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 Women’s Cricket in India: Tournament Highlights 

Women’s Cricket in India: Tournament Highlights (Feature Article)

🏆 Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 – Franchise Freaks & Future Stars

The third season of WPL 2025 (14 Feb – 15 March) featured five teams across Bengaluru, Lucknow, Mumbai & Vadodara. Mumbai Indians clinched their second title, defeating Delhi Capitals by 8 runs in a thrilling final at Brabourne Stadium—Harmanpreet Kaur was named Player of the Match. 

This league served as a major talent pipeline for Indian cricket. Players like Asha Sobhana, Uma Chetry, and Saika Ishaque earned national recognition following standout performances. Meg Lanning and Harmanpreet lauded the WPL’s role in elevating Indian players. 

🏆 Women’s Premier League (WPL)  – Franchise Freaks & Future Stars

The third season of WPL  featured five teams across Bengaluru, Lucknow, Mumbai & Vadodara. Mumbai Indians clinched their second title, defeating Delhi Capitals by 8 runs in a thrilling final at Brabourne Stadium—Harmanpreet Kaur was named Player of the Match. 

This league served as a major talent pipeline for Indian cricket. Players like Asha Sobhana, Uma Chetry, and Saika Ishaque earned national recognition following standout performances. Meg Lanning and Harmanpreet lauded the WPL’s role in elevating Indian players. 

India fight back against England

India Salvage Epic Draw at Old Trafford in Fourth Test 🏏

🇮🇳 India Fight Back After Crushing 311-Run Deficit

England dominated early, piling up 669 in their first innings, highlighted by centuries from Joe Root (150), Ben Stokes (141), Ben Duckett (94), Zak Crawley (84), and Ollie Pope (71). India fought back with 358 in reply, thanks to half-centuries from Sai Sudharsan(61), Yashasvi Jaiswal (58), and Rishabh Pant (54) before Stokes claimed 5/72 to dismantle the top order .

Day 5: Unforgettable Lower-Order Heroics

England must avoid defeat in the fifth Test at The Oval to seal the Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy. For India, drawing or bettering the match secures at least a series draw and helps retain trophy status.

Ben Stokes Historic, but Under Pressure

England’s captain became only the fourth male cricketer to score a century and take five wickets in the same Test—an achievement that echoed legends like Sobers, and Kallis . He later grimaced in pain, raising concerns about his fitness ahead of the series decider .

Controversy Over Handshake, Fair Play Debate

In a tense moment on Day 5, Stokes approached Jadeja and Sundar for a match-ending handshake—offered as India continued batting to reach individual milestones. India declined, prioritizing their unbeaten centuries. The refusal sparked heated debate about sportsmanship. Australian media labeled England’s reaction as "arrogant" and "hateable” .

Former players weighed in: Sanjay Manjrekar criticised Stokes’s conduct as "spoiled," while Justin.L noted cultural differences on when to shake hands, urging greater respect across traditions .

England must avoid defeat in the fifth Test at The Oval to seal the Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy. For India, drawing or bettering the match secures at least a series draw and helps retain the trophy status.

 🏀 FIBA Women’s Asia Cup (Shenzhen)

🎯 India vs Kazakhstan

India kicked off their campaign with a strong performance, defeating higher-ranked Kazakhstan 85–68, rallying from a first-quarter deficit. Pushpa Senthil Kumar led with 23 points, supported by Sreekala Rani and Sathya Krishnamurthi, who each scored 15. India also dominated the rebounds 48–42 and hit 28% from three  

Fifa Club World Cup Final

In a stunning upset, Chelsea defeated Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) 3‑0 in the Club World Cup Final at MetLife Stadium. Goals from Cole Palmer (two) and João Pedro secured a dominant first-half lead and sealed the win before halftime

⭐ Cole Palmer’s Brilliance

Palmer opened the scoring in the 21st minute with a composed finish, followed by a curling shot for a second goal before the 30-minute mark .

He also assisted João Pedro’s third goal—a clever chip over PSG’s keeper in the 43rd minute—earning him the tournament’s Best Player (Golden Ball) award .

Reuters highlighted how his precise shooting and sharp playmaking were pivotal in dismantling PSG’s defence 

⚽ Tactical Masterclass.

Chelsea’s coach Enzo Maresca implemented high-pressing tactics and quick transitions that overwhelmingly outmatched PSG’s Champions League–winning squad .

Midfielder Moisés Caicedo was credited with expertly anchoring the midfield, while goalkeeper Robert Sánchez made crucial saves to preserve the clean sheets 

🔴 PSG Down a Man & Post‑Match Tensions

Late in the game, João Neves received a red card for pulling Marc Cucurella’s hair—adding to PSG’s woes .

After the final whistle, tempers flared—PSG coach Luis Enrique shoved João Pedro, with the scuffle involving Gianluigi Donnarumma and Achraf Hakimi. Enrique later defended his actions as an attempt to calm tensions .

Sports

Sport includes all forms of competitive physical activity or games which,through casual or organized participation, at least in part aim to use, maintain or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants, and in some cases, entertainment for spectators.Sports can bring positive results to one's physical health. Hundreds of sports exist, from those between single contestants, through to those with hundreds of simultaneous participants, either in teams or competing as individuals. In certain sports such as racing, many contestants may compete, simultaneously or consecutively, with one winner; in others, the contest (a match) is between two sides, each attempting to exceed the other. Some sports allow a "tie" or "draw", in which there is no single winner; others provide tie-breaking methods to ensure one winner and one loser. A number of contests may be arranged in a tournament producing a champion. Many sports leagues make an annual champion by arranging games in a regular sports season, followed in some cases by playoffs.

Sport is generally recognised as system of activities which are based in physical athleticism or physical dexterity, with the largest major competitions such as the Olympic Games admitting only sports meeting this definition,and other organisations such as the Council of Europe using definitions precluding activities without a physical element from classification as sports.However, a number of competitive, but non-physical, activities claim recognition as mind sports. The International Olympic Committee (through ARISF) recognises both chess and bridge as bona fide sports, and SportAccord, the international sports federation association, recognises five non-physical sports: bridge, chess, draughts (checkers), Go and xiangqi,and limits the number of mind games which can be admitted as sports.

Sport is usually governed by a set of rules or customs, which serve to ensure fair competition, and allow consistent adjudication of the winner. Winning can be determined by physical events such as scoring goals or crossing a line first. It can also be determined by judges who are scoring elements of the sporting performance, including objective or subjective measures such as technical performance or artistic impression.

Records of performance are often kept, and for popular sports, this information may be widely announced or reported in sport news. Sport is also a major source of entertainment for non-participants, with spectator sport drawing large crowds to sport venues, and reaching wider audiences through broadcasting. Sport betting is in some cases severely regulated, and in some cases is central to the sport.

According to A.T. Kearney, a consultancy, the global sporting industry is worth up to $620 billion as of 2013.The world's most accessible and practised sport is running, while association football is the most popular spectator sport.