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MUSCAT: Italian rider Christian Scaroni of XDS Astana Team produced a flawless climb on the slopes of the Al Jabal Al Akhdhar (Green Mountain) to seal the Tour of Oman 2026 title on Wednesday.Scaroni,...

MUSCAT: Norwegian rider Erlend Blikra of Uno-X Mobility prevailed over his rivals on the line in the Tour of Oman 2026 ‘sprinters special’ Stage 4 as Mauro Schmid kept his red jersey in Suhar on...

Muscat: Irish drifter Tommy Kiely clinched the top honours while Shanahan brothers Jack and Conor completed an Irish sweep of the overall championships in second and third respectively as the Oman...

MUSCAT: Muscat Classic winner Mauro Schmid of Team Jayco AlUla rode himself into contention in Tour of Oman 2026 with a promising win in the Stage 3 on Monday.The Swiss rider completed the challenging...

MUSCAT: Baptiste Veistroffer of Lotto–Intermarche put up a dominant solo ride in the longest stage of the Tour of Oman (191.4 km) to claim the red jersey on Sunday. The French rider attacked late...

MUSCAT: Juan Sebastian Molano of the UAE Team Emirates prevailed in a Colombian duel to take the opening honours of the Tour of Oman 2026 on Saturday.The Colombian rider claimed the red jersey after...

Muscat: Swiss rider Mauro Schmid edged defending Tour of Oman champion Adam Yates in a thrilling finish to take the top honours in the fourth Muscat Classic 2026 in Al Bustan on Friday.The Team Jayco...

MUSCAT: Elite international cyclists take to the Muscat roads on Friday for the fourth Muscat Classic race as the Sultanate of Oman readies for the 15th Tour of Oman from Saturday.The Muscat Classic,...

MUSCAT: World’s top cyclists from 18 teams will compete for the honours in the 15th edition of Tour of Oman, which will begin with the one-day Muscat Classic race on February 6. The Muscat Classic...

Muscat: Moroccan ace marathon runner Mohammed El Morabity retained his Oman Desert Marathon (ODM) crown after emerging winner of the 11th edition of the ODM 2026, which concluded on Wednesday in the...

Muscat: The Oman Automobile Association (OAA)’s signature event of Oman International Drift Championship (OIDC 2026) will get into action with the first round taking place at the weekend.The Muscat...

Muscat, Dec 31Oman national cricket team’s medium pacer Sufyan Mehmood has geared up for his third World Cup appearance with his second career hat-trick in Oman Cricket’s domestic Twenty20...

Muscat: The Muscat Classic race, which precedes the Tour of Oman as a warm-up event, has been upgraded to the ProSeries category in its fourth and upcoming edition on February 6, 2026.A new UCI points...

MUSCAT, DEC 19Morocco fought back after conceding lead and stunned Jordan with an extra-time winner as the African football powerhouse lifted the Fifa Arab Cup Qatar 2025 in Doha on Thursday...

Muscat: Omani rider Saeed al Rahbi of Elite Team clinched the opening honours of Oman Cycling Association (OCA) 2025-26 League road races at the weekend.Al Rahbi claimed the top spot in two hours 19...

Muscat, Nov 20Oman continued their impressive performance in the sixth Islamic Solidarity Games by winning a silver in athletics and three bronze medals in fencing in the Saudi Arabian capital of...

MUSCAT, NOV 19: Sultanate of Oman added their fourth medal at the Islamic Solidarity Games 2025 in Riyadh on Tuesday as Fatik bin Abdulghafoor Beit Jaboob claimed a bronze in the men’s high...

Muscat, Nov 18Star sprinter Ali bin Anwar al Balushi clinched Oman’s first gold medal in the ongoing Islamic Solidarity Games Riyadh 2025 on Monday.Ali al Balushi came home in 10.30 seconds as his...

Muscat: Celebrating 30 years of wellness in Oman, Dr Prema Nagesh — founder of Vyaniti Yoga — has special sessions for sports persons to enhance their performance.“Yoga is not just stretching or...

MUSCAT, NOV 11: Over 500 players from five countries will feature in the annual Hockey Oman Carnival, to be hosted by Hockey Oman (Oman Hockey Association), in association with UTSC, from November 13...