T20 WC: Santner, McConchie heroics lift New Zealand to 168/7 against SL

IANS | February 25, 2026 9:11 PM

Colombo, Feb 25 (IANS) Skipper Mitchell Santner and Cole McConchie produced one of the greatest lower-order recoveries in Men’s T20 World Cup history to lift New Zealand to 168/7 in their 20 overs against Sri Lanka in their Super Eights clash at the R Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday.

Manas Dhamne storms into quarters of MahaOpen ATP Challenger 75

IANS | February 25, 2026 8:30 PM

Pune, Feb 25 (IANS) Hometown hero Manas Dhamne continued his fine form at the Maha Open ATP Challenger 75 men's tennis Championship, storming into the men's singles quarterfinals at the Shiv Chhatrapati Kreeda Sankul, Mhalunge Balewadi Tennis Stadium on Wednesday.

Kalaburagi to host its biggest women’s international tennis tournament as ITF W35 kicks off next week

IANS | February 25, 2026 6:34 PM

Bengaluru, Feb 25 (IANS) Kalaburagi will host its largest international women’s tennis tournament, the ITF W35 Kalaburagi, from March 1 to 8, 2026, at the Chandrashekar Patil Stadium. This USD 30,000 event, part of the ITF Women’s World Tennis Tour overseen by the International Tennis Federation, will be the city’s inaugural ITF W35-level women’s professional tournament.

India deaf team wins inaugural ADCA T20I Asia Cup in Cuttack

IANS | February 25, 2026 6:24 PM

Cuttack, Feb 25 (IANS) The first edition of the ADCA T20i Asia Cup 2026 at Cuttack’s Barabati Stadium came to an end on Wednesday with Team India beating the Sri Lanka Deaf team by six wickets to win the first Asia Cup trophy.