The Technical Committee of the inaugural Gulf Youth Games, to be hosted by the United Arab Emirates from Tuesday 16 April to Thursday 2 May, has approved the schedule of football and other sports to be played during the tournament.

The Organising Committee of the inaugural Gulf Youth Games has announced that all sports facilities in the five host emirates - Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman and Fujairah - are fully prepared to host the event.

In less than a year, the capital of the United Arab Emirates will once again host an event from the world's premier mixed martial arts organisation, although the fighters have yet to be announced. But expectations are high after Abu Dhabi hosted the Makachev-Volkanovski showdown last year.

The Dutch driver claimed the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in the United Arab Emirates on the Yas Marina Circuit, marking the 22nd (and final) race of the Formula 1 season. Verstappen secured 19 wins out of 22 races (along with 21 podiums), a truly astonishing feat that solidifies his status as the King of Formula 1.

The success was total in terms of level, performance, excitement, and organisation. That's why Abu Dhabi is once again the benchmark for grappling, and the competitive headquarters of Jiu-Jitsu will open its doors to this tournament that promises to reinvent itself and exceed expectations.

In the heart of Abu Dhabi, the illustrious Mubadala Tower is set to host the much-anticipated fifteenth edition of the World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship, spanning from the 1st to the 10th of November. 

Miami won their second-ever International Basketball Federation 3x3 World Tour Masters event with a dominant 21-13 final victory against Serbian side Partizan in Abu Dhabi.

Abu Dhabi will host the 2028 Cycling Road World Championships and the 2029 Track World Championships, the International Cycling Union has announced.

Emirati fighter Zayed Al Kathiri enjoyed home success at the final leg of the 2022-2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Ju-Jitsu World Tour season, in the city which gives the circuit its name.

Britain doubled up as the World Triathlon Championship Series returned for 2023 in Abu Dhabi - as Alex Yee and Beth Potter won the men's and women's races respectively.

Britain's Georgia Taylor-Brown will be looking to make the most of the absence of title holder Flora Duffy of Bermuda when she begins her campaign at the opening World Triathlon Championship Series event in Abu Dhabi.

The World Boxing Council (WBC) has criticised the International Boxing Association (IBA) for what it alleged was an infringement of its intellectual property.

International Boxing Association (IBA) President Umar Kremlev has claimed that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has "no right to dictate to us how to live".