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Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26, Round 3 Highlights: Catch the key updates from the 16 Elite and 3 Plate VHT Round 3 matches played on December 29, 2025, as they happened

Since defeating Nottingham Forest 2-0 on November 30, Brighton have taken just two points from games against Aston Villa (3-4), West Ham (1-1), Liverpool (0-2), Sunderland (0-0) and Arsenal (1-2)

The SG Pipers women’s squad hit the training ground as preparations intensified ahead of their opening match in the Women’s Hockey India League (HIL) 2025-26 tomorrow. The women’s side finished bottom in last year’s inaugural season of the Women’s HIL and will look for an improved campaign this season, starting with a clash against Ranchi Royals. Alongside them, the SG Pipers men’s team were also in training as they geared up for the Men’s HIL, scheduled to begin on January 3.

Nick Kyrgios won the latest version of the “Battle of the Sexes” in tennis, beating top-ranked women’s player Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 6-3 in an exhibition match that represented light entertainment rather than another landmark moment for gender equality. There was laughing and joking between the players, some under-arm serves, over-the-top grunting on shots, and even some dancing from Sabalenka during a timeout to entertain the crowd at the 17,000-seat Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai — where the most expensive tickets sold for approaching $800.

A business jet crashed Thursday while trying to return to a North Carolina airport shortly after takeoff, killing all seven people aboard, including retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family, authorities said

Career-high 55 from Kawhi Leonard and 28 by James Harden power Clippers to 112-99 win over Pistons, extending Los Angeles’ season-best four-game streak on Sunday