Deepti Sharma starred with a five-wicket haul as India defeated Pakistan in their Women’s T20 World Cup opener. She revealed the team’s calm mindset and focus on “forgetting the previous over” to stage a comeback.
Sweden began their FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign with a dominant win over Tunisia in Monterrey. Yasin Ayari, Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyökeres starred in a high-scoring Group F clash.
Amad Diallo scored a 90th-minute winner as Ivory Coast defeated Ecuador 1–0 in their FIFA World Cup 2026 Group E opener in Philadelphia.
Lewis Hamilton secured his first victory for Ferrari at the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona, ending Mercedes’ unbeaten 2026 Formula One start. A strong three-stop strategy and Virtual Safety Car helped him beat George Russell and Lando Norris.
Japan twice came from behind to secure a dramatic 2–2 draw against the Netherlands in their FIFA World Cup 2026 opener in Texas. An 88th-minute equaliser from Takumi Kamada capped a resilient performance in front of 69,285 fans.
Sam Konstas’ on-field confrontations with India’s talismanic duo of Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah in his debut series certainly helped him become an overnight sensation with his social media numbers storming by 30,000 per cent. The 19-year-old, who made his debut in the penultimate Test of the five-match rubber in Melbourne, opened up on his on-field spat with Kohli and Bumrah, while effusing praises on the Indian cricket stalwarts.
The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) pitch, used for the recent fifth and final Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT), has managed to received a ‘satisfactory’ rating from the International Cricket Council (ICC) despite rolling out one of the spiciest wickets of this century.
Padma Desal delivered a stellar performance, scoring six goals to lead Sham Eagles to a commanding 8-3 victory over Chiktan Queens in the women’s category of the Ice Hockey League Season 2 here on Tuesday.
Amandeep Drall, who finished second on the Women’s Pro Golf Tour Order of Merit 2024, is all set to lead the field in the opening event of the new season as the WPGT makes its first-ever stop at the Golmuri Golf Course here on Wednesday.
League leaders Liverpool would be wary of battling it out with Tottenham Hotspur in their Carabao Cup semifinal clash after engaging in a high-scoring goal-fest against Ange Postecoglu’s side two weeks back which saw Arne Slot’s side prevail 6-3.
