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The UAE national karate team left yesterday for Iran to conduct a two-week training camp in Tehran in preparation for the Asian Games to be held in Busan from September 28 to October 14.

The UAE national handball youth team under-20 left yesterday for Bangkok to participate in the eighth Asian youth handball championship from August 21-31.

Al Nasr senior football team drew 1-1 with the Tunisian Club Sportive Star du Sahel, in their second warm-up match during their training camp in France.

The UAE national football youth Under-17 team reached the final of the International Friendly Youth Football Tournament in Tehran after they defeated Uzbekistan 3-1 in the semifinals held at Bakhti stadium yesterday.

The UAE's Amin Fikri notched his second win in the World Youth Snooker Championship, being held in Riga, Latvia. The tournament commenced on August 17.

Azerbaijan Grand Master Elmar Magerramov, who is the resident coach at the Dubai Chess Club, played well to beat Uzbekistan's GM Marat Dzhumaev and claim the lead in the Masters championship of the ongoing 12th Annual Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival.

The UAE Under -20 national football team will resume their training on September 7 at Sharjah Stadium for the final of the Asian U-20 Championship, to be held in Qatar in October and the FIFA U-20 World Cup which the UAE will host in March next year.

Mohammed Shehab scored a hard-fought win over India's Roshan D'Souza (9-8) in the Golden Hall open billiards tournament.

The UAE youth under 17 national team continued their daily training sessions at the Zayed sports city in Abu Dhabi in preparation for the Asian youth under 17 championship, to be held in Abu Dhabi and Dubai from September 6-22.

Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Sports Club, announced the appointment of his brother Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum as Second Deputy President of the Dubai Club.

Top seed Mohammed Shehab, Saeed Al Muttawa, Ismail Yaqoub and Mathew Thomas have qualified for the semifinals of the Golden Hall Open billiards Championship.

Tariq Humaid Al Tayer, Executive Bureau Chairman of Al Nasr Club, bid farewell to the club's senior football team at the Dubai International Airport before their departure to France yesterday.