Champions

Cristiano Ronaldo requires stitches after nasty head injury

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Cristiano Ronaldo suffered a nasty cut to the head as Real Madrid moved back into the top four of La Liga after thumping lowly Deportivo La Coruna 7-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday. Ronaldo ended a miserable run of league form with a late double but in the process of heading in his side’s sixth goal, he suffered a kickRead more

Barcelona's Dembele suffers new injury setback

Dubai - Emirates Voice

Barcelona's Ousmane Dembele has been ruled out for "three to four weeks" in a new blow for the French forward, his club announced on Monday. Dembele hurt himself after coming off the bench in the second half of Sunday's 4-2 win away to Real Sociedad in La Liga. The injury is different to the hamstring tear that ruled him out for threeRead more

Two schools could win Dh1m of solar panels in Sustainability Champions competition

Dubai - Emirates Voice

Two UAE schools could win an Expo 2020 award and a share of DH1 million-worth of solar panels for their building as a reward for working on innovative projects to fight climate change, it was announced on Monday. Installing Dh500,000-worth of photovoltaic panels per school will give the students a better understanding of energy saving and provide them with invaluableRead more

Johnson dominates in Tournament of Champions win

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World number one Dustin Johnson powered to an eight-shot triumph at the US PGA Tour Tournament of Champions in Hawaii on Sunday. Johnson's masterful display off the tee at the par-73 Plantation Course at Kapalua included a near hole-in-one at the par-four 12th hole -- where his drive left him a six-inch tap-in for eagle. He carded an eight-under par 65 forRead more

Heartbroken Italians demand answers

Milan - Emirates Voice

After the initial shock and disbelief, heartbroken Italians on Tuesday demanded answers as to why the one-time stars of the global game had missed the World Cup finals for the first time in 60 years. The Italian press called it an "apocalypse" for the four-time world champions, who failed to qualify for the 1958 World Cup but have played everyRead more

Hungry Ronaldo wants seven Fifa Best Player awards

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

Cristiano Ronaldo has set his sights on a 'lucky seventh' piece of Fifa silverware after collecting his fifth Men's Player of the Year award on Monday. Ronaldo's Real Madrid side, who won both La Liga and the Champions League last season, dominated the 2017 Best Fifa football awards at a star-studded ceremony in London on Monday. The Portuguese ace hasRead more

Ronaldo retains Fifa award for world's best player

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

Real Madrid's Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo was crowned the best soccer player in the world for the second year running at Fifa's The Best awards gala on Monday. Cristiano Ronaldo wins Best Fifa Men's Player Lieke Martens wins Best Fifa Women's Player Fifa XI is: Buffon; Marcelo, Bonucci, Ramos, Alves; Iniesta,Modric, Kroos; Neymar, Ronaldo, Messi Celtic win Fifa Fans AwardRead more

Great Britain and Ireland take DDF Shergar Cup

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

A sell-out crowd of almost 32,000 flocked to Ascot Racecourse on Saturday to cheer on a host of the world's top male and female jockeys who queue up for the ticket to ride in the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup challenge, British Racing's only team competition. Four teams representing Europe, Rest of the World, Great Britain and Ireland and TheRead more

striker Hernandez aims to score against his old club

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

West Ham United forward Javier Hernandez is eager to showcase his talents on the return to his former stomping ground when the London visit Manchester United in their opening fixture of the 2017-18 Premier League campaign on Saturday. The Mexico international, nicknamed Chicharito, enjoyed a productive four-year spell at United from 2010, scoring 59 goals in more than 150 appearancesRead more

Has tennis finally found its next superstar?

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

The past champions whose names line the grandstands at the Citi Open include Andre Agassi (five times), Jimmy Connors, Stefan Edberg and Ivan Lendl. On Sunday, Alexander Zverev showed he may one day belong among such exalted company. The 20-year-old rising star from Germany picked up early breaks in each set and was never challenged on his serve in aRead more