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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

May 13th 2026- The Qatar Handball Federation, in Doha on Tuesday, announced our national team official squad and the fixtures of our participation in the 4th Gulf Games (Doha 2026) that] are being held in the Qatari capital under the slogan "One Gulf. One Heart." Match schedule: Players: The "Al-Adaam" (Qatar Handball Team) is led in this edition by coach Veslan Vujovic, who has settled on a roster of 18 players:  The participation comes with ultra ambitions to fight throughout the day for

The 4th GCC Games Doha 2026 will officially open on Monday at Al Shaqab Arena, bringing together more than 1,000 athletes from across the Gulf region for one of the GCC’s biggest multi-sport events. The Games will run from May 11 to 22 and feature athletes from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman competing in 17 different sports. The opening ceremony will be attended by senior GCC sports officials, Olympic committee representatives, and participating delegations. The event will include cultural

Rory McIlroy, anxious to indulge in the benefits of life as an elite golfer, changed his competition schedule before this week's PGA Championship at Newtown Square, Pennsylvania on Tuesday He attended a Black Tie dinner with U.S. President Donald Trump and Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla The decision was made after he had filed mandatory entry papers for the event which is part of golf's tourney circuit The six-times major winner had been scheduled to play at the PGA Tour's Signature Event

Kagiso Rabada of South Africa led an inspired pace attack as the Gujarat Titans surged to the top IPL table with a crushing 82-run defeat of Sunrisers Hyderabad on Tuesday. In Ahmedabad, hosts Gujarat defended 168 as Rabada followed up figures of 3-28 by with his fellow quicks routed Hyderabad for just 86, the lowest in IPL history. Fellow fast Jason Holder mopped up the Hyderabad middle and lower-order with 3-20. The former champions Gujarat jumped above Hyderabad and defending champions Royal Challengers

Jannik Sinner cruised through into the Italian Open last 16 on Monday with a straight-sets win over Alexei Popyrin to maintain his first title hopes in Rome, 6-2, 6-0. The reigning world number one, also needed a little over an hour to win his 25th consecutive match as the Greek rolled past Australia's Popyrin and set up an all-Italian derby in the next Round with Andrea Pellegrino. Another qualifier, Pellegrino, 29, ranked just 155 in the world but who had never previously competed

Left-handed opener Najmul Hossain Shanto scored an unbeaten half-century as Bangladesh stretched their lead to 179 runs on a rain-hit fourth day of the first Test against Pakistan on Monday. They were 152-3 in their second innings at the close on Sunday, Shanto having made an unbeaten 58 as he batted alongside Mushfiqur Rahim who was on 16 in the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka. Bangladesh resumed on their overnight score 7-0 only to lost openers early, Mahmudul Hasan Joy trapped leg

Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mominul Haque dug in to take Bangladesh to 101-2 at lunch on the first day of the first cricket test against Pakistan on Friday. After Pakistan put the home side to bat, Shanto and Mominul added 70 runs for the unbroken third wicket, putting Bangladesh on track toward a daunting score. Shanto was 39 not out off 50 balls and Mominul was on 31, at lunch. The tall, lanky fast bowler also appeared to be a thorn in

Mitchell Marsh struck 111 as Lucknow Super Giants edged out defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru by nine runs in a rain-marred IPL clash on Thursday. Marsh plundered nine fours and nine sixes in his 56-ball onslaught to help Lucknow reach an impressive total of 209-3 in a rain-shortened clash that saw each team bat for 19 overs at Ekana Stadium at Lucknow. Chasing a revised target of 213, Bengaluru lost Virat Kohli for two as he was out to Prince Yadav on the