The UConn Huskies and the South Carolina Gamecocks are the last two NCAA women’s basketball champions — and according to the odds, both teams are right back in the thick of it this season. With the Huskies’ win over the Gamecocks in last season’s title game, UConn ended a nine-year title drought, capturing its 12th … Read more
England’s Sam Curran, right, and captain Harry Brook (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) India piled up a huge total of 253/7 against England in the T20 World Cup semi-final at Wankhede, thanks mainly to a brilliant knock from Sanju Samson. The wicketkeeper-batter smashed 89 off just 42 balls, hitting eight fours and seven sixes, after already scoring … Read more
The developer of Marvel Rivals has addressed what it called the “disturbing trend” of “incentivized throwing,” where players are enticed by third-party bounties to deliberately sabotage matches. Last month, Marvel Rivals players called on developer NetEase Games to take action after the emergence of an unofficial bounty website that triggered fears it could harm the … Read more
Korea hit four home runs and defeated Czechia, 11-4, in the first game for either team in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. The four homers marked a WBC high for Korea. Two of the long balls came off the bat of Shay Whitcomb, a Houston Astros infielder who split his 2025 season between the majors … Read more
Indian cricketer Smriti Mandhana has been named in Barbie’s first-ever Dream Team, becoming the first cricketer in the world to receive a one-of-a-kind Barbie doll inspired by her journey. The announcement was made on Thursday, March 5.Toy manufacturer Mattel aligned the recognition with International Women’s Day, which is observed every year on March 8. According … Read more
Highguardthe free-to-play PvP raid shooter announced at The Game Awards last year and set to close next weekhas released its final update. Developer Wildlight announced that it would permanently shut down Highguard on March 12, but not before a “farewell tour,” which also just-so-happens to be the name of the shooter’s final patch. Highguard launched … Read more
This is the worst offseason for a team in need of a starting quarterback. The draft is “razor-thin” as one scout told me. And the free-agent and trade markets “suck,” the scout said, “unless you’re looking for broken down old guys, or a backup who’s had a couple of good starts.” Those are harsh assessments, … Read more
NEW DELHI: Ibrahim Zadran has been appointed the new T20I captain of the Afghanistan national cricket team for the upcoming white-ball series against Sri Lanka national cricket team. The decision was announced by the Afghanistan Cricket Board after the team’s disappointing performance in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, where Afghanistan were eliminated in … Read more
Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse — announced at Sony’s State of Play showcase last month as part of Konami’s celebration of Castlevania’s 40th(!) anniversary — will play like a classic Castlevania game rather than a roguelike, despite the expertise of the studio making it. That’s according to Konami, which told The Verge earlier this week that while … Read more
The World Baseball Classic is going to be memorable. But because of its worldwide scheduling, it is also going to be on at all hours of the day. You’ll need to plan for that with alarms and early or late bedtimes. [RELATED: Full World Baseball Classic broadcast schedule] To help you out, we have identified … Read more