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Sri Lankan women crush Tigresses to win T20 series

Sri Lanka women's team secured a 44-run victory against Bangladesh in the third and final T20 International to claim the series 2-1 at Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) on Friday, reports BSS.Bangladesh stunned Sri Lanka by six wickets in the first match before the hosts bounced back with seven-wicket victory in...

Messi likely to play today's PSG match

PARIS, May 12 (AFP): Lionel Messi is in line to return for Paris Saint-Germain for Saturday's Ligue 1 game at home to Ajaccio after a club-imposed suspension for going on an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia.The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner sat out last weekend's win at Troyes after missing a...

Jaiswal scores fastest IPL fifty

Rajasthan Royals opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored the fastest fifty in Indian Premier League (IPL) history when he raised his half-century in 13 balls in a nine-wicket victory over the Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday, reports Reuters.Chasing a modest target of 150 to win at Eden Gardens, Jaiswal began the run-chase...

Pakistan demands neutral World Cup venues in row with India

NEW DELHI, May 12 (AFP): The chairman of Pakistan's cricket board is demanding his side's World Cup games are moved out of host country India if their arch-rivals refuse to travel to Pakistan for September's Asia Cup, a report said Friday.Arrangements for the one-day international World Cup, which is due...

Vietnam's Nguyen Thi Oanh celebrates with her national flag

Vietnam's Nguyen Thi Oanh celebrates with her national flag after winning the women's 10,000m final during the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Phnom Penh on Friday — AFP

Barcelona eye derby win to secure La Liga title

Runaway leaders Barcelona will have the chance to clinch their 27th La Liga crown with four games to spare when they face city rivals Espanyol on Sunday evening.Victory at RCDE Stadium would give Barca an unassailable lead over Atletico or Real Madrid with four games left, reports Reuters. The leaders...

French Open announces prize money increase for 2023

The prize money for this year's French Open will total 49.6 million euros ($54.6 million), up 12.3 per cent on 2022, organisers of the claycourt Grand Slam announced on Friday.The amount offered for the Roland Garros singles draws will be raised by 9.1 per cent on 2022, with organisers saying...

Roma take narrow lead over Leverkusen in semifinals

AS Roma grabbed a 1-0 home victory over Bayer Leverkusen in their Europa League semi-final first leg on Thursday thanks to 20-year-old Edoardo Bove's second-half goal.Roma youth product Bove stabbed in the winner on the rebound in the 63rd minute for his first European goal, reports Reuters.

Chahal becomes leading IPL wicket-taker

Indian spinner Yuzvendra Chahal became the leading wicket-taker in Indian Premier League (IPL) history on Thursday after he picked up four wickets in their win over the Kolkata Knight Riders, reports Reuters.Chahal was tied for the record with former West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo before he finished with figures of...