Ali Khaled

Majid Al Balooshi, a 29-year-old nascent competitive cyclist, is at the forefront of the sport's surge in the Emirates.

The 2016 Dubai Tour starts Wednesday with the Dubai Silicon Oasis stage to Fujairah, and last year’s winner Mark Cavendish and Olympic gold medallist Bradley Wiggins will be seeking very different objectives over the next few days.

Al Nasr will be led by Emirati Olympic cyclist Yousif Mirza and will also feature Tomas Vaitkus of Lithuania, Jesus Rubio of Spain and Luca Wackermann of Italy. The Dubai Tour starts Wednesday, writes Ali Khaled.

The second of the weekend’s games proved a happy homecoming for the Abu Dhabi Wildcats as they overcame the previously-unbeaten Dubai Stallions 8-0, reports Ali Khaled.

Ali Khaled outlines the need-to-know information ahead of the 2016 Dubai Tour.

Iraq stepped up in extra time and went on to beat the UAE 3-1 in the last of the AFC U23 Championships quarter-finals to secure a showdown with Japan in the last four on Tuesday, writes Ali Khaled.

Outsider Tesfaye Abera won the 2016 Dubai Marathon on Friday finishing just one second slower than the course record while Tirfi Tsegaye followed up her 2013 title by winning the women's race.

World-record holder Paula Radcliffe thinks the conditions and course for Friday’s 2016 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon are ideal for fast times.

Speaking at the launch of the 2016 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon, which takes place on Friday, Radcliffe said: “I think it’s going to be tough; he’s had a very rough ride to the start of his presidency."

Abdullah Misfir through to knockout rounds where they will next face Iraq after overcoming Vietnam scare.

The professionals might get all the attention, but for some UAE residents, the 2016 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon provides a perfect opportunity to improve on their own personal best times.

The 2016 Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon on Friday is set to be the city’s biggest yet with as many as 30,000 runners expected to take part in the first high-profile race of this, Olympic year, season, writes Ali Khaled.

Al Wahda coach Javier Aguirre sings the praises of his Chilean playmaker, who dominated in midfield against Al Wasl and scored in the 2-1 win at Zabeel Stadium.