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Pallekele: Australia captain Mitchell Marsh won the toss and opted to field against Oman in their inconsequential final group match of the T20 World Cup Friday. Both teams are already out of contention for the Super Eight stage of the showpiece. For Australia, Matt Renshaw...

Bangkok: Captain Radha Yadav delivered a sensational all-round performance to power India A to a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka A in the first semi-final of the ACC Women's Asia Cup Rising Stars 2026 at the Terdthai Cricket Ground Friday, sealing their place in the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Under-11 state roll ball boys and girls team are set to compete at the 15th National Roll Ball Championship to be held from Feb 21 to 23 in Tirchy, Tamil Nadu. The send-off felicitation of the state teams was done at Kalinga Stadium...

Cuttack: The first edition of the Asian Deaf Cricket Association (ADCA) T20I Asia Cup, 2026 was inaugurated at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, with a grand opening ceremony Thursday. The tournament was inaugurated by the chief guest, Rishi Pathania Vice President, Jindal Steel Limited, marking a significant...

Chennai:  Afghanistan, powered by a belligerent unbeaten half-century by opener Ibrahim Zadran and a fine bowling display by Mohammad Nabi, defeated Canada by 82 runs in an inconsequential T20 World Cup Group D match Thursday. Sent in to bat, Zadran blazed an unbeaten 95 off...

Chennai: Afghanistan, powered by a fine unbeaten half-century by opener Ibrahim Zadran, scored a competitive 200 for 4 in an inconsequential T20 World Cup Group D match against Canada Thursday. Sent in to bat, Zadran fired a 56-ball 95 not out, studded with seven boundaries...

Chennai: Canada skipper Dilpreet Bajwa won the toss and elected to field against Afghanistan in an inconsequential T20 World Cup Group D match Thursday. Kaleem Sana was back into the Canada XI, in place of Shivam Sharma. Afghanistan also made one change, with Abdullah Amadzai...

Colombo: Zimbabwe notched up a stunning six-wicket win over Sri Lanka in their final Group B T20 World Cup match here Thursday. Opting to bat, Pathum Nissanka carted eight fours en route to a 41-ball 62, and Pavan Rathnayake blasted a 25-ball 44 in the...

Lucknow: Karnataka entered the Ranji Trophy final after a hiatus of 11 years, advancing by virtue of a first innings lead from their drawn semifinal match against Uttarakhand Thursday. Karnataka will face Jammu and Kashmir in the title clash at Hubballi from February 24. Resuming...

Karachi: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) president Tariq Bugti has resigned from his position in the aftermath of the hotel fiasco during the national team's troubled tour of Australia earlier this month. Bugti Thursday confirmed that he had sent his resignation to the patron-in-chief of PHF,...