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Steve Luckings

Steve Luckings

Sports Editor
Abu Dhabi
Steve is one of the of The National “originals”, arriving in Abu Dhabi in January 2008 to help launch the paper three months later. He has held a number of positions including online editor, page editor, senior sports editor and now sports editor. Steve has more than 15 years’ experience across a variety of media platforms. He writes comment and analysis on everything from football to rugby to boxing and is a regular guest on The National’s sport podcasts.
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Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez, right, lands a punch on Chris Billam-Smith in a fight the Mexican dominated to win the WBA cruiserweight title. Getty
Zurdo' Ramirez dominates Billam-Smith and eyes Opetaia next

Mexican adds Briton's WBO cruiserweight belt to his WBA strap with unanimous decision win on Saudi Arabia

Combat SportsNovember 17, 2024
Ruben Amorim signed of his career as Sporting head coach with a 4-2 win over Braga. AFP
Ruben Amorim ready for 'difficult' task at Manchester United

Portuguese coach signed off as Sporting manager with a 4-2 victory over his former club Braga on Sunday

FootballNovember 11, 2024
Maccabi Tel Aviv fans were accused chanting anti-Palestinian slogans and burning a flag in Amsterdam ahead of their Europa League match against Ajax on November 7, 2024. EPA
Israel warns fans not to travel to Paris for Nations League match

Israel’s National Security Council on Sunday claimed pro-Palestinian groups were calling for further attacks on Israelis and Jews in multiple European cities

FootballNovember 11, 2024
Israeli football supporters and Dutch youth clash near Amsterdam Central station, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 8, 2024, in this still image obtained from a social media video. X/iAnnet/via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Amsterdam's 'dark night' of mayhem after Maccabi Tel Aviv fans involved in street clashes

'War in the Middle East is threatening our city', says mayor after fans are kicked, beaten unconscious and run over amid accusations of provocation by Israeli supporters

FootballNovember 08, 2024
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - NOVEMBER 04: Neymar of Al-Hilal reacts during the AFC Champions League Elite match between Al-Hilal and Esteghlal at Kingdom Arena on November 04, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Yasser Bakhsh / Getty Images)
Neymar injury: Al Hilal confirm Brazil star could be out for six weeks

Brazilian suffers fresh injury in just second game after a year on the sidelines

FootballNovember 07, 2024
Hernan Crespo guided Al Ain to the AFC Champions League title in May but has been unable to replicate that success this term. Reuters
Crespo sacked six months after guiding Al Ain to Champions League title

Argentine dismissed after club say 'recent performances have fallen short of what we believe this team is capable of'

FootballNovember 07, 2024
Al Nassr's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring their second goal in a comfortable 5-1 win over Al Ain. Reuters
Cristiano Ronaldo ends mini goal drought as Al Nassr thump Al Ain

Portuguese scores for the first time in three matches as Nassr beat Al Ain 5-1 in AFC Champions League Elite

FootballNovember 06, 2024
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - NOVEMBER 04: Neymar of Al-Hilal reacts after an injury during the AFC Champions League Elite match between Al-Hilal and Esteghlal at Kingdom Arena on November 04, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Yasser Bakhsh / Getty Images)
Neymar hopes injury 'nothing too much' as Al Hilal beat Esteghlal

Brazil forward replaced after coming on as a substitute in Saudi side's 3-0 win over Esteghlal - their fourth straight win in Asia's premier club competition

FootballNovember 05, 2024
Red Bull's Max Verstappen, left, leads McLaren's Lando Norris in the F1 drivers' championship by 62 points. AP
What does Verstappen's win in Brazil mean for the Abu Dhabi GP?

Gap between Red Bull driver and title rival Lando Norris stands at 62 points with three races remaining

F1November 04, 2024
Soccer Football - Saudi Pro League - Al Nassr v Al Hilal - Al-Awwal Park, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - November 1, 2024 Al Nassr's Cristiano Ronaldo reacts REUTERS / Hamad I Mohammed
Al Nassr v Al Hilal: Ronaldo draws a blank as game finishes 1-1

Hilal stay top after Milinkovic-Savic's header rescues a point for Jorge Jesus' side at Al Awwal Park

FootballNovember 02, 2024
Rasmus Hojgaard, winner of last year's DP World Tour Championship, returns to the UAE next week to take part in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship at Yas Links. Getty Images
Hojgaard twins to tee it up as part of impressive Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship line-up

Danish brothers join a world-class field set to compete in Abu Dhabi in the fourth Rolex Series event of the season at Yas Links from November 7-10

SportOctober 31, 2024
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 08: Dricus Du Plessis of South Africa reacts to his win in a middleweight fight during the UFC 290 event at T-Mobile Arena on July 08, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Du Plessis '100 per cent' wants Chimaev for his next fight

UFC middleweight champion says 'more excited' by prospect of title defence against unbeaten Chimaev rather than a rematch with Strickland

Combat SportsOctober 31, 2024
Cristiano Ronaldo was part of the Al Nassr side dumped out of the King's Cup in midweek. Chris Whiteoak / The National.
Saudi Pro League Derby Week: Ronaldo and Al Nassr must quickly lift spirits

Al Ittihad take on Al Ahli in the Sea Derby while Al Qadsiah renew local Eastern Derby hostilities with Al Ettifaq in the top flight for the first time since 2020/21

FootballOctober 31, 2024
Ruben Amorim during a Portuguese League Cup match between Sporting CP and Nacional in Lisbon. AP
Ruben Amorim: Nothing decided yet on Manchester United job offer

Portuguese guarded in response after Sporting confirm English giants are ready to meet their coach's €10m release clause

FootballOctober 30, 2024
Ahly's Egyptian midfielder #22 Emam Ashour celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the African–Asian–Pacific Cup football match, serving as the second round of the 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup, between Egypt's al-Ahly SC and the UAE's al-Ain FC at Cairo International Stadium in Cairo on October 29, 2024. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
Al Ahly cruise past Al Ain to reach Intercontinental Cup semi-final

Goals from Wessam Abou Ali, Emam Ashour and Mohamed Afsha secured a comfortable 3-0 victory for Al Ahly at the Cairo International Stadium

FootballOctober 30, 2024
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