Author: Alan Conde
Alan Conde
Alan Conde is a seasoned sports journalist based in Dubai, originally from Brazil. With over a decade of experience, Alan covers a wide range of sports for Dubai News, focusing on football, cricket, motorsports, and tennis. He began his journalism career in São Paulo, Brazil, after earning a degree from the University of São Paulo.
One of the most discussed issues now is bowling, and Bumrah played it very interesting after India’s victory over Pakistan in the T20 World Cup. His bowling performance of 4-0-14-3, this always displayed by his peculiar short run-up and style of bowling confined the Pakistani batsmen and gave India a victory. For many, the India bowling spearhead Bumrah might take time to regain his form after a serious back injury but the warrior has shown his skills. Two affiliated people of the UAE cricket fraternity, the seasoned coach Gopal Jasapara and the international pace bowler Zahoor Khan also gave the…
Abu Dhabi: Two young supporters of the Al Ain Football Club adorned in team paraphernalia were invited to meet President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on February 21, 2019 after they gained much attention for their enthusiastic cheering during the AFC Champions League fixtures. While the children’s joy was very much visible and bright in a certain video that went viral on social media, all of it pointed to a tremendous affection toward the team. Educational – Episode with the Presidential Character A certain youngster was so moved by the gesture that after the meeting, he had…
His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, has directed the Department of Finance to pay June employees’ salaries one day earlier than usual, due to Eid Al Adha holidays. Such a decision illustrates sheikh Hamdan’s commitment to addressing the he needs of employees to cater for their families, and in turn, boost their happiness and satisfaction. Specifically, in regard to the employees’ needs, the Crown Price would like to relieve them from certain financial concerns during the end of the year, particularly during the celebration…
Kuwait’s national football team will have their last practice session at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata this evening before the powerful side from Kuwait can step up for a blow-to knockout match India on Thursday. This matches is one of the match of the FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifier in United State of America, Mexico & Canada in conjunction with the 2027 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia Group A fifth round matches . Kuwait ended a week-long training session in Bangkok, Thailand with Portuguese coach Rui Pinto focusing on building up all players through rotation games and experimenting all tactics to…
The viewers have been provided with the opportunity to watch the trailer of the new documentary “Black Barbie” produced by the Shondaland studio founded by Shonda Rhimes. The public interest in the story of the first Black Barbie will be reignited on June 19th when the documentary will be rolled out as a part of the celebration of Black women working for Mattel in 1980. As stated by Netflix, “Black Barbie” is much greater than simply a doll: It is an entire film dedicated to the three Black female employees of Mattel that helped transform Barbie. It is all depicted…
Cricket particularly enjoys the World Cups and it wouldn’t be surprising to have another one only 195 days after the men’s 50-over WC, and so the T20 World Cup version starts this Sunday. This new cricketing event to be held in USA and West Indies is a new phenomenon and concept in this triangular competitions. A Fresh Perspective The next T20 World Cup schedule in 2024 can be seen from another angle than the previous competitive in India. Featuring a mix of the major cricketing powers and teams that have emerged into the scene affords a certain interest level. The…
Sharjah: In May 31, Sharjah Police in cooperation with Rafid Vehicle Solutions have introduced a new toll-free number to report minor car accidents; 80092. Rafid Vehicle Solutions Company is an automotive solution company invested by Sharjah Asset Management Company which is Sharjah’s investment authority. Rafid offer such services as automotive assistance on highways and dealing with simple cases of road traffic accidents within the emirate. The accidents can be reported through the toll free line 80092 or through the application Rafid for iPhones and other Android devices. The preceding number is also 80072343 which is also available and can be…
Dubai, UAE-The list of festivals and bank holidays for the whole of UAE for 2025 Calendar year for both the Government and private institutions has been declared. This decision which was captured under the cabinet resolution no. 27 of 2024, was gazetted and the regulations will come into force from January 1,2025. It is based on the assessment of several legal provisions, local laws, statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances, orders, circulars, notifications, and policies namely the UAE Constitution, Federal Law No. 11 of 2017 On Cabinet Competencies, Federal Law No. 33 of 2021 on Labour Relations, Federal Law No. 49 of…
Dubai: Utility of Use of Blockchain in Innovative Approaches Dubai, a popular tourist destination, is all set to shake the sports industry with its new blockchain product. The Atleta Network based on the creation of the first Web3 sports industry blockchain platform becomes the next stage of the company’s development. Launched with the help of football players including Kuranyi, Romario, Trezeghuet, Sneijder, and Marsal, the Atleta Network can become a pioneer in the industry and provide organizations with the opportunity to create smart contracts, emit tokens, as well as increase transparency of financial transactions. It also has social purposes where…
There are exclusively built luxurious villa homes in the neighborhood and now, Jumeirah Islands has become an upscale neighborhood in Dubai, and ranks with Emirates Hills, Jumeirah Bay Island, and Palm Jumeirah. In the last 3 years the man-made island cluster has comprised of more than 10% of all the property transactions that were above Dh10m that demonstrates existence of a very healthy market and a prime entity in line with Knight Frank, the international property consult. The highest value of property sold in the Jumeirah Islands within this period was in December of 2023 through a four-bedroom house that…