India topped Group A with an unbeaten record, though they suffered a setback in the Super Eight stage, losing to South Africa by 76 runs. The Men in Blue bounced back in style, defeating West Indies in a virtual quarter-final, England in the semi-final, and ultimately New Zealand in the fina
India's hopes of making it to the AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026 quarter-finals are very much alive despite defeats against Vietnam (1-2) and Japan (0-11) in Perth.
Japan's Hinata Miyazawa (20', 35', 81') and Riko Ueki (47', 50', 65') scored a hat-trick each. Kiko Seike (45+5' p, 55') scored two, while Yuzuki Yamamoto (4'), Yui Hasegawa (13'), and Maya Hijikata (62') netted one each, according to the All India Football Federation (AIFF).
Britain's Felix Gill held his nerve in a high-intensity battle to defeat India's top star Sumit Nagal 7-6(4), 0-6, 6-3 in a marathon encounter lasting 2 hours and 37 minutes and make it to the quarter finals at the Maha Open ATP Challenger 75 Men's Tennis Championship.
Opting to bowl first, Bengal halted Andhra to 295 and piled on 629 runs in the first innings. Sudip Kumar Gharami's 299 off 596 balls set the tone of Bengal's innings. Gharami fell one run short of his triple century after Shaik Rasheed bowled him in the 194th over to deny a well-deserved 30
At the stumps, Andhra were 64/3 in 24 overs. Ricky Bhui (18*) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1*) were unbeaten. Andhra need to set a big target for Bengal and then defend that successfully to enter the final on the last day of the quarter-final on Tuesday.
India's star batter KL Rahul's outstanding 130 helped Karnataka to gun down a daunting 325-run target to knock 42-time champions Mumbai out in the Ranji Trophy quarter-final at the Sharad Pawar Academy in Bandra-Kurla Complex, Mumbai, on Monday.
The seventh seed, currently enjoying a career-high World No. 128 in Women's Singles, defeated India's Vaishnavi Adkar in straight sets in the Round of 32 and is eyeing a deep run in the tournament.
Mumbai will be led by India all-rounder Shardul Thakur, who returns to captaincy after recovering from an injury sustained during the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Thakur made his comeback as a bowler in Mumbai's final group match against Delhi
Serbian legend and 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic moved into the semi-finals of the Australian Open as his opponent, Lorenzo Musetti, was forced to retire while leading 6-4, 6-3, 1-3 in the pair's quarter-final clash on Wednesday.
Carlos Alcaraz defeated 19th seed USA's Tommy Paul 7-6(6), 6-4, 7-5 in the fourth round of the ongoing 2026 Australian Open and continued his impressive run in Melbourne on January 25.