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Abhishek Anand

Declan Suzuki (C)

Sabaorish Ravichandran

Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake

Ibrahim Takahashi

Koji Abe

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Benjamin Ito-Davis

Kazuma Stafford

Abdul Samad

Ryan Drake

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Hayden Dickson

Thomas Parima

Aue Parima

Ma'ara Ave (C)

Cory Dickson

Milton Kavana

Oscar Taylor

Liam Denny

James Pickering (W)

Tiaki Wuatai

Paani Vaialo

Alexander Shirai Patmore

Charles Matsumoto Hinze

Declan Suzuki-McComb

Esam Rahman

Kazuma Kato-Stafford

Kazumasa Takahashi

Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming

Kiefer Yamamoto-Lake

Kohei Kubota

Koji Hardgrave Abe

Makoto Taniyama

Piyush Kumbhare

Reo Sakurano-Thomas

Shoma Sugaya-Slater

Wataru Miyauchi

Andrew John Amosa Samuels

Aue Metua Parima

Benjamin Vakatini

Cameron Thorp

Cory Russell Dickson

Dan Simpson

Davis Teinaki

Gabe Raymond

Glenn Miller

Hayden Bob Dickson

James Pickering

Jared Lewis Tutty

Liam George Roderick Denny

Mea Tangi Me Ma'ara Joshua Ave

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T20 World Cup 2026

India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah picked up 14 wickets in the T20 World Cup 2026, which is the joint highest in the tournament. He rattled New Zealand's batting with a four-wicket haul in the title decider. 

Jasprit Bumrah picked up 14 wickets in T20 World Cup 2026.

Bumrah picked up four wickets in T20 World Cup 2026 final.

India's Jasprit Bumrah prepares to bowl during the fourth day of the second Test cricket match between India and South Africa at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on November 25, 2025. (Getty)

Jasprit Bumrah's Test credentials questioned after T20 World Cup 2026 heroics

Football

A look at Ferland Mendy’s injury update as Real Madrid faces an injury crisis ahead of the second leg match vs Man City.

Mendy played in place of Alvaro Carreras, which backfired after he played for the whole match running

Mendy had just come from the injury and played 90 minutes last Friday against Celta Vigo

Ferland Mendy

Ferland Mendy injury update ahead of Real Madrid vs Man City UCL second leg 

IPL 2026

IPL 2026: Indian Premier League 2026 is scheduled to start from March 28, where defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will face Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the tournament opener.

BCCI mentioned that fresh nets must be prepared for every team during their scheduled practice time.

IPL 2026 is scheduled to start from March 28.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli practices at the net during the training session ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 cricket tournament (Getty)

BCCI issues strict practice guidelines for IPL teams, separate nets mandatory

A look at the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 knockout’s first leg results as all the Premier League sides fail to secure a single victory. 

English clubs bore the brunt of the attacking onslaught, with all six Premier League representatives, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Newcastle United, and Tottenham Hotspur, failing to secure a single victory

With second legs looming on March 17-18, several ties remain wide open despite some commanding leads, promising more drama ahead

UEFA Champions League 2026 knockouts first leg results

UEFA Champions League

UCL madness as Premier League teams fails to secure victory in knockouts 

IPL 2026: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will start their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 campaign against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on March 28. 

IPL 2026 is scheduled to start from March 28. 

RCB will start their IPL 2026 campaign vs SRH.

Virat Kohli gestures during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 final cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad (Getty)

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