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UAE Team ADQ Announces Lineup and Special Edition Jersey for Tour de France Femmes
- The UAE’s professional women’s cycling team reveals its squad and introduces a new jersey design for the season’s premier race.
Abu Dhabi – UAE, August 11, 2024, UAE Team ADQ has unveiled its lineup for the Tour de France Femmes, scheduled to take place from August 12 to August 18.
The team will compete in this prestigious race with a strong roster, including Sofia Bertizzolo, Mikayla Harvey, Lizzie Holden, Karolina Kumiega, Erica Magnaldi, Silvia Persico and Karlijn Swinkels.
At Tour de France Femmes, UAE Team ADQ will debut a Special Edition Jersey for the Tour de France Femmes. This year’s jersey carries the theme “Connecting Dots of Opportunity,” a concept that embodies the team’s core values and the spirit driving their performance on a global stage.
Continue reading UAE Team ADQ Announces Lineup and Special Edition Jersey for Tour de France FemmesBaseball United Announces Dates for First Full Season and Inaugural Baseball United Cup
New Dubai-based league will also host a first-ever National Team tournament as part of its yearly event calendar
DUBAI, UAE (Embargoed until 9 am EST/ 5 PM GST on August 1, 2024) – Baseball United, the first professional baseball league focused on the Middle East and South Asia, announced its plans for the league’s first full season as part of an ambitious 12-month calendar of events. In addition to the season, Baseball United will host a professional tournament called the Baseball United Cup, as well as a national team tournament – featuring the official national baseball teams from countries across the Middle East and South Asia – called the Baseball United Arab Classic. All events will be held in Dubai, UAE.
Top Grandmasters Praggnanandhaa, Nodirbeck, Arjun named among Superstar Men for Tech Mahindra Global Chess League Season 2
Unprecedented Showdown: Global Chess League Unveils Superstar Men Players
India/London, 1st August 2024:The Global Chess League, a joint venture between FIDE and Tech Mahindra, today announced its star-studded list of men players for the second season, scheduled to be held from 3rdto 12th October at Friends House in London.
Praggnanandhaa R
Joining the ranks of Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, and Viswanathan Anand in the second season are returning Superstars, including World No. 4 Arjun Erigaisi, World No. 6 Nodirbek Abdusattorov, World No. 8 Praggnanandhaa R, and World No. 10 Wei Yi.Praggnanandhaa R, who stole the limelight in the prodigy round of the first season and was awarded Player of the Tournament for his exceptional performance, will compete in the Superstar men’s category.
Continue reading Top Grandmasters Praggnanandhaa, Nodirbeck, Arjun named among Superstar Men for Tech Mahindra Global Chess League Season 2The OliOli® Odd-lympics welcomes all!
- Test your skills in a variety of awesome challenges around OliOli®
- Complete the challenges to claim a Wittles popsicle, until 11th August 2024!
In the spirit of the Olympics taking place, OliOli® has introduced a number of epic Odd-lympic challenges for kids to try out! Running for a limited time (only until 11th August!), kids are invited to test their skills in five challenges:
- Hoops-n-oops: Can you get both hoops in?
- Paper planes: Can you get your paper plane through the highest ring?
- Car vault: Get your car to land in the designated safe zones!
- Flipped: A twist to the classic bottle flip, try to land your flips on the targets!
- Trick shot: Put your hand-eye coordination to the test and sink your ping-pong ball into the cup!
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