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Swimming records surprise at Dubai world championships
There was clearly no lack of talent; rather a lack of textiles prompting experts to expect hardly a medal but the Short Course event is proving them wrong.
Inter Milan crowned Club World Cup champions
Rafa Benitez brought his European behemoths to Abu Dhabi with his potential replacement Fabio Capello watching the final against TP Mazembe.
Mazembe playing for all of Africa, says N'Diaye
TP Mazembe's Senegalese coach believes his African team can conjure the strength to dismantle Inter Milan tonight.
Captain Zanetti hopes to restore Inter to the top
The Inter captain refuses to accept his side are favourites ahead of tonight's Club World Cup final against TP Mazembe.
Lochte sets 400m medley record in Dubai
The American set the first individual swimming world record since the prohibition of high-tech bodysuits.
Diego Milito gives Rafa Benitez a boost
A goal and two assists from the Argentinian helps the European champions progress comfortably to the final of the Club World Cup.
A rare sight among 153 nations in Dubai
The national emblem of Israel represents just one of 153 countries — from Albania to Zimbabwe via Iraq and North Korea — that are competing in the Fina World Swimming Championships in Dubai.
Swimming Emirati brothers enter record books
The four al Jasmi brothers are the first siblings to compete in tandem at the Fina World Short Course swimming championships in Dubai.
Top swimmers to have a splash in Dubai's debut
Spread across five days, Dubai will witness 40 events at the 10th Fina World Championships with huge crowds expected.
Al Jasmi brothers making a splash
The quartet will enter record books when they compete in the relay competition of the Fina World Swimming Championships at Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Sports Complex in Dubai.
Errors at the back Al Wahda's undoing
Defensive naivety proved the downfall of Pro League champions as they missed the chance to meet European giants Inter Milan in the Club World Cup semi-finals.
Hickersberger turns attention to Pachuca
Al Wahda's Austrian coach said his side will go all out to win against the Mexican clubs in the fifth-place play-off on Wednesday.
Internacional's Roth returns to where it all began
Coach in fourth spell at Internacional and he started coaching 22 years ago in the Middle East at the helm of the Kuwaiti club Al Qadsia.
Qatar neigbours could benefit in 2022
Sepp Blatter, the Fifa president, has provided encouraging words to the UAE, saying that "nearby countries" could potentially host matches at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Mazembe plans work to perfection
The African champions finished their feisty quarter-final against Pachuca with 10 men and a place in the semi-finals after being dominated for the majority of the match.
