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Asia Rugby ratified a Dubai operations office while keeping its legal headquarters in Hong Kong, formalizing the regional body’s dual-base structure.
Tallon Griekspoor and Daniil Medvedev will meet in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships final after straight-set semifinal wins on hard courts.
England reached the T20 World Cup semifinals by edging Pakistan in Pallekele, while Babar Azam scraped together 25 off 24 in another muted knock.
Jessica Pegula beat Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-4 in Dubai to win her first Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title and 10th career trophy.
The ICC removed Bangladesh from the 2026 men’s T20 World Cup after it refused to play scheduled matches in India, replacing the team with Scotland.
Cote d’Ivoire and Algeria reached the AFCON quarter-finals in Morocco after winning round of 16 matches in Marrakech and Rabat as the knockout stage continued.
Africa Cup of Nations action saw Egypt and Nigeria qualify for the quarterfinals after knockout wins over Benin and Mozambique respectively in Morocco.
Ousmane Dembélé wins FIFA The Best 2025 in Doha, capping a record PSG season and earning football’s top global individual award.