DUBAI: Emirates, the Official Sponsor of the Los Angeles Dodgers, will be welcoming baseball legend, Orel Hershiser and current Los Angeles Dodgers player, Ross Stripling and Bench Coach Bob Geren to Dubai. Orel Hershiser, also known as “Bull Dog” is one of major league baseball’s most well-known and respected retired pitchers. Most well-known for his legendary 1988 season, Hershiser pitched …

DUBAI: After six months of training, drills, and preparation, the EK Firebirds, an all-women’s rugby club comprised of Emirates Cabin Crew coming from 14 different nationalities, is ready to compete at the 2018 edition of the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens invitational women’s tournament. Earlier today, the EK Firebirds squad met with the USA Women’s Eagles, the national sevens rugby team, …

DUBAI: The Dubai Duty Free Golf World Cup is always one of the most highly anticipated events in the international travel retail golfing calendar and this year’s 26th edition was no exception.  The two day event saw 100 players compete in a bid to be crowned the 26th anniversary champion, round 1 was played at Emirates Golf Club and round 2 at …

Sports Desk DUBAI: Racing at Meydan on Thursday was highlighted by a 1600m rated conditions event, the GulfNews.com, where Ramzan Kadyrov’s Cosmo Charlie ran out an emphatic winner under Pat Dobbs, just as he had done in the equivalent race 12 months ago. Trained by Doug Watson, the 4-year-old gelded son of Stay Thirsty overcame a poor start to rush up from …

DUBAI: On Tuesday, November 6th 2018, Cross Counter, a three year old horse hailing from the stables of Godolphin, created history by winning the 158th edition of the Melbourne Cup, Australia’s biggest horse racing event – commonly referred to as the race that stops a nation. Following the race victory, Emirates SkyCargo transported the champion horse from Melbourne to Dubai …

KARACHI: The Cricket Legend Wasim Akram and CEO- JBS, Veqar ul Islam had an exclusive session on ‘Management Lessons from Cricket’ at the 2nd edition of The Future Summit. The session was a one-on-one conversation between Wasim Akram and Veqar ul Islam which shed light on the similarities between corporate world and the world of sports. Wasim Akram while expressing …

DUBAI: Uplifting its luxury lifestyle offering, OZEN by Atmosphere at Maadhoo introduces the latest addition to its all-inclusive experience with the Atmosphere Indulgence™ Luxury All-Inclusive Holiday Plan. Surrounded by the turquoise waters of Maadhoo Island, the tennis court at OZEN is sure to take your game up a notch. Travellers seeking an active yet luxurious getaway can visit OZEN to …

LONDON/DUBAI: In an exciting finale, Alexander Zverev took home the trophy as the winner of The Nitto ATP Finals. The season-ending event saw Zverev defeat Novak Djokovic after winning against Roger Federer in the semi-finals the previous day. This highly anticipated tournament drew crowds of over 250,000 at the stadium and over 90 million viewers worldwide. Emirates branding was present throughout the stadium, …

DUBAI: Top golf players battled it out today in the final round to take home the trophy, and Danny Willett came out on top to be crowned as the DP World Tour Champion while Francesco Molinari won the ‘Race to Dubai’ title. The final round produced plenty of drama for almost 65,000 fans that attended Dubai’s biggest golf event, which has …

DUBAI/LONDON: The Nitto ATP Semi-finals, of which Emirates is a Platinum Partner, took place at The O2 in London yesterday and saw Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev qualify for the Finals to be held today. The two players prevailed against Roger Federer and Kevin Anderson. Emirates branding was present throughout the stadium, including on the tournament’s iconic net. Emirates Cabin Crew were also …