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Afghanistan Spinner Noor Ahmed Banned By ILT20 For 12 Months For Breaching Player Agreement

Afghanistan spinner Noor Ahmed has been banned for 12 months by UAE's International League T20 after he breached his player agreement with Sharjah Warriors. Warriors signed Noor for the first season of the ILT20 in 2023, he was offered another year's extension by the franchise but he refused to sign the retention notice for Season 2 and chose to play in SA20 with Durban Super Giants. ILT20 released a statement to announce Noor's ban which read, "The International League T20 has banned spinner Noor Ahmad for 12 months for breaching his Player Agreement with Sharjah Warriors who had signed him for Season 1 of the tournament. Noor was offered another year's extension by the Warriors but refused to sign the retention notice for Season 2."

De Jong penalty earns PSV draw with Dortmund in Champions League last-16

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands :Donyell Malen scored a superb goal against his former side but a second-half penalty from Luuk de Jong earned a 1-1 draw for PSV Eindhoven in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against Borussia Dortmund at the Philips Stadion on Tuesday.

'Needs a booster cushion': 8-year-old chess player who represents Singapore youngest to beat grandmaster

SINGAPORE: For most chess players, beating a grandmaster would rank near the top of their sporting achievements.

Chelsea's Fishel suffers ACL injury

Chelsea's Mia Fishel became the latest women's player to suffer an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury after the forward was hurt on international duty with the United States, the Women's Super League club said on Tuesday.

Mexico's top soccer club Aguilas triples starting price in market debut

MEXICO CITY :Shares in Aguilas, a spin-off from Mexico's largest broadcaster Televisa which controls one of the country's top soccer clubs, soared by as much as 200 per cent in its market debut on Tuesday.

Morgan replaces injured Fishel on USWNT's Gold Cup roster

Alex Morgan, who had long been a mainstay on the U.S. women's team, has been added to the roster for the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup after Mia Fishel suffered an injury during training, U.S. Soccer said on Tuesday.

Full list of The Body Shop stores across UK closing down immediately

The Body Shop has announced it will close seven of its UK stores immediately today (February 20) after falling into administration last week. As part of a heavy restructure, the cosmetics chain is planning to close almost half of its 198 shops in total across the country.

Indian-Origin Boy, 8, Breaks World Record To Be The Youngest To Defeat A Grandmaster In Classical Chess

An eight-year-old Indian-origin boy defeated Polish chess grandmaster Jacek Stopa at the Burgdorfer Stadthaus Open in Switzerland on Sunday, becoming the youngest player to defeat a GM in classical chess. Ashwath Kaushik, who represented Singapore, defeated Stopa, who at 37 is nearly five times older than him, according to a Channel News Asia report. The previous record was set only a few weeks earlier when Serbia's Leonid Ivanovic, who is several months older than Ashwath, beat 60-year-old Bulgarian grandmaster Milko Popchev at the Belgrade Open.

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Afghanistan Spinner Noor Ahmed Banned By ILT20 For 12 Months For Breaching Player Agreement

De Jong penalty earns PSV draw with Dortmund in Champions League last-16

'Needs a booster cushion': 8-year-old chess player who represents Singapore youngest to beat grandmaster

Chelsea's Fishel suffers ACL injury

Mexico's top soccer club Aguilas triples starting price in market debut

Morgan replaces injured Fishel on USWNT's Gold Cup roster

Full list of The Body Shop stores across UK closing down immediately

Indian-Origin Boy, 8, Breaks World Record To Be The Youngest To Defeat A Grandmaster In Classical Chess