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Aston Villa survived defender Ezri Konsa's dismissal to salvage a 0-0 draw at home to Newcastle United in their Premier League opener on Saturday, with the visitors missing want-away striker Alexander Isak as they created chances but failed to finish.

Australia's Glenn Maxwell produced an unbeaten half-century in a tense chase to help the hosts edge out South Africa by two wickets in the third and final Twenty20 International and complete a 2-1 series victory in Cairns on Saturday.

Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo thanked his teammates, Liverpool and match officials for their support after the Ghana international reported racist abuse during Friday's Premier League season opener at Anfield.

Former Australia test captain Bob Simpson, who ushered in the country's modern-day golden era of cricket as its coach, has died aged 89, Cricket Australia said on Saturday.

Elena Rybakina powered into her first Cincinnati Open semi-final after stunning defending champion Aryna Sabalenka 6-1 6-4 on Friday, while five-times Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz recovered from a second-set blip to beat Andrey Rublev.

Air Canada's unionised flight attendants walked off the job early on Saturday morning after pay talks with the country's largest carrier stalled, in a move that is expected to disrupt travel plans for more than 100,000 passengers.

Dubai recorded a GDP of AED119.7 billion in the first three months of the year, marking a 4 per cent growth during the same period last year, driven by strong performances and expansion across various sectors.

Salik has posted AED 1.527 billion in revenue for the first half of the year, marking 39.5 per cent in growth driven by the introduction of variable pricing at the end of January and two new toll gates last November.

The United States and China have extended a tariff truce for another 90 days, staving off triple-digit duties on each other's goods as US retailers get ready to ramp up inventories ahead of the critical end-of-year holiday season.

Abu Dhabi Airports has reported double-digit passenger traffic growth for a 17th consecutive quarter as well as strong flight movement and cargo growth in the first half of 2025.

The UAE has condemned the terrorist attack that targeted a police station in Peshawar, northern Pakistan, which resulted in a number of deaths and injuries among police personnel.

The United Arab Emirates carried out its 72nd airdrop of aid in Gaza on Friday under "Operation Birds of Goodness", part of "Operation Chivalrous Knight 3", in cooperation with Jordan, and with the participation of Germany, Italy, Belgium, France, and Singapore.

The UAE rescue team continued on Saturday, for the fifth consecutive day, its efforts to extinguish forest fires raging in several areas of Albania, in coordination with local authorities.

The United Arab Emirates has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with Pakistan over victims of floods and landslides as a result of heavy rainfall in the north of the country, which led to hundreds of deaths and substantial damage to property.

Abu Dhabi will start charging Darb tolls for an additional two hours in the evening from September 1 and remove daily and monthly caps on toll usage.

The UAE has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with India over the victims of floods caused by heavy rainfall that resulted in dozens of deaths and injuries, with hundreds reported missing.

The UAE has carried out its 71st air drop of aid under "Birds of Goodness" operation on Thursday, continuing its humanitarian support for Palestinians in Gaza.

UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has discussed bilateral ties and efforts to address regional developments with Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would travel to Washington on Monday for talks with Donald Trump, after the US president's summit with Russia's Vladimir Putin failed to bring an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine.

Hurricane Erin, which is the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season and has developed into a dangerous Category 4 hurricane, has continued to rapidly intensify, the U.S. National Hurricane Centre (NHC) said on Saturday.

Eight Palestinian citizens were killed and others injured early Saturday morning when the Israeli occupation forces bombed a house in the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip and a tent housing displaced persons in Khan Yunis in the south.

A highly anticipated summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin yielded no agreement to resolve or pause Moscow's war in Ukraine, although both leaders described the talks as productive before heading home.

More than 300 people are dead in northwest Pakistan after two days of intense rains and floods, local officials said on Saturday.

One person was killed and several people were injured when a train hit a vehicle and derailed in southern Denmark on Friday, Danish police said.

US President Donald Trump said he would not negotiate on behalf of Ukraine in his Friday meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and would let Kyiv decide whether to engage in territorial swaps with Russia.

Rescuers in Indian Kashmir used shovels and earthmovers to search for survivors under boulders and debris on Friday, a day after sudden floods triggered by heavy rains killed at least 60 people and left 200 others missing.