Chotrani, Anahat in Washington squash quarters; Senthilkumar bows out

IANS | January 30, 2026 12:33 PM

Washington, Jan 30 (IANS) Veer Chotrani stunned the French world No. 19 Baptiste Masotti in a five-game thriller in the round of 16 at the Squash on Fire Open in Washington, while compatriot Velavan Senthilkumar went down to Mexican world No. 11 and second seed Leonel Cardenas in five games.

NZ add Sears in T20 WC squad as travelling reserve

IANS | January 30, 2026 10:56 AM

Wellington, Jan 30 (IANS) Pace-bowler Ben Sears will join the New Zealand squad as a travelling reserve for the ICC T20 World Cup, starting on February 7 in India and Sri Lanka, NZC said on Friday.

PWL 2026: Turan Bayramov leads Delhi Dangal Warriors into semis with dramatic 5–4 win (Ld)

IANS | January 30, 2026 12:20 AM

Noida, Jan 29 (IANS) Delhi Dangal Warriors sealed the semifinal berth spectacularly with a narrow 5-4 win over Punjab Royals in a thrilling final league match of the Pro Wrestling League (PWL) 2026 at the Noida Indoor Stadium in Noida on Thursday. Delhi stunned Punjab with an outright win to secure second place, ruling out technical interference in their journey to the final four.

WPL 2026: Happy I’ve gone back to some older patterns, seems to be working, says RCB’s Grace Harris

IANS | January 29, 2026 11:57 PM

Vadodara, Jan 29 (IANS) All-rounder Grace Harris said that going back to ‘some older patterns’ with her batting has worked out for her and proved useful after she produced a decisive all-round performance to power Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) into the final of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 as RCB cruised to an eight-wicket win over UP Warriorz in Vadodara on Thursday.