Jehan Daruvala

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Making History, Jehan Daruvala Wins 1st Race Of F3 Asian Championship

Mumbai Falcons’ racer Jehan Daruvala on February 4 added another feather in his cap by achieving a landmark victory in the Formula 3 Asian Championship held in Abu Dhabi. Starting from the pole, Jehan outrivalled contenders in every lap, ultimately winning the first race at the second round of the tournament. By scoring the fastest lap, Daruvala has secured pole position ahead of the second race scheduled on February 5.

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 - 12:56 AM / by Ashly Ann Varghese

Tags: F3 Asian Championship, Jehan Daruvala, Mumbai Falcons, Abu Dhabi

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UFC 257 Plans To Allow 'Limited Spectators' For January Fight Events

The Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism has announced that the following UFC events scheduled for January 16, 20 and 23 will allow "a limited number of spectators". The state’s media office tweeted, "The triple header will see three mega-fights, utilizing Abu Dhabi's proven 'safe zone' concept". However, the announcements for the ticket sales and attendance capacity has not been made yet. Also, the Etihad Arena venue has banned the… read-more

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 - 10:59 AM / by Harsh Vardhan

Tags: MMA, UFC, Fight Island, Abu Dhabi

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All-Indian Racing Team Is Ready To Compete in 2021 Asian Le Mans Series

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All-Indian Racing Team Gear Up For 2021 Asian Le Mans Series

In a first-ever instance, an all-Indian racing team is gearing up to compete in the 2021 Asian Le Mans Series scheduled in February, 2021. The Indian team would be led by Narain Karthikeyan alongside Arjun Maini and Naveen Rao. "This is probably the most exciting project in my career as a racing driver," Karthikeyan stated. Abu Dhabi will be hosting the series at the Yas Marina Circuit on February 5-6 and February 19-20.

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 - 01:51 PM / by Archita chakraborty

Tags: Abu Dhabi, Formula One, racing car, Narain Karthikeyan

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Mina Plaza Towers

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Guinness Record: Abu Dhabi's 144 Floor Towers Destroyed In 10 Seconds

The demolishing of the 165-meter-high Mina Plaza Tower in Abu Dhabi has been recorded as a Guinness World Record for the controlled demolishing of the tallest building. The 144 floors spread over four towers were razed within 10 seconds by using 6,000 kg of plastic explosives. Reportedly, the Abu Dhabi towers were knocked down to make way for the second phase of the redevelopment of the Mina Zayed.

 

Wed, 09 Dec 2020 - 04:35 PM / by Sakshi Amrutkar

Tags: Guinness Book Of World Record, Abu Dhabi, Mina Plaza Towers, UAE, Demolish

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Pollard-Hardik

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Keiron Pollard, Hardik Pandya Maraud Punjab Bowlers; Ensure Mumbai's Win

The explosive-duo of Mumbai Indian's allrounders - Keiron Pollard and Hardik Pandya - played a match-winning cameo in the IPL 2020 encounter against Kings XI Punjab. The 67-run partnership between the two batsmen, which came off just 23 balls, created a huge difference to ensure Mumbai's victory against… read-more

Fri, 02 Oct 2020 - 12:10 AM / by Ujjwal Panchariya

Tags: IPL 13, Kings XI Punjab, Mumbai Indians, Abu Dhabi

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Player bump fist after CSK won over MI by 5 wickets

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Mumbai Indians loses IPL Opener for 8th Consecutive Time

Even though Mumbai Indians lost the IPL 2020 opening match to Chennai Super Kings, it still made a record. A record which MI would not be happy to have. Mumbai lost its opening match for 8th consecutive time in IPL. MI's last won in tournament opener was in 2011. However, after 2011, it has clinched the tournament at every odd years: in 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019. Moreover, MI won these years' tournaments after trailing in the points tally. On… read-more

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 - 01:18 AM / by Nitesh Kumar Singh

Tags: IPL 2020, Mumbai Indians, Abu Dhabi, Chennai Super Kings

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Sam Curran in a swing after hitting a six

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Dhoni's Ploy Helps CSK to Win IPL 2020 Opener

Chennai Super Kings started its IPL 2020 campaign in style with defeating Mumbai Indians by 5 wickets. In a topsy-turvy ride, the match predictions swung before CSK sealed it by Rayudu's and Faf Du Plessis' half-centuries. On the last ball of 16th over, Rahul Chahar took a stunning catch on his ball to send good-looking Rayudu back to the dugout. And when people expected Dhoni to hit the ground, he was having parallel set of plans in his mind… read-more

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 - 12:46 AM / by Nitesh Kumar Singh

Tags: IPL 2020, Abu Dhabi, BCCI, Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians

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