Women's HIL: SG Pipers beat Ranchi Royals 2-0 in the opening clash

IANS | December 28, 2025 9:45 PM

Ranchi, Dec 28 (IANS) Navneet Kaur (27') and Teresa Viana (46') scored the goals as a spirited SG Pipers defeated Ranchi Royals 2-0 in the opening match of the Women's Hockey India League (HIL) 2025-26 Season at the Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda Astro Turf Stadium in Ranchi on Sunday.

4th T20I: Smriti Mandhana makes 80, Shafali hits 79 as India smash 221/2 against Sri Lanka

IANS | December 28, 2025 9:07 PM

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 28 (IANS) Smriti Mandhana struck a brilliant 80 off 48 balls while Shafali Verma continued her good run by hitting 79 off 46 deliveries, her third successive half-century in this series, as India posted a massive 221/2, their highest women’s T20I score, against Sri Lanka in the fourth T20I at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.