Souleymane’s “T100x100” endurance challenge inspires hope and raises funds for lifesaving cancer treatment for children in the UAE
Dubai, October 23, 2025, United Arab Emirates: Athlete Ghani Souleymane reaches the 80-Day mark of his Guinness World Record attempt on Sunday 26 October, when he will complete his 80th consecutive T100 triathlon in 80 days, in support of Al Jalila Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Dubai Health. Day 80 is the official minimum number required to secure the official Guinness World Record, however Ghani aims to continue until he reaches 100 Days.
“The DP World ILT20 Player Auction has set us up perfectly for Season 4. In the coming days we will be announcing a number of exciting activities and entertainment options for the fans across our three tournament venues – Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah. Fans will also have the opportunity of winning big at each of the 34 tournament matches through raffle draws and other fan engaging initiatives,” says CEO DP World ILT20 David White
The DP World ILT20 Season 4 will begin on Tuesday, 2 December – with the six-team, 34-match tournament set to conclude with the final on Sunday, 4 January 2026
Season 4 match tickets are available here, full match schedule is available below
Dubai/London, October 17, 2025 — Cricket’s evolution has taken a dramatic new turn with the unveiling of Test Twenty, an 80-over format designed to fuse the strategic intensity of Test cricket with the fast-paced excitement of T20.
Conceived by sports entrepreneur Gaurav Bahirvani, Executive Chairman of the One One Six Network, Test Twenty is being positioned as the sport’s “Fourth Format” — a one-day spectacle aimed at discovering and nurturing the next generation of cricketing talent
The new championship, titled the Total Chess World Championship Tour, will consist of four events each year and crown a combined champion across three disciplines – Fast Classic, Rapid, and Blitz chess. “We expect this to become one of the most prestigious events in the entire chess Calendar,” says Kjell Madland, CEO of Norway Chess and of the new championship.
Key Highlights:
A brand-new World Championship format in chess, organized by Norway Chess, has been officially approved by the International Chess Federation, FIDE.
The Total Chess World Championship Tour will crown an overall champion across three disciplines: Fast Classic, Rapid, and Blitz. The winner will be crowned FIDE World Combined Champion.
The tour will consist of four tournaments per year in various global cities.
Minimum :2.7M annual prize pool across the Tour (:750k per event for the first three events; :450k for the Finals), plus performance bonuses.
A pilot tournament is planned for fall 202C, with the first full championship season in 2027.
The initiative comes from the organizers of the prestigious Norway Chess tournament, and the official World Championship status agreement was signed with the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in early October. The vision of the Total Chess World Championship Tour is to find the player who best masters the disciplines Fast Classic, Rapid and Blitz combined. Fast Classic is an innovation of classical chess, featuring a time limit as short as 45 minutes plus a 30-second increment per move. This will receive rating as classical chess.
“We are looking for “The Total Chess Player” – a versatile, tactically intelligent, and technically skilled athlete who seamlessly adapts to multiple time controls”, says Kjell Madland.
October 15, Vancouver, BC / Dubai: The Brampton Blitz were crowned inaugural champions of the Canada Super 60 at BC Place in Vancouver, defeating the Montreal Royal Tigers by eight wickets.
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