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Liverpool star Mohamed Salah helped Egypt to a 3-0 World Cup qualifying triumph over closest rivals Libya on Monday. Liverpool star Mohamed Salah helped Egypt to a 3-0 World Cup qualifying triumph over closest rivals Libya on Monday that puts them on the brink of winning Group F and reaching the final elimination round. The two-time African Footballer of the Year was a constant threat in Benghazi as the Pharaohs completed a double over the Mediterranean Knights having won 1-0 in Alexandria three

A 58th career hat-trick from Cristiano Ronaldo helped Portugal stroll to a 5-0 home win over Luxembourg in Group A of World Cup qualifying on Tuesday. The treble, which meant Ronaldo became the first man to net 10 international hat-tricks, takes his tally to 115 international goals from 182 caps as he continues to pull away as the top men's international goalscorer of all-time. Victory ensures Portugal remain a point behind leaders Serbia, who moved onto 17 points with a 3-1 home win

England took another, somewhat faltering, step towards 2022 World Cup qualification when they drew 1-1 with Hungary at Wembley on Tuesday and are now three points clear at the top of Group I with two matches remaining. The gamewas marred by fighting in the stands between Hungary fans and baton-wielding police just after kickoff, with riot police entering the fray as visiting supporters forced stewards and police back down a tunnel. On the pitch, the visitors went ahead with a Roland Sallai penalty

Alexander Zverev notched his first career win against Andy Murray on Tuesday with a 6-4 7-6(4) victory that moved him into the fourth round at Indian Wells. Former world number one Murray, who got the better of the German in their two previous meetings, jumped out to a 3-0 lead and seemed to unnerve the 24-year-old by standing well inside the court when returning his second serves. But Zverev, seeded third, regrouped to win six of the next seven games and took the

India will take on England and Australia in two warm up games to gear up for the upcoming T20 World Cup. India will start their preparations for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup by taking on England and Australia in two warm up games before playing their first match in the showpiece event in the UAE and Oman. A total of 16 warm up games are scheduled to be played before the Super12 stages. The warm up games are divided into two phases.

Virat Kohli said after the match that he had given his best for his franchise as a captain and player, and would continue to play for the same franchise till his retirement. Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB) IPL 2021 campaign came to an end on Monday after a disappointing loss to Kolkata Knight Riders in the Eliminator at Sharjah. RCB captain Virat Kohli,who had announced before the start of the UAE leg of the league that this will be his last season as leader

Germany are on the right track ahead of next year's World Cup in Qatar after on Monday becoming the first European nation to qualify, but the players know there is still considerable work to be done to reach world class level. The four-time world champions crushed North Macedonia 4-0 to secure top spot in Group J with two games left to play, as they look to make amends for their shock 2018 World Cup first-round exit and their Round of 16 elimination at

Max Verstappen took back the Formula One world championship lead from Lewis Hamilton at Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix but champions Mercedes have got faster and alarm bells are ringing at Red Bull. The 24-year-old Dutch driver finished second to Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas at the Istanbul Park circuit to move six points clear of seven-times world champion Hamilton, who ended up fifth. At the same time Red Bull fell further behind Mercedes in the constructors' standings, the gap now 36 points, and team boss

After RCB's IPL 2021 exit, Glenn Maxwell took to Twitter to call out those "spreading abuse" on social media. Earlier, Dan Christian had posted a note, saying his partner's Instagram post had been targeted by trolls. Royal Challengers Bangalore put up a valiant fight in the Eliminator but it wasn't enough as Kolkata Knight Riders eked out a four-wicket win with two balls to spare in Sharjah. The loss meant RCB were eliminated from the competition with Virat Kohli captaining the team for

IPL 2021, RCB vs KKR: Harshal Patel dismissed Shubman Gill and Venkatesh Iyer to take his tally to 32 wickets this season. Despite failing to help Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) defeat Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Eliminator of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, Harshal Patel ended his campaign with another milestone. The RCB bowler picked up his 32nd wicket of the season and equalled Dwayne Bravo's record of most wickets in a single IPL campaign. The Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

IPL 2021, Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Eliminator Highlights: Kolkata Knight Riders beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 4 wickets to reach Qualifier 2. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 4 wickets in the Eliminator of the Indian Premier League at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The chase of 139 runs went till the final over where KKR needed 7 runs to win. Shakib Al Hasan hit a timely boundary on the first ball of the final over to take

Qatar beach volleyball team's Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan defeated Italys Adrian Carambula and Enrico Rossi 2-1 (16-21, 23-21, 15-10) in their second Pool B match of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals in Sardinia, Italy, on Thursday. Earlier on Wednesday, Qatari pair defeated Russias Ilya Leshukov and Konstantin Semenov 2-0 (21-14, 21-8) in their first match. In their next match Younousse and Tijan will take on the Netherlands Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen on Friday. Source: QNA

Qatar men's team won the third place in the West Asia Rugby 7s Trophy 2021 which concluded Saturday at Aspire. Al-Adaam achieved the third place in the tournament after defeating its Lebanese counterpart (36-10) in the ranking match on the third and fourth places. The UAE team won the title of the tournament after defeating its Iranian counterpart (31-14) in the final. In the women's competitions, Qatar team won the second place after loosing to the UAE in the final. Iran's team came

Harshal Patel, who is the leading wicket-taker in this year's IPL, is on the brink of breaking a huge record in the T20 league. Harshal Patel, who is the leading wicket-taker in this year's IPL, is on the brink of breaking a huge record in the T20 league. The Royal Challengers Bangalore pacer who has picked up 30 wickets in the ongoing season so far, is just three wickets away from breaking Dwayne Bravo's record of most wickets in a single edition of

Lionel Messi opened the scoring as Argentina thumped neighbors Uruguay 3-0 in an entertaining World Cup qualifier on Sunday. Lionel Messi opened the scoring as Argentina thumped neighbors Uruguay 3-0 in an entertaining World Cup qualifier on Sunday. Goals from Rodrigo De Paul and Lautaro Martinez rounded off a successful night for Lionel Scaloni's team in Buenos Aires as they maintained their unbeaten start to the qualification campaign and closed the gap at the top of the single South American table to six

Cristiano Ronaldo marked a record 181st international appearance with a goal as Portugal defeated World Cup hosts Qatar 3-0 in a friendly game on Saturday. Cristiano Ronaldo marked a record 181st international appearance with a goal as Portugal defeated World Cup hosts Qatar 3-0 in a friendly game on Saturday. The Manchester United star surpassed Sergio Ramos, who has played for Spain 180 times, as the most-capped international for a European nation. Ronaldo opened the scoring in the 37th minute with Jose Fonte

MS Dhoni turned back the clock as he finished the game for Chennai Super Kings in the final over to send the three-time champions into the IPL final. MS Dhoni turned back the clock as he finished the game for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the final over to send the three-time champions into the final of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 on Sunday. It will be the ninth time when MS Dhoni will lead CSK in an IPL final. CSK needed 13

Emma Raducanu said she has had time to let her U.S. Open win sink in and is now ready to vie for more titles as the Briton prepares for a return to competition at Indian Wells, where she could face her "idol" Simona Halep in the second round. The 18-year-old will face Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich in Friday's opener, her first match since her improbable triumph at Flushing Meadows. World number 22 Raducanu, who became the first qualifier to claim a major title, said

Theo Hernandez shot France into a Nations League final with Spain with a last-gasp strike which earned Les Bleus a thrilling 3-2 win from two goals down against Belgium. Theo Hernandez shot France into a Nations League final with Spain on Thursday with a last-gasp strike which earned Les Bleus a thrilling 3-2 win from two goals down against Belgium. AC Milan full-back Hernandez netted his first France goal in the 90th minute of his second international appearance after France had come back

Kolkata Knight Riders all but ended Mumbai Indians' hopes of qualifying for the playoffs by registering a huge 86-run win over Rajasthan Royals in Sharjah. Kolkata Knight Riders delivered a virtual knockout blow to the defending champions Mumbai Indians by registering a huge 86-run win over Rajasthan Royals in Sharjah in match 54 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 on Thursday. With this massive victory, the Eoin-Morgan led side is now almost certain of a fourth-place finish with a net run-rate of