India's bowling attack will be keen to build on its impressive performance in Auckland, where Arshdeep Singh claimed four wickets and Gurnoor Brar picked up three to bowl New Zealand out for 185

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Virat Kohli presents an "awesome opportunity" for New Zealand, said fast bowler Blair Tickner, adding that his side would look to be more effective with the ball and produce a stronger batting performance in the second ODI here on Saturday.
Tickner acknowledged Kohli's ability to put opposition bowlers under pressure but said New Zealand remain confident of finding a way to dismiss the former India captain.
"Yeah, he's obviously going all right. With a small total, he came out and put pressure on us. We looked to take wickets, but he did really well. We still back ourselves and our skills to obviously get him out.
"But yeah, it's an awesome opportunity to play against him and hopefully we can get one over him soon."
The Kiwis were dismissed for 185 in 40.2 overs in a rain-affected first ODI as India overhauled a revised target of 144 in 22.4 overs to win by five wickets via DLS.
"Obviously, you'd have loved to score more runs and put a little bit more pressure on them... we know t

Blair Tickner

Tickner acknowledged Kohli's ability to put opposition bowlers under pressure but said New Zealand remain confident of finding a way to dismiss the former India captain

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Pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Prasidh Krishna along with veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will get valuable preparation time ahead of the two-Test series when a star-studded India A face an injury-ravaged New Zealand A in the third and final four-day game beginning here on Saturday.
Bumrah, who last played in the Asian Games final on October 3, has been preserved only for the red-ball leg of the New Zealand tour.
As part of workload management, he was not picked for the ongoing five-match ODI series against New Zealand.
With the first Test in Wellington from November 19, Bumrah would be looking to make the most of his time in the middle against New Zealand A.
The preparation for the two-Test series has been extensive with a majority of India's Test players getting to play the A series and acclimatise to the windy and cold conditions in this part of the world.
Having fully recovered from a hamstring injury, Prasidh too has been kept for the Test challenge. His last outing was the OD

Jasprit Bumrah, Jasprit, Bumrah

Bumrah, who last played in the Asian Games final on October 3, has been preserved only for the red-ball leg of the New Zealand tour

Livingstone will join CSK for Rs 6 crore, a reduction from the Rs 13 crore SRH paid for him at the IPL 2025 mini-auction

Liam Livingstone and Khaleel Ahmed (L-R)

The defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will play the tournament opener against two-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI)

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India's Nitesh Kumar and Naveen Sivakumar clinched gold medals in men's singles SL3 and SL4 respectively in the badminton competition at the Asian Para Games here on Friday.
Nitesh produced a clinical performance to beat compatriot Pramod Bhagat 21-18, 21-16 in a clash between two Paralympic gold medallists.
"Very happy to win the Asian Games gold medal. Last time I was close, I was leading 19-16 in the third set, and then I lost. So this time, winning it and again winning in two sets against Pramod is, of course, very special, and I think it's one of the rarest of the rare things to see," said Nitesh, the Paris Paralympic gold medallist.
Naveen then showcased his prowess to beat Indonesia's Fredy Setiawan 21-9, 21-17 in 36 minutes to claim the top prize.
Bhagat, who had won gold in the 2018 and 2022 editions, had to settle for silver.
"It doesn't feel that good because I had won two consecutive gold medals at the Asian Games, and I was trying to win a third gold here. I had ...

India's Nitesh Kumar

Nitesh produced a clinical performance to beat compatriot Pramod Bhagat 21-18, 21-16 in a clash between two Paralympic gold medallists

India's Sandeep and Haney won gold medals with world record performances in the men's 400m T64 and men's javelin throw F37/38 events respectively at the Asian Para Games here on Friday.
Sandeep clocked 52.28 seconds, a world record, to win the 400m T64 final at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium. He finished 0.85 seconds ahead of Saudi Arabia's Nour Alsana (53.13, season's best). Indian compatriot Ajay Kumar took bronze in 53.61, a Games Record, while China's Huang Ruihua was fourth with a personal best of 54.39.
In the javelin throw F37/38 final at the same venue, Haney produced a world record throw of 60.49m for gold, scoring 1116 Raza points. Iran's Hormoz Seidikazpounji took silver with a personal best of 50.68m (1009 points), while China's Yu Chengjie claimed bronze with an Asian record 53.66m (943 points).
India have thus reached 100 medals in total in this edition of the sporting extravaganza.
In the javelin event, the F37 and F38 classes compete together and are .

Sandeep

Sandeep clocked 52.28 seconds, a world record, to win the 400m T64 final at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium. He finished 0.85 seconds ahead of Saudi Arabia's Nour Alsana

The teenage Indian pair of Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag clinched a silver medal after losing the compound women's doubles final at the Asian Para Games here on Wednesday.
Sheetal, who was born without arms, and Payal, a quadruple amputee, went down 141-150 to the Chinese duo of Xu Xueqing and Zhao Jing.
Payal and Sheetal, both 19,  were not really able to match their Chinese opponents, playing catch-up throughout the match.
Sheetal had won a silver medal in this event in the last edition of the Games as well, partnering Sarita Devi.

Sheetal Devi, Sheetal

Sheetal, who was born without arms, and Payal, a quadruple amputee, went down 141-150 to the Chinese duo of Xu Xueqing and Zhao Jing

Sachin Sarjerao Khilari won a gold with a Games record as Indians swept all three medals in the men's shot put F46 event at the Asian Para Games here on Wednesday.
Paris Paralympics silver winner Khilari defended the gold he had won in the previous Asian Para Games in China with his sixth and final throw of 15.87m, breaking the earlier Games record of 15.67m.
Mohd. Yasser took the silver with his third round throw of 15.06m while Parveen was third with 14.94m.
The F46 classification is for field athletes with a single above or below elbow amputation, or an equivalent upper-limb impairment. They compete in a standing position and generate throwing power using their hips and legs.

Sachin Sarjerao Khilari

Paris Paralympics silver winner Khilari defended the gold he had won in the previous Asian Para Games in China with his sixth and final throw of 15.87m, breaking the earlier Games record of 15.67m

Defending champion Sheetal Devi and Swati Chaudhary stormed into the finals of their respective events to assure India of two medals in para archery events of the Asian Para Games here on Tuesday.
The 19-year-old Sheetal, who equalled the world record and created a new Asian record in the qualification round, defeated Japan's Shinohara Aya 145-137 in the women's compound semifinal to set up a gold-medal clash with Singapore's Alim Nur Syahidah.
Swati, who is making her Games debut, also assured India of at least a silver medal after beating South Korea's Eunhee Lee 6-2 in the women's W1 semifinal. She will face China's Mengkan in the final.
W1 classification is for athletes with significant impairment in functional strength, range of motion, or limb loss across all four limbs.
India's recurve and compound mixed teams also advanced to the semifinals with victories over Thailand and Japan, respectively.
Paralympic gold-medallist Harvinder Singh and Bhawna defeated their Thai opponen

The 19-year-old Sheetal, who equalled the world record and created a new Asian record in the qualification round, defeated Japan's Shinohara Aya 145-137 in the women's compound semifinal

Ravi Baby Sahana and Prachi Pandey scripted history by becoming India's first para table tennis players to make the podium in the standing category at the Asian Para Games, as the country secured five bronze medals here on Tuesday.
Paralympics medallist Bhavina Patel, Sonalben Patel, Prachi and Sahana all went down to accomplished Paralympic medallists in their respective women's singles semifinals, while Jehan Madan bagged a bronze medal in the men's singles class 1 event by virtue of finishing fourth in a five-paddler field.
The haul also took India past its medal tally from the previous edition, where it had won two bronze medals in para table tennis.
Sahana and Prachi's bronze were particularly significant as they became the first Indians to win medals in the standing category at the Asian Para Games.
Tamil Nadu's Sahana went down 8-11, 2-11, 4-11 to five-time Paralympic gold medallist Mao Jingdian of China in the Class 9 semifinal.
Class 9 in para table tennis is a standing .

Table Tennis

The haul also took India past its medal tally from the previous edition, where it had won two bronze medals in para table tennis

Manchester United staged a stunning comeback to recover from its worst start to a European home game by beating Roma 3-2 in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Paris Saint-Germain, meanwhile, set a record as the quickest team to score four goals in the history of the competition by powering into a 4-0 lead after 17 minutes against Villarreal on its way to a 6-0 win.
Elsewhere, Barcelona beat Aston Villa 3-0 and Bayern Munich won 2-0 at Atletico Madrid.
But the biggest drama of the night came at Old Trafford, where United's troubled season looked set to plunge deeper into crisis after going 2-0 down after 17 minutes against Roma.
It was the quickest United had conceded twice in any European game at its iconic stadium. But a rousing second-half performance saw Bruno Fernandes convert a retaken penalty and Matheus Cunha score twice before being sent off to seal a much-needed win for under fire coach Michael Carrick.
"I'm not getting too carried away with things," Carrick said. "I think 

Matheus Cunha

Paris Saint-Germain set a record as the quickest team to score four goals in the history of the competition by powering into a 4-0 lead after 17 minutes against Villarreal on its way to a

Spanish police have opened an investigation into possible involuntary manslaughter after a soccer player died following an on-field collision in a second-division match.
The country's National Police said Tuesday that proceedings were opened and prosecutors will also be involved.
Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel died after he suffered cardiac arrest from the on-field collision in a Spanish second-division match, his club said. He was 30.
De Miguel was challenging for the ball near midfield on Monday when he was struck in the chest by the onrushing Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono during added time.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's earlier story follows below.
Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel has died after he suffered cardiac arrest from an on-field collision in a Spanish second-division match, his club said Tuesday. He was 30.
De Miguel was challenging for the ball near midfield on Monday when he was struck in the chest by the onrushing Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono during ad

Spanish football club CD Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel

Tenerife forward Jesus de Miguel died after he suffered cardiac arrest from the on-field collision in a Spanish second-division match, his club said. He was 30

Tenerife announced the striker's death through an emotional statement on Tuesday, expressing grief over the loss and extending support to his family

Lionel Messi had a second-half assist before scoring the winner as Inter Miami came from behind to beat the New England Revolution 2-1.
Inter Miami (16-6-11) moves into second place in the Eastern Conference, passing New England (18-11-4) by a point with one match remaining in the regular season. It was the 10th road win this season for Inter Miami - three more than anyone else.
Neither team scored until Daniel Gazdag took passes from defenders Ilay Feingold and Peyton Miller in the 53rd minute and sent a right-footed shot past Dayne St. Clair to give New England the lead with his second goal in 11 appearances this season.
It was the fifth assist of the season for Feingold and the ninth for the 18-year-old Miller - both career highs.
Messi and Telasco Segovia set up German Berterame for a goal to tie it 1-all in the 69th minute.
It was the first goal contribution for Messi in three matches. Berterame has 10 goals and 10 assists in his first MLS season.
Messi came through with the

Lionel Messi

Inter Miami (16-6-11) moves into second place in the Eastern Conference, passing New England (18-11-4) by a point with one match remaining in the regular season

India has a vast gaming audience, but competitive success depends on what players can access, learn and practise long before they represent the tricolour

Indian chess Grandmaster Nihal Sarin during a stage match at the Esports World Cup 2026 in Paris | Photo: Esports World Cup 2026

With Ronaldo and Messi bringing their international careers to an end, football looks towards the likes of Mbappe, Haaland, Yamal and Olise to lead its next generation

Erling Haaland, Lamine Yamal, Michael Olise and Kylian Mbappe (L-R)

The 15-year-old shuttler finished runner-up after losing to reigning world junior champion Zhang Yi Xin of China

Tanvi Patri after winning silver medal in 2026 Youth Olympics (Pic credit: BAI)

Ronaldo leaves behind a remarkable record of 146 goals, making him the highest goalscorer in men's international football

Cristiano Ronaldo

The 2026 Brand Finance study examined the strength, appeal and wider economic and social contributions of marathon brands across nine international markets

Vivek Singh receives the Strongest Economic Impact - Emerging Markets award for the Tata Mumbai Marathon at the Brand Finance Marathons 50 Awards 2026.

EMW Global CEO Michael Rocha-Keys says India's cricket sponsorship market is crowded and expensive at the top, but emerging athletes, digital content and overseas markets offer room for growth.

Rinku Singh, Michael Rocha-Keys

In a Nielsen survey of six markets, 61 per cent of Indian marketers saw sports sponsorship as a way to test new audiences, while 42 per cent measured returns across traditional and digital media

94% of Indian marketers expect higher event, sponsorship spends: Nielsen

The Hong Kong Sixes, known for its fast-paced six-a-side format, provides a different commercial proposition from conventional international cricket tournaments

JSW Sports expands international operations

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