Tuesday, June 17, 2025

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Ultimate Tennis Showdown debuts with Sniper beating Underdog

With new rules and new formats, Patrick Mouratoglou, the coach of Serena Williams, unveiled his Ultimate Tennis Showdown tournament in the south of France on Sunday. Targeting a younger audience, the players were alloted nicknames such as the 'Sniper, 'Underdog',...

Thiem and Krajinovic reach Djokovic event final

Dominic Thiem and home crowd favourite Filip Krajinovic reached the final of Novak Djokovic's tournament as the world number one broke down in tears in front of a packed 4,000 crowd on Sunday. World number three Thiem beat Grigor Dimitrov...

Banning athletes who kneel is breach of human rights: Global Athlete

The stance of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in potentially banning athletes who kneel in support of anti-racism protests is a breach of human rights, the Global Athlete movement said on Sunday. Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter states that...

My body had been aching badly’: Shahid Afridi tests positive for coronavirus

Former Pakistan cricket captain reveals diagnosis Former Pakistan cricket captain Shahid Afridi says he has tested positive for the coronavirus. The 40-year-old confirmed the diagnosis on social media, and said he had been feeling unwell since Thursday. He added that his "body...

Juscelino Ferreira demands UAE Warriors title fight after knocking out champion Tarek Suleiman

Brazilian wins with stunning left hook in first fight in more than a year at Mubadala Arena Juscelino Ferreira has insisted on a UAE Warriors Mixed Martial Art title fight after knocking out their light heavyweight champion Tarek Suleiman with...

Premier League title hopes are over but Manchester City can still dream of treble

League Cup winners have a chance of tasting FA Cup and Champions League success In 2018, Manchester City did a double. Then 2019 brought a treble. Now 2020 carries the possibility of a double treble. In one respect, anyway. City will...

Bayern Munich on brink of eighth straight Bundesliga crown

If the Bavarians beat Gladbach and Dortmund lose at Dusseldorf earlier on Saturday then they will be champions again Bayern Munich could secure an eighth straight Bundesliga title this weekend, but host Borussia Monchengladbach on Saturday without suspended duo Thomas...

Manchester United star Paul Pogba returns to match action at Old Trafford – in pictures

Fren Paul Pogba was back playing for Manchester United as the countdown to the Premier League resumption gathered pace. The French World Cup winner has not appeared for United's first team in a competitive match since Boxing Day, a 4-1 victory...

Cristiano Ronaldo anguish, red card, locked doors: Italian football returns – in pictures

The Coppa Italia semi-final was the first game back between Juventus and AC Milan Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty but Juventus still squeezed past AC Milan and into the Coppa Italia final as the season restarted following a three-month stoppage. Juve...

UFC: Abu Dhabi favourite to host Khabib Nurmagomedov v Justin Gaethje unification fight

Abu Dhabi is the frontrunner to host the UFC lightweight unification bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje later this year. The UAE capital, set to stage the historic Fight Island next month, looks likely to also play host to...

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GCC tourist visa: What we know so far about the unified 6-country visa

Dubai: Soon, visiting the Gulf’s top destinations may be as easy as clicking 'apply' once. A major travel update is...

Today Gold Rate in Dubai (UAE) in Dirham, 17th June 2025

Today Gold Rate in Dubai (UAE) Today Per tola is AED 4,817.15 while 24k Per 10 Gram gold price is AED 4,130.00. Usually people...

Today Gold Rate in Saudi Arabia – 17th June 2025

Today Gold Rate in Saudi Arabia (SAR) Today Per tola is SAR 4,898.80 while 24k Per 10 Gram gold price is SAR 4,200.00 Usually...

Today Gold Rate in Qatar – 17th June 2025

Today Gold Rate in Qatar Today Per tola is QAR 4,758.83 while 24k Per 10 Gram gold price is QAR 4,080.00. Usually people opt...

Today Gold Rate in Oman – 17th June 2025

Today Gold Rate in Oman Today Per tola is OMR 500.96 while 24k Per 10 Gram gold price is OMR 429.50. Usually people opt...