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The Philadelphia Phillies released outfielder Nick Castellanos on Thursday after the team was unable to make a deal to trade him. Castellanos then revealed he was benched last season after bringing beer into the dugout during a game. The team wanted the situation resolved before its first full-squad workout at spring training, which is Monday….

New coaches. New strategies. New blueprints. The 2026 recruiting cycle gave us our first real glance at how college football’s newest coaching regimes plan to build their programs. Who impressed us the most with their first class? Who left us uneasy? Which program surprised us most? And who mastered the art of juggling high school…

Bright reds, flashy purples and so many shades of green: Practically every color on the rainbow will be represented in Sunday’s 2026 Daytona 500, the NASCAR Cup Series season opener. Plus, first-time Daytona 500 pole sitter Kyle Busch and two-time defending 500 champ William Byron are rocking flames on their Chevrolets with can’t-miss paint schemes. …

File photo of the Australian cricket team during the ICC Twenty20 World Cup match in Colombo. | Photo Credit: AP Australia stand-in captain Travis Head won the toss and elected to bowl against Zimbabwe in their T20 World Cup match in Colombo on Friday (February 13, 2026). Both sides made two changes each from their…

Koneru Humpy is among the three Indian women who have qualified for the Candidates Tournament to decide the challenger for the world championship later this year. File | Photo Credit: ANI Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy is set for her third outing at the prestigious Norway Chess Women’s tournament, scheduled to be held from May 25…

Trainer Adhirajsingh Jodha’s Thundering Phoenix, ridden by Vivek G, won the P.D. Bolton Trophy, the chief event of Thursday’s (Feb. 12) races. The winner is owned by Mr. Sudendu Shah, Mrs. Preeti C. Shah, Mr. K.M. Shah, Mr. Rahul Shah & Mr. Vinod M. Mathurawala rep. Equines LLP., Mr. & Mrs. Shapoor P. Mistry rep. Manjri Horse Breeders’ Farm Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Akhtar Adamji Peerbhoy, Mr. Bharat V. Epur rep. Hallmark Racing & Equine Services LLP & Mr. Ajay K. Arora. The results: 1. RAZA ALI PLATE…

Sanjay Sharma. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Sanjay Sharma, head of Motorsport and Corporate Communications of JK Tyres, passed away on Wednesday (February 11, 2026). He was 61. Sanjay, fondly known as ‘Hardy’, was one of the most influential persons in Indian motorsport and played a key role in advancing the careers of India’s…

Nischay. | Photo Credit: AFI Deepika bettered her own meet record to defend her women’s under-20 javelin title with an effort of 54.16m in the National junior athletics championships here on Monday. Nischay smashed the men’s under-18 discus meet record with a throw of 63.69m, which was more than the Worlds under-20 qualifying standard of…

From the first game involving Team Canada in the return of men’s best-on-best international hockey to a pair of near-misses on the ski slope that brought in two silver medals for the Canadians, here are five things to know from Thursday, Feb. 12 at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games: … AND WE’RE BACK Canada’s men’s…

Petr Bar Biryukov came back from a set down to beat Sumit Nagal in the second round of the Chennai Open ATP Challenger in Chennai on Thursday, February 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU The Indian challenge in the singles event at the Chennai Open ATP Challenger fizzled out with the exit of Sumit…