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American golfer Patrick Reed has claimed victory at the 2026 Hero Dubai Desert Classic, the opening Rolex Series event on the DP World Tour, finishing 14 under par to win by four strokes.

American Learner Tien overcame a nosebleed in the opening set to school Daniil Medvedev 6-4 6-0 6-3 at the Australian Open on Sunday and moved into the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time in his young career.

American third seed Coco Gauff weathered a three-set thriller to beat Karolina Muchova 6-1 3-6 6-3 and advance to the Australian Open quarter-finals on Sunday, extending her perfect record against the Czech player to five straight wins.

Carlos Alcaraz eased into his third successive Australian Open quarter-finals on Sunday, doling out another Grand Slam beatdown for American Tommy Paul in a match disrupted by a medical emergency in the crowd.

England captain Harry Brook said the pitch used for Saturday's second one-day international against Sri Lanka was probably the worst he had ever played on despite their series-levelling victory in Colombo.

India plans to slash tariffs on cars imported from the European Union to 40 per cent from as high as 110 per cent, sources said, in the biggest opening yet of the country's vast market as the two sides close in on a free trade pact that could come as early as Tuesday.

Dubai Chambers explored ways to deepen economic cooperation with Serbia during a recenttrade mission to Belgrade aimed at expanding bilateral engagement across a range of sectors.

TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, on Thursday said it has finalised a deal to establish a majority American-owned joint venture that will secure US data, to avoid a US ban on the short video app used by over 200 million Americans.

DP World has officially unveiled the Dubai Food District, a major expansion and rebranding of the Al Aweer Central Fruit and Vegetable Market that will bring trade, storage, processing and distribution into a single, connected ecosystem.

TECOM Group has acquired an university campus at Dubai International Academic City for AED125 million, raising its total investments across its commercial and industrial portfolio to more than AED 5.5 billion since listing in July 2022.

Dubai Police handled more than 1.46 million calls in the final quarter of 2025, as the force reported continued high demand for emergency and non-emergency services while maintaining rapid response times.

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) on Sunday said construction is now 65 per cent complete on a new 1.5-kilometre bridge that will provide direct access between Sheikh Zayed Road and Dubai Harbour.

Emirates Airline has announced the cancellation of several flights heading to the United States starting Saturday due to the "anticipated severe impact of Storm Fern across parts of the US".

UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has reaffirmed the role of education as a "fundamental pillar of the UAE's long-term strategic vision" on the International Day of Education.

US immigration agents shot and killed a US citizen in Minneapolis on Saturday, officials said, sparking fierce protests and condemnations from local leaders in the second such incident this month.

More than 400,000 customers in the US as far west as Texas were without power and more than 9,600 flights were expected to be cancelled on Sunday ahead of a monster winter storm that threatened to paralyse eastern states with heavy snowfall.

Around 1,700 apartment buildings in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv were still without heating following a Russian missile and drone attack earlier this week, Kyiv Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said on Sunday.

Seven people have died and 82 are missing after a landslide hit in Indonesia's West Java province, Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency said on Saturday, amid reports of heavy rain in the area.