Ashwin, Stenson & Sagna on #2000NotOut

Sport360 staff 10:47 19/12/2016
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  • To mark the occasion of our 2000th issue, we asked some of the sports stars who have featured in the newspaper over the past six years to have their say about Sport360.

    You can read these below and watch tributes above! Share with us your thoughts by commenting below, using #2000NotOut on Twitter or getting in touch via Facebook.

    ILKAY GUNDOGAN, MAN CITY & GERMANY MIDFIELDER

    “Congratulations to Sport360 on the 2000th edition of your paper and best wishes to all your readers, especially the Manchester City fans throughout the UAE who follow the club, our games and all our news in the paper. Despite my injury, hopefully we can all enjoy some great moments this season.”

    VIRENDER SEHWAG, INDIAN WORLD CUP-WINNING BATSMAN

    “Congratulations to Sport360 on a major milestone. It was great working with you during the World T20 and IPL, allowing me to connect with cricket fans in the UAE. Keep up the good work and best of luck for another 2000 editions.”

    HENRIK STENSON, 2016 OPEN CHAMPION

    “I want to wish Sport360 a happy 2,000th edition. I’ve seen the progress, and been part of the paper a few times… and hope I can be a part of it again. So make sure you keep it going for at least another 100 editions! Or maybe a few more… Happy birthday.”

    RAVICHANDRAN ASHWIN, NO.1 RANKED TEST BOWLER IN THE WORLD

    “Congratulations Sport360 on completing 2000 issues. Thanks for being such fantastic supporters of sports. Enjoy your coverage of cricket whenever I am in the UAE. Take a fresh guard guys and look forward to a long innings.”

    BACARY SAGNA, MAN CITY AND FRANCE DEFENDER

    “Big up to Sport360 for the 2000th edition of the paper. It’s a great achievement. Read it whenever I’m in the UAE and hope all the Manchester City fans keep following our news out there. All the best.”

    ALI MABKHOUT, UAE AND AL JAZIRA STRIKER

    “Congratulations to the Sport360 team for the 2,000th edition. We are wishing to Sport360 all the best for the coming years and encourage everyone to be active in sport and keep reading.”

    PV SINDHU, INDIAN BADMINTON OLYMPIC SILVER MEDALIST

    PV Sindhu

    “Congratulations to Sport360 for reaching 2000 editions. You have been doing a fantastic job. I wish you all the very best and hope you have many more editions to celebrate moving forward.”

    VICENZO NIBALI, 2014 TOUR DE FRANCE CHAMPION

    “I’m very happy for the great goal reached by Sport360. It’s a deserved award for journalists doing their work very well and with great passion. I was interviewed by Sport360 several times in Dubai and Abu Dhabi… always very pleasant occasions. I also have to thank them for their contribution to the spread of cycling in an area where it is becoming an emerging sport. Long live Sport360!”

    MUTAZ BARSHIM, QATARI OLYMPIC SILVER MEDAL HIGH JUMPER

    “Sport360, congratulations on your 2000th edition. Keep doing what you’re doing, bringing sport closer to the people.”

    KHURRAM KHAN, FORMER UAE CRICKET CAPTAIN

    “The coverage in Sport360 has always been good. I remember when I was playing, every morning of a game, the newspaper would be the first publication I would read to see if any stories of me or team-mates were printed. When I retired, I was on the front cover and it was good to see that.

    I used that as my cover picture and shared it on my social media accounts as it was always a proud moment to represent the UAE. The newspaper always covers the UAE cricket in a very good manner and it’s very important to have good coverage when they’re trying to build something.It’s been wonderful to have a sports-only newspaper in this country and I hope they continue to keep doing well in the future.”

    APOLLO PERELINI, UAE RUGBY COACH

    “I want to wish Sport360, who are publishing their 2,000th edition, congratulations on such a massive effort getting to that sort of number. It’s one of those papers you always pick up.

    Every time I’m in a café or at work Sport360 is one you turn to because it’s got a lot of information on current sporting events and it gives you a lot of information about what’s going on in Dubai, the UAE and Middle East, as well as all the global sports news. Well done, congratulations.”

    JAVIER AGUIRRE, AL WAHDA MANAGER AND EX-ATLETICO MADRID 

    “I’d like to congratulate Sport360 on publishing their 2,000th edition. Their newspaper is a product of high quality covering a breadth of sport across the UAE as well as around the world, which is hugely popular. I wish them all the best on reaching this milestone and here’s to the next 2,000 copies.”

    ZLATKO DALIC, AL AIN MANAGER

    “Congratulations to Sport360 for reaching this number. You are always very fair and honest, these are good qualities in a newspaper. I say congratulations once again for reaching 2,000 issues and I wish you all the best for making 2,000 more.”

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