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RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — Tayyab Arif smashed an aggressive half-century on debut and provided a new-look Pakistan lineup a confident start to the first cricket test against Sri Lanka on Monday. The 20-year-old Tayyab struck nine boundaries and a six in his 57-run knock as Pakistan reached 137-2 at lunch on a greenish wicket that lured Sri Lanka captain Kusal Mendis to bowl first after winning the toss.
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Manchester United fans made their frustrations with Diogo Dalot very clear at Old Trafford on Sunday, but Michael Carrick has defended the under-fire full-back. The bizarre match finished 4-4 with Aston Villa, as the visitors twice relinquished a two-goal lead to their struggling hosts.
Malta national team coach Emilio De Leo has selected a 28-man squad for the upcoming November international window, which includes a friendly against Eswatini and a decisive UEFA Nations League fixture against Gibraltar. The squad features first-time call-up Dylan Ciappara and the return of Stephen Pisani as Malta seeks to secure top spot in Group D1.
Kyren Wilson and four-time world champion John Higgins were set to contest the 2026 International Championship final in Nanjing for a £175,000 first prize.
New Zealand face Tonga in the 2026 Rugby League World Cup semi-final at Newcastle International Sports Centre in Australia.
Italy host world champions South Africa at Allianz Stadium in Turin in round four of the 2026 Nations Championship, with both teams forced into injury-related changes.
West Bromwich Albion head coach James Morrison says consecutive Championship defeats by Wolves and Birmingham put him under pressure before his side began its current unbeaten run.
Former Australia batter Usman Khawaja has challenged the official account of the 2018 sandpaper scandal, saying players and staff across the touring party knew about the plan.
The New York Rangers overcame a second-period deficit to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 at Madison Square Garden on Thursday. Tye Kartye and Pavel Dorofeyev scored within seconds of each other during a late power play, ending New York’s winless streak when trailing after two periods.
Averill Park secured its first sectional title since 2018 by defeating top-seeded Schalmont 4-3 in overtime at Arthur E. Walker Field on Tuesday night. Abigail Meissner scored the decisive golden goal, capping a match where the Golden Knights overcame a late deficit to advance to the regional final.
Sporting Lisbon returned to winning ways in the UEFA Champions League with a 1-0 victory over Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday. The match marked the first game without head coach Rui Borges, as interim manager Tiago Fernandes led the team to their third win in four league phase matches.
Manchester United and AS Roma entered their UEFA Champions League Matchday 4 meeting at Old Trafford on Tuesday with different objectives as they looked to improve their positions in the 2026-27 league-phase standings. The fixture brought together two European clubs with considerable continental history.
PARIS: Manchester United fought back from two goals down to beat Roma 3-2 in the Champions League on Tuesday, giving under-pressure manager Michael Carrick a reprieve. Holders Paris Saint-Germain continued their perfect start in the competition with a 6-0 rout of Villarreal.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Trent Perry scored 21 points for No. 22 UCLA, which opened the season Monday night by overcoming a career-best 38 points from Arizona’s Ivan Kharchenkov to beat the No.
Bethlehem field hockey claimed its second consecutive Section 2 Class A title on Sunday with a 1-0 victory over Guilderland. Senior midfielder Lauren Brodeur scored the decisive goal in overtime, ending a defensive struggle at Glens Falls High School and propelling the Eagles to the regional final.
DOHA: Kuwait beat Oman 1-0 on Monday in the second edition of the Gulf Cup for veteran players, with Khaled Al-Fadhli scoring the winner in stoppage time. The tournament is organized by the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation (AGCFF) with the local organizing committee in Qatar and runs until Nov 5.
Reigning African Footballer of the Year and Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi claimed a first career hat-trick at the weekend in a 5-1 Ligue 1 rout of bottom club Le Havre.
Hosting Arsenal in the Champions League on Wednesday, Slavia Prague are facing the mammoth task of ending a drawn-out winless streak in the competition as an unwelcome record looms.
Rookie Yaxel Lendeborg poured in 37 points as the Golden State Warriors shrugged off the absence of Stephen Curry to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 124-112 on Sunday.
Minnesota became the last NFL club to tumble from the unbeaten ranks on Sunday while Denver made a game-ending defensive goal-line stand to deny Patrick Mahomes and edge Kansas City in a thriller.
Point of Law heads into Tuesday's Melbourne Cup as short-priced favourite ahead of Trustyourinstinct, among seven chances for master trainer Ciaron Maher to win Australia's "race that stops a nation".
Minnesota became the last NFL club to tumble from the unbeaten ranks on Sunday while Denver made a game-ending defensive goal-line stand to deny Patrick Mahomes and edge Kansas City in a thriller.
Kimi Antonelli sparked affectionate tributes from all quarters of the Formula One paddock on Sunday after becoming the sport's youngest world champion at the Mexico City Grand Prix.
Australia named a host of fresh faces in new-look white-ball squads Monday to face England with exciting young quick Mahli Beardman and allrounders Jack Edwards and Liam Scott among those getting call-ups.
Detroit Lions linebacker Jack Campbell was carted off the field and taken to a nearby hospital for overnight evaluation of a neck injury in Sunday's 19-15 NFL victory over previously unbeaten Minnesota.
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The celebrations will run long and hard in the Mercedes camp after the crowning of 20-year-old Kimi Antonelli as the youngest ever world champion, but there is one man for whom the Italian's joy will be tinged with regret.
Kimi Antonelli became Formula One's youngest world champion and Italy's first since 1953 when he finished third behind multiple champions Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton in Sunday's thrilling and crash-hit Mexico City Grand Prix.
Andrew Novak cruised to victory at the Mexico Open on Sunday, firing a two-under-par 69 to win by five strokes and claim his first individual title on the PGA Tour.
Kimi Antonelli became Formula One's youngest ever world champion on Sunday at the age of just 20 years, 68 days.