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India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant has been ruled out of the ODI series after suffering a side strain during a practice session in Vadodara. The selectors have named Dhruv Jurel as his replacement in the squad.

India won the toss and chose to bowl against New Zealand in the first ODI at Kotambi Stadium. Shubman Gill said the decision was aimed at testing combinations in Indian conditions, as the hosts suffered a setback with Rishabh Pant ruled out of the series.

Villarreal strengthened their grip on third place in La Liga with a 3-1 home win over Alaves, sealing their best-ever first half of a top-flight season, while late goals decided matches involving Real Sociedad, Valencia, Girona and Real Betis.

India begin their three-match ODI series against New Zealand at Vadodara, with Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in prime form. Shubman Gill returns as captain, while Michael Bracewell leads a new-look Kiwi side missing several frontline players

Rohit Sharma offered batting tips to pacer Mohammed Siraj during India’s training session in Vadodara ahead of the ODI series against New Zealand. Rishabh Pant briefly needed treatment after being hit, while Shubman Gill and Ajit Agarkar discussed team plans

Coco Gauff defeated Iga Swiatek 6-4, 6-2 to level the United Cup semifinal between the US and Poland. The tie will be decided in mixed doubles, with the winners facing Switzerland, who advanced after Belinda Bencic and Jakub Paul’s victory

Ashleigh Gardner’s 65 and Renuka Singh Thakur’s disciplined bowling helped Gujarat Giants beat UP Warriorz by 10 runs in WPL 2026. Phoebe Litchfield’s 78 on debut went in vain as UP fell short of chasing 207 at DY Patil Stadium

Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi Capitals by 50 runs in WPL 2026 at DY Patil Stadium. Harmanpreet Kaur and Nat Sciver-Brunt hit unbeaten fifties, while Amelia Kerr and Nicola Carey picked three wickets each. Chinelle Henry’s 56 was not enough for DC

Six players, including Sreetej and Akella Sankalpa Ruthvik, shared the lead in the Open category of the 236th Brilliant Trophy chess tournament in Hyderabad. In the juniors section, 10 players jointly lead with three points after three rounds

Hyderabad defeated Warangal by 23 runs in the Kaka Venkataswamy Memorial Telangana Inter-District T20 League Phase II at Warangal. Vineeth Pawar scored 65 runs, while Adilabad beat Karimnagar by nine runs in another close contest

Hyderabad defeated Cricket Federation of India by six wickets to win the All India Rajiv Gandhi Invitation T20 cricket tournament at Lal Bahadur Stadium. Anvith Reddy starred with 46 runs, while Rahul Karthikeya was named best bowler of the tournament

Anusha Kutumbale defeated fourth seed Yashaswini Ghorpade to enter the women’s singles semifinals of the WTT Feeder Series 2026 in Vadodara. Sutirtha Mukherjee upset top seed Yang Ha Eun, while Manush Shah and Payas Jain advanced in men’s events

K Sunil Goud of Telangana High Court has been elected general secretary of the Indian Lawyers Cricket Association at its general body meeting in Delhi. Kuldeep Parihar was named president, with other office-bearers from various High Courts and the Supreme Court

Jadumani Singh clinched his first senior national crown in the men’s 50-55kg category as SSCB topped the Elite Men and Women National Boxing Championships with 12 gold medals. Lovlina Borgohain, Nikhat Zareen and Minakshi also bagged titles in Greater Noida

Osmania University secured bronze, finishing third in the South East Zone inter-university football championship at Woxsen University. OU defeated Pt Ravishankar Shukla University but lost to Yenepoya University and drew with Hemchand Yadav Vishwavidyalaya. All four teams qualified for the All India event

Reynold Vincent Paul of South Central Railway has been named to the five-member selection panel for the Indian Railways football team ahead of the National Football Championship. Other members include Paritosh, Aftab, V Rajesh and Abdul Azim Siddique

Ananya Dandu’s fine spell of six for 23 helped Hyderabad beat Jharkhand by nine runs in the BCCI women’s under-15 one-day cricket tournament at Vizianagaram. Hyderabad finished second in the group to qualify for the knockout phase

G Nikil Sekhar’s five-wicket haul helped Team F beat Team I in the HCA Under-14 probables matches in Hyderabad. Other notable performers included Ritesh Reddy, Jagath Roshan, Naksh Reddy, Raghaav Narayan, Medhansh Agarwal and B Sudhamsh

Reynold Vincent Paul of South Central Railway has been nominated to the five-member selection panel tasked with choosing the Indian Railways football team for the upcoming National Football Championship, alongside officials from Northern, Southern and Central Railways.

Ananya Dandu’s impressive 6/23 helped Hyderabad edge past Jharkhand by nine runs and qualify for the knockout stage of the BCCI Women’s Under-15 One-Day Tournament, while G. Nikil Sekhar starred in HCA Under-14 probables matches.

Fourrise Sports LLP launched the first season of the Fourrise Premier League in Hyderabad, aiming to build a professionally managed corporate cricket ecosystem. The league will feature 96 teams and over 1,400 players from multiple sectors across the Telugu States.

Ahead of India’s first international match at the Baroda Cricket Association Stadium, Indian players including Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Prasidh Krishna praised the venue’s facilities and atmosphere before the opening ODI against New Zealand.

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra and javelin great Jan Zelezny have mutually ended their coaching partnership after a successful phase that saw Chopra breach the 90-metre mark. The Indian star will now chart his own training path ahead of major global events.

Group C of the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026 features former champions England and Pakistan alongside hosts Zimbabwe and Scotland. With strong recent form and home advantage in play, the group promises closely fought contests from the outset.