Former Argentina coach Edgardo Bauza has been appointed to lead the United Arab Emirates, the Gulf nation said on Thursday.

Japan defender Maya Yoshida said he was "buzzing" after leading his side to a 2-0 victory in Thursday's World Cup qualifier against United Arab Emirates in place of injured skipper Makoto Hasebe.

Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao on Thursday said he was "in negotiations" to face British fighter Amir Khan, after weeks of conflicting reports over his next bout.

Tim Cahill comes off the bench to score with only his second touch as Australia edge the United Arab Emirates 1-0.

Hosts Bangladesh cap off their AFC U-16 Championship Qualifiers campaign with a comfortable 4-0 victory against the United Arab Emirates.

Ahmed Khalil scores twice as United Arab Emirates punish Japan for missing a host of chances by winning 2-1.

Pakistan announce the schedule for their series against the West Indies in the United Arab Emirates beginning next month, including their first-ever day-night Test.

Pakistan skipper Misbahul Haq is the latest voice to speak out in support of England touring Bangladesh.

Former Pakistan pace bowler Aaqib Javed refuses the role of Bangladesh's bowling coach.

A Dubai charity is building a secondary school in Bangladesh in memory of Sufia Akter, a Bangladeshi nanny who died saving four Emirati boys from drowning two years ago, reports the Gulf News.

Pakistan hope to host West Indies in Sri Lanka instead of the United Arab Emirates this October, eyeing the island as a neutral venue for the first time since 2002.

A large fire has hit at least two residential towers in the United Arab Emirates, in the third such incident in a little more than a year.

ESPNcricinfo looks back at some of the defining talking points from the Asia Cup 2016 where Bangladesh made the headlines with their improvement in T20 cricket.

When the sporty wicket at Mirpur has earned the ire of Dhoni, Waqar and others, Javagal Srinath, ex-Indian pacer expressed his delight at seeing how bowlers had something going in their favour during the ongoing Asia Cup 2016 at Bangladesh.

India win both their games in the Asia Cup so far, against Bangladesh and Pakistan, Sri Lanka beat UAE but lost to Bangladesh, and another defeat will make qualification hard for them.

An unbroken 114-run partnership between Shoaib Malik and Umar Akmal in the fourth wicket steers Pakistan to an emphatic 7 wicket win over the United Arab Emirates in the sixth match of Asia Cup at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.

Pakistan can work on getting used to conditions and ticking the boxes that are required to win matches. UAE, at that point where they are here for the memories, will try their best to sneak in a few trick questions.

Bangladesh's bowling proved to be too good to handle for UAE last night at Mirpur as the hosts bounced back from their defeat against India in the first

Bangladesh overwhelm UAE by 51 runs to register their first win in the Asia Cup 2016 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur.

UAE are close to make it to the main round of the Asia Cup T20 as they beat Hong Kong by six wickets to move to the top of the points table with one game to play.