Mumbai, Feb 7 (IANS) Skipper Suryakumar Yadav led from the front with a brilliant unbeaten 84 as India extricated themselves from a precarious 77/6 to post a fighting total of 161/9 against the USA in their opening match of Group A in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday.
Mumbai, Feb 7 (IANS) Captain Suryakumar Yadav scored a fighting half-century against the USA in India's first match in Group A in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, keeping alive the defending champion's hopes of posting a fighting total.
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) Seam-bowling all-rounder Romario Shepherd produced a sensational spell of 5-20, including a hat-trick, as two-time champions West Indies defeated Scotland by 35 runs in their Group C clash of the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup at the Eden Gardens on Saturday.
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) West Indies skipper Shai Hope hailed his side’s strong start to the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup campaign with a 35-run win over Scotland at Eden Gardens and credited Shimron Hetmyer’s fluent 64, as well as Romario Shepherd’s match-turning spell of 5-20, including a hat-trick.
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) With diplomatic relations between neighbours Pakistan and Afghanistan at a low because of recent air strikes across the border, the Afghan government has refused to give NOC to its players to play in the Pakistan Super League, dealing another blow to the country's cricket establishment, a news report said on Saturday.
Barcelona, Feb 7 (IANS) Spain's most successful football club FC Barcelona has confirmed on Saturday that they are withdrawing from the European Super League, in a major blow to a project which has struggled to get off the mark from its inception.
Mumbai, Feb 7 (IANS) Senior pacer Jasprit Bumrah was unavailable for selection in India's opener 2026 T20 World Cup opener against the USA due to illness, said the BCCI in a statement on Saturday
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) Seam-bowling all-rounder Romario Shepherd produced a sensational spell of 5-20, including a hat-trick, as two-time champions West Indies defeated Scotland by 35 runs in their Group C clash of the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup at the Eden Gardens on Saturday.
Mumbai, Feb 7 (IANS) The United States captain Monank Patel won the toss and elected to field first against India in Match 3 of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday.
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Olympian Elavenil Valarivan narrowly defeated Japan’s Misaki Nobata to win gold in the 10m Air Rifle women’s event. Meanwhile, Shambhavi Kshirsagar set a new record at the Asian Junior Finals and took gold in the junior category at the Asian Rifle/Pistol Championship 20206, held at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi.
