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In a crucial matchup on Wednesday, the marquee match-up for the day showcased defending champions Chennai Super Kings almost securing their playoff spot as South Africa's Dewald Brevis scored a quick-fire fifty off just 22 balls, with CSK defeating Kolkata Knight Riders by 2 wickets. This places the defending champions in severe risk of missing the championships.   During the chase of 180 runs, CSK found themselves in a deep hole at 60-5 within the first six overs, however, Brevis 52, coupled with 45

Because of a recent terrorist attack in Indian Kashmir, Gautam Gambhir, India's head coach, feels that India should not play cricket against Pakistan in any venue, including neutral grounds. Given the tragic killing of 26 tourists in the Himalayan region on the 22nd of April, India has retaliated by striking nine locations within Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. These two nations, armed with nuclear weapons, have refrained from mutual cricket since 2013. Furthermore, they only compete in multi-nation tournaments which are primarily held in

In a WTA 125 event held at the L'Open 35 de Saint-Malo clay courts, Naomi Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam winner, achieved her first WTA title since winning the 2021 Australian Open by defeating Slovenia's Kaja Juvan with a score of 6-1 7-5.  This was the first time the 27-year-old Japanese woman was able to clinch a WTA title post her mothering in July 2023.   “Winning a trophy on a surface that was a struggle for me is kind of funny, I thought

With their claiming of the Triple Crown of the Emirates Cricket Board, including D50, D10, and D20, Team Abu Dhabi became the first team in the UAE to achieve all three titles. This marks Team Abu Dhabi’s historic triumph at the D50 tournament, cementing their victory in D20 and D10 earlier this year. Abu Dhabi has now become the second team in the history of the UAE to claim all three ECB domestic tournaments after Fujairah achieved this in 2024. The achievement was

The Mumbai Indians, who have won the IPL five times before, have won the IPL 6 times in a row after defeating the Rajasthan Royals by 100 runs, causing the Royals to get eliminated from the playoffs.   Winning the toss and being given the opportunity to bat first, Mumbai achieved a massive score of 217 runs (Suryakumar Yadav 48, Hardik Pandya 48, Rohit Sharma 53, Ryan Rickelton 61).   The Royals were skittled out for 117 runs, while Trent Boult and Karn Sharma took

Chairman Arun Singh Dhumal revealed that the Indian Premier League (IPL) plans on adding 94 matches by 2028 which would mean that all 10 teams in the league would play home and away fixtures.   The IPL increased the number of matches to 74 in the 2022 season with the addition of the Lucknow SuperGiants and the Gujarat Titans as new franchises.   When asked whether the tournament will be added in the International Cricket Council FTP (Future Tours Programme) calendar starting 2028, Dhumal said

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

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

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

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

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

Sri Lanka’s 1996 World Cup-winning opener Sanath Jayasuriya requested India to assist in constructing an international cricket stadium at Jaffna at a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Sunday Since there are a lot of cricketing talent in Jaffna, I asked Honourable Prime Minister if he could help us build this facility in Jaffna. That he would discuss with his team and certainly come back to us soon,' said Sanath Jayasuriya, 55, now the coach of the Lankan side Jayasuriya with World cup winning

Imperial Emperor and Walk of Stars, the two top fancies for Saturday's $12 million race Dubai World Cup (G1), will start from opposing ends of the 11-horse starting gate. However, their handler, the UAE Champion Bhupat Seemar, is adamant the draw will not damage their chances. Imperial Emperor and Walk of Stars Imperial Emperor, generally regarded as the leading danger to the strong Japanese hope Forever Young, is at Gate 10. His stablemate, the other major contender Walk of Stars, drew the inside post in Gate 1 in

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

Dumped all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has the arsenal to worry England and is a chance to make a return to Australia’s test side in time for the Ashes, selectors' chief George Bailey said on Tuesday. Marsh was dismissed after the fourth Test of a long series against India, where his low scores were mounting. He had then missed selection for the Sri Lanka tour as he continued to recover from a lower back injury. The 33-year-old has bowled little in the home summer and although he did