India beat Japan 2-1 to storm into Nations Cup semis
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.
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.
Pakistan have been fined five per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate during their Women's T20 World Cup Group A defeat to India at Edgbaston.
Iran coach Amir Ghalenoei criticised FIFA and tournament organisers after claiming his team was forced to leave Los Angeles immediately following their World Cup draw with New Zealand.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has filed a complaint with Kolkata Police, alleging that a Facebook page is spreading defamatory content aimed at damaging his reputation.
He added that the Indian team is lacking their trademark fighting spirit in the match and letting their guard down when conditions are not favourable for them.
South Africa restricted India to 148/6 in 20 overs despite Dinesh Karthik's late flourish (30 not out off 21 balls). Besides Karthik, Shreyas Iyer (40 off 35), Ishan Kishan (34 off 21) were the main scorers as most of the Indian batters failed to deliver against Proteas bowlers and lost wickets at regular intervals.
With this win, Belgium have pushed India to the third place in the pool standings while Netherlands continues to lead the table in this season's prestigious FIH Hockey Pro League.
According to sources, with the value per match crossing the Rs. 100-crore mark, the overall value of the media rights has touched Rs. 41,000 crore as of now, with two parties, whose names are yet to be known, not willing to give up on the digital rights of the mega event.
Verstappen's teammate Sergio Perez took second to complete a commanding one-two finish for Red Bull after both Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz failed to make it to the chequered flag with mechanical gremlins for Ferrari, giving Mercedes' George Russell position 3 in Baku.
