Eight-time Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships winner Roger Federer is through to the semi-finals of the ATP Finals.
He beat Novak Djokovic in a pulsating round-robin encounter at the O2 Arena in London on Thursday night.
The 6-4, 6-3 win means that the Serb is now eliminated from the season-ending tournament.
It also means that Rafael Nadal will finish the year as the top-ranked male tennis player in the world.
PSG to meet Barca, Man City as Champions League draw throws up marquee ties
Champions League holders Paris St Germain will take on Barcelona and Manchester City in this season's league phase, while record 15-time champions Real Madrid will face Inter Milan and Arsenal after Thursday's draw in Monaco set up several mouth-watering clashes.
Abbas gives Pakistan slight edge as England battle back at Lord's
Pakistan bowler Mohammad Abbas took four wickets as his side just edged the first day of the second test against England at Lord's on Thursday although the hosts clambered back from a rocky start to end a weather-shortened day on 248-9.
UEFA suspends FIFA boycott threat but steps up pressure on world body
UEFA said on Thursday it had provisionally suspended plans to withdraw European teams from FIFA competitions after world football's governing body confirmed its controversial FIFA Forward Enterprise project had been permanently abandoned.
Sri Lanka salvage draw after battling Dinusha denies India
Sri Lanka's middle-order batter Sonal Dinusha engineered a remarkable rearguard action to help the hosts salvage a draw and deny India a series sweep in the second test on Thursday.
Muchova and Mensik win US Open mixed doubles title
Czech pair Karolina Muchova and Jakub Mensik have beaten Switzerland's Belinda Bencic and Italian Flavio Cobolli 6-3 1-6 10-6 on Wednesday to win the US Open mixed doubles title, securing their first Grand Slam trophy as a team.
The UAE is providing $10 million in emergency humanitarian aid to help people affected by devastating floods and landslides in Nepal.
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) will open a 5 km expansion of Emirates Road on Sunday, August 30.
Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, has opened the Emirati Women’s Forum 2026 at Madinat Jumeirah.
