Afghanistan

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (W)

Ibrahim Zadran

Gulbadin Naib

Azmatullah Omarzai

Mohammad Nabi

Najibullah Zadran

Karim Janat

Rashid Khan (C)

Noor Ahmad

Naveen-ul-Haq

Fazalhaq Farooqi

Papua New Guinea

Tony Ura

Assad Vala (C)

Lega Siaka

Sese Bau

Hiri Hiri

Chad Soper

Kipling Doriga (W)

Norman Vanua

Alei Nao

John Kariko

Semo Kamea

Abdullah Ahmadzai

Abdul Malik

Afsar Khan Zazai

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar

Said Bahir Shah Mehboob

Bashir Ahmad

Bilal Sami

Darwish Abdul Rasooli

Fareed Ahmad Malik

Farmanullah Safi

Hashmatullah Shahidi

Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai

Ikram Alikhil

Imran Mir

Ismat Alam

Khalil Gurbaz

Mohammad Ishaq Shirzad

Mohammad Nabi Eisakhil

Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Nangeyalia Kharote Khan

Naveen-ul-Haq Murid

Noor Ahmad Lakanwal

Noor ul Rahman Akakhail

Qais Ahmad Kamawal

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

Rahmat Shah Zurmati

Rashid Khan Arman

Sediqullah Atal

Shahidullah Kamal

Sharafuddin Ashraf

Wafiullah Stanikzai Tarakhil

Mohammad Yamin Ahmadzai

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi

Zubaid Akbari

Ainui Loi

Asadollah Vala

Boio Ray

Chad Aiwati Soper

Charles Jordan Alewa Amini

Damien Apa Ravu

Doko Rupa

Gaudi Toka

Hila George Vaieke Vare

Jack Wandil William Gardner

Jason Kila

John Lohia Mea Kariko

Kabua Vagi Morea

Kipling Doriga

Malcolm Aporo

Michael Charlie

Norman Oreta Vanua

Nosaina Pokana

Patrick Nou

Peter Karoho

Riley Hekure

Semo Igo Kamea

Tony Pala Ura

Cricket

ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024

Rashid Khan-led Afghanistan will be without the services of their star spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman for the rest of the T20 World Cup 2024. Afghanistan face West Indies on June 17.

Afghanistan team during their national anthem in T20 World Cup 2024 (Getty Images)

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Huge blow to Afghanistan before Super 8 clash against India; star player ruled out of T20 World Cup 2024, replacement named

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Afghanistan cricket team defeated Papua New Guinea by 7 wickets to seal their spot in the Super 8 stage. This win has also eliminated New Zealand from the T20 World Cup 2024.

Afghanistan cricket team in frame (Getty)

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AFG vs PNG: Afghanistan beat Papua New Guinea to seal Super 8 spot, throw New Zealand out of T20 World Cup 2024

Afghanistan cricket team will face Papua New Guinea in match 29 of the T20 World Cup 2024. Afghanistan won their previous game against New Zealand and Papua New Guinea have lost all their matches.

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AFG vs PNG, T20 World Cup 2024 Live Streaming: When and where to watch Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea clash online?

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WPL 2026

Mumbai Indians have signed Vaishnavi Sharma for INR 30 lakh as a replacement for G Kamalini, who got ruled out of WPL due to injury

Mumbai Indians have signed Vaishnavi Sharma for INR 30 lakh

G Kamalini has been ruled out of WPL 2026 due to injury

Vaishnavi Sharma of India celebrates a wicket during the ICC Women's U19 T20 World Cup 2025, second semifinals match between India and England at Bayuemas Oval (via Getty)

MI rope in 20-year-old as G Kamalini ruled out of WPL 2026 due to injury

Gautami Naik’s composed half-century guided Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a comfortable 61-run win over Gujarat Giants in the Women’s Premier League. The unbeaten RCB side extended their winning streak to five matches and became the first team to qualify for the knockouts. 

RCB defeated Gujarat by 61-runs.

Sayali Satghare picked up three wickets Gujarat Giants.

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RCB sweep aside Gujarat Giants to lock in WPL 2026 playoff spot

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) rode on Smriti Mandhana's splendid 96 to thrash Delhi Capitals (DC) by eight wickets in their Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026

RCB hammered DC by eight wickets in their WPL 2026 clash

This was RCB's fourth straight win in the ongoing season

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Smriti Mandhana in this frame. (Getty)

WPL 2026: Mandhana's superlative 96 hands RCB 4th straight win after routing DC

UP Warriorz (UPW) got the better of Mumbai Indians (MI) by 22 runs in their Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 clash. This was UPW's second win over MI in the ongoing season

UP Warriroz defeated Mumbai Indians by 22 runs in their WPL 2026 clash

MI failed to chase down the 188-run target

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WPL 2026: UPW stifle MI by 22 runs despite Amelia Kerr's all-round heroics

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) got the better of Gujarat Giants (GG) by 32 runs to record their third straight win in the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026

Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Gujarat Giants by 32 runs in their WPL 2026 clash

This was RCB's third straight win in the WPL 2026

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WPL 2026: Radha-Shreyanka combine to hand RCB hat-trick of wins after downing GG

Basketball

The 2026 NBA All-Star starters were announced without LeBron James. Who are the players for this year’s annual All-Star Game? Let’s have a look. 

The 2026 NBA All Star starters list does not include LeBron James for the first time in 22 years

The list includes four former MVPs and NBA champions, while four of them have entered the honor for the first time

Luka Doncic, LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Victor Wembanyama

2026 NBA All-Star starters announced with no LeBron for first time in 22 years

T20 World Cup 2026

T20 World Cup 2026: The Bangladesh Cricket Board refused to agree with the International Cricket Council (ICC) to play in India in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026.

T20 World Cup 2026 will start from February 7.

Bangladesh will start their T20 World Cup 2026 campaign against West Indies.

Bangladesh T20 World Cup 2026 controversy: India speedster Jasprit Bumrah with Bangladesh's Najmul Shanto

Bangladesh sports advisor confirms BCB won't accept original T20 WC schedule

New Zealand tour of India 2026

IND vs NZ: Suryakumar Yadav would look to regain his form ahead of the T20 World Cup 2026 and achieve a major personal milestone as well. 

Suryakumar Yadav is nearing 9,000 runs in T20s.

Suryakumar was not at his best in T20Is last year.

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SKY needs 25 runs in 1st T20I v NZ to become 4th IND batter to achieve this feat

Bad news for the Warriors, as the NBA franchise will have to play without its star player for the remainder of the season.

Warriors star was averaging 20.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.9 assists, and 1.4 steals per game before his season-ending injury

Warriors are now set to face the Toronto Raptors in their upcoming match of the ongoing NBA 2025-26 regular season

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Huge blow to Afghanistan before Super 8 clash against India; star player ruled out of T20 World Cup 2024, replacement named

MATCH STORY: New Zealand's proud record of ICC knock-out stage attendance comes to an end in T20 WC

AFG vs PNG: Afghanistan beat Papua New Guinea to seal Super 8 spot, throw New Zealand out of T20 World Cup 2024