St. Vincent, March 17 (IANS) Head coach Shelley Nitschke is using the upcoming tour of the Caribbean as an important audition for the Australia women's national cricket team ahead of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 in England.
Rio de Janeiro, March 17 (IANS) Neymar was left out of Brazil's squad on Monday for friendlies against France and Croatia, the last chance for manager Carlo Ancelotti to test his players before finalizing his squad for this year's FIFA World Cup.
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The Golden Jubilee edition of the Sports Journalists Federation of India (SJFI) National Convention concluded with a grand closing ceremony at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Monday, with Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) President Rohan Jaitley emphasising the importance of the relationship between sports administrators and journalists.
Jaipur, March 16 (IANS) Rajasthan United FC and Real Kashmir will be looking to win their next match to improve their status at opposite ends of the standings in the Indian Football League 2025-26. Rajasthan United FC will take on Real Kashmir FC with the hope of climbing to the top in the standings, while the latter will hope to secure their first win in the IFL 2025-26 at the Vidhyadhar Nagar Stadium in Jaipur.
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) India’s left-handed opener Abhishek Sharma and wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan are in the race to lead Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their initial matches in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 campaign, as regular captain Pat Cummins is unavailable as he is still recovering from a back injury.
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Devajit Saikia, secretary, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Monday congratulated all the winners of the BCCI Naman Awards and wished more success to all the awardees feted at a glittering ceremony in New Delhi.
London, March 16 (IANS) Chelsea FC has accepted fines totalling £10.75million for breaches of the Premier League’s rules relating to Financial Reporting, Third Party Investment and Youth Development, and have also been sanctioned with an immediate nine-month Academy Transfer ban and a suspended one-year first-team player transfer ban (suspended for two years) .
Ahmedabad, March 16 (IANS) Captain Shubman Gill on Monday joined the Gujarat Titans squad as the team prepares for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, with their preparations in full swing with a pre-season camp at Miraj International Cricket Stadium in Nathdwara.
Lucknow, March 16 (IANS) Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) have commenced their training camp ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Monday. The franchise said captain, wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant, and veteran pacer Mohammed Shami are due to link up with the squad on Tuesday after arriving in Lucknow in late hours on Monday.
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has hailed India as the greatest white-ball team ever assembled after they became the first men's side to successfully defend the T20 World Cup title with an emphatic 96-run win over New Zealand in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
