Friday's World Cup double-header gets underway with New Zealand taking on Sri Lanka at Cardiff.
Blackcaps wicketkeeper Tom Latham has returned to training and is expected to return from a finger injury
Play from Sofia Gardens gets underway at 1:30 pm UAE time.
Five-time World Cup winners Australia also get their 2019 campaign underway.
They take on Afghanistan at Bristol in their tournament opener.
The first ball of that match will be bowled at 4:30 pm UAE time.
Pogacar out to complete Grand Tour hat-trick with Vuelta win
UAE Team Emirates-XRG cyclist Tadej Pogacar is ready to fulfil a "big dream" by adding a Vuelta a Espana title to his trophy cabinet.
Rory McIlroy shoots 64, part of five-way tie for lead at BMW
Rory McIlroy shook off last week's difficulties and birdied four of his final six holes to earn a share of the first-round lead at the BMW Championship on Thursday at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis.
Brazil's iconic Maracana to stage Women's World Cup opener and final
Brazil will stage the opening game and final of the 2027 Women's World Cup at Rio de Janeiro's Maracana Stadium, according to the match schedule unveiled on Thursday for the 32-team tournament.
Brook maintains stranglehold over Pakistan for dominant England
England's Harry Brook extended his remarkable record against Pakistan to put the hosts into a commanding position on the second day of the first test at Headingley.
US Open announces record $108 million prize purse
The US Open will hand out $108 million in prize money at this year's final Grand Slam, it said on Thursday, marking the largest purse in tennis history and a 20 per cent jump from last year's total payout.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and the Ruler of Dubai, will cover the treatment costs for a Jordanian girl suffering from spinal muscular atrophy.
Al Ain Misdemeanour Court has convicted two individuals of assaulting a petrol station employee by force and violence while performing his duties following a dispute over cleaning a vehicle’s windscreen.
The UAE has adopted a resolution to develop a structured, legislative and regulatory framework for evaluation and review costs in the higher education and technical-vocational ecosystem.
