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The UEFA Champions League 2026-27 season features 36 teams competing in a single league phase under the Swiss Model, replacing the traditional group-stage format. Every club plays eight matches against different opponents, with results determining direct qualification, play-off places or elimination. The top eight teams in the league standings advance directly to the round of … Read more

India U15 men’s team head coach Bibiano Fernandes has announced a 14-member squad for the inaugural FIFA U15 World Cup & Festival Azerbaijan 2026, scheduled to take place in Baku from October 24 to 31. The Blue Colts have been placed in Group K alongside Bahrain, Cameroon, Grenada, Laos and Senegal. India will play five … Read more

The  2026 in Nagoya witnessed another remarkable day for India’s para-athletics team on Wednesday. Athletes Anubhav Chaudhary and Rakeshbhai Bhatt both clinched bronze medals in their respective men’s 100-meter finals. Chaudhary achieved a personal best of 12.72 seconds in the T35 category, securing third place. Bhatt also excelled in the T37 event, finishing with a … Read more

Unbeaten in their last two T20 series here, the Shreyas Iyer-led India would rely heavily on their batting firepower to outwit New Zealand even though the relatively inexperienced tourists have got barely two days to rest, acclimatise and train for the five-match rubber beginning here on Thursday. Their most recent T20 clash on New Zealand … Read more

Team Asia International has included  as the replacement for Vietnam’s Hien Truong for the upcoming Major League Pickleball (MLP) Nations Cup, the league announced on October 21. The 15-year-old will join a six-player lineup featuring Rika Fujiwara, Lingwei Kong, Jimmy Liong, Jack Wong and Macy Ybañez as Team Asia International prepares for the inaugural edition … Read more

Team India all-rounder Hardik Pandya has endured a massive injury setback ahead of a busy white-ball season for the Men in Blue. Having not played international cricket since the T20 World Cup 2026 final against New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad in March 2026, the seam-bowling all-rounder is unlikely to be back … Read more

Temba Bavuma made history on Tuesday, October 20 at St. George Park in Gqeberha. Leading the South African team in the second Test against Australia, Bavuma played a captain’s innings, smashing 179 in the first innings. At a time when South Africa was in trouble at 12 for 2, Bavuma came to the crease and … Read more

The upcoming T20I series between New Zealand and India promises to be an exhilarating showdown, spotlighting two of the most dynamic T20I openers in the game today: Finn Allen and Abhishek Sharma. Both players have showcased remarkable performances for their teams this year. The first match is scheduled to take place in Christchurch on Thursday. … Read more

India all-rounder Hardik Pandya is reportedly unlikely to return to competitive cricket before IPL 2027 as he continues his recovery from a calf strain. His rehabilitation programme is expected to extend into January, leaving him set to miss several upcoming domestic and international assignments. According to a report by Dainik Jagran, Pandya’s medical reports were … Read more

Bhuvneshwar Kumar of India during a training session at the Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand on October 21, 2026. Photo: Surjeet Yadav / CREIMAS for BCCI Veteran India fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar could make his comeback into international cricket in the side’s upcoming first T20I against New Zealand in Christchurch. New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner … Read more