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Saudi Arabia is set to host its first franchise league later this year, with the ‘Dunes League T20’ due to launch in October. The league has been sanctioned by the Saudi Arabia Cricket Federation (SACF) and is expected to feature players who have recently retired from international cricket but remain active on the franchise circuit.…

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Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen progressed to the quarterfinals of the USD 500,000 Thailand Open Super 500 tournament with victories in straight sets in their respective contests in Bangkok on Thursday. The two-time Olympic medallist and seeded sixth, Sindhu, took a mere 28 minutes to get the better of Amalie Schulz of Denmark…

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Fltntoff’s only franchise experience as a coach is two seasons at Northern Superchargers in the Hundred in 2024 and 2025. He will not coach them in 2026 after failing to agree to terms with the franchise’s new Indian owners Sun Group who have renamed the team Sunrisers Leeds. Superchargers finished fourth and third in Flintoff’s…

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After scores of 4, 1 and 6 in three of his first five innings, Rinku has scored 207 runs in his last four innings without being dismissed, striking at 172. On Wednesday, he made an unbeaten 29-ball 49 to help KKR post 192 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on a Raipur deck that played a lot…

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CSK did not specify how long Overton would be away for – or whether he was out for the rest of the season – but it is doubtful that he will return for their remaining three league games. They play an away game against Lucknow Super Giants on Friday. “Jamie Overton has a right thigh…

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru opener Virat Kohli smashed his ninth IPL century against Kolkata Knight Riders in Raipur on Wednesday night. Kohli also became the fastest to cross 14,000 runs in T20s in the process. Kohli had been under a bit of pressure before today’s match after registering back to back ducks but against KKR tonight,…

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ROYAL CHALLENGERS BENGALURU Virat Kohli: 8/10- Kohli’s sublime ninth IPL century helped RCB ace the chase against KKR (105* off 60 balls, 11 fours, 3 sixes) Jacob Bethell: 1/10 – Bethell played a few attractive strokes to get RCB off to a quick start but fell before he could kick on (15 from 12 balls;…

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Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Jamie Overton has suffered a thigh injury and returned to the United Kingdom for futher assessment and management, the franchise announced on social media on Wednesday night. Its been an injury laden season for the Super Kings, and the Englishman has become the latest casualty. Official Announcement Jamie Overton has a…

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The PGA Championship is not considering playing the event outside the United States or moving off its current May date, PGA of America officials said on Wednesday. On the eve of the 108th PGA Championship at Aronimink, PGA of America chief executive officer Terry Clark and chief championships officer Kerry Haigh crushed any notion of…

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The Blaze 224 for 4 (Beaumont 99*, Elwiss 72) beat Somerset 222 for 9 (Learoyd 97) by six wickets Tammy Beaumont and Georgia Elwiss posted measured half-centuries to guide The Blaze to a comfortable six-wicket victory over Somerset in the Metro Bank One Day Cup women’s competition at the Maer Ground in Exmouth. Beaumont, overlooked…

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