ILT20: Shaheen Afridi and Azam Khan beat jet lag to make winning start for Desert Vipers
Shaheen Afridi and Azam Khan overcame jet lag as they combined to make a winning start on their shared DP World International League T20 debuts.
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Afghanistan withdraws from Twenty20 cricket tri-series in Pakistan over military strikes
ISLAMABAD: The Afghanistan Cricket Board has withdrawn its national team from next month’s Twenty20 tri-series in Pakistan after it claimed three local cricketers died due to Pakistan military strikes in southeastern Paktika province on Friday. The ACB said in a post on social media Saturday that the cricketers were “targeted during a gathering” in Urgun district when they returned home after playing a friendly cricket match in Sharana, the capital of Paktika province. Afghanistan cricket board spokesman Said Nasim Sadat identified the three players as Kabeer Agha Argon, Sibghatullah Zirok, and Haroon, who, like many Afghans, only goes by one name. “The ACB considers this a great loss for Afghanistan’s sports community, its athletes, and the cricketing family,” the ACB said. “In response of this tragic incident and as a gesture of respect to the victims, the Afghanistan Cricket Board has decided to withdraw from participating in the upcoming Tri-Nation T20I Series.” Afghan captain Rashid Khan and the Afghanistan Sports Journalists Federation welcomed the decision. The federation condemned the strike as a “barbaric and shameful act, which stands in clear violation of all international laws.” The tri-series, also featuring Sri Lanka, was due to be played in between Nov.
‘This time, I win’: Paul Hughes promises to topple Usman Nurmagomedov in title rematch
DUBAI: Over the past couple of years, Irish mixed martial arts star Paul “Big News” Hughes has been on a generational run.
Canelo vs Crawford will be ‘biggest fight in history of boxing’: Alalshikh
LAS VEGAS: Super middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, and three-time champion in lower weight divisions Terence “Bud” Crawford, appeared on stage together at a press conference on Thursday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, attended by Arab News.
UAE’s teenage karting star Omar Ghannoum sets sights after statement victories
DUBAI: A teenage UAE racing star is making a mark at global level as he seeks to achieve his lifelong ambition of competing in the glitz-and-glamor world of Formula One.
Saudi Esports Federation launches second edition of GCC competition
RIYADH: The Saudi Esports Federation is set to host the second edition of the GCC Esports League on July 21-22 at the SEF Arena in Riyadh.
Al-Ain set for IMMAF Youth World Championships
AL-AIN: The sixth edition of the IMMAF Youth World Championships it set to get underway on Monday in Al-Ain for the very first time.
Alcaraz survives, Sabalenka cruises on Wimbledon’s hottest opening day
LONDON: Carlos Alcaraz survived a major scare in his Wimbledon opener on Monday while Aryna Sabalenka kept her cool to progress on the hottest opening day in the tournament’s history. Temperatures at the All England Club on Monday topped 32 degrees Celsius (89.6 Fahrenheit), surpassing the previous record for the start of the tournament of 29.3 Celsius set in 2001. Alcaraz dug dip for a 7-5, 6-7 (5/7), 7-5, 2-6, 6-1 win over 38-year-old Fabio Fognini in a gruelling clash lasting four hours and 37 minutes on Center Court. It was first time since Roger Federer narrowly beat Alejandro Falla in 2010 that a defending champion had been taken to a fifth set in the Wimbledon first round. Alcaraz shrugged off an inconsistent display including 62 unforced errors as the world number two refused to wilt in the heat. “I don’t know why it is probably Fabio’s last Wimbledon because the level he has shown shows he can still play for three or four more years,” said the Spaniard. “Playing on Center Court for the first match of any tournament is never easy. Wimbledon is special and different.
Coco Gauff targeting rare ‘Channel Slam’ but must figure out a way to conquer the grass
Fresh off of her French Open title run, Coco Gauff has an opportunity to achieve something no woman has in tennis for the past decade – that is pulling off the ‘Channel Slam’.