Gary Meenaghan

The final round of the Emirates Desert Championship next weekend has gone up a notch in prestige with the unexpected participation of reigning five-time Dakar Rally champion Marc Coma.

Tejas Hirani will take to the Dubai Autodrome track looking to cement his place at the top of the Formula Gulf championship.

In his first match since lifting a record fifth Australian Open, Djokovic swept past Pospisil as he aims to better Boris Becker's career title haul, writes Gary Meenaghan.

McGee, in accepting the unlikely wildcard invitation, became the first Irishman to play the Aviation Club’s showpiece event in its 23-year history. He lost in the first round.

More than just a tennis player, Djokovic's holistic approach to life is proving its worth on the court as he prepares for the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, writes Gary Mennaghan.

Simona Halep, who once joked she is half the size of Maria Sharapova, secured her place in her first Dubai final on Friday night after fighting back from a set down to Caroline Wozniacki to conclusively beat the Dane 2-6, 6-1, 6-1.

Karolina Pliskova is through to the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships final after defeating Gabrine Muruguza in a marathon match.

Only un-seeded player in the semi-finals knows she has to make her opposition suffer, writes Gary Meenaghan.

The 2012 champion Radwanska saw her attempts to reclaim the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title cut short after losing in straight sets to Muguruza in the third round, writes Gary Meenaghan.

As the temperature rises, four of the top eight seeds fall at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Wednesday, reports Gary Meenaghan.

Venus Williams began her Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title defence in imperious style by defeating teenage sensation Belinda Bencic in just over an hour.

Heather Watson, Britain’s top women’s tennis player, met Ukrainian qualifier Kateryna Kozlova on Monday afternoon with the small spattering of British fans confident she would progress to a second-round tie with Ekaterina Makarova. They were left disappointed.

Caroline Wozniacki, who faces a first-round meeting with Samantha Stosur on Tuesday in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, has amassed additional appeal since reaching the US Open final for the second time last August.

Gar Meenaghan talks to Dubai-born racing sensation Ed Jones about his new life in Miami and his goals of racing in IndyCar.

Whether the Dubai Tour podium was erected this week atop a jagged mountain peak or at the foot of a sky-high skyscraper, the emirate’s growing appetite for cycling has been constantly evident.