Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana Joty, Sobhana Mostary, Dilara Akter, and Nahida Akter gained places in the latest ICC Women's rankings after their win against the Netherlands in the T20 World Cup Qualifier
A major controversy has arisen over the presence of Tarsem, accused of rape, as a coach for the Indian team taking part in the International Tent Pegging World Cup Qualifiers being held in Jordan from January 29-31.
The Netherlands made history on Wednesday by qualifying for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup for the first time. In a rain-affected match, they defeated the USA by 21 runs via the DLS method, while Bangladesh also secured their spot in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026.
The matches for the qualifiers will start from February 28 onwards and will be played in Chile (February 28 to March 8, Santiago), Egypt (March 1 to 7, Ismailia) and India (March 8 to 14, Hyderabad), said a statement from FIH issued on Thursday.
Shrachi Bengal Tigers' Lalremsiami finished as runner-up in Women's Hockey India League 2025-26. Indian veteran is now gearing up for Women's 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers
The prestigious qualification tournament will feature eight international teams -- hosts India, England, Scotland, Korea, Italy, Uruguay, Wales, and Austria -- competing for a place at the FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium & Netherlands 2026, which will take place from August 15-30 this year.
The 40-year-old Al Nassr star, who scored five goals in five World Cup qualifiers appearances with his team topping their group with four victories in six, missed the final game of the qualifiers due to suspension after being handed a red card during his side's 2-0 loss to Ireland.
The current Nations League champions needed just a win heading into the match to qualify for the tournament, but Troy Parrott's brace put their qualification in jeopardy for a while.
England head coach Jude Bellingham Thomas Tuchel confirmed he would speak to star midfielder Jude Bellingham before selecting the squad for World Cup Qualifiers fixtures in November, after leaving him on the sidelines for the recently concluded fixtures.
The Argentinian skipper notched two assists during Argentina's 6-0 rout over Puerto Rico at Chase Stadium in Florida. With a tally of 60, Messi eclipsed Neymar (58) and Landon Donovan (58) to become the player with the most assists in men's international football.
With his maiden T20I ton against Tanzania in the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier 2025 on Tuesday, Zimbabwe batter Brian Bennett became the youngest cricketer ever to slam centuries across all three formats.
Messi is all set to continue through next summer's FIFA World Cup as he aims to defend the title he finally won back in 2022, but it remains to be seen what the future has in store for him, with Argentina and club Inter Miami, as the club contract extension beyond the end of the year yet to