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Zurich (Switzerland), Apr 25 (UNI) FIFA has launched World Football Week from May 21-25, an inaugural week of festivities to celebrate football’s unique ability to connect people across places, cultures and languages. Under the theme ‘Together, We Are Stronger,’ individuals, teams, and organisations around the world are invited to play, watch, and celebrate football, highlighting…
London, Apr 25 (UNI) Jamie Overton made his Test debut for England back in 2022, but hasn’t been able to find his place back in the red-ball setup since. For the 31-year-old, the past year has been one where he has had to climb his way back up in the English cricket pyramid. Missing out…
Chennai, Apr 25 (UNI) Medium pacer Harshal Patel picked up four wickets as Sun Risers Hyderabad (SRH) restricted home favourites and five champions Chennai Super Kings to a modest 154 all out with a ball to spare in their IPL match between two bottom placed teams at the M A Chidambaram Stadium here on Friday…
La Paz, Apr 25 (UNI) Midfielder Mauricio Prado scored late as Brazil’s Palmeiras edged to a 3-2 away win over Bolivian side Bolivar in their Copa Libertadores group stage match. Jose Lopez put the visitors ahead at Estadio Hernando Siles in La Paz – situated more than 3,600 meters above sea level – when he…
Kolkata, Apr 26 (UNI) Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) face a stern test of survival when they host Punjab Kings (PBKS) in a crucial IPL 2025 encounter at Eden Gardens here on Saturday evening. Having won just three of their eight games, KKR find themselves languishing at seventh on the points table, with their…
Lahore, Apr 25 (UNI) Babar Azam and Hussain Talat struck unbeaten half-centuries as Peshawar Zalmi beat Lahore Qalanders by seven wickets in the Pakistan Super League. Captain Babar hit 56 off 42 from the top of the order, while Talat joined him for a 37-ball 51 as Peshawar reached passed their target of 130 in…
Madrid, Apr 25 (UNI) Iga Swiatek avoided another shock defeat against Filipina teenager Alexandra Eala by fighting back to win their Madrid Open second-round match. World number two Swiatek, who was stunned by Eala in Miami last month, won 4-6 6-4 6-2 on the Spanish clay. A sticky start appeared to justify some pre-match talk…
Bengaluru, Apr 24 (UNI) In a deeply emotional and hard-hitting message, cricketing icon Sunil Gavaskar on Thursday called for an end to the cycle of violence, declaring that “for the last 78 years, not one millimetre of land has changed hands. So for the next 78,000 years, nothing is going to change.” His remarks came…
Bengaluru, Apr 24 (UNI) A blazing 70 from Virat Kohli and an audacious half-century by Devdutt Padikkal propelled Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) to a formidable 205 for five in their 20 overs against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) contest at the Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Thursday. Sent in to bat after…
New Delhi, Apr 24 (UNI) Raising slogans of “Pakistan Murdabad”, a few hundred people gathered outside the Pakistan High Commission in Chanakyapuri here on Thursday to protest against the horrific terror attack on tourists in Pahalgam in which Pakistan’s involvement has been established. Pakistan-based terrorists brutally shot dead 26 tourists at the Baisaran meadow in…
