WPL 2026: Harmanpreet, Carey steer Mumbai Indians to dominant win over Gujarat Giants

IANS | January 13, 2026 11:33 PM

Navi Mumbai, Jan 13 (IANS) A magnificent captain's knock by Harmanpreet Kaur, a vital contribution by Amanjot Kaur, and a late blitz from Nicola Carey helped the Mumbai Indians clinch their second win of the season as they beat the Gujarat Giants by seven wickets in the sixth match of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026, here at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Tuesday.

Men's HIL: Bengal Tigers score a roaring 5-3 win over Tamil Nadu Dragons

IANS | January 13, 2026 10:35 PM

Ranchi, Jan 13 (IANS) Jugraj Singh scored his first hat-trick of the season to ensure a commanding 5-3 win for the Sharchi Bengal Tigers against Tamil Nadu Dragons in the ongoing Hockey India League 2026 (Men) at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Hockey Stadium in Ranchi on Tuesday.

India Open Badminton: BAI rejects allegations of poor conditions at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium

IANS | January 13, 2026 10:26 PM

New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The Badminton Association of India (BAI) has rejected allegations of dirt and poor conditions at the venue of the 2026 India Open badminton tournament in New Delhi made by Danish World No. 20 Mia Blichfeldt, claiming her comments were about general playing conditions and not related to the Indira Gandhi Multi-purpose Indoor Stadium, the playing arena for tthe BWF World Tour Super 750 event.

WPL 2026: January 14-15 matches to be played behind closed doors due to civic polls

IANS | January 13, 2026 10:11 PM

Navi Mumbai, Jan 13 (IANS) The Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 matches scheduled for January 14 and 15 at the Dr. DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai, will be conducted behind closed doors, without spectators, due to elections for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the civic body for Mumbai, and Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) in the state.

2026 India Open Badminton: Lakshya Sen wins all-Indian clash with Ayush Shetty; Treesa-Gayatri, Hariharan/Arjun advance

IANS | January 13, 2026 8:07 PM

New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Former champion Lakshya Sen and top women's doubles duo, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, made a commanding start to their India Open 2026 campaign while men’s fourth seed Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei, seventh seed Kodai Naroaka of Japan and French sixth seed Alex Lanier were knocked out on the opening day of the BWF World Tour Super 750 event, organised by the Badminton Association of India, in New Delhi on Tuesday.