Doha, Feb 17 (IANS) Two weeks after his five-set defeat to Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals of the Australian Open, Jannik Sinner returned to winning ways on his Qatar Open debut with a solid 6-1, 6-4 win over Tomas Machac at the hard-court ATP 500 event.
Kandy, Feb 16 (IANS) A visibly disappointed Mitchell Marsh admitted his side was devastated and left relying on other results after Australia slumped to an eight-wicket defeat against Sri Lanka in a crucial clash of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy on Monday.
Kandy, Feb 16 (IANS) After guiding Sri Lanka into the Super 8 stage with a magnificent unbeaten century, Player of the Match Pathum Nissanka expressed delight at being able to play his natural game on a good batting surface and said he was thrilled to carry his side home with a match-winning hundred.
Kolkata, Feb 16 (IANS) A brace of goals within six minutes in the second half by Youssef Ezzejari and an injury-time strike by Miguel Ferreira guided East Bengal FC to a 3-0 win against NorthEast United FC in Match 6 of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2025-26 season, played at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Monday.
Kandy, Feb 16 (IANS) Opener Pathum Nissanka scripted history, becoming only the second Sri Lankan batter to score a century in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 as the co-hosts thrashed Australia by eight wickets in the 30th match to chase their highest T20 total at the Pallekele International Stadium in Kandy on Monday.
Colombo, Feb 16 (IANS) Sri Lanka suffered a major injury setback during their Group B encounter against Australia in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, as young fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana was forced off the field with what appeared to be a serious hamstring injury at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Top player Honey Baisoya emerged the top buy with 20.5 lakh, while 16-year-old Kartik Singh was the youngest buy in the player auction for the first edition of PGTI's 72 The League got off to a cracking start in New Delhi with top Indian golfers going under the hammer on Monday.
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) England international and Surrey left-arm seamer Tash Farrant has prematurely ended her professional cricket career at age 29 due to her inability to fully recover from a recurring back injury that has troubled her for years.
Kandy, Feb 16 (IANS) Skipper Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head scored fifties, but a clinical bowling display from Sri Lanka reduced visitors to 181 all out in 20 overs in the 30th match of the ICC Men's World Cup 2026 at the Pallekele International Stadium in Kandy on Monday.
Kolkata, Feb 16 (IANS) England all-rounder Will Jacks said his maiden T20I half-century was ‘long time coming’ after delivering a match-winning performance to guide his side into the Super Eights of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup with victory over Italy in their Group C clash at the Eden Gardens.
