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The top scorer in their historic AFC Under-16 triumph in Goa, Dawood looked to have picked from where he had left last year with three goals from two matches. His sparkling performance has brightened the knockout prospects of Iraq, who had failed to notch a single win in their only U-17 World Cup appearance in 2013. Chitheer, however, does not want to add pressure on Dawood ahead of a tough final round group league match against leaders England....

But not with their hearts. It has always been possible to find a few Iraqis who would criticize Saddam in private, defying the ubiquitous secret police. This time I keep tripping over them. Dissent is as dangerous as ever, but people are fed up. I have met one Iraqi after another courageous enough to express their dissatisfaction with Saddam’s rule–quietly and often indirectly. One told me he has no portrait of the dictator in his house....

The chief coach of CSK Stephen Fleming confirmed at the pre match media conference that the left-arm seamer will not be available for selection against Daredevils. What has become a matter of concern is that another pacer Andrew Tye is also carrying an injury. Pathan has previously been plagued various injuries ranging from hamstring, knee, calf muscle to state a few. Experienced campaigners like Nehra, Hussey crucial to CSK: Fleming When Fleming was asked about another veteran left-armer Ashish Nehra, he had a lot of good words about the former India player....

Released in early July, Iron Man VR has since received multiple patches, mostly making tweaks and fixes to improve the core game experience. However, patch 1.06 brings new components to the game, according to Iron Man VR developer Camouflaj. RELATED: Iron Man VR: How to Use the Unibeam In a post on PlayStation.Blog, Camouflaj gameplay designer Blaine Higdon outlined patch 1.06’s additions, which include numerous weapons for the Iron Man suit....

The slumping Celtics crashed to a 115-104 home defeat to James Harden’s Houston Rockets in Boston on Sunday. Favourites to win the Eastern Conference at the start of the season, the Celtics are 1-5 since the All-Star break and 38-26 for the campaign – down to fifth in the east. Irving has cut a frustrated figure throughout the poor run of performances and the 2016 NBA champion was in no mood for interviews post-game....

Here is what will happen next: Irving will sign the extension. Here is why: Because Kyrie Irving would have to be a raving lunatic not to sign it, and Kyrie Irving is not a raving lunatic. Irving had his dander up on Thursday in the wake of an ESPN report that stated he had been telling people he wanted out of Cleveland. Irving vented about the negativity that has been heaped on him this year as the Cavaliers have struggled, and decried the, “so-called reports, ‘I don’t want to be here....

Can the team with 10 wins in their last 41 matches (Sri Lanka) be termed as favourites against one with just 12 losses in 32 matches (Afghanistan) played over last 2 years? It was quite evident that Afghanistan were expected to win (maybe just slightly but still) by many rather than the actual underdogs in this match, Sri Lanka. Ramiz Raja even went on to say that “Afghanistan will reach the Finals” after the match and if you saw them play on Monday, you won’t shrug off his prediction....

Justin Bieber recently posted a picture on Instagram where he is donning fight gear with the caption ‘Tom Cruise is toast’. This fuelled the rumors that the two heartthrobs, albeit of different generations, will soon throw down. This is not the first time though that Tom Cruise has been called out by Justin Beiber. The two A-listers had a fallout in 2019 after which Bieber had called out Tom Cruise for an MMA fight....

The Chennai Super Kings were excited to welcome ‘Chinna Thala’ to the capital city of Tamil Nadu. CSK shared a picture of Raina on their official Instagram account and captioned it: CSK fans will be excited as most of their favorite cricketers have reached Chennai to start preparations for the IPL a month before it begins in UAE. Chennai Super Kings is reportedly planning to reach UAE on August 14 or 15 to have a training camp there....

Under Rohit Sharma’s leadership, the Mumbai Indians have been a thoroughly formidable unit. The IPL 2021 auction saw them make some unexpected purchases. Mumbai Indians have looked at lending depth to their overseas options by roping in the services of Kiwi pacer Adam Milne, followed by a splurge on Australian quick Nathan Coulter-Nile during the IPL 2021 auctions. All-rounder Jimmy Neesham and South Africa’s Marco Jansen were their other international imports....

The Kolkata Knight Riders, on the other hand, have lost their momentum after getting off to a good start in IPL 2022. KKR have won only three of their seven games this season. They are on a three-match losing streak at the moment. Before KKR and GT cross swords for the first time in Navi Mumbai tomorrow, here are some vital numbers you need to know from previous matches hosted by this venue....

The official fantasy game of the IPL will continue to be powered by Dream11 but the format has been changed for this season. IPL Fantasy 2020 has reverted to the format of the daily transfers of IPL Fantasy 2018 and the seasons before that. This means that players will have to make changes to their fantasy XI before every matchday and will have only a limited amount of transfers (120) to do so....

Thus, IPL has proven to be a life changer for many cricketers. Besides achieving personal goals, the IPL also allows the players to play freely and enjoy their game. Due to this reason, even the players who have retired from international cricket participate in the league. However, in the league’s eleven year history, there have been a number of players who have retired from the Indian Premier League as well....

Retention #1: “Thala” Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Was there ever a doubt regarding this? One of the team managers even said that they would empty their entire wallet to secure his services. Glorification apart, Dhoni is hands down, the best wicketkeeper in the world. Yes, age has slowed him, and he takes time to settle down. But if he gets it, he can metamorphose into The Hulk in the slog overs, hitting humongous sixes at will, atomizing the opposition’s morale....

Ronaldo has scored all four of Portugal’s Group B goals so far, netting a hat-trick in the 3-3 draw with Spain before getting the winner in a 1-0 victory over Morocco. Despite the Real Madrid striker’s excellent form, Santos rejected the suggestion that the responsibility would be on Ronaldo to deliver a result against Carlos Queiroz’s side. “He makes a difference here, in Real Madrid, in Manchester United, in Sporting,” said Santos, recounting Ronaldo’s current and former clubs....

Oil markets continued their dramatic plunge Monday, dropping more than 30 percent after a rift between Russia and Saudi Arabia led to the two nations failing to agree on production cuts amid uncertainties surrounding a worldwide outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Confirmed COVID-19 cases surpassed 113,000 on Monday, with the vast majority of infections in the diseases’ country of origin, China, but Iran’s own struggle proving particularly deadly. The Iranian Health Ministry reported Monday that the country had experienced a total of 7,161 COVID-19 cases and raised the death toll to 237, behind only China’s roughly 3,120 deaths and Italy’s 463....

The 31-year-old Zahra has become one of the very few athletes who have qualified to compete at both the Games simultaneously, reports Xinhua. She is the second archer to qualify for both Games in the same year following former Italian archer Paola Fantato in 1996. Zahra is making her first appearance at the Summer Olympics in the ongoing Games at Rio. She has a black belt in taekwondo, but a car accident in 2003 set her on a new sporting path, archery, after leaving her paralysed....

“The past two weeks were eventful and exceptional weeks. There were bitter and sweet events for the Iranian nation to take lessons from,” Khamenei said in a public sermon in Tehran, according to a partial transcript on his website. The sermon marked the supreme leader’s first public prayer service in eight years. Khamenei has done public sermons only a handful of times since he became the nation’s religious leader in 1989....

Trump pulled the U.S. out of the deal, known officially as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), in 2018, after which Iran began violating terms of the agreement in response to new sanctions the U.S. imposed. The International Atomic Energy Agency said earlier this year that Iran alerted the agency it planned to begin enriching uranium to 20 percent purity, according to an early 2021 report by the BBC....

Pakistan declared their innings at 310/9 thanks to fifties from Faheem Ashraf, Shadab Khan, and Asad Shafiq. Tim Murtagh was the best among the Irish bowlers, picking up four wickets for just 45 runs. In reply, Ireland could only score 130 which is the third lowest score by any team in their first ever Test innings, behind South Africa’s 84 in 1889 and New Zealand’s 112 in 1930. Mohammad Abbas took 4/44 for Pakistan while Shadab Khan took 3/31....