England extended its white-ball dominance over Sri Lanka by winning the first one-day international by 89 runs on the back of a 67 by captain Harry Brook and a five-wicket haul by part-time spinner Will Jacks.
It comes after England won the T20 series between the countries 3-0 last week.
Jacks (5-22) had also contributed with the bat by providing crucial late-innings runs for England with 46 not out before the hosts were restricted to 265.
Sri Lanka never threatened on a slow, low pitch and was all out for 176.
Brook hit England's only half-century but contributions also came from opener Ben Duckett (32), Joe Root (44) and Jos Buttler (31).
For the visitors, debutant legspinner Sachindu Colombage (3-44) claimed the wickets of Root and Buttler in an impressive first international cricket match.
Colombage, a 28-year-old spinner with an unusual action and plenty of drift in his deliveries, bowled Root - who become the eighth batter to pass 23,000 runs in international cricket - for 

Will Jacks

Jacks (5-22) had also contributed with the bat by providing crucial late-innings runs for England with 46 not out before the hosts were restricted to 265

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New Zealand picked seven frontline pace bowlers, including a fit-again Adam Milne for their upcoming five-match T20 International series against reigning World Champions India starting October 22 in Christchurch.
White-ball captain Mitchell Santner will lead an expanded 16-man T20I squad for the action-packed five-game series spread across 11 days in four cities.
According to the media release issued by the NZC, 13 players from the squad that finished runner-up to India in this year's ICC Men's T20 World Cup have been named for the home series, including spin all-rounder Michael Bracewell and paceman Milne, who were sidelined from the tournament with respective injuries.
The 34-year-old Milne, who has accumulated 243 T20 caps (56 of those international), last played for the Black Caps against Zimbabwe over a year ago, and bolsters a line-up of seasoned T20I pace bowlers, including Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, and Jacob Duffy, as well as young guns Zak Foulkes and Nath

Kiwi pacer Jacob Duffy is playing his first T20 World Cup at the age of 26

Hard-hitting openers Tim Seifert and Finn Allen will be reunited at the top of the order for the first time since their impressive T20 World Cup campaign

Young keeper-batter Vansh Bedi, who had played one T20 match for Delhi in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, allegedly received a "corrupt approach" during the recent Delhi Premier League (DPL) and promptly reported the matter to league's Anti-Corruption Unit.
The 23-year-old dashing batter-keeper, who also had a brief stint with the IPL side Chennai Super Kings in 2025 before being replaced by Urvil Patel due to injury, was a part of the Central Delhi team during the 2026 edition of DPL.
Recently a sting operation by Tehelka exposed a little known Nagaland pacer Rachit Bhatia making tall claims about fixing matches in IPL and state leagues, including spot-fixing and taking bribes from parents to get their kids into age-group teams.
On Tuesday, it was noted that a "corrupt approach" was made to Bedi but he was smart enough to follow the anti-corruption protocols.
However, Bedi in his Instagram handle clarified that he didn't receive any approach from Bhatia.
"I categorically state that 

Vansh Bedi

The 23-year-old dashing batter-keeper, who also had a brief stint with the IPL side Chennai Super Kings in 2025 before being replaced by Urvil Patel due to injury

Despite being ranked 40 places below India, Japan pushed the Indian side to the limit in the one-off T20I match in Sano

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Mark Wood, a multiformat World Cup-winning England cricket er who was one of the fastest bowlers of his generation, announced his retirement from the international game on Tuesday after a string of injury problems.
The 36-year-old Wood was part of World Cup-winning teams in the ODI (2019) and T20 (2022) formats and also played in four Ashes series, taking the wicket to win back the urn at Trent Bridge in his first series in 2015.
He has been blighted by injury issues in recent years, not least last year when he missed eight months following left knee surgery before returning in time for the Ashes series Down Under. Wood bowled just 11 overs in the first test before suffering swelling in the same knee, prompting him to fly home for treatment, and he has not played for England since.
Wood said it was the "natural time" to retire at the end of his central contract with England.
"I've always tried to be resilient and come back from injury to prove people wrong and show everyone what I 

Mark Wood

The 36-year-old Wood was part of World Cup-winning teams in the ODI (2019) and T20 (2022) formats, and also played in four Ashes series

Mirabai Chanu ended her wait of maiden Asian Games medal with a silver medal in Aichi-Nagoya

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Mirabai's silver also gives India a long-awaited return to the weightlifting podium at the Asian Games, 28 years after Malleswari's historic finish in Bangkok

Mirabai Chanu, Mirabai, Chanu

That left India needing a strong result against Mongolia to keep their hopes of advancing alive. Instead, the decisive match was never played

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India's last Asian Games weightlifting medal came through Karnam Malleswari, who won silver at the 1998 Bangkok Games

Mirabai Chanu at Commonwealth Games 2026 (PIC: PTI)

Dragflicker Jugraj Singh, strikers Abhishek and Dilpreet Singh scored a hat-trick each as the Indian men's hockey team hammered a lowly Sri Lanka 16-1 in its second Pool A match at the Asian Games here on Tuesday.
India had earlier defeated Indonesia 13-1.
Jugraj (10th, 22nd, 42nd and 53rd) scored four goals, while Abhishek (11th, 17th, 49th), and Dilpreet (30th, 38th, 55th) scored three field goals each.
Skipper Harmanpreet Singh (16th, 45th), Mandeep Singh (5th), Sukhjeet Singh (29th), Manpreet Singh (31st), and Vivek Sagar Prasad (36th) also found the net.
Sri Lanka's lone goal -- their first against India in the Asian Games history -- was scored by Suresh Rathnayake in the 50th minute.
India will next play South Korea on Thursday.
The Indians were expectedly the dominant side from the onset as they controlled the proceedings against the unfancied Lankans.
It took India just five minutes to break the deadlock when Mandeep scored from an assist from Abhishek. About five minute

Indian hockey team

Jugraj (10th, 22nd, 42nd and 53rd) scored four goals, while Abhishek (11th, 17th, 49th), and Dilpreet (30th, 38th, 55th) scored three field goals each

The Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Tuesday said it has strengthened the on-ground support for Indian athletes competing at the Asian Games in Japan by arranging transport facilities for shooters and rooms for coaches and support staff who could not be accommodated by the Organising Committee.
Among other measures, the SAI said it has also arranged cars to enable medical teams to move efficiently between competition venues and provide timely assistance to athletes.
"A dedicated Reception and Assistance Team, comprising representatives from the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), SAI and the Embassy of India in Japan, has been deployed at the airport to welcome arriving athletes, coaches and support staff," the SAI said in a press release.
The desk's brief is to assist with arrival formalities, and provide refreshments and guidance for onward travel to Games venues and accommodation.
The shooting venue, located at Toyota city in the Aichi prefecture, is over 75km from Nagoya.
Ther

Asian Games 2026 village

Among other measures, the SAI said it has also arranged cars to enable medical teams to move efficiently between competition venues and provide timely assistance to athletes

The Indian Super League (ISL) appointed Karan Yadav as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) as it operates under a new club-led model.
Yadav has most recently served as Chief Commercial Officer at JSW Sports, where he led a 300-plus crore P&L across sports franchises, talent management and brand consulting.
As CEO, Yadav will lead the League Office and the strategic, commercial and organisational direction of the ISL, working closely with the League's clubs and the All India Football Federation (AIFF).
His mandate will include shaping the League's overall strategy and commercial direction, strengthening relationships with clubs, broadcasters, sponsors and other stakeholders, while building a high-performing League Office that supports the long-term growth and sustainability of the competition.
The model also creates greater opportunity for alignment between the League Office and clubs across commercial strategy, partnerships, broadcast, fan engagement and the development of the ...

New ISL CEO Karan Yadav

As CEO, Yadav will lead the League Office and the strategic, commercial and organisational direction of the ISL, working closely with the League's clubs and the All India Football Federation (AIFF)

FIFA's member federations should each get an extra USD 10 million from its swelling cash reserves after a successful World Cup, the soccer body's vice presidents from Europe and North America said in a letter Friday to its president Gianni Infantino as they step up efforts to oust him for trying to sell stakes in the tournament to private investors.
The letter says FIFA should have cash reserves of USD 6 billion after the World Cup and can afford such a "one-off release" - which would total USD 2.1 billion to the 211 federations - UEFA's president Aleksander Ceferin and CONCACAF's leader Victor Montagliani tell Infantino in a letter seen by The Associated Press.
UEFA and CONCACAF want to remove Infantino - either before or at the FIFA presidential election next March - after leading a global backlash in July against his World Cup sell-off plan to investors led by Joshua Kushner.
The call for USD 10-million payments to the national federations - who will elect the next president - is

Gianni Infantino

The letter says FIFA should have cash reserves of USD 6 billion after the World Cup and can afford such a "one-off release" - which would total USD 2.1 billion to the 211 federations

Cristiano Ronaldo was included in Portugal's squad by new coach Jorge Jesus for its upcoming Nations League games on Friday.
The 41-year-old Ronaldo said that this summer's World Cup was his last, but the global star has yet to say when he plans to retire from international play. He will be 43 by the time the 2028 European Championship, the next major tournament, is held.
This was the first squad named by Jesus, who was hired to replace Spaniard Roberto Martinez after Portugal lost 1-0 to Spain in the round of 16 of the World Cup. Jesus' previous coaching job was with Ronaldo's club Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia, where they won the league together last season.
The 72-year-old Jesus has also coached several Portuguese clubs, including Benfica and Sporting Lisbon.
Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d'Or winner, is the leading scorer for men's international soccer with 146 goals. His greatest achievement with Portugal was helping it win the 2016 Euros.
Portugal will open the Nations League by ..

Cristiano Ronaldo

The 41-year-old Ronaldo said that this summer's World Cup was his last, but the global star has yet to say when he plans to retire from international play

Raphinha scored a hat trick as Barcelona earned yet another big win, routing Racing Santander 7-2 for its best-ever start to a season.
The Catalan club had never won seven games in a row. It has won six straight in the league and another in the Champions League.
Gabriel Jesus and Lamine Yamal also found the net for Barcelona, which has scored at least five goals in five of its seven matches across all competitions this season.
In the English League Cup, Manchester United was stunned 3-2 by Brighton after squandering a two-goal lead to crash out in round three.
In the Europa League, Benfica beat AC Milan 2-0 on the road in the first round of the league stage.
Barcelona and Raphinha stay red-hot in Spain
With his hat trick, Raphinha took his league-leading tally to nine goals in six matches. The Brazil forward has scored a goal in all but one game this season.
"Happy for the goals and for the victory, which is the most important thing," Raphinha said. "The players have the hunger 

Raphinha

The Catalan club had never won seven games in a row. It has won six straight in the league and another in the Champions League

Jay Meena secured India's first ever soft tennis medal at the Asian Games, fetching a bronze after losing to Japan's Takuya Kurosaka in the men's singles semifinals here on Wednesday.
Playing in his third Asian Games, the 26-year-old Meena produced a spirited fightback after falling three games behind but could not sustain the momentum, losing 2-4 (3-5, 1-4, 1-4, 4-1, 6-4, 1-4) to Kurosaka in the 45-minute clash.
Meena, who hails from Madhya Pradesh's Dewas and is a 2022 National Games gold-medallist, struggled to find his rhythm early on as Kurosaka established an advantage, winning the first two games 5-3 and 4-1.
The Japanese player then moved further ahead by taking the third game 4-1, leaving Meena with little margin for error.
With his medal assured but a place in the final at stake, Meena mounted a strong fightback.
He responded by taking the fourth game 4-1 and followed it up by edging a closely-contested fifth game 6-4 to reduce the deficit and keep his hopes of completin

Jay Meena (Left) (PIC: PTI)

Meena, who hails from Madhya Pradesh's Dewas and is a 2022 National Games gold-medallist, struggled to find his rhythm early on as Kurosaka established an advantage, winning the first two games

The Indian men's and women's skeet shooting teams picked up bronze medals but individual podiums eluded them as two of the three in final finished fourth in the Asian Games here on Wednesday.
After three days of qualification rounds, the Indian trio of Raiza Dhillon, Maheshwari Chauhan and Parinaaz Dhaliwal finished with a combined score of 331 to finish third behind gold medallists China (357) and Kazakhstan (336) in the women's team event. It was the first ever Asian Games medal in the women's team skeet event for India.
Raiza and Parinaaz also made the individual finals but could not fetch a podium finish. While Raiza ended fourth after firing a score of 23, Parinaaz finished bottom of the heap with a total of 8.
In the men's competition, Anantjeet Singh Naruka (119), veteran Mairaj Ahmad Khan (116) and Bhavtegh Singh Gill (111) snared the men's team bronze with a total score of 346.
Of the three, Asian Championships gold-medallist Anantjeet, who was also a silver-winner at the 

Indian men's skeet team

In the men's competition, Anantjeet Singh Naruka (119), veteran Mairaj Ahmad Khan (116) and Bhavtegh Singh Gill (111) snared the men's team bronze with a total score of 346

Athletics competition at the Asian Games will begin on September 23 with race walking, while the track and field programme will get underway on September 24 at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park

India's athletics schedule at the Asian Games 2026

Star shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor would be gunning for a historic hat-trick of gold while the likes of long jumper Murali Sreeshankar and long distance runner Gulveer Singh aim to better the colour of medal they had won last time when India begins its athletics campaign at the Asian Games on Thursday.
India is one of the athletics powerhouses in Asian Games and the country is expected to preserve that reputation this time also, though without superstar javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who has pulled out due to an injury.
The 75-member Indian athletics team is aiming for 25 to 30 medals. It won 29 medals -- 6 gold, 14 silver, 9 bronze -- last time in Hangzhou, China.
On Thursday, triple jumper Asha Ilango will be first up in a medal event involving an Indian, followed by Seema in 10,000m. In the 4x400m mixed relay, the other medal event on Thursday, India is a contender for a podium finish. Sprinters Animesh Kujur and Gurindervir Singh will also run their 100m heat races.
If Too

Tajinderpal Singh Toor

India is one of the athletics powerhouses in Asian Games and the country is expected to preserve that reputation this time also, though without superstar javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra

Mbappe had been associated with Nike since he was nine years old. His contract with the US sportswear giant expired on July 31, ending a relationship that lasted almost 20 years

Kylian Mbappe leads the Golden Boot race with 10 goals

Dartle operates a vertical business-to-business (B2B) software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform designed for youth sports and football academies

Kerala-based sports-tech startup Dartle

Collagen is generally consumed as peptides or powder, particularly by athletes returning from injury and those competing in sports that place greater loads on the body

Collagen is a structural protein found in connective tissues, including tendons, ligaments and cartilage

The Sports Ministry reported Rs 702.86 crore in training calendar spending and Rs 97.84 crore from TOPS as India prepares to send 501 athletes, including 310 debutants, to Japan

Sports Minister Mansukh Mandviya  along with Indian Olympic Association President P T Usha, Sports Secretary Hari Ranjan Rao, and Chef de Mission Sahdev Yadav, unveiled the official jersey of the Indian contingent

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