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NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday released the full schedule for the upcoming 2026 T20 World Cup. The tournament will start on February 7 in Colombo with Pakistan facing the Netherlands, followed by West Indies playing Bangladesh.India will open their title defence later the same day against the USA in Mumbai. The defending champions’ second match is against Namibia in Delhi on February 12. The India-Pakistan match is set for February 15 in Colombo, and India will complete their group-stage fixtures against the Netherlands in Ahmedabad on February 18.India vs Pakistan again at an ICC event; T20…

File image of Real Madrid© AFP Real Madrid will have a depleted defense because of injuries when it faces Olympiakos in the Champions League as it hopes to end a three-game winless streak. Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was ruled out Tuesday because of a gastrointestinal viral infection, and Raúl Asencio will be the only central defender available to coach Xabi Alonso for Wednesday’s match in the fifth round of the competition’s league phase. Dean Huijsen won’t make it to Greece because of a knee ailment, while Antonio Rüdiger has not fully recovered from a muscle injury and Éder Militão…

Gautam Gambhir has come under criticism for Team India’s recent struggles. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) Former India batter Suresh Raina has thrown his support behind head coach Gautam Gambhir at a time when the national team’s red-ball form at home has come under scrutiny. India, still recovering from the shock of being swept by New Zealand last year, have slipped again in the ongoing two-match series against South Africa after losing the opening Test. The pressure around the support staff has grown, but Raina made it clear the blame, in his view, lies elsewhere.India ODI squad: Bizarre selection calls, no explanation…

File image of Ousmane Dembele.© AFP Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembele could make his latest comeback in an injury-stunted season when Paris Saint-Germain face Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League on Wednesday. “We will see tomorrow, but if he has no problems then he will be in the squad,” coach Luis Enrique told reporters on the eve of the game in the French capital.Dembele, 28, recently won the Ballon d’Or for his outstanding performances last season but he has started just five games so far for PSG in this campaign due to various fitness issues.His last appearance was…

File image of Sumit Nagal.© AFP India’s top singles player Sumit Nagal advanced to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open Asia-Pacific Wildcard Play-off after recovering from a first-set lapse against China’s Minghui Zhang on Tuesday. Nagal, seeded sixth, recovered from a slow start — having lost the opening set — to dominate the next two and secure a 2-6, 6-0, 6-2 win. The Chengdu event, which runs from November 24–29 at the Sichuan International Tennis Centre, offers the men’s and women’s singles winners wild card entry into the main draw of the 2026 Australian Open. The Indian’s path…

Shukri Conrad, head coach of South Africa. (File photo/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Fifty years after England captain Tony Greig’s “grovel” comment before the 1976 series against Clive Lloyd’s team united and galvanised the West Indian players, South Africa head coach Shukri Conrad used the same word on Tuesday.Conrad triggered controversy at the end of the fourth day’s play in Guwahati after using a phrase that carries a loaded history in cricket. Speaking at the press conference after the day’s play, Conrad said, “We wanted them (India) to really grovel.”The Proteas kept on batting on Day 4 despite the lead crossing…

NEW DELHI: As if the mammoth target of 589 was not enough to demoralize them, the Indian team also lost 2 wickets in the final session of the fourth day to make matters worse after South Africa, quite reluctantly, declared their second innings at 260 for 5 in the third session. Openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul fell early, leaving India at 27 for 2 at stumps.Trailing 0-1 in the two-match series, India lost Jaiswal (13) to South African fast bowler Marco Jansen in the seventh over and KL Rahul (6) to spinner Simon Harmer in the 10th over of…

NEW DELHI: Indian batter Virat Kohli on Tuesday arrived in India ahead of the ODI series against South Africa starting November 30. The veteran Indian batter landed at Mumbai airport in the afternoon. Having settled down in London for a while, the former India captain usually prepares for home and away tours in England and joins Team India a couple of days before the series starts.Fans shared pictures of Kohli coming out of the airport on social media.Virat Kohli last played in the ODI series against Australia in October. The first ODI of the three-match series will be played on…

T20 World Cup 20 26 Schedule Announcement Live Updates: The International Cricket Council (ICC) is set to unveil the schedule for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 on November 25. The tournament will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka and is likely to be played in the February-March window next year. The expanded event will feature 20 teams, with Italy marking their first-ever appearance in a global ICC competition. Fans can catch the live schedule reveal on Star Sports 1 (Hindi), Star Sports 2, Star Sports 2 (Hindi) and Star Sports 3 from 6:30 PM IST. The announcement…

Hardik Pandya (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: As the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2025 kicks off across Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Kolkata and Lucknow from Wednesday, all eyes will be on two of Indian cricket’s most talked-about names — Hardik Pandya and Prithvi Shaw — both entering the domestic T20 season with contrasting stakes but equally high expectations.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!For Hardik, SMAT marks the long-awaited return to competitive cricket after a quadricep injury cut short his Asia Cup campaign in September. With the home T20 World Cup scheduled for February-March, India’s premier all-rounder will…