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West Indies' Shai Hope celebrates scoring 100 runs against New Zealand on Day 4 of their cricket test match in Christchurch, New Zealand, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025.
New Zealand led by 530 runs when its second innings came to an end Thursday at 466-8.
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Matthew Hughson
The left-handed player grew up playing multiple sports in Surrey, in the South of England. But the sport of hockey had captured his imagination, according to parents Jo and Eric Hughson
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India's insistence on playing Washington and Jadeja in the same XI is causing them an unnecessary headache
Roos van Reek (R) and Aaliyah Ebrahim in action on Thursday
Chennai Super Warriors becomes the first team to confirm a playoff spot in the Indian Pickleball League after recording their fourth win in as many games
FIFA president Gianni Infantino (R) hands the World Cup trophy to US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington DC. (Photo | AFP)
Friday's ceremony, at the Kennedy Center on the banks of the Potomac River, will be a star-studded event but Trump will take centre stage.
Joe Root in action at the Gabba. (Photo | AP)
Root is on his fourth Ashes tour to Australia where his previous highest test score was 89.
Former West Indies spinner Sunil Narine in action for the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders during the World ILT20 game in Abu Dhabi.
Narine achieved the milestone during the World ILT20 game for his franchise Abu Dhabi Knight Riders against Sharjah Warriorz on Wednesday.
India's Hardik Pandya leaves the field during a practice session at the ICC Academy ground in Dubai on February 22, 2025.
Officials confirmed that the decision was taken after unusually large gatherings of fans were recorded near team hotel, practice nets, and ticket counters, far exceeding the normal turnout for a domes ...
The title will be decided by a contest involving McLaren's Oscar Piastri (C), Mclaren's Lando Norris (L), and Red Bull driver Max Verstappen.
After 23 races of the 24-race season Lando Norris leads the championship on 408 points, 12 clear of Red Bull's four-time champion Max Verstappen and 16 clear of his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri.
Norris has a 12-point lead on Verstappen ahead of the finale and a 16-point advantage on team-mate Piastri, and needs to finish on the podium to prevail.
Championship leader Norris and his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri need an error-free event to ensure Max Verstappen cannot complete a spectacular end-of-season recovery in glorious style.
New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra celebrates after making 100 runs against the West Indies on day 3 during their cricket test match in Christchurch, New Zealand, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025.
Ravindra opened up parts of the field that no other batter had been able to reach. He played the pull shot, especially, with exquisite timing and power for a high percentage of his boundaries.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli
There is still over a year left before the first ball is bowled at the World Cup but Harbhajan has backed Rohit and Kohli to be in imperious form during the showpiece.
Arsenal's Mikel Merino celebrates scoring the opening goal during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Brentford at the Emirates Stadium in London on December 3, 2025.
Liverpool needed a late Nordi Mukiele own-goal to avoid another damaging defeat at home in a 1-1 draw with Sunderland, while Aston Villa climbed up to third after a 4-3 victory at Brighton.
Australia's Mitchell Starc, centre, celebrates with teammate the wicket of England's Ben Duckett during the second Ashes cricket test match between Australia and England in Brisbane, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025.
Starc moved equal with Pakistan great Wasim Akram on 414 career wickets as the most successful left-arm pace bowlers in test history.
Bayern Munich's #09 Harry Kane (2R) celebrates with teammates and fans after the German Cup (DFB-Pokal) round of 16 football match between 1 FC Union Berlin and FC Bayern Munich in Berlin on December 3, 2025.
The win takes Bayern through to the last eight of the German Cup -- a competition they have won a record 20 times -- for just the second time in the past six seasons.
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