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DUBAI: Spinners led by Kuldeep Yadav helped India beat Pakistan by seven wickets in the Asia Cup on Sunday as the neighbours met on the cricket pitch for the first time since a military conflict between them in May. Kuldeep returned figures of 3-18 and along with fellow spinner Axar Patel kept Pakistan down to 127-9 in a key Group ‘A’ T20 clash in Dubai. India lost two wickets after a fiery 31 off 13 balls from opener Abhishek Sharma, but skipper Suryakumar Yadav hit an unbeaten 47 to achieve the target with 25 balls to spare. Suryakumar, who turned…

GIVEN the rage in India over this summer’s conflagration, and demands to boycott the latest tournament clash between Pakistan and India, it was something of a surprise to see so many Indian fans at the Asia Cup match in the UAE on Sunday night. Nonetheless, the stadium wasn’t full, and India’s fans did outnumber their rivals. Much to the chagrin of warmongers, the crowd enjoyed a friendly rivalry and the players just got on with doing their jobs. Business as usual also meant that Pakistan were thoroughly outplayed by India — as is the custom in international tournaments. In fairness,…

TOKYO: Two new 100m world champions were crowned on Sunday night as Jamaica’s Oblique Seville led a double podium finish that rewrote men’s sprint history while Melissa Jefferson-Wooden of the US ran a championship record — all that happening as Usain Bolt watched from the stands of a sold-out Japan National Stadium. The 21-year-old Seville crossed the finish line in a 9.77 personal best ahead of Thompson in 9.82 and the USA’s reigning champion Noah Lyles, who won bronze with a season’s best 9.89. “It was a good run because these two actually pushed me to run a personal best,”…

Maskot | Maskot | Getty ImagesMore drivers across the country are “underwater” or “upside down” on their auto loans — meaning they owe more money than the car is worth. That’s costing them when it comes time to buy a new car.About 26.6% of trade-ins toward new car purchases had negative equity in the second quarter of 2025, according to Edmunds, an auto site. That figure is up slightly from 26.1% in the first quarter of the year, and the highest it’s been in the last four years, said Ivan Drury, the director of insights at Edmunds.The last time it…

Poor shot selection and a dangerous Indian squad contributed to the Green Shirt’s loss. Another Pakistan-India match, the gulf of quality between the two sides glaring yet again, and brighter than ever. Fair to say Pakistan are a young side undergoing transition under a new captain and a newer team management, but there were enough instances throughout the fixture that highlighted a bigger problem: big-match nerves. One of those few instances was Shaheen Shah Afridi’s late onslaught of 33 off 16, which included four clean hits for sixes. He and Sufiyan Muqeem added 43 off 22 balls — a strike-rate…

Green Shirts stumbled to a paltry 127-9 on the back of a late cameo by Shaheen in first innings as Asia Cup encounter ends on bitter note. India romped to a comprehensive seven-wicket victory in their high-intensity encounter against Pakistan in the men’s Asia Cup 2025 in Dubai on Sunday. The match had been coloured from the start by calls from across the border to ‘boycott’ the fixture. It seems the pressure got to the players as well, with the Indian team refusing to shake hands, as is customary, at the toss and after the match. At the post-match ceremony,…

RYAN Crouser of the US competes in the men’s shot put final during the World Athletics Championships on Saturday.—AFP TOKYO: Sporting excellence returned to Tokyo on Saturday as the opening day of the long awaited World Athletics Championships delivered on every front. Records were smashed and world titles defended, with some surprise wins keeping the night exciting for a sold out stadium that stood empty during the Covid-hit Olympics four years ago. The most predictable win of the night went to American Ryan Crouser, who won his third consecutive world title (22.34m) and became the only man to do so…

British boxer Ricky Hatton has died at the age of 46, the BBC reported on Sunday. Former world champion Hatton won titles at light-welterweight and welterweight, before retiring in 2012. He had been due to make a comeback for an event in Dubai later this year. Greater Manchester Police said in a statement that a body had been found on Sunday morning at an address in Hyde in the northern English city. A police spokesman said: “Officers were called by a member of the public to attend Bowlacre Road, Hyde, Tameside, at 6:45am (0545 GMT) today (Sunday) where they found…

The Green Shirts are batting first after winning the toss in high-intensity encounter. Pakistan have won the toss and elected to bat in their high-intensity encounter against India in the men’s Asia Cup 2025 in Dubai on Sunday. Live coverage (refresh for updates): Over 18 — Pak – 97-7 17.2: Shaheen smacks another six over long-off off Chakravarthy! Over 17 — Pak – 90-7 16.1: Final hope Sahibzada’s attempt to accelerate brings about his downfall, hitting Kuldeep down Panya’s throat, after a patchy 44-ball 40. 16.3: Shaheen smacks Yadav for a huge six over wide long-on! 55 dot-balls in the…

British boxer Ricky Hatton has died at the age of 46, the BBC reported on Sunday. Former world champion Hatton won titles at light-welterweight and welterweight, before retiring in 2012. He had been due to make a comeback for an event in Dubai later this year. Greater Manchester Police said in a statement that a body had been found on Sunday morning at an address in Hyde in the northern English city. A police spokesman said: “Officers were called by a member of the public to attend Bowlacre Road, Hyde, Tameside, at 6:45am (0545 GMT) today (Sunday) where they found…