Maintenance staff clean ‘bird droppings’ during the men’s singles round of 16 match between India’s H.S. Prannoy and Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew at the India Open 2026 badminton tournament in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) India’s presence on the global badminton calendar has taken a hit in the Badminton World Federation’s (BWF) revamped schedule. While the…
Punjab Kings begin IPL 2026 pre-season camp in Abu Dhabi Punjab Kings have begun their build-up to the next Indian Premier League season with an overseas training camp in Abu Dhabi, running from February 8 to 14 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, the franchise confirmed in a release. Several core members of the squad are…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the annual player contracts for India’s senior men’s and women’s teams for the 2025–26 season on Monday. Interestingly, senior stars Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who retired from T20Is and Tests over the last couple…
India vs Pakistan (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Monday requested Pakistan to honour its scheduled T20 World Cup fixture against India, stressing that playing the match would benefit the wider cricket ecosystem. “Following my short visit to Pakistan yesterday and given the forthcoming outcomes of our discussions, I request Pakistan…
South Africa’s captain Aiden Markram, second from right, shakes hands with Canada’s Kaleem Sana (PTI) Aiden Markram led South Africa with a sparkling half-century as the Proteas cruised to a 57-run victory over Canada in their opening Group D T20 World Cup clash on Monday. Batting first, Markram struck a rapid 59 off 32 balls,…
Netherlands’ Roelof van der Merwe celebrates the wicket of Pakistan’s Babar Azam, left, during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Netherlands and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (PTI) NEW DELHI: If there’s one standout trend at this T20 World Cup so far, it’s Associate teams pushing full-member nations to the limit.It all began when,…
Zimbabwe’s Brian Bennett (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Zimbabwe cruised to an easy eight-wicket win over Oman in their T20 World Cup match, thanks to a strong bowling performance and a calm chase led by Brian Bennett.After winning the toss, Zimbabwe chose to bowl, and their fast bowlers quickly took control. Blessing Muzarabani and Richard Ngarava tore…
Italy’s captain Wayne Madsen is likely to miss the rest of the T20 World Cup league stage after dislocating his shoulder during their first match against Scotland, according to head coach John Davison. Madsen got injured while diving to stop a boundary and landed awkwardly, forcing him off the field with his arm in a…
Italy’s captain Wayne Madsen reacts after getting injured while fielding. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Italy’s historic first appearance at the T20 World Cup took a cruel turn on Monday as captain Wayne Madsen suffered a serious shoulder injury during their Group C clash against Scotland at Eden Gardens, casting a shadow over the remainder of…
NEW DELHI: Nepal’s fearless performance against two-time champions England in their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 opener earned admiration from across the cricketing world, including high praise from former South Africa pace great Dale Steyn.In a nail-biting contest that went down to the final ball at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday, England held their…
