The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad is likely to host both the Qualifier 2 and the IPL 2025 Final, scheduled for June 1 and June 3, respectively. Although the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has not made an official announcement yet, sources suggest Ahmedabad is the frontrunner due to favorable weather forecasts […]
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India and New Zealand set for thrilling champions trophy final
India and New Zealand are ready to battle for the Champions Trophy 2025 title in what promises to be an electrifying showdown. India stormed into the final with a commanding victory over Australia, while New Zealand booked their spot with a 50-run win against South Africa. The highly anticipated final will take place at the […]
Valencia defeat Athletic Bilbao to reach Copa del Rey final
Valencia, Spain: Goncalo Guedes‘ scintillating strike sent Valencia into the final of the Copa Del Rey on Wednesday after a 1-0 win over Athletic Bilbao sealed a 2-1 victory on aggregate. Guedes’ thundering effort at the end of the first half decided the match at Mestalla and the tie after the first leg had finished […]
Aleem, IIlingworth to umpire in HBL PSL 7 final
LAHORE: Aleem Dar and Richard Illingworth of the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires have been named as on-field umpires for the final of the HBL Pakistan Super League 7 (PSL) which will be played between Multan Sultans and Lahore Qalandars here at the Gaddafi Stadium tomorrow, Sunday. Aleem and Illingworth have collectively umpired in 81 […]
Paris to host Champions League final stripped from Saint Petersburg: UEFA
Paris: Paris will host this season’s Champions League final after Saint Petersburg was stripped of the match due to Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, UEFA announced on Friday. The showpiece occasion of the European club season will be played at the Stade de France on Saturday, May 28, European football’s governing body said. UEFA also […]
Ahly punish 10-man Chiefs to win CAF Champions League 10th time
Egyptian club Al Ahly won a record-extending 10th CAF Champions League title on Saturday with a 3-0 final victory over 10-man South African rivals Kaizer Chiefs in Casablanca. Mohamed Sherif scored his sixth goal of the competition after 53 minutes to put the Cairo Red Devils ahead at an empty Stade Mohammed V because of […]
Messi’s Argentina trophy odyssey ends in Brazil
When Lionel Messi, already a regular starter for the mighty Barcelona, made his international bow in 2005 as an 18-year-old for a powerful Argentina side he surely never imagined it would take him 16 years to finally claim a trophy with his country. But the six time Ballon d’Or winner had to suffer numerous disappointments, […]
Raja survive battering with 10 men to win CAF Confederation Cup
Moroccan club Raja Casablanca survived a second-half battering from Algerian rivals JS Kabylie with 10 men to win the CAF Confederation Cup final 2-1 in Benin’s economic capital Cotonou on Saturday. In a tale of two halves at the Stade de l’Amitie the Casablanca outfit raced into a two-goal lead within 14 minutes through goals […]
New Zealand win toss and bat against England in Cricket World Cup final
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and decided to bat against England in the World Cup final at an overcast Lord’s on Sunday. Early morning rain delayed the toss and start by 15 minutes but, at this stage, no overs have been lost. “We’ll bat first. It’s a tough decision — it’s a […]
Real Madrid’s Bernabeu to host all-Argentine Copa Libertadores final
South American football’s governing body CONMEBOL on Thursday confirmed that the twice-postponed Copa Libertadores final second leg between Argentine rivals River Plate and Boca Juniors will be played on December 9 at Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu stadium. Originally scheduled for last weekend at River’s Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires, it was postponed after some Boca […]