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A newspaper in Qatar has claimed that Yousuf Al Sarkal, the UAE candidate who lost in the elections for membership to the FIFA executive committee would retire from working in sport.

The UAE under-17 team clinched the International friendly football youth championship, which concluded yesterday in Iran.

The UAE national Olympic team left for Malaysia to attend a three-week training camp in Kuala Lumpur in preparation for the Asian Games, to be held in Busan, at the end of September.

The First West Asian ladies karate championship will be inaugurated today at the Al Nasr Club's Rashid bin Hamdan indoor sports hall.

The UAE national Olympic team returned from Sweden yesterday where they held a three-week training camp.

The first West Asia Ladies Karate Championship commences tomorrow at the Al Nasr Club's Rashid bin Hamdan indoor sports hall.

Ali Saeed, Al Shabab senior football team goalkeeper, was transferred to Al Ahli Club yesterday on a permanent contract after he played with the team last season on temporary conditions.

Sheikha Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum helped the UAE to win Team Kata gold in the First West Asian Ladies karate championship inaugurated yesterday at Al Nasr's club Rashid bin Hamdan indoor sports hall.

Sheikha Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum led the UAE to win the First West Asian Ladies karate championship after she clinched two gold medals on the second day of the tournament at the Al Nasr's Rashid bin Hamdan indoor sports hall.

General Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Minister of Defence and the patron of the first West Asian ladies karate championship, was honoured by the Arab Karate Federation with the highest honour of "The Honorary Black Belt 8 Dan."

Yousef Yaqoub Al Serkal, the UAE's candidate for the FIFA executive committee failed to seek his post losing out by two votes in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) elections held during the 20th congress in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.

The UAE national football olympic team resumed their training yesterday at the Dubai Police Officers stadium after returning last Sunday from a three-week external training camp in Sweden.