Aus Open: Yuki Bhambri advances, Sriram Balaji loses men's doubles round two

IANS | January 24, 2026 10:41 PM

Melbourne, Jan 24 (IANS) India's Yuki Bhambri and his partner Andre Goransson of Sweden fought back from a set behind to beat Mexico’s Santiago Gonzalez and the Netherlands’ David Pel in the men's doubles second round at the Australian Open 2026 on Saturday. India, however, suffered a setback as another star, Sriram Balaji, and his partner went out of the competition at Melbourne Park.

KIWG 2026: Ladakh win first gold in women’s short-track relay, skater Sachin Singh keeps Haryana on top

IANS | January 24, 2026 8:54 PM

Leh (Ladakh), Jan 24 (IANS) Hosts Ladakh won their first gold medal of the Khelo India Winter Games (KIWG) 2026 when their women’s relay quartet won the 2000 metres short track race at the Nawang Dorjay Stobdan (NDS) Stadium here on Saturday. However, Haryana raced to two more gold medals from short-track skating to lead the medal standings with four golds overall.

Scotland officially replace Bangladesh in Men’s T20 World Cup, confirms ICC

IANS | January 24, 2026 7:51 PM

New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed on Saturday that Scotland will replace Bangladesh in the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 after the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) refused to participate under the tournament’s published schedule, which would require them to play their league stage games in India.