• Cricket: The sport thrives in some of the most unlikely places, writes Paul Radley, including Papua New Guinea, a nation that earned official one-day international status this year. (Photo: Jeffrey E Biteng / The National)
    Cricket: The sport thrives in some of the most unlikely places, writes Paul Radley, including Papua New Guinea, a nation that earned official one-day international status this year. (Photo: Jeffrey E Biteng / The National)
  • A boy from the village of Hanuabada, Papua New Guinea, bats during a game of cricket in the streets of Port Moresby, the capital. Chris Hyde / Getty Images / February 24, 2012
    A boy from the village of Hanuabada, Papua New Guinea, bats during a game of cricket in the streets of Port Moresby, the capital. Chris Hyde / Getty Images / February 24, 2012
  • The National summer series spread, page 8-9, from Saturday, August 3, 2014.
    The National summer series spread, page 8-9, from Saturday, August 3, 2014.
  • Golf: From two heart transplants to the US Open leaderboard, Steve Elling looks at one of the most unlikely rises to fame in the world of golf. (Photo: Mike Segar / Reuters)
    Golf: From two heart transplants to the US Open leaderboard, Steve Elling looks at one of the most unlikely rises to fame in the world of golf. (Photo: Mike Segar / Reuters)
  • The National summer series spread, page 8-9, from Sunday, August 3, 2014.
    The National summer series spread, page 8-9, from Sunday, August 3, 2014.
  • Football: After the Soviet invasion and under Taliban rule, football all but vanished in Afghanistan, but it is back and gathering a huge following in the process, writes Ahmed Rizvi. (Photo: Aref Karimi / AFP)
    Football: After the Soviet invasion and under Taliban rule, football all but vanished in Afghanistan, but it is back and gathering a huge following in the process, writes Ahmed Rizvi. (Photo: Aref Karimi / AFP)
  • Two Kabul teams prepare to play at the Kabul Ghazi stadium in 2007. Top, a portrait of Afghan national hero Ahmad Shah Massoud. The 50,000-seat stadium, currently used for football, was used for public executions during the Taliban rule. AFP Photo / June 23, 2007
    Two Kabul teams prepare to play at the Kabul Ghazi stadium in 2007. Top, a portrait of Afghan national hero Ahmad Shah Massoud. The 50,000-seat stadium, currently used for football, was used for public executions during the Taliban rule. AFP Photo / June 23, 2007
  • The National summer series spread, page 8-9, from Monday, August 4, 2014.
    The National summer series spread, page 8-9, from Monday, August 4, 2014.
  • Table tennis: Despite being born without a right forearm, Pole Natalia Partyka not only dominates the Paralympic table tennis stage, she gives able-bodied opponents a challenge too, writes Paul Radley. (Photo: Jeffrey E Biteng / The National)
    Table tennis: Despite being born without a right forearm, Pole Natalia Partyka not only dominates the Paralympic table tennis stage, she gives able-bodied opponents a challenge too, writes Paul Radley. (Photo: Jeffrey E Biteng / The National)
  • The National summer series spread, page 8-9, from Tuesday, August 5, 2014.
    The National summer series spread, page 8-9, from Tuesday, August 5, 2014.
  • Ice hockey: With good infrastructure in place, the sport is in the pink of health and growing on the frosty rinks in the desert, writes Amith Passela. (Photo: Mona Al Marzooqi / The National)
    Ice hockey: With good infrastructure in place, the sport is in the pink of health and growing on the frosty rinks in the desert, writes Amith Passela. (Photo: Mona Al Marzooqi / The National)
  • Ali Kaddas Al Romaithi, one of the first Emiratis on the ice hockey scene back in the late 1980s. Delores Johnson / The National
    Ali Kaddas Al Romaithi, one of the first Emiratis on the ice hockey scene back in the late 1980s. Delores Johnson / The National

Sport

In pictures: The National’s Summer Series

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With summer in full effect, The National decided to look at some of the unlikely success stories going on in the world of sport. Whether it is a team flourishing where you would not expect it or an athlete overcoming great challenges to become a notable player, we wanted to tell their stories.

Over the course of five days, our writers produced pieces on:

Cricket: Papua New Guinea

Golf: Erik Compton

Football: Afghanistan

Table tennis: Natalia Partyka

Ice Hockey: UAE national team

Above, we’ve included some of the pictures that tell the stories of these subjects, along with the original spreads as they appeared in the newspaper.

The biog

First Job: Abu Dhabi Department of Petroleum in 1974  
Current role: Chairperson of Al Maskari Holding since 2008
Career high: Regularly cited on Forbes list of 100 most powerful Arab Businesswomen
Achievement: Helped establish Al Maskari Medical Centre in 1969 in Abu Dhabi’s Western Region
Future plan: Will now concentrate on her charitable work

Jewel of the Expo 2020

252 projectors installed on Al Wasl dome

13.6km of steel used in the structure that makes it equal in length to 16 Burj Khalifas

550 tonnes of moulded steel were raised last year to cap the dome

724,000 cubic metres is the space it encloses

Stands taller than the leaning tower of Pisa

Steel trellis dome is one of the largest single structures on site

The size of 16 tennis courts and weighs as much as 500 elephants

Al Wasl means connection in Arabic

World’s largest 360-degree projection surface

Difference between fractional ownership and timeshare

Although similar in its appearance, the concept of a fractional title deed is unlike that of a timeshare, which usually involves multiple investors buying “time” in a property whereby the owner has the right to occupation for a specified period of time in any year, as opposed to the actual real estate, said John Peacock, Head of Indirect Tax and Conveyancing, BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates, a law firm.

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Under ‘snapback’, measures imposed on Iran by the UN Security Council in six resolutions would be restored, including:

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  • A ban on uranium enrichment and reprocessing
  • A ban on launches and other activities with ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear weapons, as well as ballistic missile technology transfer and technical assistance
  • A targeted global asset freeze and travel ban on Iranian individuals and entities
  • Authorisation for countries to inspect Iran Air Cargo and Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines cargoes for banned goods
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Uefa Men's Player of the Year: Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)

Uefa Women's Player of the Year: Lucy Bronze (Lyon)

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Goalkeeper: Alisson (Liverpool)

Defender: Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)

Midfielder: Frenkie de Jong (Ajax)

Forward: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)

Uefa President's Award: Eric Cantona

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