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Mona McSharry poses with the bronze medal from the 100m breaststroke final

McSharry wins bronze in World 100m breaststroke final

Mona McSharry claimed bronze in the 100m breaststroke final at the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Abu Dhabi.

Swimming • 20 Dec 21

Walshe claims silver medal in Abu Dhabi

Ellen Walshe has won a silver medal in the 400m Individual Medley at the World Short Course Championships in Abu Dhabi, smashing the Irish record twice along the way.

Swimming • 16 Dec 21

Gareth Delany batting against Bangladesh

Ireland beat Bangladesh in final T20 World Cup warm-up

An unbeaten 50-ball 88 from Gareth Delany lifted Ireland to a comfortable 33-run win over Bangladesh in their final warm-up fixture ahead of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

Cricket • 14 Oct 21

Ireland are likely to be unchanged for the first of the three games against Afghanistan from the side that beat the UAE last week

Preview: Ireland braced for latest joust with Afghans

John Kenny looks ahead to the three World Cup qualifiers series against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi.

Cricket • 20 Jan 21

Paul Stirling impressed in the first ODI, scoring a century

Another match suspended due to Covid issue in Abu Dhabi

Ireland's encounter against the UAE, scheduled for Thursday, has been postponed as a result of the ongoing Covid-19 situation in Abu Dhabi.

Cricket • 13 Jan 21

Sabalenka claims Abu Dhabi title to stretch streak

Aryna Sabalenka recorded a comfortable 6-2 6-2 victory over Veronika Kudermetova to clinch the WTA 500 event in Abu Dhabi and extend her winning streak to 15 matches.

Tennis • 13 Jan 21

Rob Whittaker raises his hands following the gruelling encounter with Liverpudlian Till

Whittaker edges Till in bloody battle in Abu Dhabi

England's Darren Till lost his UFC middleweight bout against former champion Rob Whittaker in a bloody five-round main event in Abu Dhabi.

MMA • 26 Jul 20

Anthony Joshua's team are confident of a bout taking place in the autumn

Joshua could again be off to fight in the Middle East

Anthony Joshua could return to the Middle East for his fight against Kubrat Pulev in order to avoid his next world heavyweight title defence taking place behind closed doors.

Boxing • 06 May 20

Lee Westwood poses with trophy number 25 after his latest European Tour victory

Westwood sees off triple threat to win in Abu Dhabi

Lee Westwood held off the challenges of fellow Englishmen Matt Fitzpatrick and Tommy Fleetwood plus France's Victor Perez to clinch the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship with a final-round score of 67.

Golf • 19 Jan 20

Hamilton totally dominated at the Yas Marina Circuit

Hamilton finishes the season with another victory

A dominant Lewis Hamilton rounded off his world-championship winning campaign in style with an 11th win of the year at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 01 Dec 19

Hamilton ends season with a win in Abu Dhabi

Five times world champion Lewis Hamilton wrapped up the Formula One season in Abu Dhabi in style on Sunday with his 11th victory of the campaign.

Motorsport • 25 Nov 18

Pep Guardiola meets his employer, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan

City under pressure following new FFP revelations

German newspaper Der Spiegel is reporting that City deliberately deceived UEFA to hide their breaches of Financial Fair Play rules.

Soccer • 06 Nov 18

Novak Djokovic: 'I need to accept this situation, and to wait for the results of the therapies'

Djokovic in danger of missing Aussie Open

Novak Djokovic's Australian Open participation is in doubt after he was forced to withdraw from an exhibition event in Abu Dhabi with an elbow injury.

Tennis • 29 Dec 17

Valtteri Bottas led home a McLaren one-two

Hamilton unable to find a way past Bottas in Abu Dhabi

World champion Lewis Hamilton fell short in his quest to end his title-winning campaign on top after Valtteri Bottas won the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 26 Nov 17

Hamilton celebrates winning the Brazilian Grand Prix

Hamilton in 'awkward' position ahead of F1 finale

Winning is not enough now for Lewis Hamilton who would welcome a helping hand from rivals Red Bull in his Formula One title showdown with Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg next week.

Motorsport • 14 Nov 16

Fowler had seven holes of his third round to complete on Sunday

Fowler leads in Abu Dhabi as McIlroy slips back

World number six Rickie Fowler carded a flawless 65 to take a two-shot lead into the final round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, while Rory McIlroy slipped down the field.

Golf • 24 Jan 16

Rory McIlroy: 'I didn't quite expect to do what I did on 18. That was nice'

McIlroy right in mix after spectacular finish

World number three Rory McIlroy made up for more lost time with a spectacular finish to his second round in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship on Saturday to move to two off the lead.

Golf • 23 Jan 16

Rosberg has claimed a third consecutive pole position

Nico Rosberg takes pole position in Abu Dhabi

Nico Rosberg beat Lewis Hamilton in emphatic fashion to claim his sixth consecutive pole position for Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Saturday.

Motorsport • 28 Nov 15

Rory McIlroy endured another difficult day with his putter at Abu Dhabi Golf Club

Rory McIlroy laments poor putting in Abu Dhabi

Rory McIlroy trails leader Martin Kaymer by eight shots after the third round of the HSBC Abu Dhabi Golf Championship.

Golf • 17 Jan 15

Nico Rosberg: 'It's about the championship, not about the pole'

Rosberg on pole, Hamilton second in Abu Dhabi

Nico Rosberg grabbed a crucial pole position ahead of Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in the build-up to the title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Motorsport • 22 Nov 14

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton during the first practice session at the Yas Marina circuit

Hamilton on top in practice

It is a case of so far so good for Lewis Hamilton in his attempt to become a two-time Formula One world champion on Sunday after the Briton topped the timesheet at the end of both practice sessions in Abu Dhabi today.

Motorsport • 22 Nov 14

Nico Rosberg came away with victory in Brazil

Rosberg ends Hamilton's run in Brazil

Nico Rosberg ended Lewis Hamilton's five-race winning streak to take the chequered flag at the Brazilian Grand Prix and set up a double-points showdown in the season-ending race in Abu Dhabi.

Motorsport • 09 Nov 14

McIlroy in contention in Abu Dhabi

Rory McIlroy shot a second-round five-under-par 67 to move to joint fourth at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship.

Golf • 17 Jan 14

Paul McGinley shot a four-under 68 in his opening round

McGinley leads Irish challenge in Abu Dhabi

Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley is one shot off three leaders at the HSBC Golf Championship, while Michael Hoey, Damien McGrane and Rory McIlroy also impressed.

Golf • 17 Jan 14

Jamie Donaldson won the second European Tour event of his career in Abu Dhabi on Sunday

Donaldson denies Rose in Abu Dhabi

Welshman Jamie Donaldson, who waited 11 years and 255 events for his first European Tour victory at the Irish Open last July, added another today when he won the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship by one shot.

Golf • 20 Jan 13