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Bahrain’s midfielder Ali Madan (left) and United Arab Emirates’ midfielder Amer Abdulrahman fight for the ball during the AFC Asian Cup group A soccer match between the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain at Zayed Sport City in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The match ended in a 1-1 tie. (AP)

UAE salvages tie vs Bahrain

Hosts United Arab Emirates survived a scare to salvage a controversial 1-1…

January 7, 2019

Batang Gilas' Kai Sotto (MB photo | Rio Leonelle Deluvio)

Batang Gilas dumps New Zealand

By Jerome Lagunzad Saving its best for last, Batang Gilas romped past…

Rafael Bandayrel

July 9, 2018

Manny building houses for poor

Sen. Manny D. Pacquiao has revealed that he has been plowing his…

March 11, 2018

Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao. (MB photo | Czar Dancel)

Pacquiao set to fight again in June

Manny Pacquiao’s proposed comeback fight in Malaysia in late-June is more realistic…

March 9, 2018

Serena Williams (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Serena loses in tennis return

Serena Williams lost in her return to tennis after giving birth in…

January 1, 2018

Andy Murray (Paul CROCK / AFP)

Murray loses in Abu Dhabi

Andy Murray made a tepid return to the court, losing a one-set…

December 31, 2017

Serena Williams of the US (PETER PARKS / AFP)

Serena plays exhibition in Abu Dhabi

Serena Williams is returning to competition with an exhibition match Saturday in…

December 26, 2017

Nietes vs Reveco

Filipino defending champion Donnie Nietes and Argentine mandatory challenger Juan Carlos Reveco…

October 17, 2017

‘World’s heaviest woman’ dies

Doctors say an Egyptian once known as “the world’s heaviest woman” has…

September 26, 2017

Seated from left clockwise at table, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, and Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa meet in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, July 5, 2017. The foreign ministers from four Arab nations that have sought to isolate Qatar over its alleged support for extremist groups started talks Wednesday, hours after the quartet said they had received Qatar's response to their demands for ending the crisis. (Khaled Elfiqi, Pool, via AP)

Qatar response to demands negative – Arab states

Four Arab states refrained on Wednesday from slapping further sanctions on Qatar…

July 6, 2017

Qatar gets extension on Saudi demands

Saudi Arabia and its allies said early Monday they had decided to…

July 4, 2017

Laptop ban lifted from Abu Dhabi flights

The United States on Sunday lifted a ban on laptops in cabins…

July 4, 2017

UAE CA acquits OFW of murder

The Court of Appeals in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates (UAE) has…

June 21, 2017

FILE -- In this May 21, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump, right, holds a bilateral meeting with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Qatar's isolation and the political crisis engulfing the country stems from accusations by its Arab neighbors that it supports terrorism. Trump on Friday, June 9, 2017, firmly positioned himself with Arab states in their standoff against Qatar. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Arab countries in row with Qatar laud Trump

Arab states that have laid virtual siege on Qatar praised US President…

June 12, 2017

Arab nations add names to terror list

Arab countries yesterday put 12 organizations and 59 people on a terror…

June 10, 2017

Trump injects US into Arab crisis

President Donald Trump injected the United States into a volatile crisis among…

June 7, 2017