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Japanese wrestling legend is undecided on her category but firm in her ambition to prove herself; eager for a rematch with Vinesh

The double Olympic medallist has kept himself fighting fit, focussed on his gym work and has been playing well for Ranchi Royals in the HIL

Suryakumar Yadavs men produced dominant victories in Nagpur and Raipur and now have set their sights on wrapping up the five-match rubber. The Men in Blue are hitting their stride at the right moment.

Scotland will thus play their four group league games against West Indies (February 7), Italy (February 9) and England (February 14) in Kolkata followed by a game against Nepal in Mumbai on February 17

Kiwi batter Rachin Ravindra gave credit to Kishan and Suryakumar for helping the Men in Blue ace the 209-run chase

The 15-member squad will be led by Harmanpreet Kaur, and the Test will follow the white ball format matches (3 T20Is, 3 ODIs), beginning from February 15

Oke Gttlich is likely to face resistance to a boycott from federation president Bernd Neuendorf and FIFA president Gianni Infantino

The total fund detailed by FIFA will share $3.9 million among the six continental champions

England overcame the early loss of Zak Crawley, who made a disappointing return to 50-over format after more than two years when he nicked Asitha Fernando behind wickets after scoring just 6 runs in his comeback game

New Zealand head coach Rob Walter said Milne, who wasnt a part of the squad touring India, was getting himself ready for the T20 World Cup

The former captain, who currently plays in the ODIs only, said the team management headlined by him and former head coach Rahul Dravid wanted to remove the fear by giving everyone freedom and clarity in their roles

Sakshi shot 254.3 in the T2 final while Shahu Tushar Mane scored 637.1 in the qualification. Both these scores are better than the national record but they will not enter the official record books

The semifinals will be played on March 13 while the third-place playoff and the final will be held on March 14

Even as the ICC has kept Scotland on stand-by, the BCB under Aminul Islam Bulbul, after being completely cornered, decided to use its last resort approach the DRC headed by Englishman Michael Beloff (Kings Counsel)

The youngest woman to claim the World Blitz Championship, Assaubayeva has ambitions of winning the prestigious classical title. In this chat, she talks about her beginnings in chess, what achieving the GM title meant to her, why she enjoys playing in India, what she thinks of D. Gukesh and Arjun Erigiaisi, and where Kazakhstan chess is headed

The Ukrainian high jumper has begun 2026 with her best clearance since setting the world record in 2024. This bodes well for the reigning Olympic champion, who had a disappointing end to 2025, losing her World title and being outshone by rival Nicola Olyslagers. Mahuchikhs eyes this year are set firmly on making Marchs World Indoor Championships her own

Valuable contributions from the lower-order, led by Jadeja and Prerak, put the target beyond the visitors reach before home spinners Dharmendra and Bhut claim five each to bundle out Gill & Co. for 125 in just 39 overs; left-arm tweaker Harpreets 11-wicket match haul goes in vain

The top-order batters hammer centuries as Chandigarh move closer to its first victory of the season after securing 277-run first-innings lead; speedster Eden scalps a four-wicket haul for the home team; host down in the dumps, losing two wickets for 21 in its second essay

The middle-order batter braves a wrist injury and puts on 154 for the sixth wicket with Suved as the visitor ends up with a mammoth total of 560; Rahul and Himatejas unbroken 100-run stand lifts Hyderabad to 138 for two

Atharva Ankolekar was a last-minute replacement for left-arm spinner Shams Mulani, who picked up an injury and had to fly back to Mumbai for further tests

The home team ends the second day on 168 for eight, trailing Madhay Pradesh by 155 runs; opener Aneesh stands tall amid the ruins with an unbeaten 80; off-spinner Saransh claims a three-for

India made two changes to the playing XI of their previous match, bringing in Harshit Rana and Kuldeep Yadav. Lead pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been rested while spinner Axar Patel is missing the match after getting a hit in the last game.

The visitor, which gains a first-innings lead of 138, extends it to 164 at stumps on day two with nine wickets in hand; Parida and Baral offer some fight for the host

CRICKET | Andhra falls short of the visitors total to hand the advantage to the rival; Abhishek continues with his fine form with a fluent half-century while Saurabh lends support with fighting knock

Senegal won this years African Cup of Nations beating hosts Morocco on January 18, 2026

A toxicology report ruled the 29-year-olds death an accident; the examiners report noted the cheating allegations weeks before his death had caused Naroditsky stress

Play will start in Melbourne at 10:30 a.m. on the main arenas, compared to the normal 11:00 or 11:30 a.m.

The Brazilian arrived at Old Trafford in August 2022 from Real Madrid for a fee of around $80.90 million

Bayern joined table-toppers Arsenal in guaranteeing a top-eight finish with a game to spare, and therefore a last-16 spot, as they saw off the Belgian champions at the Allianz Arena

Royal Challengers are the defending IPL champions and, perhaps, have the biggest fan base among the 10 teams in the league

Shahu Tushar Mane of Railways won in the men's event, while Vijayveer Sidhu claimed top spot in 25m Rapid Fire Pistol T2 at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range

Both De Zorzi and Ferreira are also ruled out of Proteas three-match home T20I series against the West Indies

With both teams tied on four points, Maharashtra Kesari, who won the tie 5-4, moved to second on the table with 14 bout wins behind UP Dominators, who have won 20 bouts

Gukesh's timely victory ahead of the first rest day on Thursday (January 22, 2026) put him on three points out of a possible five and the Indian ace went up to joint fourth spot behind three leaders

Coaches are ranked on the basis of what their outfits achieve in terms of victories and silverware. In his year and a half in charge, the spunky former opener has had reasonable trysts with both these necessities, but has also courted a fair amount of failure, some of which the pundits have attributed to a lack of consistency in team selection

The Kiwi all-rounder scores an unbeaten 50 off 42 balls to lift the Gujarat side to 153 on a slow track and follows it up with a couple of wickets; Rajeshwari runs through the lower middle-order as the UP side folds up for 108

The former brings up his 17thFirst Class century, while the latter capitalises on a dropped catch fromNitish

Soorma, needing a win by seven clear goals to displace HIL GC from the fourth spot, were tied with Hyderabad Toofans and HIL GC on 11 points but finished agonisingly fifth

The TNPL this year might be shorter, with more double-header games and venues restricted to just two from the usual four