Category: Sports

New Delhi: With the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 set to begin on February 7, Sri Lanka Cricket has taken a major strategic step to strengthen its preparations for the marquee tournament. The World Cup, which will run until March 8, will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka. Ahead of the tournament, Sri Lanka Cricket on Thursday announced the appointment of former Indian batting coach Vikram Rathour as the national team’s new batting consultant. Rathour will play a key role in fine-tuning Sri Lanka’s batting unit as part…

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Chennai: Teenage racers Arjun Chheda, Ishaan Madesh and Sai Shiva Sankaran delivered standout performances in the third and penultimate round of the MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Car Racing Championship 2025, which concluded at the Madras International Circuit on Monday. All three 17-year-olds made a strong impact in the single-seater categories. Sai Shiva Sankaran dominated the MRF Formula 1600 class with a clean sweep, winning all three races over the weekend. In the MRF Formula 2000 category, Arjun Chheda and reigning National Karting champion Ishaan Madesh claimed one victory each,…

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Durban: Shai Hope blasted the highest individual score of the SA20 before Lungi Ngidi claimed the League’s first-ever hat trick to power Pretoria Capitals to a 15-run victory over Durban’s Super Giants at Kingsmead. Hope struck an unbeaten 118 off 69 balls, whacking nine sixes and nine boundaries, to steer the Capitals to 201/4. It was a night of records with the Kingsmead faithful treated to a thriller with all three results still on the offering heading into the final over with Super Giants requiring 18 runs to win with…

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Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bengaluru head into the TATA WPL 2026 season with two smart bargain deals, securing Nadine de Klerk and Lauren Bell to sharpen their pace attack and finishing power. Speaking on JioStar’s ‘TATA WPL: Know Your Team’, JioStar experts Saba Karim, Veda Krishnamurthy and Anjum Chopra praised Bell’s World Cup hardened new-ball edge, de Klerk’s steal of a price and lethal finishing partnership with Richa Ghosh, and RCB’s enhanced squad balance. Speaking on JioStar show ‘TATA WPL: Know Your Team’, JioStar expert Saba Karim outlined why Lauren Bell’s…

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Surat | The Indian Street Premier League is set to return with its biggest and most ambitious edition yet as ISPL Season 3 gets underway on Friday, January 9, 2026, at the Lalbhai Contractor Stadium in Surat. Running until February 6, the season promises fast-paced tennis-ball T10 cricket, record-breaking participation and a celebration of grassroots talent from every corner of the country. The Rise of the Indian Street Premier League Launched in 2024, the Indian Street Premier League has emerged as India’s first organised tennis-ball T10 cricket tournament with a…

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Mumbai | Defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) head into the TATA Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 with a familiar, championship-ready core after a focused and strategic auction. Speaking on the JioStar show ‘TATA WPL: Know Your Team’, experts Saba Karim, Mithali Raj and Anjum Chopra underlined MI’s clear intent to restore their proven formula, with the re-acquisition of Amelia Kerr emerging as the centrepiece of their rebuild. Explaining MI’s decision to pay a premium to bring Kerr back, JioStar expert Saba Karim said the franchise was determined to reunite the core…

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Canberra: Betway SA20 Season 4 opening week has delivered an extravaganza of high-quality cricket and entertainment. Fans have streamed through the turnstiles all around the country with seven sold out matches creating the unique Betway SA20 vibes. It all lit up in a blaze of excitement in an exhilarating Season 4 opener at Newlands when defending champions MI Cape Town and Durban’s Super Giants delivered a run-fest that saw a cumulative total of 449 runs, which included 25 sixes and 40 boundaries, scored on the night. Durban’s Super Giants’ 232/5…

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Cape Town: Unseasonal rain could not prevent MI Cape Town from clinching a dramatic four-wicket (via Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method) victory over Joburg Super Kings at Newlands on Tuesday evening. MI Cape Town edged past JSK’s revised target of 128 with four balls remaining to claim their much-needed first victory of the competition. The Newlands faithful have been waiting patiently for Nicholas Pooran to explode and the West Indies dynamo delivered a power-hitting show of the highest calibre. Pooran smashed five sixes in a thrill-a-ball 33 that rewarded the crowd that had…

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New Zealand Cricket, in partnership with TCM Sports, celebrates its legacy and strengthens business engagement Mumbai: New Zealand Cricket (NZC), renowned for its legacy of sporting excellence, professionalism, and innovation, continues to strengthen its global presence beyond the field. Today, NZC, in partnership with TCM Sports, hosted an exclusive New Zealand Cricket Golf Day at the Willingdon Sports Club in Mumbai. The exclusive event brought together New Zealand cricket stars, senior business leaders, corporate decision-makers, and key stakeholders for a premium networking experience at the intersection of sport, leadership, and…

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Mumbai: In a rare crossover moment for global sport, ICC Chairman Jay Shah met football icon Lionel Messi during his ongoing India Tour in New Delhi, marking a symbolic meeting of two of the world’s most followed sporting cultures. Shah felicitated Messi with the Team India jersey, a signed bat, and presented him the first official ticket to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, an edition to be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka. The first ticket to the much-anticipated 10th edition of the tournament going to a…

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