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Paul Radley

Paul Radley

Assistant Sports Editor
Dubai
A reporter since 2003, Paul has been part of The National’s sports department since the newspaper launched in 2008. Primarily focused on cricket, he has followed the rise of the sport in the Emirates for more than a decade, in print, video, and as a co-host of the weekly podcast The Cricket Pod. Duties on that beat have extended to attending finals of global events played in front of thousands in Melbourne and Mumbai, as well as pursuing stories on the streets of Khorfakkan and Kathmandu. He has also covered every Dubai Rugby Sevens since 2005, as well as golf, football, tennis, and various other sports besides.
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Dubai Knights, a team founded by Dr Abdulrehman Kazim, left, aim to spread the game among the Emirati community. Photo: Dubai Knights / Soorya Kiran
Dubai Knights: The startup club hoping to help grow rugby among Emiratis

Dr Abdulrehman Kazim became obsessed with the sport after chancing upon it on TV, and started a new club in his back yard

SportAugust 22, 2025
Usman Khan has fallen down the pecking order in Pakistan and is barred from playing in UAE tournaments. AFP
Usman Khan is the real ghost of Asia Cup 2025

Pakistan batter might have been playing for UAE instead, but now has no central contract and is banned from ILT20

CricketAugust 20, 2025
Hamzah Sheeraz, right, goes in for the finish against Edgar Berlanga in New York. Getty Images
ExclusiveSheeraz ready for his hero to become his rival as he eyes fight against Canelo

Dubai-based British boxer will call on advice from Prince Naseem Hamed in prospective bout which he says ‘means the world to me’

Combat SportsAugust 20, 2025
Al Ain FC and the UAE Football Association are locked in a bitter dispute. Chris Whiteoak / The National
UAE FA and Al Ain threaten legal action over referee row

Garden City club condemned ‘continued occurrence of refereeing errors’ but FA says club should focus on its own ‘internal affairs’

FootballAugust 19, 2025
Desert Vipers' Khuzaima Tanveer. Desert Vipers take on MI Emirates in the ILT20 2025 at the Dubai International Stadium, Sports City, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Ilt20: Anderson’s ‘diehard fan’ Tanveer thankful for faith shown in him

Fast bowler has been training with UAE national team, despite not being eligible for selection till next year, after breakout campaign in T20 league

CricketAugust 18, 2025
Cristiano Ronaldo, centre, signed a bumper new contract at Al Nassr in the summer. Getty Images
Ronaldo still Al Nassr's main man but can Coman and Felix thrive in his shadow?

Portugal star has chance to win first silverware at club as Saudi Super Cup heads to Hong Kong after team was rebuilt to serve his needs

FootballAugust 16, 2025
Cristiano Ronaldo of Al Nassr will play in the Asian Champions League 2 next season. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Ronaldo's Al Nassr set for Goa trip while UAE and Saudi clubs to face off in ACL

Shabab Al Ahli and Sharjah handed tricky away trips to Jeddah giants Al Ittihad and Al Ahli Saudi in Friday's draw in Kuala Lumpur

FootballAugust 15, 2025
Shabab Al Ahli won the President’s Cup after defeating Sharjah 2-1 in the final at Mohamed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Wam
UAE Pro League season preview: Dominant Shabab Al Ahli the team to catch

Saudi Arabia might be grabbing most of the transfer limelight but there have been some intriguing arrivals in the Emirates

FootballAugust 14, 2025
Chiara Noja during the PIF London Championship at the Centurion Club, England. Photo: PIF London Championship
Dubai schoolgirl Noja continues resurgence with upbeat show in London

Teenager is on her way back from injury and found form at tournament in Hertfordshire - just down the road from where she used to live

SportAugust 11, 2025
Chloe Williams finished with an even-par 73 in Round 2 of the PIF London Championship at Centurion Club in St Albans, England, on August 9, 2025. Getty Images
Wrexham diehard Williams makes cut at PIF London Championship as team suffers

Welsh player has ex-Premier League referee Mike Dean on the bag during tournament

SportAugust 10, 2025
India's Diksha Dagar shot 3-under par on the opening day at Centurion Club in Hertfordshire, England. Courtesy PIF London Championship
India’s Dagar thrives at PIF London Championship

Young left-hander is full of confidence after a run of fine form, and with her dad on the bag

SportAugust 09, 2025
Charley Hull during the final round of the AIG Women's Open in Bridgend, Wales. Getty Images
Hull withdraws from PIF London Championship after freak ankle injury

World No 10 had been buoyed by tie for second place at Women’s Open last weekend, ahead of return to competition in Saudi Arabia-backed event

SportAugust 08, 2025
India all-rounder Hardik Pandya during the 2022 Asia Cup against Pakistan in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
India v Pakistan Asia Cup matches will go ahead, insists ECB

Rivals could face each other three times in Dubai when T20 international tournament takes place next month

CricketAugust 07, 2025
Ghulam Shabber made an unexpected exit from the UAE to return to Pakistan in 2019, and was ultimately found guilty of corruption. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Former AWOL wicketkeeper Shabber open to return after corruption ban

Player who fled UAE’s T20 World Cup qualification bid in 2019 tells The National his life was ruined by involvement in fixing scandal

CricketAugust 06, 2025
Chris Woakes tried to take England past the finish line on the final day of the fifth Test against India at The Oval despite being able to bat with just one hand. Getty Images
Woakes, Marshall and others who became heroes by batting despite injuries

England seamer came out to bat against India in fifth Test with one hand wrapped in a sling

CricketAugust 05, 2025
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