highlights five events to watch, attend and buy tickets for in the UAE this week.
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FOOTBALL: Premier League, Tuesday and Wednesday, beIN Sports
Leicester City may be Premier League champions, Aston Villa may have said "goodbye" long ago, but there is still plenty to be decided in terms of who makes up the top four and which teams will be playing in the Championship next season. West Ham United's hopes of qualifying for the Uefa Champions League next term were dented by a humiliating 4-1 defeat at home to Swansea City on Saturday, while fifth-place Manchester United boosted their chances of usurping rivals Manchester City for the coveted fourth spot by beating Norwich City 1-0 away. West Ham and United clash on Tuesday at Upton Park in a 10.45pm UAE kick off. On Wednesday, Sunderland have the chance to secure their top-flight status if they can beat a horribly out-of-sorts Everton at the Stadium of Light (10.45pm), while Norwich City will be condemned to relegation if they fail to beat Watford at home (10.45pm).
BUY TICKETS: Etihad Airways Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, November 25-27
As if the action on the track for F1's season finale wasn't enough to entice you, Flash Entertainment's announcement last week that the Chemical Brothers (Friday) and Rihanna (Sunday) will perform at the after-race concerts should. The ninth staging of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix will take place on November 27 at Yas Marina Circuit.
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FOOTBALL: President's Cup quarter-finals, Thursday and Friday, AD Sports
With the Arabian Gulf League season playing its final round on Sunday, May 8, attention turns to the President's Cup, with the quarter-finals taking place on Thursday and Friday. Thursday's matches see Al Jazira take on Sharjah at Al Ain's Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, and Al Ain v Al Wasl at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Both kick off at 7.40pm. On Friday, Al Shaab take on recently crowned AGL champions Al Ahli at the Sharjah Stadium, and Emirates and Baniyas clash at Al Nasr's Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai. Both these matches begin at 7.35pm.
FOOTBALL: Championship play-offs, Friday and Saturday, beIN Sports
Aside from the prestige of playing in the Premier League, the monetary value of playing in England's top tier in 2016/17 is almost incalculable. With a new television deal set to boost all 20 clubs' coffers to new heights, every club will be desperate to become team No 20 next season. The first-round of the Championship play-offs to determine the identity of that club begin on Friday, with Sheffield Wednesday hosting Brighton & Hove Albion, who narrowly missed out on automatic promotion after Middlesbrough pipped them on goal difference. The match at Hillsborough kicks off at 10.45pm UAE, while Saturday's encounter between Derby County and Hull City begins at 3.30pm UAE.
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Several live events will be held in Abu Dhabi and Dubai this month. Abu Dhabi Warriors, the Middle East's premier MMA fighting championship, returns to Abu Dhabi for an action packed, 10-fight card on May 24 at the Ipic Arena at Zayed Sports City; squash's PSA Dubai World Series Finals takes place at Burj Park, Downtown Dubai from May 24-28; and the Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters runs May 26-27.
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