Tebogo’s legs to ‘do the talking’ in Lyles 200m worlds battle
TOKYO: Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo said Tuesday he would let his “legs do the talking” in his battle with brash American Noah Lyles at the world championships in Tokyo.
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Saudi Arabia looks to build bold cricket future with CIC-Infinix alliance
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is making significant strides to establish a prominent role in international cricket, marked by a plan by the Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation, through its investment arm the Cricket Investment Company, to partner with Infinix.
UAE to field five players at the 2025 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
DUBAI: Five golfers will fly the flag for the UAE on home soil as Ahmad Skaik, Sam Mullane, Jonathan Selvaraj, Abdulla Kalbat and Rayan Ahmed tee up at the 16th Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship, hosted at Emirates Golf Club’s Majlis Course from Oct. 23–26, 2025.
Winners crowned at Global Champions Arabians Tour Europe & Middle East season finale in Prague
PRAGUE: The Global Champions Arabians Tour concluded its Europe & Middle East season with a thrilling spectacle on Sunday at the Chuchle Arena in Prague, with all eyes now on championship events in the Americas.
UAE the next team to make international ‘breakthrough’ says Gulf Giants’ Trott
DUBAI: Jonathan Trott, newly appointed head coach of the Adani Sportsline-owned Gulf Giants, has underlined the growing significance of the DP World ILT20 and its Development Tournament in shaping the future of cricket in the UAE. Speaking at the recently concluded Development Tournament, where the Gulf Giants development side made a semifinal run, Trott praised the quality of talent and the league’s role in raising standards. “This is my first year with the Gulf Giants, and I’m very excited about that,” Trott said. “Seeing all the local and natural talent is very good.
Sri Lanka pick recovering Hasaranga for Asia Cup
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Afghanistan announce spin-heavy squad for tri-series, Asia Cup
KABUL: Fast-rising Afghanistan announced a spin-heavy squad on Sunday led by Rashid Khan for the T20 tri-series and Asia Cup to be played in the United Arab Emirates. Along with Khan, Afghanistan will have Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, AM Ghazanfar and Mohammad Nabi in the spin department as they play their first Twenty20 internationals this year. The tri-series, also involving Pakistan and hosts the UAE, starts in Sharjah on Friday, while the six-nation Asia Cup begins on September 9. The 19-year-old Ghazanfar has yet to play a T20I but has made rapid strides in domestic matches in that format and one-day internationals. Afghanistan lost in the semifinals at last year’s men’s T20I World Cup in the United States and West Indies but have not played a single T20I since the start of 2025. Fazlhaq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Azmatullah Omarzai and Gulbadin Naib are the fast-bowling options. Afghanistan face Pakistan in the opening match of the tri-series on Friday. For the Asia Cup, Afghanistan are drawn in Group B with Bangladesh, Hong Kong and Sri Lanka. Defending champions India, Oman, Pakistan and UAE are in Group A. Afghanistan face Hong Kong in the opening match of the Asia Cup in Abu Dhabi on September 9. Afghanistan also announced a series of three one-day internationals and three T20Is with Bangladesh after the Asia Cup, also in the UAE. The T20Is are on October 2, 3 and 5 in Sharjah, while the ODIs will be played from 8-14 in Abu Dhabi. Squad: Rashid Khan (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Darwish Rasooli, Sediqullah Atal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mohammad Ishaq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, AM Ghazanfar, Noor Ahmad, Fareed Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq
Rashid Khan to lead spin-heavy Afghanistan in Asia Cup
KABUL: Rashid Khan will lead a spin-heavy Afghanistan at the next month’s Asia Cup with uncapped mystery spinner AM Ghazanfar also named in the 17-member Twenty20 squad on Sunday. Khan was named captain and is joined by Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Mohammad Nabi as the other seasoned spinners for the Sept. 9-28 tournament in the United Arab Emirates, where pitches are expected to help slow bowlers at Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Afghanistan hasn’t played a T20 since beating Zimbabwe in December last year.