Kabul, Feb 24 (IANS) The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has appointed Richard Pybus as the new head coach of the Afghanistan men’s national team on Tuesday. Pybus will replace former coach Jonathan Trott, who stepped down from the role after the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026.
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) A disgruntled Pakistan hockey team left for Egypt for World Cup qualifiers under a head coach banned for life over his blunder in the last global event the team played, a news report said on Tuesday.
Pallekele, Feb 24 (IANS) Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat against England in the Group 2 match of the Super 8s of the T20 World Cup 2026 at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy, Sri Lanka, on Tuesday. Pakistan have dropped Faheem Ashraf and brought in Shaheen Afridi in the playing eleven, whereas England are playing with the same eleven from the last match against Sri Lanka.
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The tickets for the semi-finals and final of the T20 World Cup 2026 will go live at 7 pm IST on Tuesday, as announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in a release.
Lucknow, Feb 24 (IANS) Lucknow Super Giants have unveiled their new logo ahead of the upcoming 2026 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday.
Navi Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) Mumbai wicketkeeper batter Hardik Tamore’s brilliant knock of 85 went in vain as Route Mobile went down by eight runs in the contest against DTDC in the 20th DY Patil T20 Cup at the University Ground in Nerul, Navi Mumbai on Tuesday. But the talking point of the day was Shreyas Iyer’s golden duck in BPCL’s afternoon encounter against Bank of Baroda.
Hubli, Feb 24 (IANS) The 27-year-old Shubham Pundir slammed a historic ton, while Abdul Samad and Yawer Hassan hit half-centuries as Jammu and Kashmir reached 284/2 at the end of Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy final against the eight-time champions Karnataka here at the Hubli Cricket Ground on Tuesday.
Brisbane, Feb 24 (IANS) Captain Alyssa Healy hailed Australia’s clinical response to the scrutiny they faced after the T20I series loss to India as her side cruised to a six-wicket win over the reigning World Champions in the opening ODI at Allan Border Field in Brisbane on Tuesday.
Brisbane, Feb 24 (IANS) In the wake of India’s six-wicket loss to Australia in the first ODI of the three-match series at Allan Border Field on Tuesday, stand-in captain Smriti Mandhana remained optimistic about her team’s chances of moving forward.
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Hockey India has congratulated defender Jarmanpreet Singh on the remarkable milestone of completing 150 international caps for India. Star defender achieved the feat when India faced Spain in their third match of the Hobart leg of the FIH Hockey Pro League 2025/26 in Australia on Tuesday.
