Zidane primed to unleash France attacking firepower
Zinedine Zidane will take charge of France with the weight of history behind him and one of world football's most gifted squads in front of him, as the 1998 World Cup hero returns to the national team tasked with turning recent near-misses into trophies.
All-rounder Greaves sets test record with five wicket maidens in a row
West Indies all-rounder Justin Greaves made test cricket history on Monday by becoming the first bowler in the recorded era to take wickets in five consecutive maiden overs during the opening test against Pakistan in Tarouba.
Sabalenka, Djokovic headline US Open mixed doubles field
World number one Aryna Sabalenka and 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic headline the initial entry list for this year's US Open mixed doubles championship, organisers said on Monday, as the revamped event returns for a second edition.
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has arrived in Slovakia on a working visit.
Emirati mountaineer Fatima Abdulrahman Al Awadhi, 19, has become the youngest Arab to reach an elevation of over 7,000 metres and summit Lenin Peak.
The UAE has expressed solidarity with Japan after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake shook its southern region on Tuesday, killing at least 13 people, knocking out power to thousands of homes and rupturing roads across the region.