Ajit Agarkar will continue as chairman of the senior selection committee, with the BCCI extending his contract by one year. The decision comes with a focus on preparations for the 2027 ODI World Cup. Under Agarkar’s leadership, Indian teams selected between October 2023 and March 2026...

Brazil’s Oscar Schmidt, one of the most prolific scorers in basketball history, has passed away. He was 68. Schmidt, who had been hospitalized in the São Paulo metropolitan area after feeling ill, breathed his last yesterday after a long battle with a brain tumor. Schmidt, a Hall...

In Women’s Cricket, South Africa defeated India by 6 wickets in the 1st T20 International in Durban last night. Chasing a target of 158 runs, hosts South Africa achieved the target in 19.1 overs, driven by Laura Wolvaardt’s 51, while Annerie Dercksen played an unbeaten knock of 44...

India’s Under-17 men’s football team will play two friendly matches against the United Arab Emirates in Thailand, beginning tomorrow. The second match will be played on the 21st of this month in Samut Prakan, Thailand. The 24-member Indian squad arrived in Thailand yesterday ahead...

In chess, India’s Grandmaster R. Vaishali won the FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament 2026 in Cyprus yesterday. The 24-year-old defeated Russia’s Kateryna Lagno in the final round, finishing with 8.5 points out of 14 to clinch the title. With this victory, Vaishali has earned the...