 am

Audi driver Rockenfeller runner-up in DTM thriller at Hockenheim

What a DTM opener at Hockenheim! In Sunday’s spectacular second race, Mike Rockenfeller in the Schaeffler Audi RS 5 DTM of Audi Sport Team Phoenix stormed forward to second position after starting from ninth on the grid. His teammate, Loïc Duval, and René Rast (Audi Sport Team...

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Sports | Friday 11 May, 2018 12:30 am

Kaspersky Lab Partners to Fuel Amna Al Qubaisi’s Drive for Success

Kaspersky Lab, a long-standing partner of Abu Dhabi Racing, has extended and expanded its partnership with Amna Al Qubaisi, the first Arab woman to compete in Formula 4. Al Qubaisi is a member of the PREMA racing team, and Kaspersky Lab has sponsored her since 2017.    Amir Kanaan,...

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Sports | Thursday 10 May, 2018 3:02 pm

10th Ramadan Women’s Sports Tournament Kicks Off With 32 teams from 23 clubs

Sharjah Women’s Sport Foundation (SWSF) has announced the extended Ramadan Women’s Sports Tournament will take place from 19-25 May, with the participation of 32 teams from 23 clubs covering the UAE, Jordan, Lebanon and Kuwait.   Held under the patronage of Her Highness...

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Sports | Thursday 10 May, 2018 12:18 am

Third Edition of Sharjah Ramadan Five-a-Side Tournament Offers AED 500,000 Prize Money

The Sharjah Ramadan Football Championship (SRFC), organised by Sharjah Sports Channel, has announced the competition will have prize money totalling half a million dirhams, as some of the emirate’s strongest five-a-side teams battle for the title in the event’s 3rdedition from May 18...

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Sports | Tuesday 8 May, 2018 2:10 pm

Sharjah Sports Family Award Launches Two New Categories to Enhance Emirati Participation

In a bid to further highlight the achievements of local families who pursue sports professionally and champion healthy lifestyles, the higher organising committee of the second edition of Sharjah Sports Family Award (SSFA) has introduced two new award categories, namely, ‘Hero/Heroine with...

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Sports | Sunday 6 May, 2018 10:04 am

Saudi Arabia's changing attitude to health and fitness

Saudi citizens are getting to their feet and beginning to embrace sports and exercise as new research shows increasing numbers are trying to get healthy.  In 2015 the General Sports Authority (GSA) conducted the first National Sports Survey and defined active people who participate in...

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Sports | Friday 4 May, 2018 2:53 am

GSA Launches First Pilot Programs for Sports Economy

  Globally the gaming industry will make more than $100 billion this year and Saudi Arabia is set to supercharge its efforts to capture a growing share of that through eSports in the Kingdom. As part of the General Sports Authority’s bold vision for the sports economy which aims to ...

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Sports | Wednesday 2 May, 2018 12:57 pm

Saudi Golf Federation and Royal Greens Golf and Country Club Sign Mou to Develop the Game

Representatives of the Saudi Arabian Golf Federation (SGF) and Royal Greens Golf and Country Club at King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) designed to support and safeguard the game’s development in the Kingdom.     SGF, the...

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Sports | Monday 30 April, 2018 4:36 am

Future of sport in Saudi Arabia ‘depends on the public’

The development of sport in the Kingdom requires a sustainable ecosystem that includes private-sector participation and the support of the population at large, said Prince Abdul Aziz bin Turki bin Faisal, deputy chairman of the General Sports Authority (GSA). The prince was speaking during an...

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Sports | Saturday 28 April, 2018 12:08 pm

First-ever WWE Greatest Royal Rumble wows 60,000 in Jeddah

The first televised World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) event in the region was a huge success, with 60,000 delighted fans cheering their heroes at the King Abdullah Stadium on Friday night. In another landmark moment for Saudi Arabia, women were free to attend and enjoy the show. WWE pulled...

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