Jose Mourinho accused of ‘gaslighting’ for suggesting Vinícius Jr incited crowd before alleged racist remark was made

Jose Mourinho accused of ‘gaslighting’ for suggesting Vinícius Jr incited crowd before alleged racist remark was made

Jose Mourinho has been accused of “gaslighting” for not focusing on a report of racism made by Real Madrid winger Vinicius Jr. Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni is alleged to have made a racist slur towards the Madrid player shortly after the Brazil winger had put the visitors ahead in Lisbon last night with a stunning goal….

T20 World Cup 2026: Pakistan qualifies for Super Eights with comprehensive victory over Namibia

T20 World Cup 2026: Pakistan qualifies for Super Eights with comprehensive victory over Namibia

Pakistan secured its spot in the Super Eights phase of the T20 World Cup 2026 after a resounding 102-run victory over Namibia at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo on Wednesday, February 18. After winning the toss and opting to bat first, Sahibzada Farhan (100 not out, 58b) scored an unbeaten century as Pakistan…

UEFA to probe claims of ‘discriminatory behaviour’ towards Vinicius

UEFA to probe claims of ‘discriminatory behaviour’ towards Vinicius

UEFA said on Wednesday it would “investigate allegations of discriminatory behaviour” after Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior accused Benfica’s Gianluca Prestianni of racially abusing him during a Champions League match in Lisbon. Tuesday’s first leg of the knockout phase play-off tie was stopped for more than 10 minutes after Vinicius complained to French referee Francois…

Arundhati Reddy’s four-wicket haul shows how hard-working she is: Aavishkar Salvi

Arundhati Reddy’s four-wicket haul shows how hard-working she is: Aavishkar Salvi

Pacer Arundhati Reddy’s four-wicket haul in India’s win in the first women’s T20I against Australia was a reflection of her preparedness, said bowling coach Aavishkar Salvi here on Wednesday. Arundhati claimed 4/22 to help India bowl Australia out for a mere 133 and win the contest by 21 runs via DLS Method in Sydney to…

Mithun Manhas reflects on the groundwork which led to Jammu and Kashmir’s maiden foray into Ranji Trophy final

Mithun Manhas reflects on the groundwork which led to Jammu and Kashmir’s maiden foray into Ranji Trophy final

Five years ago, when Mithun Manhas returned to Jammu and Kashmir as part of the three-member sub-committee formed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), he knew that the road ahead wouldn’t be easy. Even though the team made it to the quarterfinals of the Ranji Trophy a year before, it was…

Give us more: Scotland leaves T20 World Cup 2026 wanting bigger stages

Give us more: Scotland leaves T20 World Cup 2026 wanting bigger stages

A month ago, Scotland was still waiting for formal confirmation of its entry into the Men’s T20 World Cup after Bangladesh opted not to travel to India. On Tuesday night, as Richie Berrington’s men hurried through the mixed zone to rush to the airport to catch an early morning flight back home following a seven-wicket…

India vs Netherlands Live Score, T20 World Cup 2026: IND looks to end group stage with win against NED; streaming details, toss updates

India vs Netherlands Live Score, T20 World Cup 2026: IND looks to end group stage with win against NED; streaming details, toss updates

Netherlands: Michael Levitt, Max O’Dowd, Bas de Leede, Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards (c/wk), Zach Lion-Cachet, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Kyle Klein, Fred Klaassen, Noah Croes, Saqib Zulfiqar, Paul van Meekeren, Timm van der Gugten. India: Ishan Kishan (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku…

Line-ups, stats and preview for Pereira’s first game in charge

Line-ups, stats and preview for Pereira’s first game in charge

Match Preview for Fenerbahce v Nottingham Forest Fenerbahce coach Domenico Tedesco admits it is not easy to analyse Nottingham Forest due to the endless churn of head coaches at the City Ground. Vitor Pereira will take charge of Forest for the first time in Istanbul tomorrow night for their Europa League play-off, first leg clash…