Author: Alan Conde

Paris Olympics are underway now and the world is expectancy and enthusiasm to see and participate in the contest. However, the opening ceremony has raised a lot of controversy and got different reception, especially in the UAE. The event was criticized rampantly especially after drag queens and tranvestites graced the occasion through their performances. Some of the externals and, in particular, costumes and dances were viewed by many as an attempt to be vulgar and the depiction of ‘Last Supper’ in any way could be considered blasphemous to an extent. The backlash also saw the removal of the ceremony video…

First, it was hailed ‘Cook ‘N Bacon,’ Kassidy Cook and Sarah Bacon seal the Team USA’s first Olympic medal at the Olympic Games Paris 2024. Jade, the spectacular synchronized diver took the silver medal in the women’s synchronized 3-meter springboard event on Saturday at the Aquatics Centre. The two got a total of 314. 64 points in doubles and thereby winning silver; the title of world champions went to three-time winners China Chang Yani and Chen Yiwen, who scored 337 points. 68 points. Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen of Great Britain completed the medalists line-up with a total of…

Football lovers are once again in for a fix as Spain is scheduled to lock horns with the Dominican Republic in the Paris 2024 Olympic Football Group stage on Saturday, July 27th. The FIFa Referees Committee has revealed that the match with the highest expectation of the Men’s Group C will be incoming to the Emirati referee Adel Al Naqbi for appointment. He will be aided by other Iraqis Ahmed Al Rashidi as the First Assistant Referee and Sabit Obeid as the Second Assistant Referee. There will be 89 match officials including 45 countries conferred by the FIFA Referees Committee…

The campaign masterminds that promote the city globally under the Brand Dubai, an entity of the Government of Dubai Media Office, has recently launched a new guide for indoor sports facilities in collaboration with the Dubai Sports Council. #DubaiDestinations is a campaign launched to encourage residents and visitors of the emirate to engage in numerous indoor sports activities during summer This guide is the newest part of the #DubaiDestinations campaign. May Al Naqbi of Brand Dubai, Senior Executive of Creative Projects, said in relation to the guide on Indoor Sports Destinations in Dubai that the guide presents a range of…

UAE national team and Sharjah Cultural Chess Club’s Grandmaster Salem Abdul Rahman Saleh won the gold medal in the first edition of the Challengers Triathlon in the 2024 Biel International Chess Festival. Saleh performed great in 22 games; in total he got 35. 5 points, 9 points in Blitz, 6 in the Rapid, and 20. 5 in Classical. The event was the Challengers Triathlon and had two segments. In Section A there were five classical games, five games with the colors reversed, and ten blitz games played in double round-robin. In Section B, the first four players from Section A…

They officially speak about the Games of the Future 2025 in Dubai, after the UAE was chosen at the ceremony in Istanbul last month. Planned for the year 2025, this highly contested event places Dubai on the global map of innovation, technology, and sports. Ghanim Mubarak Al Hajeri, Director-General of the General Authority of Sports, UAE, expressed his excitement: Given Dubai’s position as a pioneer in sports and technology, it is suited to host the Games of the Future 2025 Indeed, the Games will unveil the emirate’s capacity in setting up and staging international sporting events, will demonstrate its commitments…

Dubai has set a number of attractive water and snow sports events for the summer being staged indoors and in shopping centers. These events are held by the DSC as part of, and referred to as, the ‘Our Sports Summer Initiative’, and also focus on reaching both genders with some events exclusive to women. Under this framework, DSC was involved in the organization of entertaining activities for the elderly people at Ski Dubai Mall of Emirates. These events were attended by Thukher Community Club and the activities included partaking dietary knowledge and first aid knowledge. These include organised activities geared…

Declaration No. 2 of Emiri Order of 2024 sets up a new board of directors consisting of Khalid Yousef bin Hudaiba as Chairman, Saeed Obaid bin Arran as First Vice Chairman, and Dr. Salem Hamad bin Hamdhah as Second Vice Chairman. Other board of directors include; Dr. Mohammed Saif Al Talai, Dr. Hamid Ali Bu Osaiba, Dr. Ali Issa Al Jasmi, Ammar Rashid Al Alili, Marwan Rashid Al Miqbali and Mouza Hamid Al Heliou. In compliance with the above terms, the following decree shall come into operation from today and shall be released in the Official Gazette.

The young contestants from Sharjah Self-Defence Sports Club secured a victory in the second round of the Championship named after Khaled bin Mohamed Bin Zayed in Jiu Jitsu in Coca Cola Arena, Dubai on Sunday. The event was the No-Gi competitions held under the management of the UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation and received athletes from the Youth, Adults, and Masters categories. The recorded event was a day-long competition that was exciting to watch due to the participation of the best athletes from the UAE’s leading clubs and academies. Most fans and the relatives of the particular participants contributed to the increased…

The UAE equestrian team triumphed on the first day of the 2024 International Tent Pegging Championship in Traditional Sport Dress on Friday securing the Lance category silver medal. The championship, under the aegis of the International Tent Pegging Federation, is occurring in Moscow on 9th-15th of July. The UAE national team is represented by five skilled riders: These are Abdullah Mohammed Al Shamsi, Saif Mubarak Al Harthi, Fahad Shanwan Al Shamri, Saif Saeed Al Junaibi, and Mohammed Abdullah Hussain.