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GUWAHATI, India: Teenage sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi lived up to the hype with a 17-ball 52 as Rajasthan Royals thrashed Chennai Super Kings by eight wickets in their opening IPL match on...

STUTTGART, Germany: A last-gasp Deniz Undav goal saved Germany's blushes in an unconvincing 2-1 win over Ghana in a friendly in Stuttgart on Monday.Germany dominated possession and field position...

ANTALYA, Turkey: Fifa president Gianni Infantino said on Tuesday that Iran "will be at the World Cup" and will play their group matches in the United States as scheduled, despite the Middle East...

 Kimi Antonelli won the Japanese Grand Prix from pole ahead of McLaren's Oscar Piastri as Max Verstappen endured another miserable outing in his Red Bull.Three talking points from the third race...

 Strikes have hit a desalination plant on Iran's Qeshm island in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, putting it out of service, Iranian media reported on Tuesday."One of the desalination plants on...

Tehran: US and Israeli strikes hit military facilities in central Iran, damaged a major religious site in the northwest and provoked power cuts Tuesday, after President Donald Trump threatened to blow...

NEW DELHI: Former ⁠India players Mohammad Kaif and Piyush Chawla would love to see Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, ​who turned 15 on ​Friday, fast-tracked into India's Twenty20 squad following the...

Riyadh - A drone interception left two people injured in a Saudi region southeast of the capital Riyadh, the country's civil defence said Tuesday."Falling debris from the interception of a drone...

 India will launch the world's largest census on Wednesday, with more than three million officials to take part in a vast counting exercise over the next year.The South Asian nation, home to an...

Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war:Oil prices riseOil prices sank, and most stocks rose on Tuesday, following a Wall Street Journal report that indicated Donald Trump was...

MIAMI: World number two Jannik Sinner powered past Jiri Lehecka 6-4, 6-4 to win the ATP Miami Masters 1000 for a second time on Sunday, adding the title to his Indian Wells crown.Sinner had to wait...

Tokyo: Japanese locals and tourists packed the country's most stunning cherry blossom spots on Monday to enjoy the dazzling flowers at full bloom.The tiny white and pink petals of cherry flowers,...

SINGAPORE - Policymakers in the Asia-Pacific region are facing their toughest test since the COVID-19 pandemic, with few easy ​options, as they race to cushion their economies from an energy...

Dhaka - Bangladesh has ordered civil servants to switch off the lights and turn down air conditioning to save power as the Mideast war worsens an energy crunch, officials said Monday.The South Asian...

Kuwait City - An Iranian strike on a power station in Kuwait killed one Indian worker and damaged a building at the site, the Gulf state's electricity ministry said Monday."A service building at...

Tehran - Israel said on Monday it was striking military targets across Tehran, a day after US President Donald Trump insisted a deal could "soon" be reached, while not ruling out ground...

Miami: World number two Jannik Sinner powered past Jiri Lehecka 6-4, 6-4 to win the ATP Miami Masters 1000 for a second time on Sunday, adding the title to his Indian Wells crown.Sinner had to wait...

 Kuwait: Kuwait's defence ministry on Sunday said 10 service members were injured in an attack on a military camp, as Iran continues targeting positions in the region in response to US-Israeli...

US-Israeli strikes on Sunday hit a quay at an Iranian port city near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, killing five people, Iranian state media reported."The American-Zionist enemy carried out a...

Apple celebrates its 50th anniversary as artificial intelligence challenges the Silicon Valley legend to prove it can deliver yet another culture-changing innovation.Steve Jobs, a driven marketing...