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Revellers take part in the Mardi Gras parade which includes balls, parties and celebrations with floats and costumed dancers in New Orleans, Louisiana. — AFP
Al Amerat clinch Ministry Shield handball crown
MUSCAT: Al Amerat Club clinched the 15th edition of the Ministry Shield Handball Championship 2025-26 after a thrilling 33-31 extra-time victory over defending champions Oman Club…
Sohar move up to fourth, Bahla cruise in Jindal League
Muscat: Sohar secured a 2–0 victory over Al Rustaq at Sohar Sports Complex in Round 14 of the Jindal League, continuing their climb up the standings while deepening Al Rustaq’s str…
New Zealand cruise into Super Eights despite Samra ton
CHENNAI, India: New Zealand sealed their qualification to the next phase of the T20 World Cup with an eight-wicket thumping of Canada in Chennai on Tuesday.Chasing 174 to win, New…
Australia, Ireland out of T20 World Cup as Zimbabwe qualify after washout
KANDY, Sri Lanka: The 2021 champions Australia were knocked out of the T20 World Cup on Tuesday, with Zimbabwe qualifying for the Super Eights after their match against Ireland was…
World Cup lessons drive Oman Cricket’s push for elite exposure
PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka: Oman may still have one match left to play at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, but their hopes of advancing are over. Eliminated from the Super Eight race after t…
Gauff cruises into Dubai last 16, Andreeva receives walkover
DUBAI: Coco Gauff bounced back from her shock early exit in Doha last week with a comfortable victory over Anna Kalinskaya at the WTA 1000 event in Dubai on Tuesday.The American, w…
France’s Macron hails growing India ties, eyes fighter jet deal
MUMBAI: French President Emmanuel Macron praised the “remarkable acceleration” of ties with India, after a meeting on Tuesday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Mumbai. Macron sa…
Bangladesh’s new PM Tarique Rahman takes power
DHAKA: Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman was sworn into office on Tuesday to lead the first elected government since a deadly 2024 uprising, facing a daunting list of challe…
US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies at 84
WASHINGTON: Charismatic US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, an eloquent Baptist minister raised in the segregated South who became a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr and…