Starting Thursday, Dubai will host two international championships and several beach competitions.
The Beach Games Festival, which starts with yoga and badminton events on October 20 at Kite Beach in Umm Suqeim, will run until November 6.
Organised by the Dubai Sports Council with FIFA’s Beach Soccer Committee, the 11th Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup is scheduled from November 1 to 6 with eight national teams participating.
Four matches are scheduled on the first day of the Championship - USA will play Japan at 4:00 pm, UAE will take on Spain at 5:15 pm, Saudi Arabia will face Brazil at 6:45 pm and Paraguay will take on Iran at 8:00 pm.
Meanwhile, the World Beach Volleyball Pro Tour will take place from October 22 until October 30 and will see male and female players from various continents play 266 matches.
Al Ain crushed 10-man Yokohama F Marinos 5-1 in the second leg of the Asian Champions League final on Saturday to register a 6-3 aggregate win and their first continental title in 21 years.
Fourteen-time French Open champion Rafa Nadal said there was still a chance this year's tournament in Paris may not be his last in comments ahead of his tough opener against fourth seed Alexander Zverev.
Outgoing Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez said he was proud of his achievements with the club and was looking forward to being a fan again as he prepares to coach his final game against Sevilla.
World number one Novak Djokovic does not consider himself a favourite ahead of his title defence at the French Open, which begins with a first-round match against local hope Pierre-Hugues Herbert on Sunday.