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The Indian women's team had opened with a 2-3 loss to hosts Denmark before bouncing back with a 4-1 win over Ukraine
Santner has been ruled out owing to a shoulder injury which he sustained during the teams last match here at the Wankhede Stadium against Chennai Super Kings
One of the most accomplished players in the sport's history, Sindhu has assumed a full voting position on the BWF Council following her election as Chair of the BWF Athletes Commission in December
Hridoy finished 51 not out from 27 balls, including two fours and three sixes. He shared a 57-run partnership with Parvez Hossain and another 49 with Shamim Hossain in an unbeaten fifth wicket to help Bangladesh race to the victory
Wolvaardt, who has already notched up two fifties and a century in the series, struck 11 fours and two sixes in her 56-ball knock, carrying her bat despite wickets falling around her
Kvaratskhelia has scored eight goals so far including another fine solo effort against Liverpool in the first leg of their quarterfinal. That's twice as many as teammate Ousmane Dembl, the current men's Ballon d'Or holder
Paris Olympian and Commonwealth Games champion Lakshya Sen set the tone with a 21-14, 21-16 win over Ephraim Stephen Sam to hand India an early lead
In the last three years, theRCBtalisman has taken his game in the shortest format to a new level and remains a great role model in modern sport; he is also the benchmark for the Capitals keeper-batter and the new generation
With DCs fans expressing their anger after an abject display, the 32-year-old pleaded for support for his players
Sandeep said being an IPL captain comes with expectations from multiple stakeholders, including the franchise and fans
All eyes will be on these dashing openers when Punjab Kings hosts Rajasthan Royals in an IPL-19 clash at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium in New Chandigarh
He has struggled, but the numbers say no one plays Narine better than him. Unfortunately, it didnt come off, adds the LSG coach
The two experienced pacers share seven wickets to shoot out the host for 75; defending champion RCB romps home in just the seventh over
Jacks put in a long session at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday (April 27, 2026) evening, a sign that he is ready to slot straight in
Sundays loss to the Gujarat Titans exposed how the brain trust has made a hash of selections
The win follows the dismissal of coach Liam Rosenior after the team lost five league games in a row without scoring any goals
The 21-year-old Raghuvanshi became only the fourth batter in IPL history all Indians to be declared out in this fashion
Samson now has 5008 runs under his belt in 180 innings at an average of 31.69 and a strike rate of 140.59, including 5 hundreds and 26 half-centuries
Atletico have little to play for in La Liga, sitting fourth and now 10 points clear of Real Betis in fifth
Badminton World Federation president Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul called it an important milestone
Unnati Hooda set the ball rolling with a thrilling 21-19, 22-20 win over Polina Buhrova before junior world championships silver medallist Tanvi Sharma doubled the lead by defeating Yevheniia Kantemyr 21-12, 17-21, 21-10
The unique approach is bearing fruit for Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Having taken 17 wickets for the title-winning outfit last season, Krunal has claimed eight scalps in seven matches in 2026
Despite being an IPL winner, he has found opportunities tough to come by at his new team Royal Challengers Bengaluru. But the 31-year-old remains in good spirits, and considers the chance to play for RCB an important step in his cricketing development
Mohsins 5 for 23, a personal best for the left-arm pacer in this format, tore apart an already struggling KKR batting unit, as he snaffled the cream wickets of Ajinkya Rahane, Tim Seifert, Cameron Green, Rovman Powell and Anukul Roy
Niyonkuru overcomes Jepchirchirs stiff challenge for the international womens title; Harmanjot and Sanjivani record best timings among Indian men and women respectively
Youve got to be right on the money as a bowler, because if youre not, its going a long way
The 31-year-old Sawe, who has never lost a marathon, shattered the world record previously held by the late Kelvin Kiptum who set a time of 2:00:35 at the Chicago Marathon in October 2023.
Gujarat Titans are currently placed seventh on the table with six points from three wins in seven games, while Chennai Super Kings are fifth with the same number of points but a superior net run rate
Fielding let us down. We dropped almost six catches today. When you are dropping catches at a crucial time, especially of players like Prabhsimran, Priyansh, and Shreyas, we wont win these kinds of matches, Venugopal told the media New Delhi
Former MLS MVP Carles Gil scored in the 56th minute for New England, which had lost each of its last four meetings with Inter Miami
Rodrigues was impressive, in particular, while smashing spinner Nonkhu Mlaba for 24 runs in the 11th over through a sequence of runs which read 4, 2, 6, 6, 2, 4
Suryavanshi hit 12 sixes and five boundaries as he completed his second century in the IPL, shortly after reaching 1,000 runs in T20 cricket, having faced just 473 balls in the format
KL brought up his century in just 47 balls, bringing up DC's fastest-ever century in IPL, outdoing Virender Sehwag and Quinton de Kock's 48-ball centuries in 2011 and 2016, respectively
After securing his first pole of the season earlier on Saturday (April 25), Marquez shot off the line and took the lead into turn one ahead of Johann Zarco, with his brother Alex moving up to third
The final day on Sunday (April 26) will see the 50m rifle 3 positions men junior and the trap mixed team junior events being decided
The seventh edition of the franchise-based league will be held from July 9 to 26 at the Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium in Goa
Elsewhere, there were new records set in the mens 400m by Keralas Mohammed Ashfaq, in mens 5000m by Uttar Pradeshs Nitin Gupta and in womens 5000m by Madhya Pradeshs Ranjana Yadav
British transfer record signing Alexander Isak scored his first goal since returning from a leg break as he smartly controlled Alexis Mac Allister's wayward effort on goal and swivelled on the ball to volley it past Dean Henderson
Crowe said that the LSG batters are aware of their shortcomings in the first half of the tournament and are working hard to overcome weaknesses
Pat Cummins returns as SRH captain, to play his first IPL match this season
The one point did little to bolster BFCs title hopes; with three matches to go, the Blues trail leader Mohun Bagan Super Giant by four points, while Mumbai City is behind by one

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