Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick as Argentina defeated Algeria 3-0 in their FIFA World Cup 2026 opener. The Argentine captain equalled Miroslav Klose's all-time World Cup goals record with 16 goals.
Prince Yadav made his India debut in the second ODI against Afghanistan in Lucknow, while Nitish Kumar Reddy missed out with a thigh injury. Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bowl, sending India in to bat first.
India’s impressive start to the ICC Women's T20 World Cup has been reflected in the latest ICC rankings, with star all-rounder Deepti Sharma climbing to third in the Women's T20I All-Rounder Rankings after her match-winning performance against Pakistan.
India booked their place in the semi-finals of the FIH Hockey Women’s Nations Cup 2026 with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Japan in their second Pool A match in Auckland on Tuesday.
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo begin what is likely their final FIFA World Cup journey as Argentina and Portugal launch their 2026 campaigns, with history and legacy on the line.
After Punjab Kings sealed a narrow 11-run victory over Gujarat Titans in a high-scoring contest, head coach Ricky Ponting revealed what made him bring on Vyshak as an impact player, saying captain Shreyas Iyer asked him to bring the medium pacer to nail a couple of overs at yorkers and close out the game.
There is something or a lot of things being done right in India today when it comes to sports administration — as sporting achievements in a diverse array of sports disciplines like say Table Tennis at the global level show, with an almost podium level finish at the Olympics in one of the fastest racket sports perhaps second only to squash.
India’s highest wicket-taker in T20I, Arshdeep Singh, commented on the high-scoring trends after his side, Punjab Kings' 11-run victory over the Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 match at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
Phogat, a Congress MLA from Julana in Jind district, had recently raised the issue in the Vidhan Sabha.
Punjab Kings came up with a fine all-round performance to start their campaign in the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) season with an 11-run victory over Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium here on Tuesday.
