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Sharjah: New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner conceded Namibia would be "dangerous" on a tricky Sharjah wicket during their clash later Friday, following their gritty display in a losing cause against Pakistan and a four-wicket win against Scotland in their opening 'Super 12' game at the...

Turin: Casper Ruud will make his debut at the ATP Finals after clinching his spot at the Rolex Paris Masters defeating Marcus Giron of the United States. The 22-year-old is the first Norwegian to earn a spot in the season finale, to be played at...

Abu Dhabi: Sri Lanka produced a clinical performance to beat West Indies by 20 runs in a Super 12 match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, here Thursday. With this loss, West Indies have been knocked out of...

Abu Dhabi: Top West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has confirmed that he will retire from international cricket at the end of the ICC T20 World Cup, currently underway in the UAE. But the 38-year-old superstar did not confirm whether he will also stop playing in...

Mumbai: "Absolutely the right man for the job," said VVS Laxman on the appointment of Rahul Dravid as chief coach of the Indian senior men's cricket team. Laxman and Dravid had shared many partnerships playing for India and South Zone, including an epic stand of...

Abu Dhabi: West Indies won the toss and elected to field against Sri Lanka in their Super 12 game of the ICC T20 World Cup Thursday. While West Indies are playing the same eleven from their last game, Sri Lanka included left-arm seamer Binura Fernando...

Dortmund: Ajax Amsterdam bounced back 3-1 against ten-men Borussia Dortmund to progress into the last 16 ahead of schedule while Paris Saint-Germain shared the spoils with resilient Leipzig at the fourth round in UEFA Champions League. Dortmund started the encounter highly motivated and should have...

Madrid: Karim Benzema scored twice as Real Madrid defeated Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 in the Champions League to take a big step towards qualifying for the last 16 of the competition. The win Wednesday night leaves Real Madrid with nine points from their four group games...

Buenos Aires: Paris Saint-Germain star Lionel Messi has been included in Argentina's squad for 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Brazil despite injury concerns, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) has announced. Messi missed PSG's 2-2 draw at Leipzig in the Champions League group stage...

Liverpool: Diogo Jota, and Sadio Mane scored as former Champions Liverpool have secured their place in the knockout rounds of the Champions League with a 2-0 victory over Atletico Madrid at Anfield. Jota opened the scoring in the contest with a header after 13 minutes...