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Approximately 350 bridge players representing 16 nations from across the Asia-Oceania region will vie for honours at the 5th Asia Cup Bridge Championship, scheduled to take place in Goa from June 21 to 27.

Sherfane Rutherford produced a composed unbeaten half-century, reaching the milestone in the final over, as West Indies sealed a thrilling five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the third and deciding Twenty20 International.

Many experts and football fans described the match as one of the best of the tournament so far, as both sides played their hearts out in what appeared to be heading towards a clear win for the Dutch.

The two teams fought hard on the field and created multiple chances, but it was Amad Diallo’s 90th-minute screamer that sealed the win for Ivory Coast.

Smriti Mandhana’s fluent 68 and Deepti Sharma’s career-best 5 for 10 powered India to a dominant 64-run win over Pakistan in their Women’s T20 World Cup opener at Edgbaston. India posted 170/6 before bowling Pakistan out for 106 in 17 overs.

India took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series after comfortably overhauling a demanding target in the shortened 25-overs-per-side contest.

The Indian duo, comprising 24-year-old Olympian Dhiraj and 17-year-old rising talent Kumkum, produced a calm and clinical display to beat Oh Ye-jin and Kim Je-deok by 5-1 (37-36, 37-36, 39-39) in the final.

Nestory Irankunda and Connor Metcalfe found the net as Australia marked Turkey’s return to the FIFA World Cup after a 24-year absence with a convincing 2-0 win.

First, Hetmyer (36 off 26) was run out chasing a tight single and four balls later Powell, who hit a six off the final over to clinch victory for the West Indies in the first match on Thursday, was caught at point off Theekshana for 43 off 26 balls.

Vinicius Junior levelled the score with a brilliant equaliser for Brazil, earning one crucial point for his team, which is chasing a sixth World Cup title this year.

India defeated Afghanistan by seven wickets in a rain-curtailed first ODI in Dharamshala, chasing 195 in 22.5 overs. Shubman Gill’s unbeaten 84 and KL Rahul’s quickfire 39 powered India to a 1–0 series lead after debutants Gurnoor Brar and Harsh Dubey shared six wickets.

India will begin the European leg of the FIH Pro League against the Netherlands on Sunday, using the high-profile fixtures to fine-tune combinations and assess squad depth ahead of the World Cup and Asian Games later this year.