The first match of the playoff will be contested between Abu Dhabi Knight Riders and Dubai Capitals on Tuesday The stage is set for an exhilarating and intense battle in the ILT20 playoffs between the teams that clinched the top four slots. The league stage matches were so fiercely fought that the final four could…
The final countdown has begun and just over a week for l the start of the much-anticipated annual tennis showpiece – the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. The fortnight long event promises a star-studded lineup for both its annual WTA 1000 tournament and the proceeding ATP 500 men’s event. Running back-to-back from February 18 to…
MUSCAT: The 2023/2024 Asian Le Mans Series concludes at Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina circuit this weekend. The Al-Manar Racing by Getspeed team is aiming to secure the GT Team and Driver Trophies. The championship will be decided over two 4H of Abu Dhabi races on Saturday and Sunday (February 10th-11th). Oman’s Al Faisal Al Zubair,…
Jasprit Bumrah has become the first India pacer to top the ICC Men’s Test Bowling Rankings after an outstanding performance in the second match of their ICC World Test Championship series against England in Visakhapatnam. The 30-year-old’s nine-wicket match haul has helped him leapfrog Pat Cummins, Kagiso Rabada and Ravichandran Ashwin, making him only the…
The UAE’s rising badminton star Taabia Khan grabbed the world number one position in girls doubles category, according to the latest rankings published by the game’s governing body. The Dubai girl already held the world no 2 position for the past five weeks. Mysha Khan, Taabia’s sister, has also jumped to World No. 15 in…
Dhaka : Bangladesh will host Sri Lanka for the three-match white ball series and two World Test Championship (WTC) matches in Sylhet and Chattogram in March later this year. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Friday announced Sri Lanka’s tour of Bangladesh. This will mark the first time Bangladesh won’t play at the Shere Bangla National…
Visakhapatnam : Yashasvi Jaiswal’s blitz inflicted woes on England’s bowling set-up on the first day of the second Test against England on Friday at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium. At the end of Day 1, India managed to put up 336/6 on the board with Jaiswal and Ravichandran Ashwin unbeaten on scores of 179* and 5* respectively….
Former Croatia midfielder Ivan Rakitic has left Sevilla following a second spell at the club ahead of his move to Saudi Arabia’s Al Shabab, the LaLiga side said on Tuesday. The player’s contract was set to expire at the end of the campaign. “We have agreed a deal with Saudi Pro League side Al Shabab…
India are “chill” and confident in their bench strength to deliver a second Test bounce-back against England despite missing Virat Kohli and other key players, wicketkeeper KS Bharat said Thursday. Batsmen Sarfaraz Khan and Rajat Patidar are in line for Test debuts from Friday with the hosts trailing the five-match series 1-0. Kohli pulled out…
South Korea beat Saudi Arabia 4-2 in a penalty shootout to advance to the Asian Cup quarterfinals after a thrilling last-16 tie ended 1-1 after extra time at Education City Stadium on Tuesday. After South Korea’s Cho Gue-sung equalised in second-half added time to cancel Abdullah Radif’s opener, Sami Al-Najei and Abdulrahman Ghareeb had their…
