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New Delhi, February 18 – Former Australian great Glenn McGrath has questioned the selection of all-rounder Cameron Green over Steve Smith in the squad after Australia suffered a humiliating exit from the 2026 T20 World Cup in the group stage.Green was preferred due to his all-around abilities...

New Delhi, Feb 18 – Angad Bir Singh, a forward for the Indian men’s hockey team, has been selected for the 24-member Indian squad for the Hobart leg of the 2025-26 FIH Pro League, marking his return to international competition after nearly a year. He last played for the senior team during the...

Bengaluru, February 18 Amid the leadership tussle in the Karnataka Congress, a group of Congress legislators, including MLAs and MLCs, left for a foreign trip in the early hours of Wednesday from Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru. However, the leaders denied any political motive...

Los Angeles, February 18 – Hollywood star Margot Robbie shared that she worried she was "stupid" after deciding not to go to university.The actress, who grew up in Australia, discovered her love of acting while in high school, so she decided to pursue her dreams of stardom instead of enrolling...

New Delhi, February 17 India's top-ranked singles tennis player, Sumit Nagal, began his campaign with a straight-game victory over Spain's David Jorda Sanchis at the Delhi Open here on Tuesday.However, the day also witnessed a major upset, as top seed Dane Sweeny of Australia was eliminated in...

In New Delhi, Sumit Nagal secured a place in the second round of the Delhi Open 2026 men's singles event, overcoming a major upset. Top seed Dane Sweeny of Australia was defeated by Kazakhstan's Beibit Zhukayev in the opening round.Nagal defeated David Jorda Sanchis of Spain, keeping Indian...

Pallekele, February 17 – Former champions Australia have been eliminated from the tournament, as Zimbabwe secured their place in the T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8s after their third group stage match against Ireland at the Pallekele International Stadium on Tuesday was abandoned without a toss...

Bengaluru, February 17 – Karnataka Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Information Technology, and Biotechnology, Priyank Kharge, son of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, attempted to downplay the controversy surrounding the recent foreign trip of some Congress legislators...

New Delhi, February 17 Midfielder Hardik Singh was named captain of the struggling Indian men's hockey team for its FIH Pro League matches in Hobart from February 20 to 25, after regular captain Harmanpreet Singh opted out due to "personal reasons."The upcoming leg of the tournament will...

New Delhi, February 17 – Hockey India has announced the 24-member team for the FIH Men’s Pro League 2025–26 round in Hobart, to be held from February 20 to 25 at the Tasmania Hockey Centre in Hobart. This stage of the tournament will feature India, Spain, and the host nation, Australia, ensuring...

New Delhi, February 17 Midfielder Hardik Singh was named captain of the struggling Indian men's hockey team for its FIH Pro League matches in Hobart from February 20 to 25, after regular captain Harmanpreet Singh was left out "due to personal reasons."The upcoming leg of the tournament will...

Kandy, February 16 – Pathum Nissanka made history, becoming the second Sri Lankan batsman to score a century in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 as the co-hosts defeated Australia by eight wickets in the 30th match at the Pallekele International Stadium in Kandy on Monday.Nissanka remained...

Pallekele (Sri Lanka), February 16 Sri Lanka delivered a dominant performance, led by Pathum Nissanka's outstanding unbeaten century, to defeat Australia by eight wickets in a group league match of the T20 World Cup and advance to the Super Eight stage here on Monday.Chasing a target of 182...

Kandy, February 16 – Skipper Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head scored fifties, but a clinical bowling display from Sri Lanka reduced the visiting team to 181 all out in 20 overs in the 30th match of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2026 at the Pallekele International Stadium in Kandy on Monday...

Pallekele (Sri Lanka), February 16 Captain Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head scored explosive fifties before Sri Lanka rallied to bowl out Australia for 181 in their T20 World Cup match here on Monday.Marsh got off to a blistering start, scoring 54 in 27 balls after returning to the playing XI...

Pallekele, February 16 Travis Head and captain Mitchell Marsh both scored attractive half-centuries, but Sri Lanka bowled Australia out for 181 in a must-win T20 World Cup group league match here on Monday.Marsh, who was playing his first match of the tournament, smashed 54 off 27 balls and...

Karachi, February 16 The Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), which has been facing criticism, has found itself in a difficult situation after the state-run Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) confirmed that it had provided the sports body with over 10 million rupees to arrange accommodation for the...

Bengaluru, February 16 – Amid intensifying power-sharing tensions within the Congress government in Karnataka, a group of like-minded party MLAs, mostly belonging to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's faction, is preparing to embark on a foreign tour, triggering fresh political debate, party sources...

Pallekele, February 16 Senior Australian batsman Steve Smith was approved on Monday to replace injured fast bowler Josh Hazlewood, just hours before his team's must-win T20 World Cup match against Sri Lanka here.Smith thus becomes the 15th member of the injury-hit Australian squad."Smith is...

New Delhi, February 15 – Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan admitted that narrow defeats, such as the recent double Super Over loss to South Africa in the Men’s T20 World Cup, never leave your mind, and he recalled the heartbreak experienced in the 2023 ODI World Cup when Glenn Maxwell’s unbeaten...