As if to highlight what that victory meant, an emotional Harmanpreet gave way to a more familiar, business-like one for the final. The way she nonchalantly tossed the ball up to herself and caught it at the end of Sunday's comfortable win over South Africa then stalked around calmly marshalling her team for celebrations gave an air of "job done".

Ahmedabad has reportedly been shortlisted to host the final of the 2026 T20 World Cup with the tournament likely to be held in fewer cities compared to the 2023 Cricket World Cup

In the biggest result of the day, Former FIDE World Championship Challenger GM Ian Nepomniachtchi has been knocked out after losing the second game of Round 2 to Indian GM Diptayan Ghosh. The first game between them had ended in a draw.

Mandhana was the No. 1 batter in the rankings throughout the World Cup, but was below her best in the knockouts, scoring 24 in the semi-final against Australia, and 45 in the final. She still finished second on the World Cup run-scorers' list.

India’s Women’s World Cup 2025 champions are being showered with rewards after their historic triumph. After the BCCI announced a Rs 51 crore cash prize and ICC’s Rs 40 crore award, diamond jewellery and solar panels have reportedly been promised by a Gujarat-based businessman and Rajya Sabha MP.

Hercilio, a key organiser of the Pickleball World Cup, had high hopes for India, seeing their remarkable potential in the tournament. His predictions came true as Team India secured 25 medals and ranked 7th overall,

Women's World Cup 2025/26, IND Women vs SA Women Match Report: Laura Wolvaardt backed up a century in the semi-final with another one in the final but South Africa fell short in a chase of 299