Saudi Arabia’s Mashhur Bal Hejaila and Emirati Haytham Sultan among racers at Formula Gulf Championship

Saudi Arabia racer Mashhur Bal Hejaila takes a slender points lead into the second event of the 2015/16 Formula Gulf Championship this weekend after a win apiece for him and 15-year-old Danish driver Cato Poulsen at last month’s races on the National Circuit at the Dubai Autodrome.

Qualifying starts at 10.20am and Round 3 starts at 2pm on Friday, with Round 4 at 9.30am on Saturday at the Dubai Autodrome. Free admissison.

Along with Italian karter Giulio Peroni and Saudi’s Omar Gazzaz, Mashhur and Cato will be joined this weekend by a couple of experienced competitors.

Coming all the way from Perth in Western Australia to train and race with the GulfSport team is expert cyclist and F1000 racer Jordan Oon, who is expected to be immediately on the pace this weekend.

Emirati Haytham Sultan, who coincidentally also trained as a professional cyclist, will rejoin the grid in Dubai after a break of two seasons.

It is touch and go for Bahraini karter Abdallah Beshara, who hopes to have his race licence in time to compete in his first car race after a very promising test with GulfSport last month.

Drivers are coached by UK professional Andy Pardoe, trained by Optimal Fitness, stay with hospitality partner Towers Rotana, and compete for an F3 test with Campos Racing in Spain and VIP tickets from Gulf Oil with Aston Martin Racing at the 2016 Le Mans 24 Hours.

Championship organiser GulfSport Racing is an ASN Recognised Competition Driving School for drivers planning to move on to international competition.

For more information, visit www.FormulaGulf.com

Racers in action this weekend in Dubai:

5 JORDAN OON (Austrailia)

11 HAYTHAM SULTAN (UAE)

12 CATO POULSON (Denmark)

17 ABDALLAH BESHARA (Bahrain)

18 GIULIO PERONI (Italy)

22 OMAR GAZZAZ (Saudi Arabia)

34 MASHOUR BAL HEJAILA (Saudi Arabia)

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Day 4

England 290 & 346
Sri Lanka 336 & 226-7 (target 301)

Sri Lanka require another 75 runs with three wickets remaining

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Day 5, Abu Dhabi Test: At a glance

Moment of the day When Dilruwan Perera dismissed Yasir Shah to end Pakistan’s limp resistance, the Sri Lankans charged around the field with the fevered delirium of a side not used to winning. Trouble was, they had not. The delivery was deemed a no ball. Sri Lanka had a nervy wait, but it was merely a stay of execution for the beleaguered hosts.

Stat of the day – 5 Pakistan have lost all 10 wickets on the fifth day of a Test five times since the start of 2016. It is an alarming departure for a side who had apparently erased regular collapses from their resume. “The only thing I can say, it’s not a mitigating excuse at all, but that’s a young batting line up, obviously trying to find their way,” said Mickey Arthur, Pakistan’s coach.

The verdict Test matches in the UAE are known for speeding up on the last two days, but this was extreme. The first two innings of this Test took 11 sessions to complete. The remaining two were done in less than four. The nature of Pakistan’s capitulation at the end showed just how difficult the transition is going to be in the post Misbah-ul-Haq era.

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All kick-off times 10.45pm UAE ( 4 GMT) unless stated

Tuesday
Sevilla v Maribor
Spartak Moscow v Liverpool
Manchester City v Shakhtar Donetsk
Napoli v Feyenoord
Besiktas v RB Leipzig
Monaco v Porto
Apoel Nicosia v Tottenham Hotspur
Borussia Dortmund v Real Madrid

Wednesday
Basel v Benfica
CSKA Moscow Manchester United
Paris Saint-Germain v Bayern Munich
Anderlecht v Celtic
Qarabag v Roma (8pm)
Atletico Madrid v Chelsea
Juventus v Olympiakos
Sporting Lisbon v Barcelona