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Harmanpreet Kaur (C)

G Kamalini (W)

Nat Sciver-Brunt

Amelia Kerr

Amanjot Kaur

Nicola Carey

Poonam Khemnar

Shabnim Ismail

Sanskriti Gupta

Sajana Sajeevan

Saika Ishaque

Bangalore

Smriti Mandhana (C)

Grace Harris

Dayalan Hemalatha

Richa Ghosh (W)

Radha Yadav

Nadine De Klerk

Arundhati Reddy

Shreyanka Patil

Prema Rawat

Linsey Smith

Lauren Bell

Gautami Jitendra Naik

Georgia Alex Voll

Grace Margaret Harris

Lauren Katie Bell

Linsey Claire Neale Smith

Pooja Vastrakar

Prathyoosha Kumar

Radha Prakash Yadav

Richa Manabendra Ghosh

Sayali Ganesh Satghare

Shreyanka Rajesh Patil

Smriti Shriniwas Mandhana

Amanjot Bhupinder Kaur

Amelia Charlotte Kerr

Kamalini Gunalan

Harmanpreet Kaur Bhullar

Hayley Kristen Matthews

Milly Hall Illingworth

Nalla Kranthi Reddy

Natalie Ruth Sciver-Brunt

Nicola Jane Carey

Poonam Nanasaheb Vitthal Khemnar

Rahila Mashkoor Firdous

Saika Mohammed Ishaque

Sanskriti Rajkumar Gupta

Triveni Prakash Vasistha

Vaishnavi Narendra Sharma

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WPL 2026

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

Nadine de Klerk said it would take time for RCB’s thrilling three-wicket win over the Mumbai Indians to sink in, after she played a key role in the WPL opener. She picked up 4/26 with the ball and then scored an unbeaten 63 off 44 balls to guide RCB to a last-ball victory against MI.

Nadine de Klerk celebrates after her team's win in the Women's Premier League (WPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru 

De Klerk reveals her mindset after guiding RCB to their nail-biter win vs MI

Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), WPL 2026: Here are the details of when and where to watch the Women's Premier League tournament opener between MI and RCB.


WPL 2026 tournament opener will take place on January 9.

MI will face RCB in WPL 2026 tournament opener.

MI vs RCB, WPL 2026: Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Smriti Mandhana (L) and Mumbai Indians' captain Harmanpreet Kaur look at the trophy

MI vs RCB Live Streaming: When and where to watch WPL opener clash

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Delhi Capitals (DC) stapled their spot in the Women's Premier League 2026 after defeating UP Warriorz (UP W) by five wickets. DC's win also knocked out defending champions Mumbai Indians

Delhi Capitals defeated UP Warriorz by five wickets to make it to WPL 2026 playoffs

With this Mumbai Indians have been eliminated from the WPL 2026

Delhi Capitals players celebrate with each other in this frame. (X)

WPL 2026: DC storm into playoffs after beating UPW by 5 wickets, MI eliminated

Gujarat Giants stormed into the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 playoffs after beating Mumbai Indians by 11 runs. MI failed to chase down the 168-run target

Gujarat Giants got the better of Mumbai Indians by 11 runs in their WPL 2026 clash

With this Gujarat Giants have made it to the WPL 2026 playoffs

Gujarat Giants' captain Ashleigh Gardner in frame. (X/Twitter)

WPL 2026: GG book playoff spot with thrilling 11-run win over MI

Royal Challengers Bengaluru have sealed the Women's Premier League 2026 final spot after hammering UP Warriorz by eight wickets on January 29

RCB stormed into the WPL 2026 final after bulldozing UP Warriorz by 8 wickets

RCB chased down the 144-run target with 41 balls to spare

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

WPL 2026: RCB seal WPL 2026 final spot after crushing UPW by 8 wickets

UP Warriorz batter Phoebe Litchfield has been ruled out of the remainder of WPL due to injury and wicketkeeper-batter Amy Jones has been named as her replacement

Phoebe Litchfield has been ruled out of WPL 2026 due to injury

UP Warriorz have named Amy Jones as the replacement

UP Warriorz's Phoebe Litchfield 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)

Blow to UPW's playoff hopes as star batter ruled out of WPL, replacement named

Jemimah has been fined INR 12 lakh after her team maintained a slow over-rate in the Women's Premier League clash against Gujarat Giants

Jemimah Rodrigues has been fined INR 12 lakh for slow over-rate 

Gujarat Giants defeated Delhi Capitals by 3 runs in WPL

Delhi Capitals' captain Jemimah Rodrigues runs to her fielding position during the Women's Premier League (WPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals at the DY Patil Stadium (via Getty)

DC skipper Jemimah Rodrigues fined for slow-over rate in WPL clash vs GG

T20 World Cup 2026

Rajeev Shukla on Pakistan's boycott drama: The T20 World Cup 2026 clash between India and Pakistan is supposed to take place on February 15 in Colombo.

PCB want to boycott Pakistan's T20 World Cup 2026 clash vs India.

India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2026 clash will take place on February 15.

Rajeev Shukla and Mohsin Naqvi

Rajeev Shukla's brutal take on Pakistan's call to boycott T20 WC clash vs India

Football

Cristiano Ronaldo will not feature in Al Nassr’s game vs Al Riyadh. Here is all you need to know about his absence from the game.

Ronaldo’s side has just made one signing this winter, which was when acquiring Iraqi midfielder Haydeer Abdulkareem

Al Hilal made a €30 million signing of Rennes forward Kader Meite

Why is Cristiano Ronaldo not playing for Al Nassr vs Al Riyadh?

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India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2026 drama: The T20 World Cup 2026 clash between India and Pakistan is supposed to take place on February 15 in Colombo. 

Harbhajan Singh slams PCB for boycotting T20 World Cup 2026 clash vs India. 

Axar Patel of India and Surya Kumar Yadhav captain of India celebrates the wicket of Muhammad Hussain Tallat of Pakistan 

World Cup winner challenges Pakistan to boycott T20 WC 2026 clash vs India

Badoni was handed captaincy duties and Tilak was also given a place in the India A squad for the warm-up matches before the T20 World Cup

Ayush Badoni will captain the India A team in T20 World Cup warm-ups

Tilak Varma has also been included in India A's squad

Ayush Badoni (L) Tilak Varma in this frame

Badoni named captain, Tilak included as BCCI announce India A squad for T20 WC

Pakistan have announced that they will not be participating in their T20 World Cup clash against India that is scheduled to be held on February 15

Devajit Saikia reacted to Pakistan's boycott of their T20 WC clash against India

Pakistan are scheduled to face India on February 15

Pakistan's Haris Rauf (R) speaks with India's Abhishek Sharma (3R) as Shubman Gill (3L) watches during the Asia Cup 2025 Super Four Twenty20 international cricket match between India and Pakistan (via Getty)

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

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

De Klerk reveals her mindset after guiding RCB to their nail-biter win vs MI