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Taking a break from bowling. @IamSandeep25 tries his hand at photography during the match between #UAE and #Nepal in an #ODI. @TheNationalUAE @NatSportUAE @EmiratesCricket @NepalCricket @PaulRadley @ICC @ICCAcademy #cricket #Nepalcricket #SandeepLamichhane

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🗣️ UAE player Mohammed Zohaib, who was sent home from the World Cup on disciplinary grounds, said: “I was told to say that I had an injury but I told them I was fit. I was also told to inform the Emirates board and the ICC that my mother was unwell and I needed to leave. I didn’t want to exit the World Cup, and I still don’t know why they wanted to send me back.”

Not exactly a great day, despite the pluckiness of Alishan and Waseem. Proper thrashing: 10 wickets with nearly five overs to spare And this story will rumble on, too: thenationalnews.com/sport/cricket/…

Former coach Harry Redknapp says he is ‘proud and delighted’ after Jordan secured their first Fifa World Cup place.

Sheikh Zayed Road turned into a runners’ track at sunrise as thousands joined Dubai Run 2025. The 5km and 10km routes began near the Museum of the Future and took participants past some of the city’s main landmarks.

For Emirati engineer Omar Al Hashmi, video games are more than nostalgia. Over 20 years, he’s built a collection of over 800 games and 50 consoles, each one still connected and ready to play.

As the UFC returns to the UAE for its 22nd event, the organisation’s president says the partnership with the capital “just keeps getting stronger”.

UAE fans in Doha are ready to roar as the national team prepares to face Qatar in a decisive World Cup qualifier #WCQ2026

UAE must now draw or win against Qatar on Tuesday night to qualify for the 2026 Fifa World Cup

"The most important two games in our life." The UAE is preparing for crucial World Cup qualifying matches against Oman and Qatar. Bettering both sides in Doha would mean a first appearance in the finals in 36 years.

The invisible trophy. Suryakumar Yadav with the jokes #INDvPAK 📸 @PressSnapper

22 years old and bats like that in a final. Fair play, Tilak Varma …👏 #INDvPAK 📸 @PressSnapper

📸 Chris Whiteoak (@PressSnapper): big match photographer … #INDvPAK

Air Simranjeet! Turns 36 in November. Just starting out in international cricket and he has a night like this. Wow …#PAKvUAE 📸@PressSnapper

Just to confirm, Oman’s Indian captain, Jatinder Singh, has just shaken hands with his counterpart from UAE Muhammad Waseem, who is Pakistani, ahead of their #AsiaCup game in Abu Dhabi Oman won the toss and will chase 📸@PressSnapper

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Dubai-based Iranian fighter Rahmani says he is ready to put on a show for fans in Dubai as he prepares for his Professional Fighters League debut.

Usman Nurmagomedov has dismissed Paul Hughes ahead of their PFL Dubai grudge match. The pair will fight at the Coca-Cola Arena on October 3.

Participants beat the heat as Dubai Mallathon gets up and running #Echobox=1754052775" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2025/…

The National joined the action at Mall of the Emirates as people laced up for the start of Dubai Mallathon. The month-long initiative, launched by Sheikh Hamdan, Crown Prince of Dubai, encouages people to walk or run inside air-conditioned malls every morning during the summer.