Author: Gulf Times

Continuing its 11th year, the Beyond October Cancer Awareness Campaign spearheaded by Dubai based senior journalist and media personality, Manju Ramanan will be held at Daftar DIFC on October 30, 2025 this year. It is generously supported by DAFTAR AT DIFC that is playing host to the event, Innara by Guddi Bajaj, Playfield Entertainment, Enchanteur, JYK and Teejay Packers. Our media partners are the Zee Group, 100.3 Talk FM, Khaleej Times Newspaper and WKND Magazine. From India we have been supported by The Glitz magazine, spearheaded by Sumita Chakraborty. The platform encourages women with cancer to share their…

Dubai: Cricket’s fastest format is back! The 9th edition of the Abu Dhabi T10 is set to be played from November 18 to 30 at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. With a fresh set of teams added to the mix, and featuring cricketing greats including Harbhajan Singh, Andre Russell, Kieron Pollard, Shimron Hetmyer, Piyush Chawla and Faf du Plessis, the tournament would be a treat for cricket fans in and around the region. All 8 participating franchises have secured their respective squads with a combination of international cricketing stars and exciting young talent which promises an intense…

Dubai: Match tickets for DP World International League T20 Season 4 are now available. The biggest T20 tournament of the Gulf region begins on the UAE National Day – Tuesday, 2 December. The 34-match cricketing extravaganza will conclude with a grand final on Sunday, 4 January 2026. The opening clash of the season will be a rematch of the Season 3 final; the defending champions Dubai Capitals will take on the Desert Vipers at the Dubai International Stadium. Tickets can be purchased from the ticketing platform Virgin Megastore – link: tickets.ilt20.ae. Affordable ticket options for all ages: The DP…

Dubai: A high-profile press conference was held at Le Meridien, New Delhi, where the Levels Fight League (LFL) officially unveiled Sangram Singh’s upcoming international fight card. The Indian wrestling icon will face Tunisia’s Hakim Trabelsi in a prestigious MMA fight on November 2, 2025, in Amsterdam. The press conference was organized to formally reveal Trabelsi as Sangram Singh’s opponent and outline his preparation for this headline fight, marking the decorated athlete’s second international MMA comeback at the age of 40. With this announcement, Sangram Singh becomes the first Indian MMA athlete to compete on the global stage of…

Dubai: UAE pacers Junaid Siddique and Muhammad Rohid were among the most coveted names at the DP World ILT20 Season 4 Player Auction, landing blockbuster deals worth USD 170,000 with Sharjah Warriorz and USD 140,000 with MI Emirates respectively. The pair emerged as the fourth and fifth most expensive acquisitions of the league’s historic first auction. The demand extended to fellow pacers Wasim Akram (USD 55,000, Sharjah Warriorz) and Haider Razzaq (USD 50,000, Gulf Giants) as well, signaling a major milestone for cricket in the region. Junaid, who returns to the Warriorz set-up for a fourth season, was…

Dubai: Renowned Indian wrestler and Fit India Icon Sangram Singh is set to make his European MMA debut at the Levels Fight League (LFL) in Amsterdam on November 2nd. Known for his unmatched discipline, resilience, and fitness-first approach, Sangram Singh is already an experienced MMA fighter, and this debut marks a significant milestone for Indian combat sports on the global stage. The Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion, Sangram Singh, will become the first Indian wrestler to compete at this level in Europe. Notably, he is also the first athlete above the age of 40 to transition from professional wresling to MMA…

Dubai: Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (ADKR) successfully completed their player acquisitions at the first-ever player auction of the DP World International League T20 (ILT20) Season 4, held in Dubai on Wednesday, October 1, 2025. With a sharp strategy in place, ADKR built a competitive and well-rounded squad, retaining their trademark mix of flamboyant power-hitters, versatile all-rounders and experienced campaigners. ADKR made strategic additions to bolster their squad across all departments. The standout acquisition is rising Scotland all-rounder Brandon McMullen, who has been in sensational form for his country. McMullen became the second-fastest player in ODI history to reach 1,000…

Dubai, : Adani Sportsline-owned Gulf Giants, the inaugural champions of the DP World International League T20, unveiled a formidable line-up for Season 4 after a power-packed outing at the league’s first-ever player auction, held at the Four Seasons Hotel, Jumeirah Beach, Dubai. Englishman Liam Dawson (USD 170,000) was the most expensive buy for Gulf Giants, while Haider Razzaq (USD 50,000) and Asif Khan (USD 26,000) were among their other top picks. The team also secured Zuhaib Zubair (USD 10,000), Sean Dickson (USD 10,000), Tabraiz Shamsi (USD 40,000), Fred Klaassen (USD 40,000), Meet Bhavsar (USD 14,000), Ishtiaq Ahmad (USD 16,000), Lorcan…

Dubai, : West Indies’ Andre Fletcher capped a day of high-stakes drama at the first-ever DP World ILT20 Player Auction, emerging as the most expensive player with a whopping price tag of USD 260,000. MI Emirates outbid rivals to secure the explosive batter for a fourth consecutive season with the franchise. Close behind was England’s Scott Currie, snapped up by Dubai Capitals for USD 250,000. England’s Liam Dawson led the pack amongst the pacers acquired for USD 170,000 by Gulf Giants while Naveen-ul-Haq was acquired for USD 100,000 by the MI Emirates. UAE pacers were the flavour of the…

Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammad Amir, Fakhar Zaman, Jason Roy, Ibrahim Zadran, Saim Ayub and Shakib Al Hasan among stars at the DP World ILT20 Season 4 Player Auction * The DP World ILT20 Season 4 Player Auction will be held in Dubai on 1 October 2025, 2pm GST. Franchises can spend between USD 1.5M and USD 2M to build their squads, with a minimum purse of USD 800,000 available on the day * Close to 300 players from over 20 countries set to go under the hammer in a historic moment for the league * Squads will be required to…