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Nigeria lose Napoli’s Osimhen for Africa Cup of Nations

Rome, Nov 23 (AFP/APP):Napoli’s Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen seems certain to miss the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations as he needs three months to recover from surgery to a smashed cheekbone, the Serie A leaders said on Tuesday. Osimhen suffered multiple face fractures following a […]

Cornwall hits out to see West Indies avoid follow-on in Sri Lanka

Galle, Sri Lanka, Nov 23 (AFP/APP):The West Indies avoided the follow-on as they reached 215 for eight at lunch at on the third day of the third Test in Galle, still trailing hosts Sri Lanka by 171 runs. Rahkeem Cornwall was on 33 not out […]

Canada’s Point sidelined “indefinitely” with injury

Los Angeles, Nov 22 (AFP/APP):Brayden Point, who has been a key component of Tampa Bay’s back-to-back Stanley Cup championship teams, has been placed on the injury list by the Lightning, the NHL club announced on Sunday. The Lightning said the star center is expected to […]

Cambodia to host 5th Asian Youth Games in 2029

DUBAI, Nov. 22 (Xinhua/APP):The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) added two more multi-sport games to its calendar during the 40th OCA General Assembly in Dubai on Sunday. According to the OCA, the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia signed a host city contract with the OCA […]

India opt to bat in third New Zealand T20

Kolkata, Nov 21 (AFP/APP):India won the toss and opted to bat against World Cup runners-up New Zealand for Sunday’s third Twenty20 international in Kolkata. The hosts have already won the three match series and captain Rohit Sharma announced two changes, with Ravichandran Ashwin and KL […]

Burks catches fire late as Knicks beat sinking Rockets

Los Angeles, Nov 21 (AFP/APP):Alec Burks scored 20 points and Julius Randle flirted with a triple double as the New York Knicks used a fourth quarter surge to beat the mistake-prone Houston Rockets 106-99 on Saturday. Burks, who scored just three points in the first […]

Sri Lanka win toss, bat in first West Indies Test

Galle, Sri Lanka, Nov 21 (AFP/APP):Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat in the first Test against West Indies at Galle on Sunday. The hosts opted for five specialist bowlers for their first match in the new ICC World Test Championship cycle, including […]

Unbeaten Crawford stops Porter to retain WBO welterweight title

Las Vegas, Nov 21 (AFP/APP):Unbeaten Terence Crawford made a successful defence of his WBO welterweight title on Saturday, stopping Shawn Porter in the 10th round in Las Vegas. The 34-year-old Crawford knocked Porter down twice in the 10th before Porter’s father and trainer Ken Porter […]

Japanese badminton aces dominate Bali finals

Denpasar, Indonesia, Nov 20 (AFP/APP):World top shuttler Kento Momota knocked out Taiwan’s Chou Tien Chen on Saturday, tightening Japan’s stranglehold ahead of the final rounds of the Indonesia Masters. Momota and Chou had a close semi-final in Bali, but the number one badminton player claimed […]

Pakistan Women begin World Cup Qualifier campaign on Sunday

By Sohail Ali LAHORE, Nov 20 (APP):Buoyed by a comprehensive seven-wicket win over Ireland Women in the warm-up match, Pakistan Women enter the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier with confidence. The national women’s team play the opening match of the nine-team tournament against Bangladesh […]

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