Sports from Thursday, May 14th, 2026
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Dubai Basketball return home for ABA League semi-finals after 2-month relocation
Dubai Basketball will return to the Coca-Cola Arena for the ABA League semi-final home games of the 2025/26 season, scheduled to begin on Wednesday, May 20 against Budućnost VOLI.
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Gauff eases past Cirstea to reach second straight Italian Open final
Third seed Coco Gauff surged into her second consecutive Italian Open final on Thursday, overcoming Romanian Sorana Cirstea 6-4 6-3.
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Sinner surges into Rome semis with record Masters 1000 win
World number one Jannik Sinner set a record with his 32nd consecutive Masters 1000 victory, brushing aside Russia's Andrey Rublev 6-2 6-4 to reach the Italian Open semi-finals on Thursday.
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United States waives visa bonds for specific World Cup ticket-holders
Ticket-holders from specific countries will not be required to pay a bond to attend World Cup matches this summer in the United States, a Trump Administration representative announced on Wednesday.
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Guardiola hails Foden's spark as Man City stay on Arsenal's heels
Pep Guardiola said Phil Foden supplied the kind of inspiration that cannot be drawn up on a tactics board after the England midfielder drove Manchester City to a 3-0 victory over Crystal Palace on Wednesday.
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Putin thanks UAE President for Russia-Ukraine mediation effortsUAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a phone call from Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, during which they discussed various aspects of cooperation and joint efforts aimed at strengthening the strategic partnership between the two countries.
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UAE says OPEC, OPEC+ exit was sovereign strategic decisionThe UAE's decision to exit the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC and OPEC+) was a "sovereign strategic choice" and not "driven by political considerations", Suhail Mohamed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, said on Saturday.
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UAE, Maldives FMs discuss bilateral tiesHis Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, held a phone call with Maldives Foreign Minister Iruthisham Adam on Saturday to discuss bilateral relations and ways to strengthen cooperation between the two countries.
