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Shreyas Iyer shone with an unbeaten 97 as Punjab Kings beat Gujarat Titans by 11 runs in their Indian Premier League match here on Tuesday.

Chasing 244 to win, Gujarat Titans fought hard to make 232 for 5 but the target proved to be beyond their batters despite Sai Sudharsan making 74, Shubman Gill hitting a quick 33 and Jos Buttler scoring 54.

Sherfane Rutherford also played a quick knock of 46 but his effort was not enough.

Earlier in the first innings, Shreyas Iyer missed out on a maiden IPL century but his 97 not out off 42 balls (9 sixes, 5 fours) and Shashank Singh’s 44 not out off 16 balls (6 fours, 2 sixes) helped Punjab Kings post 243 for 5.

Sai Kishore was the pick of the bowlers for Gujarat Titans with 3/40 but the home team bowlers generally struggled to keep the run flow in check.

At the top, young Priyansh Arya struck seven fours and two sixes to make 47 off 23 balls.

Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter and France football great Michel Platini were both cleared of corruption charges by a Swiss appeals court, two and a half years after they were first acquitted of the offences, Alzajeera reported.

The pair, once among the most prominent men in global football, were exonerated of fraud on Tuesday by the Swiss Criminal Court's Extraordinary Appeals Chamber in Muttenz, near Basel.
The hearing was held after Swiss federal prosecutors filed an appeal against the two men's 2022 acquittal in a lower court. Blatter and Platini had refuted the charges.

The final round of qualifiers for the AFC Asian Cup 2027, set to be held in Saudi Arabia, begins today. Teams outside Asia's top 18 rankings will compete for the tournament's final six slots.This is the third and last round of Asian Cup qualifications, with 24 teams split into six groups of four.
Nepal is also competing at this stage, starting its qualification campaign today against Malaysia.
The Group F match between Nepal and Malaysia will begin at 7:45 PM Nepal time at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium in Iskandar Puteri, Johor, Malaysia.​​​​​​​
Malaysia is regarded as a stronger team than Nepal, as it ranks far better in the FIFA rankings—132nd, versus 175th. Furthermore, Nepal has never defeated Malaysia in previous matches.Nepal, on the other hand, enters the match with confidence after winning its last two games, whereas Malaysia has only lost two of its last eleven games.
 

Royal Challengers Bengaluru thumped Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets at the Eden Gardens in the IPL season opener on Saturday with fifties from Virat Kohli and Phil Salt lighting up a flawless chase. Skipper Rajat Patidar also chipped in with a brisk knock before Liam Livingstone sealed the chase with a couple of quick hits, The Indian Express reported.

A superb bowling performance led by Krunal Pandya’s 3/29 and Josh Hazlewood double strikes helped Royal Challengers Bengaluru restrict Kolkata Knight Riders to 174/8 after opting to bowl at the Eden Gardens on Saturday. 

While Ajinkya Rahane lit up Kolkata with a 25-ball fifty on his captaincy debut alongside Sunil Narine in a century partnership, RCB clawed back into the game with the slower bowlers gaining momentum through the middle-overs.