Seventeen Indian men, who were spared the death penalty after being convicted of murder last year, have been sentenced to six months in prison by a UAE court on charges of selling alcohol illegally. At the final hearing of the criminal case on Wednesday, the Sharjah Court of Appeal found the men guilty of the charge.
'I know that the CSK squad is deep, they've got a lot of options at the top, but I also believe that as much as the pressure is now on to find that No. 3, it's just probably the most challenging time that I can look for anyway for CSK.'
The summit clash turned out to be a low-scoring affair and it was not the best advert for women's cricket with strokeplay proving to be extremely difficult on a slow surface.
A win against Mumbai Indians should be enough to send Sunrisers into the final-four.
One mistake could "spoil" the entire tournament, Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli warned his colleagues in the Indian Premier League's first virtual team meeting on Monday, while imploring them to do all they can to keep the bio-bubble secure.
The BCCI is exploring the possibility of playing a cricket series against traditional rivals Pakistan at a neutral venue like Dubai or Sharjah in the near future.
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Seventeen Indians on death row for the murder of a Pakistani national in Sharjah have been granted over a month's time by a United Arab Emirates appeals court to reach a blood money settlement with the victim's family.
Delhi Capitals assistant coach Mohammad Kaif says his team needs to be more consistent while chasing targets going into the second phase of the tournament.
Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals have failed to live up to expectations in the IPL so far and are placed sixth and seventh respectively on the points table in the eight-team competition.
CSK coach admitted that they were facing some challenges around the balance of the squad but said they were trying to work through.
Kolkata Knight Riders may have missed a trick by not playing Kuldeep Yadav on a slow Sharjah wicket but skipper Dinesh Karthik said AB de Villiers put the game beyond their reach with an incredible display of power-hitting.
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The T20 Challenge, to be played during the IPL play-offs, will begin with last year's finalist Supernovas taking on Velocity in the opening game.
A senior Air India pilot, who was found to be allegedly drunk by Sharjah International Airport security just prior to flying, has been let off with a warning by the United Arab Emirates authorities.
Forced out of India due to the rising COVID-19 case count in the country, the IPL will allow unlimited COVID-19 replacements considering the delicate health safety situation across the globe.
Rajasthan Royals wicket-keeper batsman also said that the top-order needs to perform if the Royals want to move ahead in the tournament.
After winning the Blind Cricket World Cup for India, players have asked the Ministry of Sports to give recognition to the Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI).
The UAE has little over 6000 active cases of COVID-19 and the overall situation around the pandemic is under control.
The formation of the Indian Business Leaders Forum was announced on Sunday by India Trade & Exhibition Centre Middle East established in Sharjah with the mandate from the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has turned down the Afghanistan Cricket Board's request to host its
"A passenger, who had a COVID-positive certificate dated September 2, travelled on Air India Express' Jaipur-Dubai flight on September 4. A similar incident had happened with a passenger on one of the airline's other Dubai flights previously," said one of the officials.
India suffered a humiliating 180-run defeat at the hands of Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy final at the Oval in London on Sunday to register their worst defeat in terms of runs against their arch-rivals.
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Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik has revealed that he had called curtains on his Test career in order to completely focus his attention towards the 2019 World Cup.
Seventeen Indian workers on death row in Sharjah for the murder of a Pakistani man on Wednesday pleaded not guilty and told an appeals court that the police extracted their confession after torturing them.
A dominant India beat Bangladesh by seven wickets to set up a title clash with arch-rivals Pakistan in the Blind Cricket World Cup, in Ajman, UAE, on Wednesday.
Kane Williamson's assured unbeaten 70 guided New Zealand to a comfortable four-wicket win over Pakistan in the second One-Day International in Sharjah on Friday to level the series at 1-1.
The announcement comes on the day Malik finished with career best figures of 4 for 33 to fold up England for 306, putting Pakistan in a strong position on Day Three of the ongoing third and final Test against Pakistan at Sharjah on Tuesday.
A win for Punjab will elevate them to the top four, while a victory for KKR will take them to 14 points
SunRisers Hyderabad skipper David Warner is confident the former champions "will definitely" get the job done.
Seventeen youngsters -- labourers, drivers and carpenters -- were sentenced to death on March 28 for the murder of a Pakistani in Sharjah last year. Rediff.com met some of their family members, who continue to pray fervently for the safe return of their sons.
The Indian consulate in Sharjah has been talking to prominent lawyers to provide legal assistance to seventeen Indians on the death row.Government sources said that the authorities in Sharjah have been meeting prominent lawyers to seek their assistance and the appeal to the higher court will be made within the prescribed period of two weeks from the date of judgment by the lower court.The Indians have pleaded not guilty and they are in good health, the sources confirmed.
The IPL starts on September 19 and, in all likelihood, all the English and Australian players will land in the UAE via a charter flight on September 17, making them available for their respective team's opening match.
The Sharjah Court of Appeal, hearing a plea from 17 Indians sentenced to death for killing a Pakistani man, on Wedesday adjourned the case to June 16 after allowing them to have access to a Punjabi translator. "They were asked to either plead guilty or innocent but the convicts said they don't understand any language other than Punjabi. The court then agreed to allow us a Punjabi translator," said Bindu Suresh Chettur, the lawyer handling the case.
Washington Sundar has played a major role in Royal Challengers Bangalore's success so far this IPL season, with skipper Virat Kohli using him mostly in the Powerplay overs. He has taken five wickets in seven games, but at an astonishing economy rate of 4.90.
Bolstered by the arrival of Ben Stokes, Rajasthan Royals will hope for a better showing from its misfiring top order as they try to settle scores against second-placed Delhi Capitals in their return leg IPL match, in Dubai, on Wednesday.
India continued to hold its number two spot behind South Africa in the latest ICC Test rankings issued on Monday.
Rajasthan Royals, struggling at the penultimate spot on the points table after two wins and four straight defeats, need something special against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Sunday's IPL match in Dubai.
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