Football

Palm City owner Soheil Var Var and Sheik Ahmed celebrate with their players following their UAE FA Cup final victory over Hatta. Mina Rzouki / The National

InterviewFrom a dollar and a dream in Dubai to a historic double: Palm City’s rise

Founded from a social media challenge, Palm City FC have completed an unprecedented double in just two years with the backing of entrepreneur Soheil Var

Football

Ipswich join Championship title-winners Coventry in Premier League

Football
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah celebrates following the Premier League match at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool. Picture date: Sunday April 19, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Nick Potts/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: EDITORIAL USE ONLY No use with unauthorised audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or "live" services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications.
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Salah 'has a lot of good options' as he plans life after Liverpool

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‘Small players in big club’: Tadic takes swipe at Al Ain after Al Wahda win cup

Football

Fifa Congress takeaways: Infantino starts re-election bid, Iran issues persist

Football

Premier League predictions: Man United edge Liverpool in Old Trafford thriller

Football

Tennis

Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, the PIF, has no intention of ditching its plans to hold a new Masters 1000 tournament in the Kingdom starting 2028. AFP

Saudi Arabia committed to new ATP tennis event as investments scaled back

News comes after PIF pulled funding for LIV Golf at end of 2026 and WTA Finals set to leave Kingdom after this year

Tennis

Tennis goes all in on gambling sponsorship but players bear brunt of online hate

Tennis
Philippines star Alex Eala in Madrid. Getty Images

Tjen and Eala suffer heavy defeats in Madrid

Tennis

'A tiny miracle': Ons Jabeur gives birth to first child

Tennis

Sinner’s winning streak puts Alcaraz’s No 1 spot under threat

Tennis

WTA initiative aims to reshape coaching landscape for Arab women

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