Ireland

Paul Stirling

Andy Balbirnie (C)

Lorcan Tucker (W)

Harry Tector

Curtis Campher

George Dockrell

Gareth Delany

Mark Adair

Simi Singh

Barry McCarthy

Josh Little

Afghanistan

Hazratullah Zazai

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (W)

Usman Ghani

Ibrahim Zadran

Najibullah Zadran

Mohammad Nabi (C)

Azmatullah Omarzai

Rashid Khan

Naveen-ul-Haq

Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Fareed Ahmad

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

Fazalhaq Farooqi

Gulbadin Naib

Hashmatullah Shahidi

Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai

Ikram Alikhil

Imran Mir

Ismat Alam

Karim Janat

Khalil Gurbaz

Mohammad Ishaq Shirzad

Mohammad Nabi Eisakhil

Nangeyalia Kharote Khan

Noor Ahmad Lakanwal

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

Paul Robert Stirling

George Ross Adair

Samuel Jay Topping

Stephen Thomas Doheny

Thomas Mayes

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Basketball

Latest Boston Celtics injury report ahead of their matchup against the Washington Wizards, featuring key updates on player availability and lineup expectations.

Jayson Tatum is set to return for the Boston Celtics after missing the previous game due to Achilles injury management.

Boston lists Derrick White and Baylor Scheierman as probable while Nikola Vucevic remains sidelined ahead of the Washington Wizards clash.

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England blanked India 2-0 in the FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers final on March 14. Grace Balsdon and Elizabeth Neal found the back of the net for England

India lost to England in the FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers final

Grace Balsdon and Elizabeth Neal scored goals for England

India suffer heartbreaking 0-2 loss to England in the FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers final. (X)

India suffer 0-2 loss to England in the FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers final

Cricket

Suryakumar Yadav didn't have a sound outing with the bat in the T20 World Cup 2026. He could only score 158 across eight matches in the T20 World Cup

Ricky Ponting has given his take on Suryakumar Yadav's captaincy at T20 World Cup 2026

Suryakumar scored just 158 across eight matches in the T20 World Cup

India's T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav in this frame. (Getty)

'When you’re not batting at your best…': Ponting breaks down SKY’s captaincy

IPL 2026

Lucknow Super Giants head coach Justin Langer has strongly backed his captain Rishabh Pant to fire in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026

LSG head coach Justin Langer is rooting for Rishabh Pant to fire in IPL 2026

Rishabh Pant had a quiet outing with the bat in the IPL 2025

Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant in this frame. (Getty)

'Champions don't stay down for long': LSG head coach's powerful message for Pant

Charlotte Hornets will be without multiple players as they prepare to face the San Antonio Spurs, while Coby White and Ryan Kalkbrenner are likely to feature.


The Hornets are riding on a 34-33 record and stand at 10th place in the Eastern Conference.

The Hornets are entering the clash with a 117-109 win over the Sacramento Kings.

Tidjane Salaun #31 of the Charlotte Hornets warms up before the game against the Washington Wizards on February 22, 2026 at Capital One Arena in Washington

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