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.

T20 WC: Pathirana suffers suspected hamstring injury during SL vs AUS clash

IANS | February 16, 2026 10:15 PM

Colombo, Feb 16 (IANS) Sri Lanka suffered a major injury setback during their Group B encounter against Australia in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, as young fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana was forced off the field with what appeared to be a serious hamstring injury at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.

Golf: Honey, Shubham dominate the inaugural PGTI's 72 The League auction

IANS | February 16, 2026 9:59 PM

New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Top player Honey Baisoya emerged the top buy with 20.5 lakh, while 16-year-old Kartik Singh was the youngest buy in the player auction for the first edition of PGTI's 72 The League got off to a cracking start in New Delhi with top Indian golfers going under the hammer on Monday.