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e& joins forces with Dubai Premier Padel P1 as Official Partner for the biggest padel event in UAE history

Partnership reinforces Dubai’s position as a global sports hub and highlights e&’s role in community engagement during the Year of Community

Dubai, UAE – September 29 2025 — e& today announced a landmark partnership with Dubai Premier Padel P1, joining as an Official Partner of the tournament set to take place from November 9–16, 2025 at the 7,000-seat Hamdan Sports Complex.

Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, the Dubai Premier Padel P1 2025 is organised by Gallop.Global in collaboration with the Dubai Sports Council, Department of Economy and Tourism (DET), and the UAE Padel Association (UAEPA).

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Stars Golf League launches in Dubai

Stars Golf League launches in Dubai

Legends, champions and celebrities unite at The Emirates Golf Club Dubai

Some of sports’ greatest names to battle for US$1 Million in March, 2026

Dubai, UAE, October 1, 2025 : A spectacular new era in golf begins in Dubai with the launch of the Stars Golf League, a one-of-a-kind event that brings together some of the world’s greatest male and female professional golfers, and global celebrity golfers in a team-format battle for glory.

The tournament will be staged at The Els Club Dubai, a desert ‘links-style’ course designed by South African great Ernie Els who returns to a city where he carved out his own history, winning the Hero Dubai Desert Classic three times and setting the event’s 18-hole scoring record with a blistering 61 in 1994.

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Ravichandran Ashwin, 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 feature a minimum of 19 and up to a maximum of 21 players, split as a minimum of 11 from Full Member nations, four from the UAE including one u-23 UAE Player, one from Kuwait, one from Saudi Arabia, and two from other ICC Associate Nations. Two further Wildcard signings are permitted outside the auction as well  
  • Full list of players shortlisted for the DP World ILT20 Season 4 Player Auction is available here
  • The auction will be streamed live in India on ZEE5 and YouTube (@ILT20onZee), and in the rest of the world on YouTube (@ILT20Official)
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مؤسسة محمد بن زايد للأثر الإنساني تتعهد بتقديم 11 مليون دولارلدعم الأولمبياد الخاص الدولي وتوسعة نطاق التعليم الشامل للجميع على المستوى العالمي

مؤسسة محمد بن زايد للأثر الإنساني تتعهد بتقديم 11 مليون دولار لدعم الأولمبياد الخاص الدولي وتوسعة نطاق التعليم الشامل للجميع على المستوى العالمي

  • منحة بقيمة 11 مليون دولار لدعم أنشطة المركز العالمي للأولمبياد الخاص للدمج في التعليم، ومقرّه أبوظبي.
  • سيسهم التمويل الجديد في توسيع نطاق برنامج “مدارس الأبطال الموحدة” في 10 دول، وتدريب أكثر من 6,000 معلم ومعلمة حول العالم على أحدث أساليب وممارسات التعليم الدامج.
  • يُذكر أن المركز العالمي للأولمبياد الخاص للدمج في التعليم تأسس في عام 2020 بفضل منحة كريمة بقيمة 25 مليون دولار قدّمها صاحب السمو الشيخ محمد بن زايد آل نهيان، رئيس الدولة، حفظه الله.

أبوظبي، دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة – 25 سبتمبر 2025 – أعلنت مؤسسة محمد بن زايد للأثر الإنساني عن تقديم منحة بقيمة 11 مليون دولار للمركز العالمي للأولمبياد الخاص للدمج في التعليم، الذي يقع مقره في أبوظبي، وذلك بهدف دعم توسيع نطاق برنامج “مدارس الأبطال الموحدة”، الذي يُعد برنامجاً رائداً يرسخ قيم الدمج والشمول المجتمعي بين الشباب من ذوي الإعاقات الذهنية وأقرانهم.

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The Mohamed bin Zayed Foundation for Humanity Pledges US$11M to Special Olympics International

The Mohamed bin Zayed Foundation for Humanity Pledges US$11M to Special Olympics International to Expand Inclusive Education Globally

  • The $11 million grant will support the work of the Abu Dhabi-based Special Olympics Global Center for Inclusion in Education
  • The funding will scale the Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools program in 10 countries and help train over 6,000 educators globally in inclusive practices
  • The Center was established in 2020 by a $25 million gift given by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE
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