Annabel Sutherland with bat and ball and Ashleigh Gardner with an unbeaten century as Australia romped to a six-wicket win over England in the Women's World Cup on Wednesday to top the points table. Third-placed England suffered their first defeat in the tournament as the defending champions successfully chased down a target of 245 with 57 balls to spare with Gardner scoring 104 off 73 balls with 16 boundaries while Sutherland was unbeaten on 98 as the pair put together a partnership of
Prepare yourself for an all-out T20I cricket because Afghanistan and Bangladesh are at it again, this time at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in UAE. Sharjah T20 Live – Afghanistan vs Bangladesh Cricket Match. Grab yourself a beverage and a popcorn because there will be a lot to watch in this match whether the batters are slugging it out or the bowlers are taking wickets. This is one to be had on the edge of your seat, no matter how you look at it.
Pep Guardiola admitted he was not happy to ask Manchester City to play so defensively as Gabriel Martinelli's stoppage-time equaliser rescued a 1-1 draw for Arsenal on Sunday. Guardiola resorted to an unusually conservative second-half game-plan at the Emirates Stadium in a bid to hold on after Erling Haaland's ninth-minute opener. However, the City manager's decision to substitute Norway striker Haaland and withdraw England forward Phil Foden in a switch to a back five ultimately backfired. Arsenal were able to monopolise possession with
The UAE once again is gripped by cricket. The Unity NEP WI Cup 2025 is set to dazzle cricket lovers as Nepal faces off against West Indies across 3 thrilling games to be held at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. This is more than just cricket – it’s about unity, passion, and international sporting spirit that fans in Sharjah and beyond won’t want to miss. Nepal vs West Indies Match Sharjah – What to Expect? Get ready for some world-class cricketing action as Nepal, one
On Thursday in Abu Dhabi, Sri Lanka historically defeated Afghanistan by six wickets and thus qualified for the Asia Cup Super Four stage. Sri Lanka's innings came to a close in just 18.4 overs and were able to achieve a modest 170 target, in large part due to Kusal Mendis, who scored an astonishing 74 runs in just 52 balls. Mohammad Nabi's stunning performance was Afghanistan's greatest achievement during the match. The veteran all-rounder scored 60 runs off 22 balls, 30 of which
The ICC has confirmed match referee Andy Pycroft for Wednesday's game involving Pakistan and the UAE and, despite the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) numerous requests for his removal, it will be a working appointment for Pycroft. Pycroft, in a statement made available to the public, offered an apology to the Pakistan captain and the team manager, labelling the matter a ‘misunderstanding’. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) continues to be eager to hear on the ICC’s intentions to get to the bottom of any
Asia Cup: Hasaranga rescues Sri Lanka as Hong Kong impress. The intimidating Shenzhen cricket team almost accomplished a stunning comeback, but was ultimately not successful, as a 4 wickets defeat to a sinking Hong Kong team was all they walked away with from Monday's session at the Dubai International Stadium. Sitting at 119 for 6, where 4 wickets had fallen with the team scoring just 8 runs, the match was looking to allocate the Lankans free tickets to where the real competition was
In the Dubai International Stadium, the DJ played the chart-topping songs from both sides of the border, while the Asia Cup clash between famed rivals, India and Pakistan, certainly lacked sporting contest elbows. Besides missing the drama of an India-Pakistan match, the missing the customary handshake of sportsmanship as players walked off and refused to greet each other at the end of the match was truly bizarre. To some, it was more ‘not surprising’ than ‘shocking’ given the cacophony and the so-called ‘calls
Dubai businessman Anis Sajan has given around 700 Asia Cup tickets to blue-collar workers allowing them to watch a live cricket match in the UAE for the very first time. India, Pakistan, UAE, Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Bangladesh, Oman, and Sri Lanka will compete in the tournament, which started on Tuesday, September 9. The India and Pakistan match, which is perhaps the most important game, will take place on Sunday, September 14, at the Dubai Cricket Stadium. Sajan, who serves as the vice chairman
On the other hand, Mikel Merino managed to score three goals along a 6-0 away win the Turkey team, while Germany successfully initiated their bid beating Northern Ireland 3-1, as the talented Florian Wirtz scored from a brilliant free kick. Spain, the reigning European champions, demonstrated relentless offense as Merino scored his first professional hat trick. he also recorded his first ever as midfiel Merino plays for Arsenal. This match also marks as Spains second largest away victory in a world cup qualifier.
India and Pakistan, fierce and bitter rivals, will play against one another after their horrendous military conflict and the resulting accusations and counter accusations in the upcoming 2025 Asia Cup T20 which will take place in Dubai and Abu Dhabi from September 9 to 28. India has had to move the Asia Cup to the UAE because of political tensions with Pakistan. This has helped to save a host event for the continent and has even avoided facing the risk of cancellation altogether.
Muhammad Wasseem will open the batting and captain a 17-member United Arab Emirates (UAE) squad for the Asia cup 2025 which takes place in Abu Dhabi starting September 9th, 2025, Tuesday. United Arab Emirates (UAE) Asia cup squad is in Group A with India, Oman, and Pakistan. The Asia cup will take place in the United Arab Emirates and will run from September 9th to September 28th, 2025, in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Dubai will host 11 matches, and Abu Dhabi will host
Afghanistan warmed up for the Asia Cup with a convincing win over Pakistan in the tri-series played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. The Afghans batted first and set a target of 170 runs by making 169 runs in 5 overs. Ibrahim Zadran and Sediqullah Atal played brilliant innings of 65 runs and 64 runs. Pakistan's Faheem Ashraf was the pick of the bowlers with 4 wickets for 27 runs, but as a medium pacer, he was unfortunate with the other bowlers on
As the fourth edition of the ILT20 2025 is soon to kick off, the Gulf Giants have named a strong coaching staff ahead of the auction for the maiden ILT20 season. Get ready to press for the title again with the new formation. The returnee is head coach Jonathan Trott - who arrives not only boasting one of the best techniques of any England batter from recent years, but one of the best career records too. Ornamental: In Trott's time as a coach,
Tommy Fleetwood has always been regarded as golf’s Mr. Nice Guy. Loved by fans and respected by his peers, the Dubai-based star finally shook off the tag of “best player without a PGA TOUR win” after capturing the coveted FedEx Cup at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta on Sunday. The long haired Englishman from Merseyside, which is famous for the Beatles and Premier League sides Liverpool and Everton and sealed victory with a composed 2 under 68 for a 262 (-18) total,
Must be hard to play free-flowing football when it is as if the game is being played in a soulless hotel room and no one knows how to operate the central heating. The Blues eventually composed themselves in sweltering conditions in Philadelphia and secured a place in the last 16 of the Club World Cup with a clinical 3-0 win Espérance. Enzo Maresca had little cause for concern at the end of the night after opting for his second string to deal with the Tunisian
Another India lower-order collapse left England with a realistic chance of a spectacular victory in the first Test at Headingley on Monday, day four handing the hosts 21-0 in their second innings at the close, 371 to win. Then on seeing off the licking Indian tail Josh Tongue stood up as he did in the very first innings, with three wickets in four balls to make sure that the tourists went from 236-4 to 267 all out, losing their last six second-innings wickets for 31
Oklahoma City Thunder wins third straight game to complete remarkable turnaround, caps off amazing season with 103–91 win over Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of NBA Finals for franchise's first title after relocating from Seattle in 2008 Playing in front of the Oklahoma City home crowd in the Paycom Center, league MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led all scorers with 29 points and 12 assists. He also won the Finals MVP award, the first player to win the scoring title and regular season and Finals MVP awards
Earlier Sunday, City thrashed Al Ain 6-1 to move into the tournament's last 16 after Real Madrid overcame a first-half dismissal to defeat Mexican team Pachuca 3-1. The second round of group games at the tournament was concluded with Juventus proving too strong for Wydad Casablanca and Red Bull Salzburg drawing 0-0 with Al Hilal. City took an early lead through Ilkay Gundogan before 19-year-old Claudio Echeverri scored his first goal for the club from a free-kick with Erland Haaland converting the third from the penalty
On a sun-drenched Ladies Day at Royal Ascot, Dubai's hot-to-trot Godolphin team stole the show with two wins, topped by Trawlerman record-breaking Gold Cup (G1) and a landmark score in the Britannia Stakes for Saeed bin Suroor. The main talking point came in the day's marquee contest as Trawlerman, last year's brave runner-up, bounced back to bag Britain's biggest staying prize in a new course record of 4m 15.02s. Trained by John and Thady Gosden, the seven-year-old gelding son of 2015 Epsom Derby






















