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Rajasthan Royals' Indian batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi on Monday became the youngest to score a senior T20 century at 14 years and 32 days with his match-winning innings against Gujarat Titans in the IPL. Left-hand batsman Suryavanshi, who on 19 April at Indore became the youngest debutant in the IPL, slammed 100 from 35 balls to rape the opposition attack with seven in fours and 11 in sixes at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. Suryavanshi erased the previous mark of 18 years and 118 days which

Lucknow Super Giants have thrown their weight behind captain Rishabh Pant to fast-track them to success in the Indian Premier League despite the swashbuckling left-hander’s woes with the bat. Pant’s Lucknow slumped to its fifth defeat in the T20 tournament this season after they were beaten by Mumbai Indians on Sunday, with 46 off 74 matches completed. Wicketkeeper-batter Pant was bought by Lucknow for a record $3.21 million in the November auction and was later named as captain for season 18. Except Pant has scored only

Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood was the star with the ball in Royal Challengers Bengaluru's 11-run IPL victory at home over Rajasthan Royals, who opted to field on winning the toss Thursday. Needing 206 to win after Bengaluru had reached 205-5, Rajasthan were cruising until Dhruv Jurel was out to Hazlewood in the 19th over of the chase. Jurel contributed 34-ball 47 and fell when 17 were needed off as many balls for a win. Hazlewood dismissed England's Jofra Archer next ball as Royals were left needing

Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy is to leave the Premier League club at the end of the season after their relegation, ending an era in which he became one of the greats of an overachieving team. Vardy, a one-million pound ($1.33 million) signing from fifth-tier outfit Fleetwood Town in 2012, has become the club’s best modern era player, with 198 goals from all competitions. His best-known achievement, however, came as he steered Leicester to the Premier League title in 2015-16, when the team that had

As Sachin Tendulkar, who turned 52 today, two of the UAE's veteran cricket administrators shared their memories about how they missed an opportunity to face the iconic Indian cricketer. This was September 1989 — a few months before Tendulkar burst on the international scene, famously making his Test debut as a 16-year-old prodigy in Pakistan. But the tales of his magical prowess with the bat were restricted to India’s maidans (grounds), until Mohamed Lokhandwala and Mazhar Khan touched down in Mumbai (then Bombay) with the

Tadej Pogacar, who appeared to be a man determined to feel the top step of the podium once more, swatted aside his rivals to win La Flèche Wallonne on Wednesday afternoon, the Slovenian have now won the race twice in the last three years. The UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider took a measure of revenge for Sunday’s runner-up spot at the Amstel Gold Race, attacking with 500m to go of the Mur de Huy and finishing 10 seconds ahead of the next best rider. “It feels

KL Rahul has accumulated forty fifties over a span of twelve IPL seasons, but very few would have given him more joy than the one he scored for Delhi on Tuesday against Lucknow Super Giants, the franchise that unceremoniously parted ways with him last year. Rahul scored an unbeaten 57, helping the Capitals complete their successful chase at Lucknow, where he brought up the Capitals' eight-wicket victory with a six off Prince Yadav. The thirty-three-year-old had captained Lucknow last season but was let

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola laughed off claims that his team might consider this season special had they gotten a Champions League ticket. City came close to securing European qualification with their 2-1 win over Aston Villa in the Premier League on Tuesday, thanks to a last-minute goal from Matheus Nunes in the 94th minute. Guardiola’s men moved two places up to third in the league table, but are still seventeen points behind Liverpool, and so they will end up completing another one

Inter Milan's treble hopes are alive and well after reaching the semifinals of the Champions League on Wednesday with a 2-2 draw against Bayern Munich, with the Serie A giants winning a thrilling last-eight tie 4-3 on aggregate. The reigning Serie A champions Inter face Barcelona in the semis after goals from captain Lautaro Martinez and Benjamin Pavard in quick succession erased a goal from Bayern's Harry Kane which had balanced the tie in the 52nd minute. Dier’s looping header in the 76th minute put

For several years, Maher El-Tabchy and Eric Robertsen, who reside in Dubai, have been passionate endurance swimmers. Last month, the two friends united and swam 29 kilometers from The World Islands to the beaches of Dubai. While they did not specifically intend to set any records, the charity work that both of them shared regarding autism and juvenile arthritis motivated them to come fight the turbulent waves.El-Tabchy, a resident of lebanon, and Robertsen, a french national, swam consistently for 10 hours without any

In an attempt to promote chess activities in the Middle East region and give a global platform, the organisors of Norway Chess — one of the greatest tournaments in the Fide chess calendar — has invited Emirate’s first female grandmaster Rouda Essa Alserkal to play at the Norway Chess Open 2025 which will have participants from 31 countries. Kjell Madland, Managing Director and the brainchild of Norway Chess, invited 15-yer-old Rouda during a press conference in Dubai on Wednesday. Dr Mansoor Al Tamimi,

Gujarat Titans outplay Rajasthan Royals. Gujarat Titans overcame Rajasthan Royals by 58 runs in the Indian Premier League after an overwhelming overall performance on Wednesday.   The Titans had a strong start after batters Jos Buttler (36) and M Shahrukh Khan (36) played significantly in the middle-order. Sai Sudharsan, an opener, went above and beyond by scoring 82 runs off 56 balls, leading the team to 217-6 after being asked to bat first.   Shimron Hetmyer scored 52 runs for the Royals while his skipper

Deciding to take charge ahead of his captain and struggling club set piece coach, Arsenal’s Declan Rice was nothing short of inspired as he stroked home a pair of magnificent free kicks to help secure a 3-0 win over Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final first leg on Tuesday. And when the Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka was taken out in a central position, 30 metres from goal, shortly before the hour mark at The Emirates Stadium with the score 0-0 Rice turned to

An emerging Indian batter Priyansh Arya scored his maiden century in the Indian Premier League (IPL) to steer Punjab Kings to an 18-run victory against Chennai Super Kings on Tuesday. Arya, a left-hand batter who made his name for hitting sixes in domestic cricket, smashed 103 off 42 balls to propel Punjab to 219-6 at Mullanpur, near Chandigarh, where Chennai could only manage 201-5. The 24-year-old Arya was picked up by the franchise for $440,000 in the November auction after he caught the eye of

At his team's media unit, he praises Harry Brook as the new white-ball captain, where team chief Rob Key speaks of his "excellent cricket brain". The England and Wales Cricket Board announced Monday that Brook would captain both the one-day international and T20 sides. The 26-year-old Yorkshire batsman was the frontrunner to replace Jos Buttler, who stepped down in December, with England's dismal Champions Trophy run in Pakistan ending without reaching the semifinals. Buttler presided over a failure to defend either their T20 or 50-over World Cup

Royal Challengers Bengaluru hung on to beat Mumbai Indians by 12 runs in a thriller on Monday night in the IPL to spoil Jasprit Bumrah's return from injury and also endure a batting blitz from the Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya. Mumbai included Bumrah in the XI for the first time in three months, having missed the final day of the fifth Test against Australia in Sydney due to a back injury. Virat Kohli and captain Rajat Patidar scored 67 and 64 respectively to propel Bengaluru

Teen sensation Konstas, Kuhnemann earn Australia contracts. Teenage batting sensation Sam Konstas has been added to the list of contracted players for Australia in a massive vote of confidence in the two-Test opener It was a remarkable 60 in his only Test this year, the one played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground against India, but the 19-year-old was named among 23 contracted players on Tuesday, three months later. Konstas was one of three players to receive their first contracts with the national team, alongside spinner Matt

After 3-week international window, the Ooredoo Stars League is back running from Friday – with exciting contests and battle for the title hotting up. With four games left in each side’s championship this year, the 12-team and 22-weeklong league has few more options. These two domestic giants as well as Al Gharafa, who remain third in the rankings, with a tally of 37 points. A stumble from any of these teams will help their rivals in a huge way. That leaves little room for error at the business

A sparkling half-century from Nicholas Pooran and quick fifty from Mitchell Marsh and Shardul Thakur's brilliant four-wicket spell steered Lucknow Super Giants to a five-wicket victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Uppal Stadium in Hyderabad in the IPL on Thursday. Set to bat first, Sunrisers lost their way before posting 190/9 from their 20 overs. Travis Head scored 47 off 28 balls but the other SRH batters, including Nitish Kumar Reddy (32), Heinrich Klaasen (26) and Aniket Verma (36), failed to convert their starts as Lucknow

What decision Trent Alexander-Arnold makes in coming weeks about his future will, for many, determine how he will be remembered in his home city for years to come.. Photos by Reuters The proposed transfer of Trent Alexander-Arnold from Liverpool to Real Madrid has divided opinion on whether a local hero can abscond to a different part of the country without an indelible blot on his copybook. Having joined the Reds when he was just six-years-old, Alexander-Arnold has since gone on to win a clean sweep