The Hindu

Wednesdays fixture at the Narendra Modi Stadium offers the Men in Blue an ideal opportunity to prepare for the Super Eight match against Markram & Co. on Sunday; the host may bring in speedster Arshdeep for spinner Kuldeep

Rashid Khan said that no team could be taken lightly and they had to beat the big teams to advance deep in any event

Padikkal likely to lead Karnataka in the title clash despite injuring his right hand in the semifinals against Uttarakhand

CRICKET | Despite losing skipper Padikkal to an injury, the southern side dismisses its rival for 233, takes strike again with a rejigged batting order and drives home its advantage with some assured knocks

The former India cricketer adds that he is happy with how his wards adapted to the challenges, which helped the side beat big teams in away matches this season

International federations for each sport on the Paralympic Games programme had said they would maintain bans on athletes from those countries, but Russia and Belarus won an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport in December against the International Ski and Snowboard Federation, earning a handful of spots

Rashid & Co.s match against Canada at the MAC Stadium will be the former England batters final game with the 2024 semifinalist; both teams are out of reckoning for a Super Eight spot

The Netherlands brought in Noah Croes instead of Fred Klaassen

Tuesday's (February 17, 2026) first leg of the knockout phase play-off tie was stopped for more than 10 minutes after Vinicius complained to French referee Francois Letexier about the alleged abuse following a confrontation between him and Prestianni.

CRICKET | Opting to bowl under overcast conditions, Markrams men dismiss United Arab Emirates for 122 and then romp home with more than six overs to spare

Captain Berrington, meanwhile, focused on the cricketing positives. He spoke of pride in Scotlands preparation and competitiveness, even if key moments slipped away. A lack of match exposure, he felt, showed at decisive junctures.

Nepal chased down a target of 171, riding on Dipendra Singh Airee and Gulshan Jhas rollicking association of 73 runs off just 36 balls.

Paris Saint-Germain's title defence looked to be unraveling when 2-0 down in Monaco until Desire Doue came off the bench to inspire a 3-2 win

Pakistan has dropped off-colour pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi and leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed

As new pickleball courts open across Injambakkam, T Nagar and Gandhi Nagar, the sport is doing more than just filling evening slots it is creating WhatsApp communities, business networks and unlikely friendships across the city

The India-Pakistan T20 World Cup clash in Colombo generated noise across social media, but inside the stands the energy told a different story shaped by politics, fading star power and Indias run of routine wins

South Africa, who have already qualified for the Super 8s from Group D alongside New Zealand, will look to carry their winning momentum into the next stage of the tournament

Russian athletes were initially banned because of a state-sponsored doping program, and the sanctions against Russia have continued since its invasion of Ukraine in 2022

Frostad did so by nailing the nose butter on all three of his jumps of a snowy freeskiing nail-biter on the big hill

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader said his party is of the opinion that matches should not be played between India and Pakistan

The Netherlands will be aiming to bow out of the tournament with their heads held high, hoping to create some upset against India or at least give them a massive scare ahead of the all-important Super Eight stage

Phillips achieved this milestone during his sides ICC T20 World Cup match against Canada in Chennai

In Group A, title favourites India have already sealed their Super 8s berth after their handsome 61-run win over Pakistan the other day

At the start of the T20 World Cup, there was consensus that Aiden Markram and Co. were in the toughest of the four groups

While there are claims about Abhishek Sharmas vulnerability on the off-side, Sitanshu Kotak said that getting into the minutiae with the 25-year-old would be counterproductive.

Heading into the final third of the domestic season, Artetas men are perched at the top with 57 points from 26 games, four points more than the second-placed Manchester outfit; Guardiola & Co.s killer instinct will be a factor as the campaign reaches its climax; the Gunners have a squad that can tackle the unforgiving schedule

Scotland entered the tournament as a replacement for Bangladesh at the last minute

The southern State notches up its third-highest First Class total of 736 before reducing the opponent to 149 for five; Raichandani fights hard with an unbeaten fifty

CRICKET | The African sides washed out game against Ireland sees it join Sri Lanka in the next stage and deals a cruel blow to Australia which fails to make it out of the group stage for the first time since 2009

Captain Harmanpreet Singh has pulled out due to personal reasons

Sunil Gavaskar, Greg Chappell, Kapil Dev, Clive Lloyd, Steve Waugh, Michael Atherton, Belinda Clark, were among the greats who signed the statement