Sports News from Monday, February 17th, 2025

American Peyton Stearns defeated Tunisia's Ons Jabeur 7-6, 6-4 in the first round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Monday.

India postponed its national winter games on Monday citing a lack of snow in the northern Jammu & Kashmir territory's ski resort of Gulmarg, where the event was to be held this month.

The opening stage of the UAE Tour 2025 was taken by Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek), with the Italian sprinter finishing ahead of Jasper Philipsen and Finn Fisher-Black.

António Morgado produced a ride of the highest calibre to win the Figueira Champions Classic on Sunday afternoon.

Neymar scored for the first time in 16 months after his penalty set Santos on the way to a 3-1 win over Agua Santa in the Paulista Championship on Sunday and the Brazil forward said he was happy to be playing again after a long injury absence.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and the Ruler of Dubai, attended the fourth stage of the Al Salam Cycling Championship, which took place on Sunday at Al Marmoom Conservation Reserve.

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim insists there is no running away from the club's plight after they suffered a 1-0 loss at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, their 12th defeat in 25 Premier League games this season.

The UAE is the first stop on the Asian leg of the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Trophy Tour with a visit scheduled for February 22-24.

British debutant Emma Raducanu got her Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships campaign off to the perfect start, defeating former World Number 3 Maria Sakkari 6-4, 6-2 under the lights on Centre Court.