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With the T20 Indian Premier League playoffs commencing on Tuesday, veteran batting great Virat Kohli and 15-year-old prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will be under the spotlight. Kohli, the captain of Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru who ended up topping the regular season standings, at 37 is just under two decades older than Sooryavanshi whose explosive batting has been one of the biggest stories this season. Key Playoff Matches Kohli and Bengaluru will face Gujarat Titans in the first qualifying playoff, with the winner booking

Following Inter Miami CF's wild 6-4 win over the Philadelphia Union on Sunday, Lionel Messi raised an injury flag before this month's FIFA World Cup. The Argentine sensation was replaced in the 73rd minute after he appeared to hold the back of his thigh following one of his signature free kicks. Coach Says Messi Was Suffering From Fatigue Inter Miami manager Guillermo Hoyos had no immediate medical report to provide but indicated the switch was largely precautionary. According to Hoyos: Messi was clearly

It was their first Premier League title in 22 years and Arsenal marked the occasion with a win, beating Crystal Palace 2-1 at Selhurst Park on Sunday. A 2-1 win on the final day completed an amazing season for Mikel Arteta's side, who finished on 85 points — seven clear of second with Manchester City losing against Aston Villa. Match Highlights Arsenal players were presented with their medals after the final whistle and then lifted the Premier League trophy to travelling fans. Emotional

Dubai Basketball moved one step closer to the ABA League Finals after defeating Budućnost VOLI 104:90 in Game 1 of the ABA League Semi-Finals in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Forced to play away from home once again following the relocation of the series from Dubai, the UAE-based side delivered a commanding performance to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three matchup and continue what has already become a historic second season in the ABA League. It has been a challenging week for Dubai

Cristiano Ronaldo fired in two goals to secure Al Nassr the Saudi Pro League title on the final day of the season thanks to a 4-1 victory against Damac, with Sadio Mane and Kingsley Coman also netting for Jorge Jesus's side. With the victory, Al Nassr ended on 86 points, two ahead of local rivals Al Hilal, who beat Al Fayha 1-0 but were forced to settle for second place. The victory sees Al Nassr win their first league title since 2019, the

Tennis champs to protest "low pay" with media duties limit ahead of French Open, a source said on Wednesday. Players, who remain unnamed, will only talk to the press for 15 minutes on media day at Roland Garros before pulling out of interviews with Grand Slam tournament's TV rights holders (according to a source) During a row over prize money, Jannik Sinner earlier this month demanded that the Slam events show "respect" to players. Players have strongly stated that they are presently only

Wednesday's win saw the Kolkata Knight Riders pull off a four-wicket victory over Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League and assistant coach Shane Watson said the performance of 36-year-old Pandey underlined his value to the side. Pandey's 45 off 33 meant that Kolkata recovered from being at 54-3 in their chase of the target of 147 as his innings helped them to a win which oxygenated their chances of making the playoffs. Watson told reporters: "This is the best I've seen him

Pep Guardiola faced Manchester City's heartbreaking title bid end on Tuesday then deflected questions again about his future, insisting no decision had yet been made while warning that it would be "wrong" to make such an announcement. On Tuesday, City's 1-1 draw at Bournemouth dismantled hopes of a Premier League challenge with an inauspicious end when Erling Haaland's late leveller was more reliant on keeping alive the race on Sunday against Aston Villa down to little more than probably an emotional farewell for

Bangladesh secured a 78-run win over Pakistan to clinch the second Test in Sylhet on Wednesday, completing a 2-0 series whitewash despite Mohammad Rizwan's brave 94 in an unsuccessful chase. Pakistan were 358 all out in the morning session on day five after chasing 437 for victory to level the series at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. Captain Shan Masood and Salman Agha contributed 71 runs apiece but it was Rizwan's battling innings containing 10 fours that ensured Pakistan remained in the hunt

Rajasthan Royals' 15-year-old batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashed briskly made 93 to power his side to a seven-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL on Tuesday and keep their play-off hopes alive. Playing as an impact substitute, Sooryavanshi was the first target of Rajasthan's chase at their home in Jaipur and he hit his third half-century of the season, making 38-ball six with seven fours and 10 sixes to win Chhaima's run-scoring push the total of 221. Sooryavanshi, with the help of

Manchester City will this weekend reportedly put an end to Pep Guardiola's decade-long trophy-laden reign. Guardiola, 55, has won: If City maximum two matches left (Bournemouth,Aston villa) win and Arsenal can not win a match against Crystal Palace in Sunday league matches final round, he could add another to his collection. Guardiola will leave following Villa's visit to the Etihad. The city has declined to comment on the rumors. The club were set to parade the League Cup and FA Cup trophies over

The MoU has seen the participation of a select number of SC staff and stakeholders providing delivery support for FIFA World Cup 2026 as part of their transfer knowledge and expertise. The MoU was signed by: SC Secretary General, H.E Hassan Al Thawadi FIFA President, Gianni Infantino During a ceremony in Doha, Qatar. As part of the deal, there will be a special team of experts from Qatar with many having key roles in presenting mega tournaments including: FIFA World Cup 2022 FIFA

Sunrisers Hyderabad, riding on Skipper Pat Cummins' fabulously-executed 3-28 and an aggressive leading performance by Ishan Kishan (70), on Monday qualified for the playoffs of the IPL with a laboured five-wicket victory over Chennai Super Kings. The result at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai also guaranteed a place in the playoffs for Gujarat Titans. Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru were the initial outfit to enter the playoffs. The tournament, which will have its final on May 31 in Ahmedabad, now has five

At the end of the sixth day at the fourth GCC Games Doha 2026, and due to be held from 13-22 May, Qatar continued to top the overall medal tally with a total of 109 medals. But Qatar, who have 39 gold, 38 silvers and 32 bronzes -- never been more dwarfed by their neighbours? The Qatari athletes won an additional 13 medals—3 gold, 6 silver and 4 bronze—in athletics, bowling and table tennis on Sunday 17 May. Saudi Arabia is second with

Mitchell Starc took 4-40 as Delhi Capitals waged defeat against Rajasthan Royals to keep their play-off hopes alive in the IPL on Sunday. Starc claimed three scalps in a four-ball burst, including the scalp of skipper Riyan Parag (51), to restrict Rajasthan to 193-8 at Delhi's home Arun Jaitley Stadium. Rajasthan has added 47 runs in their second innings till the end of day two. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (15) coming with a score of 46 off 21 balls, and wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel (53), who

Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru secured a much-needed 23-run victory against Punjab Kings on Sunday to reach the playoffs and veteran pace bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar was delighted. Superstar Virat Kohli and middle-order batter Venkatesh Iyer scored sparkling half-centuries as Kumar produced a devastating new-ball spell to send defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru into the IPL playoffs here on Sunday. Fresh from his ninth hundred in the IPL, Kohli scored a wonderful 58 off 37 balls (4 fours, 3 sixes), Iyer followed with a

It will be an emotional homecoming for Dubai Basketball, their players and fans across the city as they finally return to Coca-Cola Arena to play at last, having spent 66 days away from the city since they arrived in Brazil for the semifinals of this season's ABA League. The semifinal series against Budućnost VOLI tips off on Wednesday, May 20 with a title up for grabs and history to be made as the team returns. As regional conflict erupted in February, Dubai Basketball

It was Jasprit Bumrah's first game as MI captain on Thursday and he led from the front as Tilak Varma's 75 not out off just 33 balls helped MI beat Punjab Kings by six wickets in IPL. Mumbai chased down 206 under lights at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, with Varma again top-scoring for them from No. 4 — giving a world-class score to their rarefied batting line-up after slumping to 88-3: within points of being floored by another strong attack despite playing

Phil Foden provided the type of magic that cannot be planned for in a tactics board and it was exactly what Pep Guardiola needed after Manchester City cruised to a 3-0 win over Crystal Palace on Wednesday. Despite a lineup that included six changes, City kept the pressure on Arsenal by reducing the gap at the top of the table to two points with two games remaining following their dominant win over Palace. Foden had the second rare appearance in the starting 11,

Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru cruised to the top of the IPL table with a six-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders here Wednesday thanks to Virat Kohli's unbeaten 105. After a pair of ducks, Kohli came back with bang in Raipur and ran out the finish for his team batting first in chase of 193 to guide his chase home with class 60-ball innings. The 37-year-old struck his ninth hundred in IPL, hitting 11 fours and three sixes. Kohli also became the quickest