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Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal sent English giants Manchester City crashing out of the Club World Cup on Monday, snatching a shock 4-3 victory in extra time in the biggest upset of the tournament so far. The match finished 2-2 at full-time but at the end of an eventful extra-time Marcos Leonardo grabbed the winner and pulled off one of the greatest wins in Middle Eastern football history. The Saudi club advances to the quarter-finals where they will face Brazilian club Fluminense, ensuring a non-European team will reach the last four. City had taken the lead in the ninth minute…
INDIA’S TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 In the last three years, Duckett has hit 98 runs with reverse sweeps behind square and 61 in front of it. ©Getty Ravindra Jadeja and Shubman Gill huddled briefly, then set an interesting plan in motion on the fifth day at Headingley. They took mid-off out and pushed him to a deep-ish cover. Deep point, short third, and a lone slip made up a hollowed-out off-side. A push past Jadeja and there was four to be had. India were gambling on the trade-off, baiting Ben Duckett into driving against the spin from the rough. The…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Pakistan’s preparations for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Bangladesh have been hit by injury concerns, with several key players likely to miss the tour. According to sources, the training camp for the series will begin on July 8 at the National Bank Cricket Arena in Karachi. However, vice-captain Shadab Khan is facing a serious fitness issue and is unlikely to be available. Shadab has been dealing with persistent pain in his right shoulder, and doctors have advised surgery, which is expected to be carried out in the United Kingdom. The surgery would rule him out…
Oklahoma City AP — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder have agreed on a record-setting four-year, $285-million extension that would give him the highest single-season average salary in NBA history, a person with knowledge of the agreement said Tuesday. The person spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been publicly announced and likely won’t be until the league’s moratorium on most offseason signings is lifted on Sunday. ESPN first reported on the agreement. News of the deal comes on Canada Day, a fitting coincidence for the 26-year-old from Ontario who is coming…
Ben Stokes is relishing the “awesome” Edgbaston atmosphere as England look to seize a 2-0 lead against an India side yet to decide whether bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah will play.England clinched a stunning chase of 371 – their second-highest in Tests – to win the series opener at Headingley and now return to the ground where they secured their highest, having knocked off 378 versus India during the maiden ‘Bazball’ summer of 2022. The hosts have lost three of their last five Tests in Birmingham – two to Australia, once to New Zealand – but before that had gone unbeaten…
Pakistan women’s left-arm spinner Sadia Iqbal took the top spot in the International Cricket Council Women’s Twenty-20 International (T20I) Bowler Rankings once again, cricket’s governing body announced on Tuesday. Sadia was pivotal to Pakistan’s win in the recently concluded ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifiers in Lahore and was named in the team of the tournament for her nine scalps for an average of 16. “Pakistan spinner Sadia Iqbal remains at the top of the list for T20I bowlers, but it’s tight at the top with just 44 rating point separating the top 10 players,” the ICC statement said. The statement…
INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 Stokes said he felt in good shape heading into the second game. © Getty June 30 was amongst the hottest days in England with temperatures in many parts reaching 33 degree Celsius. On the opening day of Wimbledon, tennis players were cooling themselves with ice bags over their heads. Heat alerts were issued with health agencies recommending hats, sunglasses and sun cream. The build up to the second Test at Edgbaston has been about the hot conditions, a possibly dry pitch and bowlers having to do a lot of hard work again. Meanwhile, after a…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL The debriefing sessions on the Pakistan Super League (PSL) are scheduled to take place on July 2 and 3, sources confirmed on Monday. These sessions will be led by PSL Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Salman Naseer and his team. Franchise owners and other key stakeholders are expected to attend. The discussions will focus on reviewing the conduct and performance of previous PSL editions, while also exploring the league’s future direction. The PSL recently went through a major structural change after being turned into a separate entity, with Salman Naseer appointed as its first CEO. However, many…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL The ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final 2025 between South Africa and Australia at Lord’s has broken all previous viewership records on television and digital platforms, especially in India. Held from June 11 to 14, the high-stakes clash marked the end of the third WTC cycle and became the most-watched non-India Test match ever on the Star Sports network. According to official data, the final recorded 2.94 billion minutes of TV watch time and reached 47 million viewers across India. Digital viewership was equally impressive, with the WTC Final generating 225 million views — matching the…
CNN — Malala Yousafzai has never stopped fighting for the rights of women, even after it almost cost the Nobel-Prize-winning activist her life. And in her latest rallying cry, Yousafzai wants more opportunities granted to Afghanistan’s elite female athletes, at a time when they have been forced into exile under the Taliban’s rule. For that to be the case, she says that international sports organizations must show “bravery and courage” against the radical Islamist group, which is not recognized by most countries around the world. “They can definitely find opportunities for these players to play, and this is a form…