Reflecting on India’s six-wicket defeat to South Africa in a crucial ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 clash at Old Trafford, head coach Amol Muzumdar backed his young bowling attack despite their struggles against seasoned all-rounder Marizanne Kapp, whose match-winning knock exposed the side’s inexperience and halted India's winning momentum.
India crowned a remarkable campaign with a 2-0 win over hosts New Zealand in the final of the FIH Hockey Women’s Nations Cup 2025-26 in Auckland on Sunday, securing the title and earning promotion to next season’s FIH Pro League.
Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland are all set to feature in crucial FIFA World Cup 2026 fixtures as the race for the knockout stage intensifies.
The Bihar State Sports Authority (BSSA) has terminated the services of athletics coach Krishna Kunal, weightlifting coach Rocky Kumar and chief weightlifting coach Gurvinder Singh after a surprise inspection allegedly uncovered suspected doping-related materials at the State Sports Academy.
The ICC has launched new post-pregnancy return-to-play guidelines, providing a structured framework to help female cricketers safely resume their careers after childbirth.
“It is going to be a big match for the people. We do not see it like this as a team. We see that we follow the same process day by day in the next match,” Ayub said.
The World No. 9 Indian pair will now take on China’s World No. 3 pairing of Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang, who toppled Taipei shuttlers Fang-Chih Lee and Fang-Jen Lee 21-19, 21-8.
“I know Australia has dominated a lot of it, but it's certainly not a foregone conclusion,” Lanning told ICC Digital.
Heightened border tensions and the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, which claimed 26 lives, have blunted the usual fireworks in the build-up, with sluggish demands for tickets even as India’s practice session on Friday uncharacteristically attracted sparse crowds.
The Cricket Association of Uttarakhand (CAU) and organizers SSPARK Sports and Entertainment on Friday revealed the participating teams and prize money for Season 2 of the Uttarakhand Premier League (UPL), which will start from September 23 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun.
