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Djokovic's Wimbledon rookie rival Jacob Fearnley

Djokovic's Wimbledon rookie rival Jacob Fearnley

Last Tuesday, a thrilling match was played out in the first round of Wimbledon between two tennis prospects: Alejandro Moro Cañas and Jacob Fearnley. The 22-year-old Scot, who emerged victorious and earned the prize of facing Novak Djokovic in the second round, has an interesting story behind him…








Aldar partners with UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation

Aldar partners with UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation

The UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation and Aldar, a leading real estate developer, manager, and investor in Abu Dhabi, Announced a partnership to sponsor the Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Jiu-Jitsu Championship, the largest and newest addition to the local jiu-jitsu calendar, with its first round kicking off on Friday, 2 July at Mubadala Arena in Zayed Sports City.


Transgender runner Nikki Hiltz qualifies for Olympics with record-breaking 1500m time

Transgender runner Nikki Hiltz qualifies for Olympics with record-breaking 1500m time

Transgender and nonbinary runner Nikki Hiltz qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, clocking in a time of 3:55:33 in the women’s 1500m race at the US Olympic Trials Sunday: breaking Elle St. Pierre’s trials record of 3:58.03, set in 2021. Hiltz is not the first transgender non-binary person to compete at an Olympics  —Canadian football player Quinn, who competed at Tokyo 2020, was the first openly transgender and nonbinary athlete to participate and win a medal at the Games. 




'Save the Dream' final conference in Lisbon

'Save the Dream' final conference in Lisbon

'Save the Dream' and its partners in the EU ERASMUS+ Crossing the Boundaries through Sport 'CrosSport' project, the International Olympic Truce Centre (IOTC), Spain's Fundación Sevilla FC and Italy's Fondazione Lazio 1900, hosted the project's final conference at the Centro Desportivo Nacional do Jamor in Lisbon, Portugal.