Sinner off to winning start on Doha debut

IANS | February 17, 2026 9:28 AM

Doha, Feb 17 (IANS) Two weeks after his five-set defeat to Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals of the Australian Open, Jannik Sinner returned to winning ways on his Qatar Open debut with a solid 6-1, 6-4 win over Tomas Machac at the hard-court ATP 500 event.

T20 WC: Very happy to get a hundred and take my team home, says Nissanka

IANS | February 16, 2026 11:27 PM

Kandy, Feb 16 (IANS) After guiding Sri Lanka into the Super 8 stage with a magnificent unbeaten century, Player of the Match Pathum Nissanka expressed delight at being able to play his natural game on a good batting surface and said he was thrilled to carry his side home with a match-winning hundred.

ISL 2025-26: Ezzejjari’s brace helps East Bengal overcome NorthEast United

IANS | February 16, 2026 11:04 PM

Kolkata, Feb 16 (IANS) A brace of goals within six minutes in the second half by Youssef Ezzejari and an injury-time strike by Miguel Ferreira guided East Bengal FC to a 3-0 win against NorthEast United FC in Match 6 of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2025-26 season, played at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Monday.