Overview
- The final stage of the 19th Al Dhafra Festival begins in Madinat Zayed with 2,655 prizes totaling over AED 59 million and events running through January 22.
- The 19th Mohammed bin Rashid Endurance Festival starts Tuesday at Dubai International Endurance City, opening with a 120 km ladies’ race and culminating in Saturday’s 160 km main cup.
- Fazaa’s main falconry championship launched the ‘Public Owners’ category with more than 200 birds on day one and an expanded program managed through the F3 digital platform.
- Al Wahda fell 1-0 to Al Wasl in Round 11 of the ADNOC Pro League as coach Dimas Teixeira accepted full responsibility, with Al Wasl rising to second and Al Wahda slipping to third.
- Tunisia faces Mali tonight in the AFCON round of 16 in Casablanca with injury doubts noted for the Eagles of Carthage and playmaker Hannibal Mejbri drawing praise from Mali’s coach.