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MADRID: ⁠Atletico Madrid tore Tottenham Hotspur apart in a stunning ​first-half blitz on ​Tuesday, powering to a 5-2 victory in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie and leaving...

 The limited-overs series between Afghanistan and Sri ​Lanka scheduled ​for March in the United Arab Emirates has been postponed due to the crisis in the Middle East, the Afghanistan Cricket...

A Sri ​Lankan ​court has ordered that the bodies of 84 sailors killed in ⁠an attack on ⁠an Iranian warship off the island nation's ‌coast last week ​be handed ⁠over to ​the...

India's hunger for energy imports remains its Achilles heel. Pair that with a war roiling the states of the Gulf, home to some 10 million ​Indian expatriates who account for 38% of the...

Oil prices fell further on Wednesday, ​as reports of the International Energy Agency proposing the ​largest release of oil reserves in its history due to potential supply disruptions from the...

DUBAI/TEL AVIV: Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday they would ​not let any oil out of the Middle East until U.S. and ​Israeli attacks cease, prompting U.S. President Donald Trump to...

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday they would not ​let any oil be shipped from the Middle East if U.S. and Israeli attacks continue, prompting President Donald Trump to say the U.S....

The Twenty20 ⁠World Cup-winning Indian cricket team was awarded a ​bonus of 1.31 ​billion rupees ($14.24 million) on Tuesday by the country's cricket board, six times the prize money they...

  Neymar will miss ⁠Santos' Brazilian Championship match against Mirassol on Tuesday with lingering muscle fatigue, dealing ​a fresh blow to the ​forward's hopes of forcing his way...

LONDON: West Ham United defender Konstantinos ⁠Mavropanos struck the winning spot kick as his side beat visitors Brentford 5-3 in a ​penalty shootout after a 2-2 draw ​in normal time on Monday...

SYDNEY/WASHINGTON: Australia on Tuesday granted humanitarian visas to five Iranian ​women soccer players after they sought asylum, fearing persecution on their ​return home for their refusal to...

 FIFA Chief Operating Officer Heimo Schirgi ⁠said the World Cup is "too big" and that the 2026 tournament ​will go on as ​planned despite ongoing conflict in the Middle East.Speaking at the...

  Former ​Australia great Matthew ​Hayden has been appointed Gujarat Titans' batting coach for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season, the franchise announced on Tuesday.Hayden, a...

 Restaurants and hotels across ​India warned of disruptions and possible shutdowns on Tuesday, as the Iran war constricts supplies of cooking gas, prompting authorities to set up a panel to review...

 Air New Zealand said on Tuesday it has ​raised all of its fares due to the Middle East conflict and may take further pricing action, underscoring how global airlines will seek to pass on the costs...

U.S. ​President ​Donald Trump thinks the war against Iran "is very complete" and that Washington was "very far ahead" of his initial four ⁠to five week estimated time ⁠frame, according to a...

DUBAI/JERUSALEM:  Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his slain father as supreme leader on Monday, signalling ​that hardliners remain firmly in charge and appearing to close off any ​path to...

 Oil prices have soared while share markets have skidded ​on fears that the escalating ​U.S.-Israeli war on Iran will squeeze energy supplies and hamstring industries around the world.Following...

MILAN, Italy: AC ⁠Milan claimed a vital 1-0 home victory over city ​rivals Inter Milan ​on Sunday with Pervis Estupinan's late first-half strike offering a glimmer of hope in the Serie A...

India became the first team ​to retain the men's Twenty20 World Cup title after handing out a 96-run demolition of New Zealand in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday.India also...