The Hindu

In the final, India will face the winner of the other semifinal between Bangladesh and Pakistan which will be played later in the day

It is a suitably splashy start for a season that will be split in two by the 2026 World Cup, which takes place across the United States, Canada and Mexico this summer

The former England international guided the team through more than three successful years, highlighted by a remarkable run to the semifinals of the 2024 T20 World Cup

Another umpire and around 15 to 20 players also suffered bee stings

In comments on an episode of the Up to Speed podcast, Verstappen also said the regulations wouldn't help the longevity of his career

Though Kishans hitting has been a revelation, most of of his batting colleagues havent been as free-spirited; Abhishek has suffered the ignominy of falling for a duck thrice; the co-hosts scores are a tribute to the ability to accelerate in the second half even when the first period has been singularly demanding

Harmanpreet Kaur has now played six tests, 161 One-Day Internationals and 189 T20 matches for her country since 2009

World champion Lando Norris was half a second back in fourth place

Mikel Artetas side were on course to move seven points clear at the top after Bukayo Sakas early opener and Piero Hincapies second-half strike put them in control at Molineux

Italy's T20 World Cup debut was over with West Indies on February 19, securing a facile 42-run win in their last Group C fixture to cruise to Super Eights with four wins out of four

Zimbabwe showed a glimpse of their ability to spring surprises while sweeping aside Australia and Sri Lanka in Group B matches in Colombo

Sent in to bat, Zadran fired a 56-ball 95 not out, studded with seven boundaries and five sixes, and shared a 95-run stand for the third wicket with Sediqullah Atal (44 off 32 balls) to make quite an impression in their last match of the tournament

The game is called off after 14 overs in the final session on the fifth day; Avneesh, Saurabh and Abhay excel with half-centuries for Uttarakhand; the summit clash will be played in Hubballi

The Indian Super League kicked off amidst uncertainty, sparking debate: does cricket overshadow football in India? Join host Vivek Krishnan with guests Abhik Chatterjee and Yannick Colaco to explore.

Real Madrid has sent UEFA all available evidence of the alleged racist insult against Vincius Jnior in the Champions League match against Benfica on Tuesday

Both Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe have qualified for the Super Eights from this group

India lead the three-match series 1-0 after winning the series opener at Sydney by 21 runs via DLS Method

Italy made two changes to their playing XI from the last game but West Indies remained unchanged

All these trailblazers are nominated for the coveted Sportstar of the Year (Female) honour in the eighth edition of the Sportstar Aces Awards

Arundhati claimed 4/22 to help India bowl Australia out for a mere 133 and win the contest by 21 runs via DLS Method in Sydney to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series

The bowlers enjoyed a solid workout as the long series, also featuring three ODIs and a one off Test, unfolded

Sri Lanka has emerged as a strong contender, leveraging their knowledge of local conditions to defeat Oman and Ireland, while crushing Australia by eight wickets to establish themselves as a well-rounded side with the potential to go all the way

Soledad Herrero, chief of field services, UNICEF India, along with two young athletes from Ahmedabad did a rophy walkout at the start of the India-Netherlands match at the Narendra Modi Stadium

Since making his international debut in 2015, Navneet Dhaliwal has led the side in 29 T20Is and four ODIs, guiding Canada to 21 victories in the T20 format during his tenure as captain

Pathirana has been sidelined after suffering a muscle strain during Sri Lankas Group B fixture against Australia on February 16, which the hosts won by eight wickets at Pallekele.

Pakistan rode on Sahibzada Farhan's maiden hundred and their spinners' excellent display to crush Namibia and make the next stage of the tournament, bouncing back from the heavy defeat to India

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.