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England captain Ben Stokes could be back in the bowling line-up after the Rajkot debacle for the fourth Test against India in Ranchi. The English bowlers conceded nearly 850 runs between them over two innings and suffered a 434-run loss as a result. England coach Brendon McCullum hinted at Stokes' increased role in a recent media interaction.

"Well, it's good that he's actually getting into a state where he thinks he might bowl," McCullum told ESPNCricinfo on Monday.

"But Ben is clever; he's really clever as well. He won't bowl unless he thinks he's legitimately able to bowl. The problem would be if he starts getting into a spell and then he can't get out of the spell. So we'll see what unfolds.

CFI official Mahinder Pal Singh has confirmed that Pakistan won't be a participant in the upcoming Track Cycling Championships, despite receiving clearance from the government.

"The Pakistani contingent had got timely clearance from our Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of External Affairs. But there is some political instability in their country. We talked to our Pakistan counterparts and they said that they are trying to get clearance from their government but have not yet got the clearance. With most probability, Pakistan will not be a part of this Asian Championships," he said.

Germany's 1990 FIFA World Cup-winning hero passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, at the age of 63. Brehme scored the only goal in Germany's clash against Argentina in Italia 90 to hand them the trophy.

Will the latest season of the Indian Premier League begin on March 22, 2024? That is the date the organisers are circling at the time of writing, keeping in mind the impending central government elections that are bound to take place this year.

"We are looking at a March 22 start for the tournament. We are working closely with the government agencies and we will first release the initial schedule. The entire tournament will be held in India," said league chairman Arun Dhumal, confirming the same.

Gulveer Singh lost his men's 3000m gold medal in the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships after he was disqualified for 'lane infringement'. Gulveer had clocked 8 minutes 07.48 seconds to finish on top of the podium in the 3000m final, a non Olympic athletics event, late on Monday. He was later disqualified for lane infringement and a late night 'appeal' by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) was also rejected.

The Indian women's team came from behind to beat Spain 3-2 in its final group game and progressed to the knock-out phase of the Word Table Tennis Team Championships on Tuesday. India, the stronger team on paper, were pushed against the wall but found a way to scrape past the Spaniards after Sreeja Akula and Manika Batra lost the first two singles of the tie.

Current Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe is all set to sign for Spanish giants Real Madrid come summer on a free as per a report. The World Cup winner is PSG's record goalscorer with 244 goals. The France captain is set to sign a five-year deal with Real, earning 15m euros (£12.8m) a season, plus a 150m euro (£128m) signing-on bonus to be paid over five years.

Jean-Louis Gasset is back in a coaching job less than a month after getting fired by Ivory Coast. The veteran Frenchman was appointed as Marseille's new coach on Tuesday, the replacement for Gennaro Gattuso. Terms of the deal were not revealed. Looking for a jolt in the middle of a mediocre season, the 1993 European champion announced Gasset's appointment a day after parting ways with Gattuso.

Mohammad Rizwan, Reeza Hendricks star as Multan Sultans defeated Islamabad United by five wickets in the Pakistan Super League 2024 encounter on Tuesday.

And with that, we call it a night! Tomorrow we bring you more updates and news on the sporting action from across the globe.