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Jacks to the Rescue as England Survive Colombo Scare Watch highlight England's nerves held just long enough to seal a nail-biting four-wicket victory over New Zealand in a Super 8 thriller at the T20 World Cup in Colombo. With the required rate climbing and the lower order exposed, England were tottering at 117 for 6 in the 17th over, seemingly destined for an agonising defeat. Step forward Will Jacks and Rehan Ahmed . The pair refused to panic, calmly picking off the runs they needed before sealing the chase with three balls to spare. Jacks was the architect, crashing 32 off just 18 balls in an innings that mixed clean hitting with clear-headed nous, while the 19-year-old Ahmed punched above his weight with a composed 19 from 11. Their unbroken stand of 44 proved the difference. New Zealand had set what looked a competitive 160, but it might have been fewer had England's top order not stuttered so badly. Tom Banton 's bright 33 and a tidy 26 from Harry Brook steadied ...

watch highlight   India Detonate 256 to Blow Zimbabwe Away — The Sleeping Giant Has Awoken Under the shimmering floodlights of MA Chidambaram Stadium, India didn't just win — they sent a message. Facing a must-win moment to keep their T20 World Cup semi-final hopes alive, the Men in Blue dismantled Zimbabwe with ruthless precision, claiming a dominant 72-run victory that felt less like a cricket match and more like a statement of war. Zimbabwe won the toss and invited India to bat, perhaps hoping the evening dew would gift them a smoother chase. Instead, they handed a frustrated India the keys to the stadium — and India drove straight through the wall. The openers set a blistering early tone, but it was Abhishek Sharma who truly caught fire, shaking off a miserable run of form with a powerplay half-century of extraordinary clean hitting that left Zimbabwe's seamers utterly clueless. Then came the carnage. Hardik Pandya and Tilak Varma arrived in the death overs and proceeded ...

Watch highlight here 46 Years in the Making: USA Men Chase Hockey's Holy Grail Against Canada in Milan The United States men's ice hockey team has booked its place in the Olympic gold medal match after a commanding 6–2 victory over Slovakia. Built on relentless attacking play, sharp finishing, and disciplined defence, the Americans controlled the game from first whistle to last — and they are not done yet. What awaits them is the most storied rivalry in the sport. Canada stand between Team USA and gold, and the stakes could hardly be higher. The U.S. men have not won an Olympic title since the legendary Miracle on Ice in 1980, when a ragtag group of American amateurs stunned the mighty Soviet Union and captured the imagination of a nation. Forty-six years on, a squad brimming with NHL talent is daring to dream of doing it again. Throughout the tournament, this American side has combined flair with resilience in equal measure. They have looked sharp, hungry, and utterly focu...

Watch highlight   Ice, Gold & Glory: America's Women Shatter Hearts and History in Milan The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina will be remembered for many things, but perhaps none more poignant than the resurrection of American dominance in women's ice hockey. In a gold-medal final that epitomised the relentless rivalry between the United States and Canada, Team USA emerged victorious with a 2–1 overtime win. This triumph was not merely a singular athletic achievement — it was a historic milestone securing the programme's third Olympic gold medal, joining the legendary ranks of the 1998 and 2018 squads. The match itself was a masterclass in tactical discipline and defensive fortitude. For much of the evening, the contest felt like an immovable object meeting an unstoppable force. Canada struck first early in the second period through a clinical short-handed goal by Kristin O'Neill, a strike that seemed as though it might stand as the decider as the minutes tic...

Watch full highlight North London Has a New King — And Spurs Are Staring Into the Abyss The North London Derby has never just been a football match. It tells you something about the soul of both clubs, and what it told us on February 22nd, 2026 was stark: Arsenal are flying, and Tottenham are in genuine trouble. A 4-1 hammering at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was not some fortunate smash-and-grab. It was a composed, controlled dismantling of a side that simply does not know what it is anymore. Mikel Arteta 's men arrived with a plan, executed it with ruthless efficiency, and left North London with all three points stuffed comfortably in their back pocket. Viktor Gyökeres was the man who really twisted the knife. His clinical brace silenced the home end and underlined the uncomfortable truth that the gap in quality between these two squads is no longer a matter of debate. Eberechi Eze chipped in with two of his own, and by the second half it felt less like a derby and more...

Watch highlights England Beat Sri Lanka at Their Own Game — and It Wasn't Even Close Pallekele was supposed to be Sri Lanka's fortress. It wasn't. England brushed aside the co-hosts by 51 runs in the Super 8 stage of the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup , winning a absorbing spin contest with a composure and cleverness that frankly left the home side with nowhere to hide. The pitch was tailor-made for Sri Lanka. Gripping, turning, and deeply uncomfortable for any batter not raised on subcontinental surfaces — exactly the sort of conditions that were meant to swing things firmly in the hosts' favour. And for a while, they did. Spin duo Dunith Wellalage and Maheesh Theekshana tore through England's top order with some lovely bowling, Wellalage finishing with 3/26 as England wobbled at 68/4 and looked in serious trouble. What saved England was Phil Salt . The wicketkeeper-batter played one of those quietly brilliant innings that don't always get the credit they...

The Last Waltz: How Messi's Final Season Is Transforming American Soccer Forever Watch more There is a particular kind of magic that surrounds an athlete in the final chapter of a truly extraordinary career. The crowds get bigger, the atmosphere gets heavier, and every moment carries the bittersweet weight of something that cannot last much longer. In February 2026, with the FIFA World Cup just months away on American soil, that feeling has descended on Major League Soccer with an intensity nobody quite anticipated. Lionel Messi , the greatest footballer the world has ever seen, is preparing for what most people believe will be his last dance — and the United States is absolutely beside itself about it. The numbers alone tell a remarkable story. Inter Miami 's home fixtures at the gleaming new Miami Freedom Park have become, without much exaggeration, the most sought-after tickets in American sport. Every home match this season sold out months before a ball was kicked, and...

Watch full highlight No Longer The Underdogs: Afghanistan Announce Themselves To The World With A Ruthless Demolition Of Canada If anyone was still clinging to the idea of Afghanistan as plucky outsiders who punch above their weight, the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York put that notion firmly to bed on the evening of 19th February 2026. In a group stage match that was at times breathtaking and at all times completely one-sided, Afghanistan took Canada apart with the calm, unhurried efficiency of a side that knows exactly how good it is. The 74-run victory was about far more than two points in a group table — it was a statement delivered loud and clear to every heavyweight in the tournament: these lot mean business. Canada won the toss and chose to field, presumably hoping for something in the pitch early on. What they got instead was Rahmanullah Gurbaz , which is rather a different proposition. The Afghan opener is arguably the most destructive batsman in the...

Watch live Green Machine: Pakistan Smash Their Way Into The Super 8s With A Hammering Of Namibia Never mind the sweltering heat in Colombo — Pakistan looked like a completely different side at the Sinhalese Sports Club on Wednesday. In what felt less like a group-stage match and more like a public declaration of war, the Men in Green thumped a plucky but hopelessly outgunned Namibia by 102 runs, booking their place in the sharp end of the 2026 T20 World Cup with plenty to spare. The man who set the tone was Sahibzada Farhan, who batted like a man with a serious point to prove. From the moment Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat, he was utterly magnificent — stroking his way to an unbeaten hundred off just 58 balls with a mixture of classical elegance and sheer brute force. It was only the second century ever scored by a Pakistani at the tournament, and it gave the bowlers an absolute mountain to defend. Salman Ali Agha chipped in briskly in the middle, Shadab Khan gave the innings...

Australia Are Out. Zimbabwe Are Through. Cricket Has Lost the Plot — and We Love It. Nobody saw this coming. Well, almost nobody. Watch more here Australia arrived at the 2026 T20 World Cup as they usually do — full of confidence, dripping with experience, and broadly expected to be there or thereabouts when the tournament reached its serious stages. They are not. They are on a plane home. In their place, Zimbabwe have booked a spot in the Super Eight, and cricket is still trying to work out what just happened. The Australians did not collapse in one dramatic moment. It was slower and, in many ways, more painful than that. It started in Colombo, where Zimbabwe beat them by 23 runs in the kind of result that raises eyebrows but does not yet cause full panic. Then Sri Lanka took them apart in a manner that suggested something was genuinely wrong. By the time the rain arrived in Pallekele on Tuesday, Australia needed results to go their way. Instead, the Zimbabwe versus Ireland match wa...

Watch live here Two Golds Before Tea: Britain's Best Ever Winter Olympics Day It does not get much better than this for British winter sport. Matt Weston and Tabitha Stoecker won gold in the mixed team skeleton on Sunday, capping off a day that will be talked about for years to come. Weston, who had already taken the men's skeleton title earlier in the Games, became the first Briton ever to win two gold medals at a single Winter Olympics — a remarkable feat by any measure. The pair had some ground to make up going into the final run, but Weston produced something special when it mattered most, tearing down the track to overturn the deficit and pip the Germans to the top step of the podium. It was the second gold of the day for Team GB. Snowboarders Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale had earlier stormed to victory in the mixed snowboard cross, setting the tone for what turned into an extraordinary afternoon. Three gold medals in total from these Games — a new record for Brit...

Watch more here Arsenal's Nightmare: Ødegaard Injury Could Derail Entire Season In the Premier League, where titles are won or lost by the finest of margins, news of Martin Ødegaard limping out of training this morning feels like a proper gut punch for Arsenal. Mikel Arteta would give anything to unsee that image from London Colney. With a crucial Champions League knockout match looming and a title race tighter than a drum, losing their Norwegian captain could turn what's been a brilliant season into a total disaster. The Man Who Makes It All Tick To grasp why Arsenal fans are bricking it right now, you need to understand that Ødegaard isn't just a tidy player—he's the brains of the entire operation. In Arteta's high-energy, ball-hogging system, the captain is essentially the conductor. He decides when to press, when to sit back, when to squeeze the life out of opponents. Without him, the whole attack falls apart. The numbers back this up: when Ødegaard's miss...

Watch live here America's Ice Kings: Auston Matthews Leads Ominous Warning to Olympic Rivals At the Milan Winter Olympics , the United States men's hockey team have stopped being plucky hopefuls and started looking like genuine monsters. Their final group match on Sunday wasn't so much a game as a statement—a 5-1 battering of Germany that basically told everyone else: come and have a go if you think you're hard enough. Leading the charge was captain Auston Matthews, whose two-goal masterclass turned what could have been a routine win into something far more menacing. Matthews Sets the Tone The match belonged to Matthews from the off. His brace wasn't just about sticking the puck in the net—it was about controlling the entire rhythm of the game. International hockey 's bigger rinks can make even world-class players look ordinary, but Matthews used the extra space like a chess grandmaster, pulling Germany's defence all over the shop. His goals weren't...

Watch live here Lost the Plot: Pakistan Captain Can't Even Remember What Round He's In After India Hammering The dust rarely settles quietly after an India-Pakistan match, but the fallout from Sunday's encounter in Colombo has veered into the bizarre. After watching his side get thumped by 61 runs, Pakistan skipper Salman Ali Agha gave a post-match interview that's become an instant internet sensation—for all the wrong reasons. His garbled explanation of what comes next left fans wondering whether the occasion had genuinely scrambled his brain. The Blunder at the Mic The most jaw-dropping moment didn't happen during the chase—it came afterwards, when Salman tried to explain how Pakistan could recover. Despite the tournament clearly heading into a "Super Eight" stage, the captain kept banging on about reaching the "Super Four." "There is another match in two days... I want to win that match and reach the Super Four," he said, apparentl...

Watch live The Chairman Who Couldn't Watch: Pakistan Cricket Boss Flees Before Humiliating Defeat In the pressure-cooker world of India-Pakistan cricket, what happens off the field can be just as explosive as the action in the middle. But after Pakistan's latest thrashing by their greatest rivals, attention has swung away from dropped catches and dodgy bowling to something far more damaging: the cricket board chairman doing a runner before the match had even finished. Mohsin Naqvi, the man at the top of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), is copping fierce criticism—not just for his team's collapse, but for his own hasty exit from the stadium while his side were still technically batting. Heading for the Hills For Pakistani fans, cricket isn't just a game—it's wrapped up in national identity and pride. So when your team's being hammered and the bloke in charge scarpers before the final wicket falls, people notice. As India tightened their grip and Pakistan's...

Watch live here The Battle Resumes: India-Pakistan Rivalry Takes Center Stage in Colombo watch live here Cricket's fiercest rivalry ignites once more at Colombo's R. Premadasa Stadium on February 15, 2026, as India and Pakistan meet in a Group A encounter that has captured global attention. This T20 World Cup clash offers more than sporting spectacle—it's the latest installment of a decades-long contest, played out under Sri Lankan skies before a transfixed audience. What's at Stake Both nations arrive undefeated in the tournament. India, under Suryakumar Yadav's captaincy , can virtually secure Super 8 qualification with a win. Pakistan, led by Salman Ali Agha , seeks validation for their tactical evolution, particularly their emphasis on aggressive batting. The challenge: can their retooled approach survive Jasprit Bumrah and India's formidable bowling unit? Off-Field Turbulence The path to this fixture was unexpectedly complicated. Diplomatic tensions ...

watch more here Two Premier League Giants in Last-Minute Scramble for Norwegian Wonder Kid Chelsea and Manchester United are in an all-out war for 19-year-old Sedi Kinteh —and the clock runs out tomorrow. With Switzerland's transfer window slamming shut on February 16th, football's worst-kept secret has exploded into a full-blown bidding battle. Chelsea and Manchester United are both desperately chasing Sedi Kinteh, a teenage defensive sensation currently tearing it up at Norwegian club Tromso . Who Is This Kid? At just 19, Kinteh has become one of Europe's most talked-about young defenders. Scouts have been raving about his combination of pace, positioning, and surprising maturity for someone barely out of school. He reads the game like a veteran, tackles like he means it, and isn't afraid to bring the ball out from the back. In short: he's exactly what both Chelsea and United desperately need. Why the Swiss Connection? Here's where it gets interesting. D...

Watch live here India vs Pakistan : The Ultimate Cricket Showdown That Could Change Everything Tomorrow in Colombo, it's not just cricket—it's war with a bat and ball. The R. Premadasa Stadium is about to explode. On February 15th, India and Pakistan face off in their opening T20 match, and the entire subcontinent will hold its breath. This isn't your average game—it's a clash of egos, histories, and cricketing dreams. India: The Unstoppable Machine India walks in as the heavyweight champion of T20 cricket. Their secret weapon? An insanely deep bench of all-rounders who can both bat and bowl. Captain Suryakumar Yadav has unleashed an aggressive "attack at all costs" style, with powerhouses like Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel ready to clean up any mess. But here's the catch: if their star bowler Jasprit Bumrah has an off day, India's backup bowlers might struggle to stop Pakistan's explosive batters. The good news? Colombo's pitch loves spin bo...

Watch live here Torn Apart: How Atlético 's Speed Merchants Exposed Barcelona 's Fatal Flaw Football boils down to space—who controls it, who denies it, and, as Barcelona discovered on Thursday night, who gets caught leaving far too much of it. The 4-0 thrashing by Atlético Madrid in the Copa del Rey semi-final first leg wasn't just a heavy defeat; it was a tactical lesson delivered with ruthless efficiency. At the Metropolitano , Diego Simeone 's well-drilled side showed exactly what happens when you stubbornly stick to a high defensive line against pacey, intelligent attackers. Ne ws Barcelona's nightmare began in the sixth minute when Eric Garcia's backpass turned into a calamity—goalkeeper Joan Garcia let it squirm under his boot for an own goal. But that early blunder was just the warning sign. The real damage came from Atlético repeatedly exploiting the massive gaps behind Barcelona's defenders. Hansi Flick 's team pushed ridiculously high up ...

Watch live here Italy's Stunning World Cup Debut: The "Miracle in Mumbai"  At Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium yesterday, Italy announced its arrival as a serious cricket nation with a performance that defied all expectations. In their T20 World Cup debut season, the Azzurri demolished Nepal by ten wickets, delivering what has already been christened the "Miracle in Mumbai"—a statement win that challenges assumptions about cricket's established hierarchy. After winning the toss and choosing to bowl, Italy's attack—led by Crishan Kalugamage —exploited Mumbai's humid conditions with tactical precision. They systematically dismantled Nepal's batting lineup, restricting the Rhinos to just 123 runs. What many anticipated as a comfortable Nepalese victory became instead a showcase of Italian discipline and strategy. The chase, however, provided the night's defining moment. Brothers Anthony and Justin Mosca turned a 124-run target into a histo...