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Ronaldo's Al-Nassr To Meet Yokohama F Marinos In Knockouts

Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr have been drawn to face Yokohama F Marinos from Japan in next month's quarter-finals of the Asian Champions League Elite. Fellow Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal will take on Tournament Debutants Gwangju FC of South Korea. Al-Ahli, the third Club from Saudi Arabia to reach the last eight, will play Thailand's Buriram United and Japanese Outfit Kawasaki Frontale will face Al-Sadd from Qatar. All four quarter-finals will be played in Jeddah as part of a centralized competition that will also see the Saudi Arabian Port City hosting the semi-finals and final.

New Zealand thrash Pakistan again to go 2-0 up in T20 cricket series New Zealand’s Allen and Seifert blow away Pakistan’s bowling as hosts record a five-wicket win in Dunedin. New Zealand's Tim Seifert New Zealand's Tim Seifert struck five sixes in his 22-ball 45 in the second T20 against Pakistan in Dunedin, New Zealand, on March 18, 2025 [Sanka Vidanagama/AFP] Published On 18 Mar 2025 18 Mar 2025 New Zealand’s openers went on a six-hitting blitz to thrash Pakistan by five wickets and go 2-0 up in their Twenty20 cricket series. The home side reached 137-5 with 11 balls to spare in Dunedin on Tuesday to take control of the five-match series after Pakistan posted 135-9 off 15 overs in a rain-reduced second match. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 ‘He’s a clown’: Jason Gillespie lambasts Pakistan cricket coach Aaqib Javed list 2 of 3 Axar Patel named Delhi Capitals captain for IPL 2025 list 3 of 3 India beat New Zealand by four wickets to win Champions Trophy end of list New Zealand’s highlight was a ferocious opening stand between Tim Seifert and Finn Allen in which seven of the first eight scoring shots were sixes. Remarkably, Seifert played out a maiden off Shaheen Shah Afridi’s opening over before Allen cleared the small University Oval boundary three times in the second over, bowled by Mohammad Ali. Seifert then smashed 26 off Afridi’s second over, including four sixes, before departing on 45 off 22 balls. Allen fell soon afterwards for 38 off 16, with the openers hammering five sixes each. White-ball specialist Allen said both batsmen are naturally big hitters and took a simple mindset into the run chase. “We just looked to be positive, try and get ahead of the chase early and make it easy for our middle order to finish it off,” said Allen, who was confident they could run down the target.

WATCH: Yuvraj Singh and Tino Best engage in heated exchange during IML 2025 final The International Masters League (IML) 2025 final saw high drama unfold as former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh engaged in a heated altercation with West Indies Masters pacer Tino Best. The tense moment occurred in the 13th over of India's chase, with the two players exchanging words before umpire Billy Bowden, Brian Lara, and Ambati Rayudu intervened to defuse the situation.