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Paris St Germain’s Achraf Hakimi was named African Footballer of the Year at the 2025 CAF Awards in Rabat on Wednesday, the first defender to claim the prize in 52 years as he finished ahead of Mohamed Salah and Victor Osimhen in the…

Curacao have become the smallest ever country to qualify for a World Cup finals after hanging on for a 0-0 draw against Jamaica on the last day of Concacaf qualfiying. Panama and Haiti also booked their spots in a tense final round of…

European qualifying for the 2026 World Cup finished Tuesday with Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, Scotland and Austria securing the region’s remaining automatic spots. Spain was held to a 2-2 home draw at Turkey but guaranteed first place in…

Rajasthan Royals on Monday announced Sri Lanka legend Kumar Sangakkara as their head coach for the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) season, following the exit of Rahul Dravid from the role. Dravid had left the franchise in August this…

Norway qualified for their first World Cup since 1998 after Erling Haaland struck again in a 4-1 thumping of Italy on Sunday which sealed a spot in next summer’s finals in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Haaland scored the decisive…

Portugal crushed Armenia 9-1 without suspended talisman Cristiano Ronaldo to clinch qualification for the 2026 World Cup finals on Sunday. Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes and Paris Saint-Germain’s Joao Neves both scored hat-tricks as…

When the Sri Lanka national cricket team embarked on a return tour of Pakistan this November—playing a three-match ODI series followed by a triangular T20 event with Zimbabwe national cricket team—the cloud of security risk loomed larger…

The Dallas Mavericks have fired general manager Nico Harrison, the NBA team confirmed on Tuesday, ending a four-year tenure defined by bold decisions that culminated in the trade of Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers earlier this year.…

Salman Agha’s century and Haris Rauf’s four-wicket haul gave Pakistan a winning start in the ODI series against Sri Lanka as they defeated the visitors by a narrow margin of six runs in the first ODI in Rawalpindi. Agha’s 105 not out was…

Sri Lanka will take on Pakistan in the opening One Day International of the three-match in Rawalpindi today (11). The series opener is scheduled to get underway at 3:00 p.m.