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India beat valiant Oman in Asia Cup T20

ABU DHABI: World champions India overcame a gutsy Oman team to win the last group match of the Asia Cup by 21 runs on Friday and stay unbeaten in the T20 tournament.India had already qualified for the Super Four stage and posted 188-8 after they elected to bat first at Abu Dhabi.Oman — ranked 20th in world T20 rankings — put up a spirited batting show and finished on 167-4 after top knocks from Aamir Kaleem, who made 64, and Hammad Mirza, who hit 51.The left-right batting pair of Kaleem and Mirza put on 93 runs for the second wicket and attempted to pull off the chase with some late boundaries that gave India the scare.Hardik Pandya broke the stand with a stunning outfield catch to dismiss Kaleem off Harshit Rana and then sent back Mirza with his pace bowling in the next over.Left-arm quick Arshdeep Singh snared the fourth wicket of the innings and his 100th in T20 internationals — the first Indian bowler to reach the century mark.Earlier, wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson top-scored with 56 and his second-wicket partnership with explosive opener Abhishek Sharma, who made 38 off 14 balls, lay the platform for India’s total.Oman struck regular blows in their first meeting with the reigning T20 World Cup winners.Shah Faisal, fellow left-arm quick Jiten Ramanandi and left-arm spinner Kaleem took two wickets reach.India and Pakistan moved into the Super Four from Group A and face each again on Sunday, a week after India’s players refused to shake hands with their neighbors after victory in a group match.Sri Lanka clash with Bangladesh in the first match of the Super Four on Saturday after the two teams made the next stage from Group B.

Alcaraz headlines Team Europe in Laver Cup title defense

SAN FRANCISCO: World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz returns to the court in the wake of his US Open triumph on Friday when he headlines a Team Europe side aiming to retain the Laver Cup title against Team World.

Neom climb to 4th in Saudi Pro League after victory over Al-Okhdood

RIYADH: Newly promoted Neom climbed into fourth place in the Saudi Pro League on Thursday thanks to a hard-fought 1-0 home victory over Al-Okhdood that left them on six points after their first three matches.

Haaland sets new Champions League scoring benchmark but still far behind Ronaldo

MANCHESTER, England: Another goal, another record for Erling Haaland. The Manchester City striker became the fastest player to score 50 goals in the Champions League in a 2-0 win over Napoli on Thursday — reaching the landmark in his 49th game in European club soccer’s top competition. Haaland surpassed the previous record by former Manchester United and Real Madrid forward Ruud van Nistelrooy, who took 62 games to reach that total. “He seems to break every record going. At his age, it’s unheard of what he’s doing,” City teammate Phil Foden said. At the age of 25, Haaland looks capable of chasing down Cristiano Ronaldo’s all-time Champions League record of 141 goals. “The numbers speak for itself,” City manager Pep Guardiola said.

Rashford stars in Barcelona win as De Bruyne loses on Man City return

Marcus Rashford proved the perfect replacement for Lamine Yamal in Barcelona’s 2-1 win at Newcastle in the Champions League on Thursday and Kevin De Bruyne watched mostly from the sideline as Napoli lost 2-0 at his former club Manchester City. With Yamal missing through injury, Rashford — a loan signing from Manchester United — got a start on his return to England and scored both of Barcelona’s goals at St. James’ Park.

Afghanistan crash out of Asia Cup after six-wicket loss to Sri Lanka

ABU DHABI: Sri Lanka chased down a daunting target of 170 with six wickets in hand to knock Afghanistan out of the Asia Cup in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.Sri Lanka wrapped up their Group B fixtures unbeaten, with the former champions getting home with eight deliveries to spare.Having topped the group, Sri Lanka marched into the second round, with Bangladesh joining them as the other qualifier.It was quick Nuwan Thushara who set the tone, rattling through the Afghan top order with four wickets.Then it was wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis who stole the limelight in the chase, crafting an unbeaten 74 off 52 balls with 10 boundaries.Opening the innings, Mendis dropped anchor against Afghanistan’s much-vaunted four-pronged spin attack. He later shifted gears in a blistering 52-run stand off just 23 balls for the fifth wicket with his namesake Kamindu Mendis.Sri Lanka had their noses in front from the moment Afghanistan won the toss and opted to bat first.

Bangladesh stays alive in Asia Cup with thrilling win over Afghanistan

Afghanistan now needs to beat Group B leader Sri Lanka in its last group game as three teams are still in contention to get the final two spots for the next roundBangladesh’s ploy to field Nasum in place of Mahedi Hasan worked out perfectlyABU DHABI: Bangladesh notched a thrilling eight-run victory over Afghanistan in a must-win game and stayed alive for the Super 4 stage of Asia Cup on Tuesday.Afghanistan now needs to beat Group B leader Sri Lanka in its last group game as three teams are still in contention to get the final two spots for the next round.Bangladesh spinners Nasum Ahmed (2-11) and Rishad Hossain (2-18) stifled Afghanistan’s top-order batters before left-arm fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman (3-28) knocked out the tailenders in the death overs to bowl out the opposition for 146 off the final ball.Earlier, Afghanistan slow bowlers also squeezed Bangladesh in the middle-overs with Noor Ahmad and captain Rashid Khan sharing four wickets for 49 runs and restricted them to 154-5.Bangladesh brilliant with the ballBangladesh’s ploy to field Nasum in place of Mahedi Hasan worked out perfectly as the left-arm spinner trapped Sediqullah Atal leg before wicket off the very first ball with the new ball and went on to bowl a wicket maiden over.Nasum’s three overs in the powerplay pinned down Afghanistan to 27-2 as he also accounted for the wicket of Ibrahim Zadran, who struggled for 12 deliveries and could score only 5.Top-scorer Rahmanullah Gurbaz (35) held one end up, but Rishad’s two quick wickets saw Afghanistan slipping to 62-4 by the halfway stage as Gurbaz swept straight to backward square where Jaker Ali took a well-judged catch.Afghanistan had lost half of its side for 77 runs in 13 overs when Mohammad Nabi (15)

Athletics-Holloway’s long reign as world champion ends in high hurdles semis

The 27-year-old American won the last three world titles over six yearsMason’s 13.12 was the top time of the three semifinals ahead of world leader Cordell TinchTOKYO: Olympic gold medallist Grant Holloway failed to get through the semifinals of the 110 meters hurdles at the world championships on Tuesday, guaranteeing a new champion in the event in Tokyo.The 27-year-old American won the last three world titles over six years but only finished sixth in 13.52 seconds in a highly competitive third semi won by Jamaican Tyler Mason.Mason’s 13.12 was the top time of the three semifinals ahead of world leader Cordell Tinch of the United States (13.16) and Japan’s Rachid Muratake (13.17), whose performance drew a rapturous cheer from the crowd at the National Stadium.American Ja’Kobe Tharp (13.19) and French young gun Just Kwaou-Mathey (13.22) went through to the final later on Tuesday as the two “fastest losers,” the latter by two thousandths of a second from Jamaica’s Demario Prince.

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India beat valiant Oman in Asia Cup T20

Alcaraz headlines Team Europe in Laver Cup title defense

Neom climb to 4th in Saudi Pro League after victory over Al-Okhdood

Haaland sets new Champions League scoring benchmark but still far behind Ronaldo

Rashford stars in Barcelona win as De Bruyne loses on Man City return

Afghanistan crash out of Asia Cup after six-wicket loss to Sri Lanka

Bangladesh stays alive in Asia Cup with thrilling win over Afghanistan

Athletics-Holloway’s long reign as world champion ends in high hurdles semis