Indian tennis star Sania Mirza is set to return to Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships after recovering from a calf injury.
Sania, who had to cut short her campaign at the Australia Open in January due to a calf injury, has been given the go-ahead by her doctors.
She and Carolina Garcia of France will face Ella Kudryavtseva of Russia and Katerina Srebotnik of Slovenia in the first round of the doubles category.
UAE athletes gear up for Asian Games challenge
A 165-athlete UAE delegation is gearing up to compete at the 20th Asian Games, which opens in Japan's Aichi-Nagoya on Saturday.
Ronaldo included in Jesus' first Portugal squad
Cristiano Ronaldo has been included in new Portugal manager Jorge Jesus' first 25-man squad for the defending champions' upcoming four Nations League matches.
Juventus hammer Njimigen as keeper suffers Europa League nightmare
Juventus hammered Dutch side NEC Nijmegen 5-0 at home with help from two errors by goalkeeper Nikolas Polster and Olympique de Marseille of France lost 4-1 away to Besiktas as the first round of Europa League matches wrapped up on Thursday.
England beat Sri Lanka by six wickets to secure T20 series
Jos Buttler has become the first batsman to score 15,000 career T20 runs and Liam Dawson took a three-wicket haul as a dominant England beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in Cardiff on Thursday to secure the series 2-0.
Samba strikes twice as Man City thrash Norwich in League Cup
Floyd Samba wanted to give a good account of himself on his Manchester City senior debut but scoring twice and being named man of the match in Thursday's 5-0 League Cup win over Norwich City was more than the 17-year-old could have hoped for.
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held a phone call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss opportunities to further strengthen bilateral relations.
Dubai Municipality has completed a package of strategic projects aimed at improving living conditions, quality of life and sustainability across workers’ communities in the emirate.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has explored a research project tracing the history of the 'Al Khuzam' craft and its connection to the Emirati identity.
