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CPL 2025 Johnson Charles and Tim Seifert laid the platform by adding 85 runs inside 7 overs. © Getty Saint Lucia Kings blazed to victory over the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in commanding fashion to go top of the table in the Caribbean Premier League, 2025. In the chase of 178, Tim Seifert (68 off 45) and Johnson Charles (47 off 17) gave the Kings the ideal foundation to complete the chase with ease. Earlier, it was Tabraiz Shamsi who ended with figures of 4-0-17-2, another star performer in Kings’ win. On a good pitch to bat on, the…
Olympic 100m champions Noah Lyles and Julien Alfred will head to the world championships in Tokyo in two weeks’ time on the back of impressive victories at Thursday’s Diamond League Finals. Lyles and Alfred were but two of the cream of track and field’s elite who rose to the top in a scintillating night of action at a 25,000 sell-out Letzigrund Stadium. American Lyles became the first track athlete to win six Diamond League Final titles by producing a strong finish to outpace Botswana rival Letsile Tebogo for victory in the men’s 200m. Lyles, the reigning world champion in both…
Olympic 100m champions Noah Lyles and Julien Alfred will head to the world championships in Tokyo in two weeks’ time on the back of impressive victories at Thursday’s Diamond League Finals. Lyles and Alfred were but two of the cream of track and field’s elite who rose to the top in a scintillating night of action at a 25,000 sell-out Letzigrund Stadium. American Lyles became the first track athlete to win six Diamond League Final titles by producing a strong finish to outpace Botswana rival Letsile Tebogo for victory in the men’s 200m. Lyles, the reigning world champion in both…
Iga Swiatek weathered an unexpected storm to reach the US Open third round on Thursday, while defending men’s champion Jannik Sinner delivered a masterclass and Naomi Osaka rediscovered her groove at Flushing Meadows. But the day’s most dramatic moments belonged to Coco Gauff, who wiped away tears mid-match before rallying to beat Donna Vekic and avenge her Olympic heartbreak from Paris. Second seed Swiatek, fresh from her Wimbledon triumph and Cincinnati title, was forced to grind it out against unseeded Suzan Lamens in a 6-1 4-6 6-4 thriller on Arthur Ashe Stadium that proved far trickier than expected. “It got…
POST RETIREMENT PLANS Post IPL retirement, Ashwin is set to explore opportunities in overseas leagues © BCCI/IPL Having announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket and the Indian Premier League (IPL), R Ashwin has emerged as a free bird, ready to chart new paths. With his vast experience in international and franchise cricket, it now seems almost certain that he will expand horizons and explore opportunities in overseas leagues. Word is, he is open to try out a dual role – testing the waters as a coach-cum-player. Ashwin still has plenty left to offer and is far from…
MINOR LEAGUE CRICKET The 26-team MiLC has been a vibrant pipeline of talent, unearthing prodigies who have already graduated to MLC and the U.S. national team © MLC Minor League Cricket’s (MiLC) fifth season launches today under a cloud of uncertainty over its future, following USA Cricket’s recent termination notice to American Cricket Enterprises (ACE), the ownership entity of both MLC and MiLC. In a clarifying statement, USAC confirmed that MiLC will still be recognised as approved cricket this year, since the tournament was sanctioned before the termination notice was issued. The timing has cast a long shadow on what…
Australia pace spearhead Josh Hazlewood says England’s ‘unbelievable’ batting line-up poses a serious threat this summer Josh Hazlewood has warned Harry Brook’s inexperience in Australia could make him more dangerous in the Ashes as he is free from the baggage that can burden senior teammates. Hazlewood on Thursday declared England’s batting the best to tour Australia for an Ashes at any point in his career, with a settled top six to start the series in Perth. Joe Root will arrive as the world’s No.1-ranked batter after a big home series against India, but it is Brook who has turned the…
SHARJAH: Salman Ali Agha is not too concerned by Pakistan’s recent losses. Instead, Pakistan T20 captain is looking forward to his “quality side with exciting youngsters and amazing seniors” doing well at the upcoming tri-nation series and the subsequent Asia Cup. The Salman-led team face Afghanistan in a T20 tri-nation series opening match in Sharjah on Friday. The event, a warm-up for next month’s T20 Asia Cup, also includes hosts UAE. Besides Afghanistan, Pakistan and the UAE, the Asia Cup will also include defending champions India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Oman and Hong Kong. Pakistan’s white-ball fortunes are dipping after they…
MONACO: European champions Paris St Germain were handed a tough list of opponents, including Barcelona and Bayern Munich, in this season’s Champions League and record 15-time winners Real Madrid will face Manchester City and Liverpool after the league phase draw was made on Thursday. PSG will entertain Bayern and go to Barcelona, while the French club will also meet Premier League sides Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United along with Atalanta, Bayer Leverkusen and Athletic Bilbao in the new group phase format which started last season. Tottenham, the Europa League champions, will play PSG in a repeat of their Super Cup…
SYDNEY: Olympic champion Sifan Hassan has confirmed her decision to skip the athletics world championships in Tokyo next month after deciding to take part in this weekend’s Sydney marathon. Hassan, who won the Olympic marathon in Paris last year, has represented the Netherlands at every world championships since 2015, winning six medals including her 1,500-10,000 metres golden double in Doha in 2019. “It’s in two or three weeks and I don’t think I’m going to recover, I can barely walk the first couple of days after a marathon,” the 32-year-old told a news conference on Thursday. “It was so hard…