The Indian Awaaz

AMN In Badminton, Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and Lakshya Sen have advanced to the quarterfinals of Indonesia Masters tournament today. Lakshya prevailed over Hong Kong Chinas Jason Gunawan 21-10 21-11 in Mens Singles pre-quarterfinals. In Womens Singles, a two-time Olympic-medallist, Sindhu, notched up a 21-19, 21-18 triumph over Line Hojmark Kjaerfeldt of Denmark in []

AMN In the Womens Premier League Cricket, UP Warriorz Women will take on Gujarat Giants Women in a league match at BCA Stadium Kotambi in Vadodara today. The match is scheduled to begin at 7:30 PM. WPL 2026 is being held in a two-city format. After completing the Navi Mumbai leg of the tournament, all []

AMN In Mens Cricket, India defeated New Zealand by 48 runs in the first T-20 of the five-match series at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur last night. With this win, the Men in Blue took a 1-0 lead in the five-match T20I series against the Black Caps. Chasing a target of 239 runs set []

AMN The International Cricket Council (ICC) has rejected the request from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to shift its teams T20 World Cup fixtures to Sri Lanka, saying the matches will proceed as scheduled. The ICC said there is no credible threat to the safety of Bangladesh players, officials or fans at any of the []

Sports Desk Opener Abhishek Sharma unleashed a sensational 84 off just 35 balls, smashing eight towering sixes to propel India to a commanding 48-run victory against New Zealand in the first T20 international at Nagpur on Wednesday. Batting first, India posted a formidable 238-7, with Sharma remaining unflustered despite early wickets of Sanju Samson and []

AMN / SPORTS DESK The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that the ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2026 will proceed as scheduled, with Bangladeshs matches to be played in India, rejecting a request from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to relocate its fixtures to Sri Lanka. The decision was taken at an ICC Board []

AMN/ WEB DESK The Sixth Edition of Khelo India Winter Games, 2026, kick-started at NDS Stadium, Leh. Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh Kavinder Gupta graced the opening Ceremony marking another significant milestone in Ladakhs emergence as a premier winter Sports destination. 21 States and Union Territories will compete in Ice Sporting Events-Hockey and Skating with 1000 []

AMN/ WEB DESK In the Indonesia Masters Badminton, Indian shuttlers had a good start as Anmol Kharb and Aakarshi Kashyap advanced to the womens singles main draw at the Istora Senayan today. Anmol defeated Wen Yu Zhang of Canada in a 21-18, 20-22, 21-19 thriller, while Aakarshi defeated Isharani Baruah 21-13, 21-17 in an all-Indian []

AMN/ WEB DESK The sixth edition of the Khelo India Winter Games has started in Leh city of Ladakh. Lieutenant Governor Kavinder Gupta inaugurated the event. Players from 21 States and Union Territories will compete in Ice Sporting Events-Hockey and Skating. An Akashvani correspondent reports that the Opening Ceremony of the Sixth Khelo India Winter []

AMN/ WEB DESK In Tennis, third-seeded Coco Gauff defeated Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2, 6-3 today in a Womens singles first-round match at the Australian Open. American player Gauff has won two Grand Slam titles but has never gone past the semifinals at Melbourne Park. Gauff will face left-handed Olga Danilovic of Serbia in the second round. []