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Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes India are clear favourites to win the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026, considering home conditions and the talent in their ranks. India warmed up in style for the showpiece event with a 4-1 thrashing of New Zealand in the recently concluded T20I series at home. The defending champions will look to carry on the momentum when they begin their campaign against USA in the T20 World Cup 2026, which gets underway on February 07. While Ponting feels India will arguably be the favourites for the title, he has also backed Australia to make it to the semi-finals despite their 0-3 whitewash in the recently concluded T20I series against Pakistan. Pakistan hammered Australia by 111 runs in the third and final T20I of the three-match series at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Sunday to clean sweep the series 3-0. Spinner Mohammad Nawaz bagged a fifer as Pakistan bundled out Australia for a paltry 96 in the 208-run chase in the 3rd T20I to secure a...
Legendary tennis coach Toni Nadal feels Carlos Alcaraz is lucky to be playing in an era of weaker opposition compared to the past greats, including the likes of his nephew Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Nadal, who coached his nephew Rafael to an impressive 16 of the 22 Grand Slams he won in his career, said the level has gone down in world tennis. Alcaraz on Sunday defeated Novak Djokovic in the 2026 Australian Open final to win his maiden title Down Under and complete a Career Grand Slam. Alcaraz scripted history by becoming the youngest male player to achieve a Career Grand Slam at the age of 22. The Spanish world no.1 defeated Djokovic 2-6 6-2 6-3 7-5 in the final to deny the Serbian ace a record-extending 25th Grand Slam title. Djokovic, who is already the most decorated player in men 's tennis history, is chasing an elusive 25th Grand Slam to become the most successful player of all time in men 's and women 's tennis across all eras. As Alcaraz continues to forge...
Pakistan 's decision to boycott the marquee India clash in the upcoming T20 World Cup has sparked a debate in the cricketing world. The Pakistan government on Sunday confirmed that the men 's national team has been cleared to take part in the tournament, which gets underway on February, 07, however, they will not take the field in their group-stage clash against India . India and Pakistan are part of the same group in the 2026 T20 World Cup and are scheduled to lock horns in Colombo on February 15. Pakistan 's decision to boycott the game has come in solidarity with Bangladesh, who were replaced in the tournament by Scotland after they refused to travel to India for their matches. Earlier, multiple reports in Pakistan claimed that the government and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) were contemplating boycotting the India game to express solidarity with Bangladesh. Pakistan 's decision has sent shockwaves across the cricketing world, with several former cricketers...
Team India skipper Suryakumar Yadav addressed the selection dilemma surrounding Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan after his team 's 46-run win over New Zealand in the 5th T20I at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday. India won the game convincingly to wrap up the five-match series 4-1 . Kishan continued his red-hot form with the bat as he starred in India 's victory in the 5th T20I with his maiden ton in the format. The explosive left-hander went all guns blazing to smash 103 runs off 43 balls, stealing the limelight at the venue, where all eyes were on home boy Samson. Kishan 's stunning knock was laced with 10 sixes and six fours as he made a mockery of the New Zealand bowling attack, staking a claim for a permanent spot in the playing XI with the T20 World Cup 2026 getting underway next week. His purple patch has coincided with Samson 's rough patch at the top. Samson endured a fifth straight failure in the series on Saturday as he...
Pakistan 's Usman Tariq 's bowling action has come under the scanner after Australia all-rounder Cameron Green made a 'chucking ' gesture to mock the spinner during the 2nd T20I between the two sides at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Saturday. Pakistan defeated Australia by 90 runs in the game to seal the three-match series with an unassailable 2-0 lead. The incident took place during the 11th over of Australia 's 199-run chase against Pakistan after Green was dismissed by Tariq. The Aussie all-rounder who was going all guns blazing, was caught by Shadab Khan after misconnecting an outside off delivery from the spinner. Green was dismissed after scoring 35 off 20 balls. Green was seen making a throwing gesture with his hand as he walked back to the Australian dugout, a gesture that many felt was made to mock Tariq, indirectly accusing him of 'chucking '. Green was seen trying to replicate Tariq 's action in front of his teammates after...
Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will be eyeing history when they lock horns in the men 's singles final of the Australian Open 2026 on Sunday, February 01. While Djokovic will be aiming to lift an elusive 25th Grand Slam and a record-extending 11th Australian Open title, Alcaraz will be looking to complete a Career Grand Slam. The Spaniard, who is the current world no.1, has won the other three Grand Slams at least once in his career but is yet to lift his maiden Australian Open title. At 22, Alcaraz will become the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam, surpassing the legendary Rafael Nadal, who achieved the feat at 24. Djokovic, who is already the most successful player in men 's tennis history with 24 Grand Slam titles under his belt, will surpass Margaret Court to become the most successful player in history across all eras with a triumph at the Australian Open 2026. The Serbian ace will also become the oldest Australian Open champion at 38 if he manages to beat...
Australia confirmed a huge injury blow as they announced their squad for the T20 World Cup 2026 on Saturday, January 31. Aussie selectors confirmed that pacer Pat Cummins was not picked as he has been ruled out of the tournament due to a persistent back injury. Mitchell Marsh will lead Australia in the upcoming showpiece event , which gets underway on February 07. Cummins has been dealing with a recurring back injury, which also saw him miss four out of the five Tests in the Ashes 2025-26 against England at home. The Aussie skipper played only one Test against the visitors before being withdrawn from the squad. Australia have replaced Cummins with left-arm pacer Ben Dwarshuis in the T20 World Cup squad. "With Pat needing more time to recover from his back injury, Ben is a ready replacement who offers a left arm pace option as well as dynamic fielding and late order hitting. We believe his ability to swing the ball at good pace along with clever variations will be well suited to the...
India will lock horns with New Zealand in the final fifth T20I of the ongoing five-match series at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday, January 31. After three wins in a row in the first three games, India suffered a 50-run defeat in the last game following an experiment in the team combination. India went into the 4th T20I in Vizag with a batter short and ended up paying the price as they succumbed to their first defeat in the five-match rubber. However, having already wrapped up the series with an unassailable lead, the hosts will not be too worried heading into their final game before the T20 World Cup 2026 gets underway next week. The hosts are likely to play a full-strength XI in the 5th T20I in Thiruvananthapuram to test their combination ahead of the start of the showpiece event. Despite Tilak Varma and Washington Sundar not being available in the series, it is a chance for India to test the majority of their playing XI, which might take the...
After refusing to send its cricket team to India for the T20 World Cup, citing security reasons , the Bangladesh government has cleared the country 's shooters to take part in the Asian Rifle and Pistol Championships in New Delhi next month. The tournament is set to be played from February 02 to 14. Over 300 shooters from across 17 countries will take part in the shooting competition in New Delhi. There were concerns over Bangladesh 's shooters ' participation in the tournament amid the ongoing strained political ties between the two countries. However, the Bangladesh government has approved its shooters to travel to India. As per Bangladesh 's Daily Sun, the Bangladesh Youth and Sports Ministry issued an official government order (GO) on Wednesday, clearing two shooters from the country to travel to India and take part in the Asian Rifle and Pistol Championships in New Delhi. 26-year-old Olympian Md Robiul Islam and 21-year-old women 's rifle shooter Arefin...
Sophie Devine once again produced an exceptional last over, defending 9 runs off it to help Gujarat Giants (GG) clinch a thrilling 3-run victory against the Delhi Capitals (DC) in the Women 's Premier League (WPL) 2026 on Tuesday. The veteran New Zealand all-rounder dismissed a well-set Sneh Rana and Niki Prasad in the final over to turn the game in her side 's favour. Chasing a challenging target of 175 runs, DC were in all sorts of trouble at one stage after being reduced to 100/6 following a middle-order collapse. However, Niki and Rana combined to get their chase back on track with an epic 70-run stand for the seventh wicket at the BCA Stadium in Vadodara. Young Prasad batted fearlessly on her way to notching up 47 off 24 balls, while the experienced Rana scored 29 off 15 balls. They nearly took DC home until Devine halted their progress in the final over of the game. Defending 9 runs in the last over, the Giants ' all-rounder conceded only three runs off the first...
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