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The 25th Arabian Gulf Cup’s opening match between hosts Iraq and Oman ended in an anticipated draw on Friday at the Basra International Stadium in front of a large crowd. The heads of Gulf football federations were present for the tournament’s earlier opening on Friday. Iraq is hosting the tournament …

Shahid Afridi, Misbah-ul-Haq, Muttiah Muralitharan, Robin Uthappa, Lendl Simmons, and S Sreesanth will participate in the upcoming Legends League Cricket season, which will be held in Doha, Qatar, in February and March 2023. The second season was one that we thoroughly enjoyed. We had no idea how tough the competition …

The world’s best Twenty20 batsman, Suryakumar Yadav, said on Saturday that he was thriving in his role as a “game-changer” after scoring a century in India’s 91-run victory over Sri Lanka to win the series. After choosing to bat first in the series decider in Rajkot, the hosts posted 228-5 …

The 13th Fujairah International Tennis Championship began in the emirate, where it had been a training ground for aspiring players for years. The event is being held at the picturesque Tennis & Country Club Fujairah and is sanctioned by the International Tennis Federation (ITF). It is being organized by the …

Naseem Shah, a fast bowler, took five wickets as Pakistan beat New Zealand by six wickets in the first one-day international on Monday. Mohammed Rizwan, who was rested for the previous drawn two-test series, top scored with an unbeaten 77 off 86 balls and eased Pakistan to 258-4 in 48.1 …

India defeated Sri Lanka by 67 runs in the first one-day international on Tuesday after Virat Kohli scored a brilliant attacking century. Following India’s invitation to bat first at the beginning of the three-match series in Guwahati, Kohli struck 113 off 87 balls to propel the team to 373-7. To …

After opening batsman Devon Conway scored a century in the second day-night international in Karachi on Wednesday, Pakistan’s spinner Mohammad Nawaz took four wickets to keep New Zealand at 261 all out. Nawaz scored 4-38 as New Zealand fell to 206-6 after going from 183 for 1 in 29.5 overs …

In January and February of this year, the UAE Padel Association announced that it would collaborate with sports councils in various emirates to organize a national qualifying padel tournament. The competition, which will be known as the UAE Wild Card Championship, will prepare competitors for the World Padel Tour. The …

As Dubai Autodrome gets ready to host the 18th edition of the prestigious endurance event, seven-time MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi will make his 24 Hours Series debut at this weekend’s Hankook 24 Hour Dubai race. The event, which will be held in the GT3, GTX, and TCR categories and …

On the eve of their three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka, which begins in Guwahati on Tuesday, India were left with mixed feelings because, on the one hand, they will have stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli back in the side and, on the other, unfit pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah …