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New Delhi: The 2026 edition of the Finalissima between Spain and Argentina has been cancelled due to the ongoing Middle East conflict. The clash was scheduled to be played in Qatar on March 27 but the current political situation in the region led to the cancellation of the encounter. Spain were the UEFA Euro 2024 winners while Argentina had won the Copa America the same year. They were set to face off for the trophy in Doha later this month in a match that would've pitted Lamine Yamal and Lionel Messi for the first time. But the US-Israel strikes on…

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), today, felicitated India's five World Cup-winning teams at the Naman Awards in New Delhi. India won the inaugural U19 Women's World Cup, Champions Trophy, U19 Men's World Cup, Women's World Cup, and the T20 World Cup over the last couple of years, and the players received the mementos for their grand success from the BCCI. For the unversed, India's U19 Women's team defeated South Africa in the final of the 2025 World Cup under Niki Prasad's captaincy, while the Men's U19 team won the World Cup earlier this year…

New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is celebrating excellence across the Indian cricketing spectrum today at the prestigious Naman Awards 2026 in New Delhi. It is the annual ceremony that recognises exceptional performances and contributions across international, domestic and age-group cricket in India.  At this year's ceremony, Roger Binny, Rahul Dravid and Mithali Raj will be bestowed with the Col. C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award, the BCCI’s highest honour, recognising outstanding service to Indian cricket. India's current Test and ODI captain, Shubman Gill, has won the best international cricketer award for the 2024-25 season while…

MOUNT MAUNGANUI: New Zealand and South Africa locked horns for the first time since the T20 World Cup concluded. The Kiwis hosted the Proteas for the five-match T20I series and the runners-up of the World Cup surrendered meekly in the series opener, as they got bowled out for only 91 runs in the match played at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui. The hosts had rested several of their players from the World Cup and their top five for the first T20I looked completely different. None of their top four batters- Devon Conway, Tom Latham, Tim Robinson and Nick Kelly…

Lahore: Sarfaraz Ahmed has announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect. His career spanned nearly two decades and remains the last captain to lead Pakistan to an ICC trophy. Under his captaincy, Pakistan won the Champions Trophy in 2017, beating arch-rivals India in the final. The Karachi-born cricketer had also made his international debut in an ODI against India in Jaipur in November 2007 and ended up playing 54 Tests, 117 ODIs and 61 T20Is for Pakistan. He amassed a total of 6164 runs with six centuries and 35 half-centuries at the highest level while finishing with 315…

New Delhi: The 19th edition of the IPL (Indian Premier League) is all set to kick off on March 28. Ahead of the new season, many eyes will be set upon last year’s finalists Punjab Kings. Led by Shreyas Iyer, Punjab Kings were one of the top performers in the tournament, but they fell short in the final, losing the clash to Royal Challengers Bengaluru.  Ahead of the start of the new season, former India cricketer Irfan Pathan came forward and talked about Punjab Kings’ spinner Yuzvendra Chahal. Despite putting in some good performances in the IPL, Chahal has not…

Mirpur: Bangladesh and Pakistan lock horns in the 3rd ODI of the ongoing series. The two sides take on each other at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. It is worth noting that the two sides have won 1 ODI each, and both will hope to put in a good showing in Mirpur as the series hangs in the balance. The clash began on a positive note for Pakistan as the side opted to bowl first after winning the toss. The side will hope to limit Bangladesh to a subpar total in the first innings.  As for Bangladesh, the…