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Rafael Nadal makes winning return in Barcelona

Nadal is playing just his second tournament of the year and first since January, when he made the quarterfinals of the ATP 250 in Brisbane.

8 hours ago

IPL 2024: Buttler's unbeaten 107 leads Rajasthan beat Kolkata by two wickets

Rajasthan Royals looked down and out at 121/6 in the 13th over, but Buttler found an ally in Rovman Powell, who blasted a 13-ball 26 triggering a counterattack as they launched an audacious chase.

16 hours ago

Mumbai Indians coach Pollard 'sick and fed up' of captain Pandya bashing

Pollard said it was "high time we try to encourage and stop nitpicking and see if we can get the best out of one of the great all-rounders India has produced." "He can bat, bowl and field, and has an X-factor about him," said the former West Indies all-rounder of Pandya.

15 Apr 2024

Alcaraz hopeful but uncertain over Madrid Open recovery

Alcaraz pulled out of the Barcelona Open on Sunday because of an injury to his right forearm and explained his current fitness situation.

15 Apr 2024

Karthik 83 in vain as Cummins' three-fer helps SRH seal 25-run win against RCB

Veteran batter Dinesh Karthik's 83 off 35 deliveries went in vain as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated host Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 25 runs in the highest aggregate total for a T20 match with a tally of 549 runs.

15 Apr 2024

Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu-Jitsu Championship held for first time in Rome

With over a thousand men and women from 60 countries registered to compete in the Youth, Amateur, Professional, and Master categories, the tournament had a great demand from European and international athletes...

15 Apr 2024

Salt’s incredible 89 carries Kolkata to comprehensive 8-wicket win over Lucknow

Salt smashed 14 fours and three sixes in his whirlwind knock as Kolkata won with 4.2 overs to spare. It finished on 162-2 in 15.4 overs, replying to Lucknow’s 161-7 and clocked up its fourth win in five games this season.

15 Apr 2024

Rohit's ton in vain as Chennai beat Mumbai by 20 runs in IPL match

Set 207 for victory, five-time winners Mumbai finished on 186-6 even though Rohit raised his ton in 61 balls at his home in Wankhede Stadium.

15 Apr 2024

Hetmyer seals IPL thriller for Rajasthan Royals over Punjab Kings

Punjab needed 10 runs from the last over, and Hetmyer (27 not out off 10 balls) held his nerve against death-bowling specialist Arshdeep Singh. After two dot deliveries, Hetmyer hit 6-2-6 to help Rajasthan cross the finish line with a ball left.

13 Apr 2024

Al Arabi clinch Qatar-UAE Super Cup title

Msakni’s goal came in the 58th minute of the highly-entertaining match, attended by 17,362 fans.

13 Apr 2024

Tsitsipas beats Sinner to reach Monte Carlo Masters final, will face Djokovic or Ruud

An inspired Stefanos Tsitsipas handed Jannik Sinner his second loss of the season on Saturday as the two-time champion reached the Monte Carlo Masters final 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.

13 Apr 2024

Nepal batsman Airee becomes just the third player to hit six sixes in one over in a T20I

Nepal batsman Dipendra Singh Airee became just the third man to hit six sixes in one over in an international T20 match when he achieved the feat against Qatar in Al Amerat on Saturday.

13 Apr 2024

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Football

Al Arabi clinch Qatar-UAE Super Cup title

Msakni’s goal came in the 58th minute of the highly-entertaining match, attended by 17,362 fans.

13 Apr 2024

Al Hilal hammer Al Ittihad, lift Saudi Super Cup in Abu Dhabi

The trophy, lifted in Abu Dhabi’s Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, is the first of the season for the Riyadh giant but is unlikely to be the last as the te...

12 Apr 2024

OJ Simpson, fallen football hero acquitted of murder in 'trial of the century,' dies at 76

OJ Simpson, the American football star whose 1995 acquittal in the so-called "trial of the century" for the murder of his ex-wife and a male friend gr...

11 Apr 2024

Man.City’s ‘Reliable Rodri’ stands in Real’s way

Rodry last tasted defeat when Spain lost a Euro 2024 qualifier to Scotland on March 28. Since then he has scored the winner in the CL final, helped Ci...

09 Apr 2024

Tennis

Rafael Nadal makes winning return in Barcelona

Nadal is playing just his second tournament of the year and first since January, when he made the quarterfinals of the ATP 250 in Brisbane.

8 hours ago

'Ruthless' Tsitsipas hails Monte Carlo 'Holy Trinity'

The Greek cruised to a 6-1, 6-4 defeat of Casper Ruud on Sunday to add to title triumphs on the Riviera in 2021 and 2022.

15 Apr 2024

Alcaraz hopeful but uncertain over Madrid Open recovery

Alcaraz pulled out of the Barcelona Open on Sunday because of an injury to his right forearm and explained his current fitness situation.

15 Apr 2024

Tsitsipas beats Sinner to reach Monte Carlo Masters final, will face Djokovic or Ruud

An inspired Stefanos Tsitsipas handed Jannik Sinner his second loss of the season on Saturday as the two-time champion reached the Monte Carlo Master...

13 Apr 2024

Djokovic ‘feeling great’ in Monte Carlo as injured Alcaraz withdraws, De Minaur dismisses Wawrinka

World number one Novak Djokovic said his “feeling was great” as he flew past Roman Safiullin in straight sets at the Monte Carlo Masters on Tuesday, a...

10 Apr 2024

Collins follows Miami title with championship at Charleston Open

Collins powered past 11th-ranked Daria Kasatkina for a 6-2, 6-1 victory, her career-best 13th straight match win as she became the first since Serena ...

08 Apr 2024

Collins downs Sakkari, faces Kasatkina in Charleston Open final

"Another great week of tennis. I love coming out here and battling,” said the 30-year-old Collins, who has announced that this season will be her last...

07 Apr 2024

Top seed Pegula beats Azarenka to reach WTA Charleston semi-finals

"That was an emotional roller coaster," Pegula said. "It was like that the entire match. I was playing really well and then I got frustrated I didn't ...

07 Apr 2024

Cricket

IPL 2024: Buttler's unbeaten 107 leads Rajasthan beat Kolkata by two wickets

Rajasthan Royals looked down and out at 121/6 in the 13th over, but Buttler found an ally in Rovman Powell, who blasted a 13-ball 26 triggering a coun...

16 hours ago

Karthik 83 in vain as Cummins' three-fer helps SRH seal 25-run win against RCB

Veteran batter Dinesh Karthik's 83 off 35 deliveries went in vain as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated host Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 25 runs in the h...

15 Apr 2024

Kishan and Bumrah lead Mumbai to 7-wicket win over Bengaluru in IPL

Jasprit Bumrah took five wickets to wreck Royal Challengers Bengaluru innings before two sharp fifties by Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav sealed an...

11 Apr 2024

‘Fire... or will be fired!’ Netizens’ brutal opinion on Kohli’s strike rate in IPL

New Delhi: Former Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli may have been leading the Orange Cap race in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2...

11 Apr 2024

Rashid shines as Gujarat beat Rajasthan in thriller

Rashid Khan’s quick-fire 24 runs after skipper Shubman Gill’s half-century helped Gujarat Titans win the match by three wickets in a last-over thrille...

11 Apr 2024

Reddy helps Hyderabad edge Punjab in IPL thriller

Shashank (46) and Ashutosh (33) nearly pulled out another heist, but their brilliant effort in a thrilling finish proved futile as PBKS fell agonising...

10 Apr 2024

Pakistan Cricket Board appoints Azhar head coach for New Zealand series

Former paceman Wahab Riaz has been appointed as the senior team manager, while former captain Mohammad Yousuf will be the batting coach and Saeed Ajma...

08 Apr 2024

Yash Thakur stars as Lucknow beat Gujarat by 33 runs

Yash Thakur's five for 30 and Krunal Pandya’s three wickets helped Lucknow Super Giants beat Gujarat Titans by 33 runs in Match 21 of the Indian Premi...

07 Apr 2024

Motorsport

Top NASCAR driver Kyle Larson uses Indianapolis 500 testing to learn on the fly

The 2021 NASCAR Cup champion is going to attempt to complete the Memorial Day weekend double - 1,100 miles of racing in Indianapolis and Charlotte, No...

13 Apr 2024

Hendrick celebration and milestone came at complicated track for NASCAR's winningest team

Martinsville is where Hendrick has built its legacy with a track-record 29 victories, and it is where Rick Hendrick's first of a record 305 wins (and ...

09 Apr 2024

Victory Team’s Stark secures win in inaugural Vietnam F1H20 GP

The Dubai-based Victory Team’s Erik Stark took full advantage of his pole position to lead a yellow-flag interrupted first-ever Grand Prix of Bình Din...

31 Mar 2024

UAE Team Emirates' Pogacar logs big triumph at Strade Bianche

The Slovenian talent from UAE Team Emirates could not ask for a better debut in 2024, after he closed the previous season with the victory in Il Lomba...

03 Mar 2024

Verstappen cruises to season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix win

Max Verstappen won Saturday's season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix to give Red Bull a timely boost after a trying week for the world champions and team p...

02 Mar 2024

Belgian rider Merlier wins opening stage of UAE Tour

The sixth edition of the UAE Cycling Tour, the only global race in the Middle East, began on Monday on the agenda of the International Cycling Federat...

20 Feb 2024

33rd edition of Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge features new route

The stage is set for an Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge (ADDC) unlike any other, with competitors from around the world poised to take on a new challenging...

19 Feb 2024

Team Kidzink triumph at Dubai Duty Free SB20 Triple Sailing Championships

Prior to this, the Dubai Duty Free Middle East Championships (December 1-3, 2023) and the Dubai Duty Free SB20 Asia Pacific Championships (February 2-...

18 Feb 2024