HH Sheikh Mohammed calls for criminalisation of pe

According to national news agency WAM, the new legislation would ban the import, selling and buying of banned performance-enhancing drugs in horse racing and equine sports.\n\nSheikh Mohammed, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, was quoted as saying: \"We have firm convictions of the fairness in horse races and other equine sports in the UAE. We are keen to find a legal framework that preserves it so as to set an example that will be emulated in complete compliance with...

BOXING: Adam Hollioake shapes up for showdown with

In one corner you\'ve got Carlos Spencer, who wouldn\'t look out of place on the set of \'Pumping Iron\'. In the other there\'s former England cricket star Adam Hollioake, and while he\'s certainly no slouch, next to the All Blacks Adonis he may as well be Mike Gatting.\n\n\"I hope it\'s not a bodybuilding competition,\" Hollioake told Dubaimoon News, \"because I\'m definitely going to lose there. The guy is seriously ripped. I\'ve got female followers [on Twitter] and they\'re going to see how fat I am compared to...

GOLF: Sergio Garcia comment hurtful - time to move

What had been a celebration of European golf at an awards dinner south of London shifted suddenly to a racially sensitive moment involving Woods, the No. 1 golfer in the world and the only player of African-American heritage on the PGA Tour.\n\nGarcia said he meant to give a funny answer to a playful question, and it turned out to be "totally stupid and out of place."\n\n"I feel sick about it and I feel truly, truly sorry," he said Wednesday from the BMW PGA Championship at...

FOOTBALL OPINION: 'Here's my team of the 2012-13 s

But I like things to go down to the wire and, bar the one remaining European spot, it was all done and dusted come Sunday\'s kick-off. \n\nManchester United showed outstanding consistency, a phrase that undoubtedly underlines the season gone wasn\'t a classic. \n\nBut don\'t for one second think there weren\'t many memorable moments and top talents to savour - there were, and here is my team of 2012-13 season. \n\nGOALKEEPER: JOE HART - Some of you doubtless won\'t agree with me here. Roberto Mancini...

SPORT OPINION: Top players to compete at 'The Duba

Sportsmen at the top of their game are a breed apart. UAE residents know all about the world\'s best, with regular visits from top competitors such as tennis titans Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal or golfing greats Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. Intense, immaculate and fully focused on success, they are a joy to watch even if you\'re not into sports.\n\nA different kind of athlete is on show this weekend at the Dubai Tennis Stadium. \nThe Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters brings with it the world\'s top...

FOOTBALL: Manchester City, New York Yankees establ

New York City Football Club will be the MLS\'s 20th team and is set to start playing from the 2015 season.\n\n"This is not a marketing gimmick," City chief executive Ferran Soriano said in a conference call on Tuesday. "This is about developing a team that will play very good football and will have a chance to win."\n\nCity, which is owned by HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi, will be the majority owner of the team.\n\nThe venture is being launched by...

FORMULA 1: Mark Webber out to master Monaco

The Red Bull racer has had a tough season so far, the lowlight of which was the sorry saga in Malaysia when he was robbed of a win by team-mate Sebastian Vettel\'s decision to ignore team orders.\n\nThe 36-year-old Australian is 47 points adrift of Vettel in the standings and if he\'s to have any chance of mounting a charge it has to start this weekend.\nHowever, having won F1\'s blue-riband event twice in the past three years, Webber is confident he\'ll be up among the pacesetters.\n\n\"It\'s always been...

David Beckham's son Brooklyn joins professional fo

The 14-year-old schoolboy looks set to follow in his father David Beckham\'s sporting footsteps after joining Queens Park Rangers\' Under 14 academy side, according to the MailOnline.\n\nThe English club train near the Beckhams\' home in west London.\n\nThe news comes after David announced his retirement from professional soccer last week, playing what is believed to be his final match for French team Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes in Paris on Saturday (May 18).\n\nSoccer-mad Brooklyn was a...

FOOTBALL: Jose Mourinho's Madrid exit paves way fo

The Portuguese coach\'s final season at Madrid has been blighted by divisions and a lack of trophies, but he is free to leave three years early from his contract after the final match on June 1 without any compensation involved.\n\n"To spend three years in a first-division Spanish club is not easy — I share his reasons for wanting to leave," President Florentino Perez said Monday. "The level of pressure has increased, so much that this is what has happened now ... he may have...

FOOTBALL OPINION: Fantastic Fergie to shocking Sua

There\'s only one thing more common than players getting up to no good at the end of a season and that\'s awards pieces from every media outlet on the planet.\nOf course, everybody wants to have their say and we are no different. But, as usual, we\'ve added our own \'A Load of Balls\' twist. So here\'s our alternative take on the past 380 games of English top-flight football.\n\n\'FITTING FAREWELL\' AWARD\n\nAs much as the past nine months have been characterised by the many managers who have been shown the...