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          UAE women's cricket player Indhuja Nandakumar trains with the team in Dubai before flying out to Thailand for the Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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          UAE women's team captain Esha Oza. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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          Kjell Madland, managing director of Norway Chess, invites Rouda Essa Alserkal, the UAE’s first woman grandmaster, to participate in the Norway Chess Open. Photo: Norway Chess

          UAE’s first woman chess grandmaster to rub shoulders with world's best

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          Firoza Amiri, left, and Nahida Sapan will be part of an Afghanistan Women's XI to take on a Cricket Without Borders XI team in Australia. Getty Images

          Afghan cricketers ready to represent ‘millions of women’ in Australia match

          CricketJanuary 29, 2025
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          UAE’s Oza named ICC’s Associate player of the year for second time

          CricketJanuary 27, 2025
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          Daria Kasatkina playing against Elena Rybakina in the women’s final of Mubadala Abu Dhabi open held at Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National

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          FC Masar qualified for the CAF Women’s Champions League two years earlier than expected, the club said, and are giving the continent's finest a run for their money. Photo: FC Masar

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          FootballNovember 18, 2024
          UAE's Indhuja Nandakumar looks upset as a catch goes down. U19 Women's World Cup Asia Qualifier, UAE v Nepal. Seven Districts Oval, Ajman. Chris Whiteoak / The National

          UAE beaten by Nepal as Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup dreams are dashed

          CricketNovember 13, 2024
          Tennis - WTA Finals - King Saud University Indoor Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - November 9, 2024 Coco Gauff of the U. S. celebrates with the trophy after winning the women's singles final against China's Qinwen Zheng REUTERS / Aleksandra Szmigiel

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          TennisNovember 09, 2024
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          WTA Finals: Riba on coaching Zheng and aiming for world No 1 spot

          TennisNovember 09, 2024
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