Diego Maradona has retracted his threat of walking away from his job as coach of Al Wasl if the UAE side did not recruit new players.

Diego Maradona is reportedly among the candidates to take over as coach of the United Arab Emirates national team.

Former Sri Lankan cricket captain-turned-politician Arjuna Ranatunga says the current national cricket selection panel should be sacked following the national team's poor performance in the United Arab Emirates and South Africa.

Pakistani captain Misbah-ul-Haq is optimistic about the team's performance in the upcoming three-match Test series against England in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Javed, the former Pakistan fast bowler, has returned as the national team's bowling coach for the series against England in the UAE that starts in January.

Despite the dengue fever outbreak in the region, Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to hold the short conditioning camp of the UAE-bound Pakistan squad from October 10 to 13 here with extraordinary measures put in place to ensure their well being.

Indian football striker Sunil Chhetri on Tuesday, sought to draw positives from his side's 0-3 loss to UAE in the away leg of World Cup qualifiers, saying that the decent performance with just nine men has boosted their confidence ahead of the home encounter here on Thursday.

Pakistan will play their 'home series' scheduled for later this season against Sri Lanka and England in the UAE, the PCB has confirmed. With security concerns keeping teams from travelling to Pakistan, the UAE been chosen to host the series, ahead of Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.

India's interim football coach Armando Colaco has a tough task at hand as the national team faces the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the first round of World Cup qualifiers in July.

The Indian football team will be playing friendlies against Maldives and Qatar to prepare for their 2014 World Cup first round qualifying match against the United Arab Emirates (UAE).