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Arif Khan made it look easy as he slalomed downhill on the artificial slopes of Ski Dubai recently.

That was the moment he became the first, and, so far only, Indian athlete to qualify for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, which begins in February. For the 31-year-old, who hails from Gulmarg in Indian-administered Kashmir, it has been a long hard climb to get there.

A full team has been selected to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland at this month’s (December 12) European Cross-Country Championships in Fingal-Dublin, Ireland.

Trials winners Jess Judd and Jack Rowe lead the senior women’s and men’s teams respectively, while the senior mixed relay team includes Olympic 800m finalist Alex Bell who won the women’s short course race at Sefton Park on Saturday.

The first ever FIFA Arab Cup will take place in Qatar from 30 November to 18 December, with Qatar Airways as the Official Airline Partner of the tournament.

With 16 participating nations, fans can now look forward to the tournament with a host of exclusive Qatar Airways Holidays packages on offer from the airline, which will be the first touchpoint for the majority of football fans, players and coaching staff for the duration of their stay in Doha.

There is doubt over whether the fifth Ashes Test will take place in Perth because of Covid-19 restrictions.

Perth has a 14-day quarantine rule and is scheduled to host the final Test between England and Australia from January 14. The fourth Test takes place in Sydney between January 4 and 9.

Wolverhampton teenager, Jason Simms has won the British Drug Free Power Lifting Association (BDFA) World title for the strongest person for his age and weight. Competing in September he won the National title, and on Saturday (November 27) in Dublin, he became World Champion when he lifted the international title.

It has been announced that former Coventry City manager John Sillett, who guided the club to FA Cup victory in 1987, has died. He managed the Sky Blues between 1986-90 and was at the helm when the club beat Tottenham 3-2 in the final at Wembley for their first major trophy.

As a full-back, he began his career as a player at Chelsea and made more than 100 appearances for the club, winning the First Division title in 1954-55, before playing for Coventry and Plymouth Argyle.

Manchester City Manager, Pep Guardiola made a surprise appearance at Expo 2020 Dubai, as the Head Coach of the current Premier League Champions met with young footballers at the exhibition’s City Football Schools’ site.

Pep, visiting following the club’s recent derby win over rivals Manchester United in the Premier League, was on site at Expo 2020 and paid a special visit to young aspiring players at the City Football Schools training sessions to get a closer look at the local talent here in the UAE.

Sir Frank Williams, founder and former team principal of the Williams Racing Formula 1 team, has died.

He built the team named after him into one of the most successful in the sport. During his time with Williams, the team won nine constructors' championships and seven drivers' titles, and dominated much of the 1980s and 1990s.

Wolverhampton Wanderers under-18 defender Kamran Kandola has just been rewarded for his development, commitment and work ethic having progressed through his hometown club’s Academy by signing his first professional contract. The Wolverhampton-born centre-back has spent the last decade at the Academy where he has progressed throughout the age groups to become a regular at under-18 level.

UK Athletics is pleased to confirm that Cherry Alexander OBE is re-joining the organisation as the UK Athletics Major Events and International Relations Lead.

The appointment will see the highly regarded athletics organiser return to the governing body with immediate effect after departing her role as Major Events Director in November 2020.

Rugby fans can now show their support for their team off the field as well as on it through a new partnership with a local insurance broker.

H&H Insurance Brokers (HHIB), which operates throughout the North of England, Scottish Borders and Wales, has teamed up with Carlisle Rugby Club in a unique deal which will help benefit the North One West of Northern Division side every time a supporter takes out a policy with the company.

An electrifying knock-out competition saw Click Consult become champions of the latest UEFA pitch process, with fans of the agency said to be thrilled at the tireless commitment to excellence that has resulted in such a triumph.

The partnership will look to capitalise on the many opportunities that technical SEO and optimised content can offer as UEFA looks to promote European football and its competitions as well as its phenomenal work building trust with and providing leadership for the many national football associations it represents.

With 100 days to go until the Opening Ceremony of the Paralympic Winter Games 2022 in Beijing, GB Snowsport and Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) unveiled new sit-ski technology that will support the nation’s Para Nordic athletes in their quest for Paralympic success at the Games and across the 2021/22 winter season.

The new rigs, which have been tested extensively by the country’s leading Para Nordic athletes since the summer, are the result of an advanced engineering innovation process led by WAE’s in-house Design Team, GB Snowsport’s Sport Sciences department and a multi-disciplinary research team from Coventry University.

Birmingham City Football Club’s Community Trust has launched a new project with local charities to change the lives of homeless people across the city, offering them life skills, safe accommodation and the guarantee of a job interview on completing the programme.

The Blues For Life project will work in partnership with Changes UK and Let’s Feed Brum to identify an initial cohort of 12 homeless people, and from there provide a three-month support network.

There were a pair of grudge matches in the BBL Championship, replicating last weekend's BBL Cup quarter-finals, but there was no revenge to be had as Glen Luss Glasgow Rocks and Leicester Riders prevailed again - both in much more convincing fashion - on their home floors.

Having beaten Bristol Flyers in overtime to progress to the BBL Cup semi-finals last week, it was more comfortable for the Rocks at the Emirates Arena this time around, running out 99-78 victors behind an efficient 23 points from Ali Fraser and a double-double of 16 points and 12 assists from Jordan Johnson.

Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy has criticised media outlets for mistakenly using his image in stories about Manchester City's Benjamin Mendy.

France full-back Benjamin has been charged with six counts of rape and one of sexual assault, and remains in custody, with photos of Edouard and his cousin, Real Madrid's Ferland Mendy, were used in the articles.