Former Omega Dubai Desert Classic winners Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods have gotten their WGC Match Play campaigns off to a winning start.
Woods edged past Rookie of the Year Aaron Wise in his opening match, while McIlroy beat Luke List 5&4.
Meanwhile, defending champion Bubba Watson lost in the final hole to fellow American Kevin Na.
There were also wins for former Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship winners Paul Casey and Tommy Fleetwood.
Draper heads to quarter-finals after defeating Djokovic at Indian Wells
Defending champion Jack Draper has claimed one of the biggest wins of his career by beating Djokovic in a deciding-set tie-break after two hours and 35 minutes at the Indian Wells.
Neto apologises for pushing ball boy during Chelsea's 5-2 loss
Chelsea winger Pedro Neto has apologised for pushing a ball boy during Wednesday's 5-2 Champions League defeat to Paris St Germain, an incident that added to a chaotic end to the visitors' late collapse.
Alcaraz powers into Indian Wells quarter-finals
World number one Carlos Alcaraz has continued his dominant run at Indian Wells, beating Norway’s Casper Ruud 6-1 7-6(2) on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals in the California desert.
PSG crush Chelsea; Real in command against Man City
Holders Paris St Germain carved out a clear advantage in their Champions League last-16 tie against Chelsea as substitute Khvicha Kvaratskhelia inspired them to an exhilarating 5-2 first-leg victory at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday.
Bodo/Glimt's Champions League rollercoaster continues
The football world may have been surprised by another giant-killing performance by Arctic minnows Bodo/Glimt, but for coach Kjetil Knutsen, their 3-0 thrashing of Sporting on Wednesday was just another step in their amazing Champions League journey.
The National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) has announced early on Thursday that air defence systems are responding to missile and drone threats.
Authorities have responded to an incident involving a drone that fell on a building in the vicinity of Dubai Creek Harbour.
The UAE has expressed its strong condemnation of the unprovoked Iranian drone attack targeting the Port of Salalah in Oman, which resulted in damage to several fuel tanks at the location.
