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The UAE, led by Ahmed Raza, are sitting pretty at the top of the points table in Group B. With victories in both their matches and a net run rate of 1.075, they have been exceptional in the tournament. They will go into the game after a 24-run win over Germany on Saturday. UAE racked up a mammoth score of 192 for five after electing to bat first. Opener Chirag Suri top-scored with a 54-ball knock of 81....

After handing Steve Smith a one-Test ban and Cameron Bancroft three demerit points for their role in the scandal at Newlands, ICC chief executive David Richardson said “the game needs to have a hard look at itself” amid what he perceived as rising indiscipline. High-profile incidents in recent weeks have included South Africa quick Kagiso Rabada being suspended after making inappropriate and deliberate physical contact with Smith, David Warner being involved in an off-field altercation with Quinton de...

In the past couple of years, they seem to have everything going their way barring a few hiccups every once in a while. Along the way, they have successfully managed to build a very well-balanced side that covers every base for the very important tournament - every base except one, that is. Unfortunately, despite a lot of effort, Team India has not managed to address a simple issue that has now transformed into their biggest puzzle - the No....

Kolkata, the city where the finals will be held, witnessed a terrifying flyover tragedy on 31 March which took the lives of at least 24 people and also left 88 injured. All the four finalists of the ICC T20 World Cup 2016 are therefore expected to wear black armbands in order to pay respect to the victims of the gruesome incident and show their solidarity to the families of the affected....

On Thursday, ICE spokesperson Mary Houtmann told Newsweek that the agency has repatriated 695 U.S. citizens since March 22, when ICE first started bringing stranded Americans back to the U.S. on deportation flights in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Houtmann said the agency has also overseen the return of 34 lawful permanent residents to the U.S. using flights intended to deport migrants back to Central American countries. In total, 729 people have been returned on ICE flights....

This is the first time the Tamilians arrive in the Maharashtra Information Technology (IT) capital, while the Reds play their second game at the Shree Chhatrapati Balewadi sports complex, having been beaten by East Bengal in a round two tie less than 72 hours ago. The Shivajians will seek to integrate a few more of their off-season signigns into the matchday starting eeven under Dave Rogers for this tie. Subrata Pal may miss the tie, with Soirem Poirei continuing to deputize in this absence....

Kickoff is at 4.30 PM on Sunday, PREDICTED LINE-UPS: TEAM NEWS EAST BENGAL FC: Injured : None Doubtful : None Suspended : Willis Plaza Key Player : Wedson Anselme MINERVA PUNJAB AC: Injured: Unavailable: Arnab Das Sharma Suspended: None Key Player: Kareem Nurain

In case you didn’t know… East Bengal are on a 20-day preparatory tour in Malaysia and are carrying out training sessions at the Setiawangsa Sports Complex in Kuala Lumpur. The Red and Golds are the second team in I-League to have a pre-season tour outside of India after Bengaluru FC toured China prior to their inaugural I-League season in 2013. The Red and Golds are slated to return to Kolkata on 22nd October....

The 25-year-old shot-stopper is wanted by the likes of Liverpool and Real Madrid, having enjoyed a fine season in the Italian capital. His coach, however, is optimistic that the Brazil international will not depart Italy. “Nothing is definitive in football, but I’m convinced, for what it’s worth, that he will remain in Rome,” Di Francesco told Tuttomercatoweb . This is the latest in the series of hands-off warnings that the Champions League semi-finalists have given over the fate of their keeper....

Sampaoli confirmed his intention to take charge of his country’s ailing World Cup qualification campaign this week but a deal is yet to be reached between the Argentine Football Association (AFA) and Sevilla. Speaking after braces from Vitolo and Franco Vazquez either side of a Stevan Jovetic strike saw off already relegated opponents, Sampaoli reiterated his stance that Argentina was the only job he would leave the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan to take....

Murray was scheduled to play in Brisbane before his troublesome right hip injury forced him to pull out and left his participation at the Australian Open in doubt. As part of his planned practice, Murray sought out Kyrgios to help him prepare for the tournament, but the early wake-up call did not sit well with the Australian. Speaking to the ATP Tour’s official website, he joked: “He [Murray] was actually trying to organise a hit for me at 8am, I said ‘Andy, I’m not going to make that hit’....

Odds for LFC to win the league Lyon, Marseille and Monaco have all been linked with the Belgium international, who played in Ligue 1 at Lille prior to his £10 million switch to Anfield. The striker, who scored the second goal in the Reds’ 2-0 Premier League Asia Trophy victory over Crystal Palace on Wednesday night, has a more intense contest to land a spot in Jurgen Klopp’s frontline during the new season....

4-6, 4-6, 7-6, 7-6, 7-9. Federer netted the forehand and I didn’t come out of my house for two weeks. It wasn’t about who had played better. It wasn’t about the five sets, the rain delays, the drama, the records getting broken, no. Around midnight, when I saw Rafael Nadal lift the trophy, I slept through one of the worst days of my life. It’s sad to know that your hero has fallen, it’s worse when you see it happen....

Remote learning, remote teaching, streaming shows and more caused plenty of additional overage fees. Coming into 2022, I decided to double down and upgrade our Cox internet service, but new issues, along with unfulfilled promised speeds, made the experience range from annoying to bad. So finally exhausted by traditional cable internet, I switched to T-Mobile’s Home Internet service to see if it could deliver and live up to its hype....

The Real Madrid ace, who is 33-years-old, has suffered his joint poorest goal scoring season in La Liga since moving to Spain from Manchester United in 2009, but he believes that he remains on course for a career into his 40s. Ahead of Saturday’s Champions League final against Liverpool in Kiev, the Portuguese has outlined just how good he is feeling. “Right now, I’ve got a biological age of 23,” he claimed....

United endured a difficult start to the new season and, prior to a recent strong run, were marooned in mid-table in the Premier League, with speculation building that Mourinho would be sacked. Although Manchester City are flying high once again in their title defence, boss Guardiola believes the two clubs face similar pressures. The two go head to head in Sunday’s Manchester derby, with the City boss keen to win but not enjoying Mourinho’s struggles....

With England’s notorious record in penalty shootouts, coach Roy Hodgson has the team practicing spot-kicks in the run-up to their Euro 2012 quarter-final against Italy. England has been knocked out of five major tournaments in penalties since 1990. “If they let me, I’ll put my name forward 100 percent,” Hart said on the UEFA website Thursday. “Hopefully, it won’t come to that. It’s a lottery, but I’d back myself in a tournament....

Blues 6/1 to retain the title Chalobah began his first loan spell away from Chelsea during Lampard’s final season at the club, but by then he had already caught the ex-England international’s eye. Watford signed Chalobah for £5 million last month as he entered the final year of his contract, though the Blues included a buy-back clause - and BT Sport’s football expert Lampard feels they may use it....

The on-loan Inter striker plundered a hat-trick as Thomas Tuchel’s side thumped Saint-Etienne 6-1 in the Coupe de la Ligue on Wednesday, taking his tally to 17 goals in 19 appearances across all competitions for PSG. Icardi’s agent and wife Wanda Nara sparked a fresh wave of speculation over the player’s future by telling Eurosport “nothing is certain” in terms of whether the Ligue 1 champions will exercise an option to purchase, reported to be in the region of €70million, at the end of the campaign....