A handout photo made available by the Eastern Fire Volunteer Club shows an oil tanker burning after an explosion at a dockyard on the Mae Klong river in Samut Songkram province, Thailand, 17 January 2023. At least eight people were missing and several people injured, including many in nearby houses that were damaged, after the Smooth Sea 22 oil tanker exploded, the Marine Department reported. EPA / EASTERN FIRE VOLUNTEER CLUB / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY / NO SALES
A handout photo made available by the Eastern Fire Volunteer Club shows an oil tanker burning after an explosion at a dockyard on the Mae Klong river in Samut Songkram province, Thailand, 17 January 2023. At least eight people were missing and several people injured, including many in nearby houses that were damaged, after the Smooth Sea 22 oil tanker exploded, the Marine Department reported. EPA / EASTERN FIRE VOLUNTEER CLUB / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY / NO SALES
A helicopter carrying bodies of plane crash victims arrives in Kathmandu, Nepal. AP Photo
A helicopter carrying bodies of plane crash victims arrives in Kathmandu, Nepal. AP Photo
Police stand next to environmentalists blocking railway tracks used to transport lignite to energy supplier RWE's coal-fired power plant in Neurath, western Germany. AFP
Police stand next to environmentalists blocking railway tracks used to transport lignite to energy supplier RWE's coal-fired power plant in Neurath, western Germany. AFP
A man rides a horse through a bonfire as part of a ritual in honour of St Anthony the Abbot, the patron saint of domestic animals, in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain. AP Photo
A man rides a horse through a bonfire as part of a ritual in honour of St Anthony the Abbot, the patron saint of domestic animals, in San Bartolome de Pinares, Spain. AP Photo
Singer Pierre Fontaine spontaneously sings 'We Shall Overcome' for the crowd gathered to view the Martin Luther King memorial statue, 'The Embrace,' on Martin Luther King Day in Boston. EPA
Singer Pierre Fontaine spontaneously sings 'We Shall Overcome' for the crowd gathered to view the Martin Luther King memorial statue, 'The Embrace,' on Martin Luther King Day in Boston. EPA
Bullets, part of a large arsenal confiscated from alleged dissidents of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), are shown at a press conference in Bogota. AFP
Bullets, part of a large arsenal confiscated from alleged dissidents of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), are shown at a press conference in Bogota. AFP
The Boulevard entertainment city in the Saudi capital Riyadh. AFP
The Boulevard entertainment city in the Saudi capital Riyadh. AFP
Iraq supporters gather in a designated fan zone to watch the Arabian Gulf Cup semi-final football match between Iraq and Qatar. AFP
Iraq supporters gather in a designated fan zone to watch the Arabian Gulf Cup semi-final football match between Iraq and Qatar. AFP

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January 17, 2023

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UFC Fight Night 2

1am – Early prelims

2am – Prelims

4am-7am – Main card

7:30am-9am – press cons

TCL INFO

Teams:
Punjabi Legends Owners: Inzamam-ul-Haq and Intizar-ul-Haq; Key player: Misbah-ul-Haq
Pakhtoons Owners: Habib Khan and Tajuddin Khan; Key player: Shahid Afridi
Maratha Arabians Owners: Sohail Khan, Ali Tumbi, Parvez Khan; Key player: Virender Sehwag
Bangla Tigers Owners: Shirajuddin Alam, Yasin Choudhary, Neelesh Bhatnager, Anis and Rizwan Sajan; Key player: TBC
Colombo Lions Owners: Sri Lanka Cricket; Key player: TBC
Kerala Kings Owners: Hussain Adam Ali and Shafi Ul Mulk; Key player: Eoin Morgan

Venue Sharjah Cricket Stadium
Format 10 overs per side, matches last for 90 minutes
When December 14-17

Updated: January 17, 2023, 2:39 PM
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