Rockets, Mavs to play pre-season games in Macau
New York: The Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets will play two pre-season NBA games in Macau next year, the league announced on Monday.The games will be contested October 9 and 1…
China’s Zhou moves from Ferrari to Cadillac as F1 reserve
China’s Zhou Guanyu has joined Cadillac from Ferrari as reserve driver for the Formula One debutants this season, the General Motors-backed team announced on Monday.The 26-year-o…
Kyrgios urges Djokovic to play after Adelaide pullout
Sydney: Nick Kyrgios urged Novak Djokovic to stay in tennis “as long as possible” after the Serbian great Tuesday pulled out of his only lead-up tournament to the Australian Open,…
Australian Open prize fund reaches record $75 million
The prize fund for this year’s Australian Open has been increased by 16% to A$111.5 million ($74.88 million), making it the largest purse in the tournament’s history, organisers…
RO 600 for Omani citizenship application
Muscat: The Minister of Interior, Sayyid Hamoud bin Faisal Busaidi, issued Ministerial Decision No. 92/2014, detailing the Executive Regulations of the Omani Nationality Law. This…
Royal Oman Police celebrates Annual Day
His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, the Supreme Commander, received a cable of greetings from Lt Gen Hasan bin Mohsin al Shraiqi, Inspector General of Police and Customs, on the…
Venus to reach superior conjunction and disappear
MUSCAT: Venus will reach superior conjunction with the Sun on Tuesday at precisely 9:10 pm Oman time, passing almost directly behind the Sun from Earth’s perspective in an alignmen…
Oman to host Arab club chess with 10 teams
Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Oman Chess Committee (OCC), is hosting the Arab Clubs Chess Championship from January 8 to 14 at the Sohar Sports Complex in North…
Yalla Shabab retain crown in OC Premier Division
MUSCAT: For Yalla Shabab, success has become a pattern. Their undefeated run in the Oman Cricket Premier Division 2025-26, capped by a win over Oman Stallions, confirmed their cons…
Head hits back for Australia after Root’s majestic 160
SYDNEY: An imperious Joe Root hit a magnificent 160 to drive England to 384 in the fifth and final Ashes Test on Monday before Travis Head let rip to haul Australia back into the c…