Submit your Article

Former Australia batter Damien Martyn has woken up from an induced coma and is making a "miraculous" recovery after he was diagnosed with meningitis just over a week ago, BBC reported. 

The 54-year-old, who played 67 Test matches between 1992 and 2006, fell ill late last month and was admitted to a Queensland hospital on 27 December.

In a statement on behalf of Martyn's family, close friend and former Australia teammate Adam Gilchrist said on Sunday: "It's been an unbelievable turn of events in the last 48 hours."

Juventus's Serie A title hopes were dealt a hammer blow when they were held to a 1-1 draw at home by relegation battling Lecce on Saturday, with the hosts coming from behind but failing to win after Jonathan David had a penalty saved, Reuters reported. 

Juventus remain fifth in the standings on 33 points, five off leaders AC Milan who have played a game less. Lecce are 16th on 17 points, five points above the relegation zone.

The home side put in a dominant display but wasted a host of opportunities and, after ending 2025 with three successive league wins, the New Year began in disappointing fashion for Luciano Spalletti's men, according to Reuters. 

El Bilal Toure scored the winning spot-kick as 10-man Mali beat Tunisia 3-2 on penalties on Saturday to reach the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals after their last-16 tie had finished 1-1 at the end of extra time, AFP reported. 

It looked as if Tunisia had got the job done against a Mali side forced to play most of the game a man down when substitute Firas Chaouat headed the Carthage Eagles in front in the 88th minute.

Mali had defender Woyo Coulibaly sent off in the 26th minute at the Mohammed V Stadium in Casablanca, but earned a reprieve when they were awarded a stoppage-time penalty, according to AFP. 

The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has unveiled its annual calendar for 2026, outlining a packed schedule of international and domestic tournaments involving Nepal’s men’s and women’s teams. CAN made the calendar public during a press conference on Saturday.

According to the calendar, Nepal will host the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Global Qualifier in January, while the men’s national team is scheduled to play the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in February. A Women’s Premier Cup has also been proposed. In March, the men’s team will compete in the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2, while the women’s team will play a bilateral series, and the U-19 team will tour Bhutan.

April will feature a series for Nepal ‘A’, along with series for the women’s team and the U-19 women’s side. In May, the men’s team will play League 2 matches followed by a T20I series, alongside series involving Nepal ‘A’ and the women’s team. The men’s team will continue with a T20I series in June, while the U-19 women’s team will tour Malaysia.

The calendar lists a League 2 series for the men’s team in July, along with the Women’s Asia Cup and the U-16 East Zone Cup. In August, Nepal will compete in the ACC Premier Cup and play a T20I series against Kuwait, with participation in the Top End series also planned. September will see bilateral series for both the men’s team and the women’s team, with the latter scheduled to play against the UAE.

In October, the men’s team will again feature in League 2, while the women’s team will play a tri-nation series. The Nepal Premier League (NPL) is scheduled for November, and both men’s and women’s international series are planned for December.