Abu Dhabi

Oz pacer Watson ready to cope with sustained cricket

Oz pacer Watson ready to cope with sustained cricketAbu Dhabi (UAE), Apr. 30 : Australian all-rounder Shane Watson is confident a revamped bowling technique will allow him to cope with sustained cricket.

After stress-fractures of the back forced him out of cricket last November, the latest in a long line of injuries, Watson is making a comeback in gradual stages during Australia''s current one-day series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.

FEATURE: Abu Dhabi counts cultural blessings at music, arts festival

FEATURE: Abu Dhabi counts cultural blessings at music, arts festivalAbu Dhabi/Istanbul  - For decades, Damascus, Beirut, Baghdad and Cairo were the Arab world's cultural centres. The Arab Gulf states, with their bubbling oil wells, man-made islands and glassy shopping malls, were considered a cultural desert.

But that is changing in a hurry now. Already world-class in high- rise buildings and artificial isles, Gulf Arabs want to join the international music and art elite as fast as possible, too.

FEATURE: Abu Dhabi dreams of night-time F1 race for 2010

Abu Dhabi dreams of night-time F1 race for 2010Abu Dhabi  - The Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Grand Prix, set to close the season that starts Sunday, could become a night-time race in 2010.

"The fact that we can run the track 24 hours a day leaves us in a very good position to run the circuit at night-time. There are a lot of possibilities," the race's general manager Richard Cregan said in an interview with German Press Agency dpa.

PCB Facing Dilemma Over Sponsors For The Next Month ODI Series In Dubai

PCB Facing Dilemma Over Sponsors For The Next Month ODI Series In DubaiIt seems that Pakistan cricket problems after the 3/3 Lahore attacks on Sri Lankan cricketers are not going to be ease in the coming days as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is battling hard to find any sponsors for the up-coming ODI series against Australia scheduled in Abu Dhabi and Dubai from April 22.

Abu Dhabi looks to show it's the future of Formula One

Abu Dhabi looks to show it's the future of Formula OneAbu Dhabi  - Do you want to see the future of Formula 1? Then go to Abu Dhabi on November 1, and you will most likely see Bernie Ecclestone's dearest dream.

Ecclestone despises the "old order" embodied in Magny Cours, the Nuerburgring or Montreal and enjoys much more the sophisticated projects in new markets like Singapore, Bahrain, Malaysia, Shanghai or the United Arab Emirates.

Brussels clears purchase of MAN Ferrostaal by Abu Dhabi fund

Brussels clears purchase of MAN Ferrostaal by Abu Dhabi fund Brussels  - The European Union on Friday cleared the purchase of German construction firm MAN Ferrostaal by Abu Dhabi-based investment fund IPIC as long as MAN sells its share in a key manufacturer, officials in Brussels announced.

The EU's executive, the European Commission, cleared the purchase as long as MAN sold its share in the company Eurotecnica, which makes machines which produce melamine, a chemical used in the production of paper, and in the wood and automotive industries.

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