Football

Iraq's head coach Graham Arnold is currently in the UAE with his team's crucial World Cup play-off just weeks away. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Iraq's World Cup 2026 play-off plans disrupted by Middle East crisis

Team's Australian coach Graham Arnold in UAE and unable to link up with squad ahead of winner-take-all clash in Mexico on March 31

Football

Camp Nou crowd can't lift Barca as Atletico hold out to reach Copa del Rey final

Football
Eddie Howe has been Newcastle United manager since November 2021. EPA

Newcastle v Man United: Pressure on Howe ahead of brutal run of fixtures

Football

Premier League predictions: Arsenal and Man City win again

Football

Man United player ratings v Crystal Palace: Fernandes and Sesko key to victory

Football

Uefa 'carefully assessing' situation with Doha's Yamal v Messi showdown in doubt

Football

Tennis

Russia's Daniil Medvedev, left, won the men's Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. AFP

InterviewDubai caps successful Middle East swing but Saudi Masters poses fresh challenges

DDF tournament director Salah Tahlak says cramped calendar makes it tough to attract top players

Tennis

Medvedev and tennis stars impacted by airspace closure could miss Indian Wells

Tennis
Russia’s Daniil Medvedev during his semi-final win over Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime in Dubai. AFP

Medvedev wins Dubai Tennis Championships after injured Griekspoor withdraws

Tennis

Rublev joins greats by reaching fifth Dubai Tennis Championships semi-final

Tennis

Rublev rumbles on as Bublik and Draper bow out in Dubai

Tennis

Dubai Tennis Championships: Humbert ousts champion Tsitsipas

Tennis

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