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COLOMBO: The Asia Cup Twenty20 tournament will be staged in the United Arab Emirates after the tournament was moved from Sri Lanka due to political turmoil in the island nation, the Asian Cricket Council said Wednesday. Sri Lanka has witnessed months of food and fuel shortages, blackouts and runaway inflation in the wake of its worst financial crisis on record.
Iris Slappendel questioned whether gravel sections should have been included on Tour de France Femmes after “absolute carnage” on Stage 4 of the race. The 127km Stage 4 route featured four separate sections of gravel track, testing the handling skills, and fortune, of all the riders. Ad/> While there were no major incidents involving the General Classification favourites, Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar) and Elisa Balasmo (Trek–Segafredo) both suffered mechanical issues and yellow jersey Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) had to recover after veering from the gravel.
Mavi Garcia (UAE Team ADQ) was involved in a scary incident on Stage 4 of the Tour de France Femmes. The Spanish national champion had already suffered multiple punctures when she was taken out by her own team car with just over 12km of the stage to go. Ad/> “Garcia has gone down,” exclaimed Marty MacDonald.
The Asia Cup, scheduled to begin on August 27, has been moved from Sri Lanka to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Asian Cricket Council announced on Wednesday. Sri Lanka Cricket, however, will retain hosting rights for the tournament. "Considering the prevailing situation in Sri Lanka, the ACC after extensive deliberation has unanimously concluded that it would be appropriate to relocate the tournament from Sri Lanka to the UAE," the ACC said in a statement. "Every effort was made to host the Asia Cup in Sri Lanka and the decision to shift the venue to the UAE was taken after much deliberation. The UAE will be the new venue while Sri Lanka will continue to retain hosting rights," ACC president Jay Shah was quoted as saying.
Saudi Arabia have defeated Qatar 3-1 at Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Sports City Hall in Qatif to reach the quarterfinals of the 2022 West Asian Junior Volleyball Championship.
Saudi Arabia reached the quarterfinals of the 2022 Arab Cup U-20 after defeating Iraq 4-1 on Tuesday night at Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium in Abha.
Former Australia captain Adam Gilchrist on Wednesday voiced concerns over the Indian Premier League's (IPL) expanding global footprint, saying the cash-rich league's efforts to monopolise T20 franchise cricket are becoming "a little bit dangerous."
Wicketkeeping legend Adam Gilchrist has questioned the growing dominance of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises in world cricket and said the current trend of "monopolisation" by them is dangerous. Gilchrist's comments have come in the backdrop of reports stating that Australian batter David Warner might opt out of the upcoming Big Bash League (BBL) this season and sign up for a more lucrative United Arab Emirates T20 league. Interestingly, three IPL franchises -- Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals -- have all invested in teams in the UAE T20 league.