Colombo, Nov 4 (IANS) Left-handed batter Harshitha Samarawickrama will captain Sri Lanka at the ICC Women’s Emerging Nations Trophy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with regular skipper Chamari Athapaththu not included in the 14-member squad announced on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Tamil Nadu’s promising sprinter Neil Samraj R will be among a strong 95-member national track and field squad selected for the inaugural edition of the seven-nation BIMSTEC U23 Athletics Meet.
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will open the fifth season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) against two-time winners Mumbai Indians (MI) in Vadodara on January 14.
Sylhet, Nov 4 (IANS) West Indies head coach Daren Sammy believes his side is ‘right on course’ to meet the target it set for the current World Test Championship (WTC) cycle. West Indies have already ensured they will finish the calendar year without losing a Test series for the first time since 1994.
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Karnataka, Vidarbha and Goa registered commanding victories by an innings, while Uttarakhand opened their account with a comprehensive 10-wicket win as the third day of the ongoing third round of the Ranji Trophy 2026 concluded on Wednesday.
Auckland, Nov 4 (IANS) New Zealand fast bowler Jacob Duffy has seen plenty of Virat Kohli up close, in the nets in Bengaluru during IPL 2026 and now in an ODI at Eden Park on Wednesday. On both counts, Duffy came away with the same conclusion: there is no easy way to get at the India batter.
Dubai, Nov 4 (IANS) The ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 set new benchmarks for women's cricket, generating a record 471 million global viewing hours and an estimated economic impact of $93.8 million in the United Kingdom, according to post-tournament reports released by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Madrid, Nov 4 (IANS) Spanish clubs Real Sociedad and Celta Vigo will look to strengthen their hopes of reaching the Europa League knockout stage when they play their respective matches at home on Thursday.
Auckland, Nov 4 (IANS) Almost a month after a chastening ODI debut, where he gave away 82 runs against the West Indies in New Chandigarh, Anshul Kamboj made sure his second outing in the format would be remembered for the right reasons. The Haryana seamer strangled New Zealand’s batters at Eden Park on Wednesday, as he picked 2-22 in his ten overs, including bowling 46 dot balls.
Rourkela, Nov 4 (IANS) Samaleswari SC will make their home debut as they face Goan heavyweights Dempo SC in the Indian Football League (IFL) 2026/27 season at the Birsa Munda Athletics Stadium in Rourkela on Thursday.
