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Jake Fraser-McGurk

Josh Inglis (C) (W)

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Marcus Stoinis

Tim David

Aaron Hardie

Xavier Bartlett

Nathan Ellis

Spencer Johnson

Adam Zampa

Pakistan

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Babar Azam

Haseebullah Khan (W)

Usman Khan

Salman Agha (C)

Irfan Khan

Jahandad Khan

Abbas Afridi

Shaheen Afridi

Haris Rauf

Sufiyan Muqeem

Aaron Mark Hardie

Adam Palmer Zampa

Alex Tyson Carey

Beau Jacob Webster

Benjamin James Dwarshuis

Benjamin Reginald McDermott

Brendan James Doggett

Cameron Donald Green

Cooper Patrick Leonard Connolly

Glenn James Maxwell

Jake Beath Weatherald

Jhye Avon Richardson

Josh Reginald Hazlewood

Joshua Patrick Inglis

Joshua Ryan Philippe

Mahli Beardman

Marcus Peter Stoinis

Marnus Labuschagne

Matthew Paul Kuhnemann

Matthew William Short

Matthew Thomas Renshaw

Michael Gertges Neser

Mitchell Ross Marsh

Mitchell J Owen

Mitchell Aaron Starc

Nathan Trevor Ellis

Nathan Michael Lyon

Patrick James Cummins

Scott Michael Boland

Sean Anthony Abbott

Steven Peter Devereux Smith

Tanveer Singh Sangha

Timothy Hays David

Travis Michael Head

Usman Tariq Khawaja

Xavier Colin Bartlett

Abdullah Shafique

Abdul Samad

Abrar Ahmed

Asif Khan Afridi

Mohammad Babar Azam

Faheem Ashraf

Faisal Akram

Fakhar Zaman

Hasan Ali

Hasan Nawaz

Haseebullah Khan

Mohammad Hussain Talat

Imam-ul-Haq

Khawaja Muhammad Nafay

Mohammad Haris

Mohammad Nawaz

Mohammad Rizwan

Mohammad Wasim

Naseem Abbas Shah

Noman Ali

Saim Ayub

Sajid Khan

Salman Ali Agha

Mohammad Salman Mirza

Saud Shakeel

Shadab Khan

Shaheen Shah Afridi

Shan Masood Khan

Usman Tariq

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The three matches of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 will likely to be played in closed doors at the DY Patil Stadium because of municipal corporation elections in Navi Mumbai on January 15. Local police have told the BCCI that they will not be able to provide enough security for the Mumbai Indians vs UP Warriorz match scheduled on election day.


Three WPL 2026 matches will likely to be played without spectators.

WPL 2026 matches will likely to be played without spectators due to local elections.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Smriti Mandhana with WPL Trophy 

Explained: Why some of WPL 2026 matches likely to be played without spectators

Mumbai Indians (MI) notched up a commanding 50-run win over Delhi Capitals in their second Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 clash on January 10

Mumbai Indians thrashed Delhi Capitals by 50 runs in their WPL 2026 clash

DC failed to chase down the 196-run target and were bundled out for mere 145

Mumbai Indians' Nat Sciver-Brunt (R) and captain Harmanpreet Kaur celebrate with each other in this frame. (Getty)

WPL 2026: Harmanpreet-Sciver Brunt combine to hand MI 50-run win over DC

Ashleigh Gardner and Sophie Devine combined to hand Gujarat Giants (GG) a 10-run win over UP Warriorz (UPW) in their Women's Premier League 2026 clash 

Gujarat Giants beat UP Warriorz by 10 runs in their WPL 2026 clash

Ashleigh Gardner and Sophie Devine remained the architects of Giants' victory

Gujarat Giants' Ashleigh Gardner (R) and Sophie Devine in this frame. (Getty)

WPL 2026: Gardner-Devine's all-round show helps GG edge UPW by 10 runs 

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) head coach Malolan Rangarajan confirmed that India all‑rounder Pooja Vastrakar will miss at least two weeks of Women’s Premier League (WPL) matches due to a hamstring injury.

RCB defeated MI by three wickets in WPL 2026 opener.

Pooja Vastrakar set to miss two weeks of WPL 2026.

Pooja Vastrakar of India prepares to bowl during game two of the ODI series between India and South Africa at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on June 19, 2024 in Bengaluru, India.

RCB shares worrisome update on Pooja Vastrakar’s WPL 2026 comeback

Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Mumbai Indians captain Harmanpreet Kaur admitted her side fell short in the final over of their three-wicket defeat against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the WPL 2026 opener, saying they failed to bowl even one good delivery under pressure.

RCB defeated Mumbai Indians by three wickets. 

Nadine de Klerk picked up four wickets against MI in WPL 2026 opener.

Mumbai Indians' Amelia Kerr (L) speaks with her captain Harmanpreet Kaur during the Women's Premier League (WPL) 

Harmanpreet Kaur indirectly blames Nat Sciver-Brunt after MI’s defeat vs RCB

Tennis

A look at the top tennis players’ ATP and WTA rankings in Men's and Women's ahead of the Australian Open.

The top-ranked players enter the tournament automatically at the main draw stage

 The 104-ranked players will directly go into the singles draws alongside eight wildcard entries and 16 qualifiers

Top seeded players at Australian Open 2026

Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek, Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz

Top ATP and WTA tennis player rankings ahead of Australian Open 2026

Others

The rules explain how sportspersons of outstanding merit (SOMs) will be included, how the General Body and Executive Committee of National Sports Bodies will be formed, and how elections will be conducted.

These rules set out how national sports organisations in the country will be run and regulated.

The rules explain how sportspersons of outstanding merit (SOMs) will be included.

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New sports Governance rules aim to reform national sports bodies

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26

Saurashtra skipper Harvik Desai produced a composed unbeaten hundred to steer his side into the Vijay Hazare Trophy semi-finals after a rain-affected 17-run victory over Uttar Pradesh in Bengaluru. The result was decided by VJD method after rain played the spoilsport.


Harvik Desai smashed century against Uttar Pradesh.

Saurashtra defeated UP in a rain affected match by VJD method.

Harvik Desai celebrating his century against UP

Harvik Desai’s gritty hundred guides Saurashtra past UP into VHT semfinal

Has Carlos Alcaraz ever won the Australian Open title? A look at his majors ahead of the Grand Slam in Melbourne.

Alcaraz missed the 2023 edition due to an injury he sustained in the offseason

Sinner has won the title in Australia in the last two editions and is the clear favourite

Has Carlos Alcaraz ever won Australian Open title? No. 1 star aims to deny Jannik Sinner's threepeat

Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner

Has Carlos Alcaraz ever won Australian Open title?

T20 World Cup 2026

The International Cricket Council's security team has sent a letter to the Bangladesh Cricket Board, but it has enraged the Bangladesh sports advisor 

ICC security team has sent a letter to BCB

Bangladesh sports advisor Asif Nazrul has reacted to the development

Kuldeep Yadav (C) of India looks on after dismissing Tanzim Hasan Sakib of Bangladesh during the Asia Cup match between India and Bangladesh at Dubai International Stadium (via Getty)

EXCLUSIVE: ICC rejects recent Bangladesh Claims, confirms team can play T20 World Cup in India

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Marcus Stoinis

AUS

96 Runs 3 Matches•3 Inns

Glenn Maxwell

AUS

64 Runs 3 Matches•2 Inns

Usman Khan

PAK

59 Runs 3 Matches•3 Inns

Jake Fraser-McGurk

AUS

47 Runs 3 Matches•3 Inns

Babar Azam

PAK

47 Runs 3 Matches•3 Inns

Irfan Khan

PAK

47 Runs 3 Matches•3 Inns

Matthew Short

AUS

41 Runs 3 Matches•3 Inns

Haseebullah Khan

PAK

36 Runs 2 Matches•2 Inns

Tim David

AUS

35 Runs 3 Matches•3 Inns

Aaron Hardie

AUS

28 Runs 3 Matches•1 Inns

Shaheen Afridi

PAK

27 Runs 3 Matches•3 Inns

Josh Inglis

AUS

27 Runs 3 Matches•3 Inns

Abbas Afridi

PAK

25 Runs 3 Matches•3 Inns

Sahibzada Farhan

PAK

22 Runs 3 Matches•3 Inns

Mohammad Rizwan

PAK

16 Runs 2 Matches•2 Inns

96 Runs

3 Matches•3 Inns

64 Runs

3 Matches•2 Inns

59 Runs

3 Matches•3 Inns

47 Runs

3 Matches•3 Inns

47 Runs

3 Matches•3 Inns

47 Runs

3 Matches•3 Inns

41 Runs

3 Matches•3 Inns

36 Runs

2 Matches•2 Inns

35 Runs

3 Matches•3 Inns

28 Runs

3 Matches•1 Inns

27 Runs

3 Matches•3 Inns

27 Runs

3 Matches•3 Inns

25 Runs

3 Matches•3 Inns

22 Runs

3 Matches•3 Inns

16 Runs

2 Matches•2 Inns