The Indian Awaaz

AMN Australia clinched the Ashes series by winning the fifth test at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The bowling, batting and fielding performances feature highly on the all-time lists for Aussies in the Ashes, underscoring Australias dominance in the 4-1 series win. The Australians bowled England out for 342 on the fifth day of the series []

AMN In badminton, Indias PV Sindhu has stormed into the womens singles quarterfinals of the Malaysia Open in Kuala Lumpur. She outclassed eighth seed Tomoko Miyazaki of Japan 21-8, 21-13 in just 32 minutes today. Sindhu progressed to the quarterfinal of the Malaysia Open for the fourth time. Sindhu will either take on Japans Akane []

AMN ICC Womens T20 World Cup 2026 Qualifier fixtures have been announced. 10 teams will vie for the last four spots in the tournament during the Global Qualifier tournament, scheduled in Nepal from 14th January to 1st of February. The matches will be held in Kathmandu across two venues- the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground []

AMN / SPORTS DESK The International Cricket Council (ICC) has rejected the Bangladesh Cricket Boards (BCB) plea to shift their T20 World Cup 2026 matches out of India to another country. The Bangladesh Cricket Board had refused to travel to India for the T20 World Cup, citing security concerns. This came after the Board of []

AMN The 69th National School Games started in Punjab, yesterday. Drawing young athletes from across the country, the games are being played at Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana. The competitions will be conducted in Judo Under-14 for boys and girls, Taekwondo Under-14 for girls, and Gatka Under-19 for boys and girls. Teams from states and []

In Badminton, two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu will return to action at the Malaysia Open 2026 badminton tournament, at the Stadium Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur today. The season-opener, a top-tier BWF Super 1000 tournament, will mark a fresh start for Sindhu after an injury-hit 2025 campaign. Indias womens singles challenge in Kuala Lumpur will []

Zakir Hossain from Dhaka Bangladeshs interim government on Monday imposed an immediate and indefinite ban on the broadcast of the Indian Premier League (IPL), escalating a fast-deepening cricket and diplomatic row with India following the exclusion of Bangladeshi pacer Mustafizur Rahman from the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) squad. In an official press release, the TV-2 []