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In a timely boost for Team India, skipper Rohit Sharma and all-rounder Hardik Pandya have been declared fit for the upcoming ODI series against Afghanistan after successfully clearing fitness tests at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence.

Debutant left-arm spinner Manav Suthar said on Monday that his maiden Test appearance taught him that consistency and patience are the biggest virtues in the longest format, after starring in India’s comprehensive innings-and-300-run victory over Afghanistan in the one-off match in Mullanpur.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s first outing for India A in one-day cricket ended with a muted 14 but his team hung in there till the end against a self-destructing Sri Lanka A to pull off an eight-run win in the tri-series opener here on Tuesday.

Somali referee Omar Artan won’t officiate in the FIFA World Cup after being denied entry into the United States.
US Customs and Border Protection said Monday that a Somali national who was planning to referee in the World Cup had been denied entry after arriving to Miami International Airport from Istanbul on Saturday.

Injured Brazil forward Neymar is making “good progress” in his bid to be fit for the FIFA World Cup starting this week, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said.

Emerging shuttlers from Hatsun Badminton Centre delivered a strong performance at the Tamil Nadu State Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament 2026, securing a total of five medals including one gold, three silver and one bronze.

Florentino PĂ©rez has earned four more years as Real Madrid’s president after winning club elections on Sunday.
“We are going to keep working so that Real Madrid keeps winning more titles,” he told his supporters at a late night victory party soon after Real Madrid’s club television channel reported PĂ©rez had beaten challenger Enrique Riquelme.