Juma Al Dhaheri, No 7 in white, of the UAE in action during their 6-1 win over Thailand in the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia at Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Zayed Sports City, last Saturday. They followed up that win with a 5-1 triumph over Mongolia last night to set up a potential decider against Chinese Taipei in the final round on Friday. Meanwhile, Chinese Taipei, the reigning champions, hammered Singapore 14-2 in the early game. Tonight, they meet Mongolia while Thailand face Singapore. Pawan Singh / The National
Juma Al Dhaheri, No 7 in white, of the UAE in action during their 6-1 win over Thailand in the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia at Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Zayed Sports City, last Saturday. They followed up that win with a 5-1 triumph over Mongolia last night to set up a potential decider against Chinese Taipei in the final round on Friday. Meanwhile, Chinese Taipei, the reigning champions, hammered Singapore 14-2 in the early game. Tonight, they meet Mongolia while Thailand face Singapore. Pawan Singh / The National
Juma Al Dhaheri, No 7 in white, of the UAE in action during their 6-1 win over Thailand in the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia at Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Zayed Sports City, last Saturday. They followed up that win with a 5-1 triumph over Mongolia last night to set up a potential decider against Chinese Taipei in the final round on Friday. Meanwhile, Chinese Taipei, the reigning champions, hammered Singapore 14-2 in the early game. Tonight, they meet Mongolia while Thailand face Singapore. Pawan Singh / The National
Juma Al Dhaheri, No 7 in white, of the UAE in action during their 6-1 win over Thailand in the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia at Abu Dhabi Ice Rink, Zayed Sports City, last Saturday. They followed up that

Eye on UAE: The local sporting scene for the third week of March, 2016

Weekly look at goings-on around the UAE sporting world.

The National Staff

March 16, 2016

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Eye on UAE is The National’s weekly look at the sporting scene around the United Arab Emirates.

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