Ireland

Andy Balbirnie (C)

Paul Stirling

Lorcan Tucker (W)

Harry Tector

Gareth Delany

George Dockrell

Curtis Campher

Mark Adair

Andy McBrine

Barry McCarthy

Josh Little

Afghanistan

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (W)

Ibrahim Zadran

Usman Ghani

Hashmatullah Shahidi

Najibullah Zadran

Mohammad Nabi (C)

Azmatullah Omarzai

Rashid Khan

Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Naveen-ul-Haq

Fazalhaq Farooqi

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

Gulbadin Naib

Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai

Ikram Alikhil

Imran Mir

Ismat Alam

Karim Janat

Khalil Gurbaz

Mohammad Ishaq Shirzad

Mohammad Nabi Eisakhil

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

Andrew Balbirnie

Andrew Robert McBrine

Barry John McCarthy

Benjamin Fredeman Calitz

Benjamin Charlie White

Cade Carmichael

Craig Alexander Young

Fionn Philip Hand

Gareth James Delany

Gavin Hoey

George Henry Dockrell

Graham Ian Hume

Harry Tom Tector

Jordan Enno Neill

Joshua Brian Little

Liam McCarthy

Lorcan John Tucker

Mark Richard Adair

Matthew James Humphreys

Neil Alan Rock

Paul Robert Stirling

Peter Joseph Moor

George Ross Adair

Stephen Thomas Doheny

Thomas Mayes

Tim Heatley Tector

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Gujarat Giants all-rounder Anushka Sharma is expected to be out for the next few matches after she sustained an injury while fielding against the Delhi Capitals

Anushka Sharma to be out of action for Gujarat Giants

Anushka had sustained an injury during the clash against Delhi Capitals

Gujarat Giants' Anushka Sharma plays a shot during the Women's Premier League (WPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Gujarat Giants and UP Warriorz at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai (via Getty)

Big blow for Gujarat Giants as all-rounder to be out of action due to injury

Grace Harris stole the show with a stunning 85 off just 40 balls as Royal Challengers Bengaluru easily beat UP Warriorz by nine wickets in their Women’s Premier League clash. Chasing 144, Harris raced to the fastest fifty of the season in only 22 balls, hitting 10 fours and five sixes.

RCB defeated UP Warriorz by nine wickets

Grace Harris’ smashed fastest half-century in WPL 2026.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Smriti Mandhana (L) and her teammate Grace Harris run between the wickets

WPL 2026: Grace Harris blasts 85 as RCB crush UP Warriorz by nine wickets

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 

Football

Mohammed Siraj has slammed Xabi Alonso for subbing off Vinicius Jr as Real Madrid lost the Supercopa title to arch-rivals FC Barcelona. 

Madrid were without Eder Militao and Antonio Rudiger, while Kylian Mbappe only featured as a late substitute

Xabi Alonso, as per the club’s statement, left Real Madrid following a mutual agreement

Siraj blasts Alonso for subbing Vinicius in Supercopa defeat to Barca

Mohammed Siraj, Xabi Alonso, Vinicius Jr

New Zealand tour of India 2026

The India batter is on the brink of overtaking both Sehwag and Mohammad Azharuddin on an elite list and can manage to do so in the upcoming series against New Zealand

Rohit Sharma is on the verge of surpassing Virender Sehwag on an elite list

India will face New Zealand in the 2nd ODI on January 14

India's Rohit Sharma reacts as he walks back to the pavilion after his dismissal during the first one-day international (ODI) cricket match between India and New Zealand at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara (via Getty)

Rohit on cusp of surpassing Sehwag on this elite list ahead of 2nd ODI vs NZ

India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak clarified that there is no communication gap between senior batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli and head coach Gautam Gambhir, putting an end to recent speculation.

India defeated New Zealand by four wickets.

Sitanshu Kotak addresses Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma rift rumours with Gautam Gambhir.

Gautam Gambhir along with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli

India coach breaks silence on Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli's rift with Gambhir

Tennis

Watch how an Argentine tennis player trimmed his hair during a match in Auckland, and it goes viral for doing so in the mid-game. 

It happened during the changeover, when players are often seen having small snacks or water

Carabelli lost against the 81st Chile player in his debut on Centre Court with a score of 6-4, 6-2

Argentine tennis player goes viral after trimming hair during Auckland match

Camilo Ugo Carabelli

Watch: Tennis player goes viral after trimming hair during ATP Auckland match

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