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India will travel to Colombo for Pakistan match | The Express Tribune
India’s Shubman Gill and Suryakumar Yadav continued their run drought. Photo: REUTERS
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India captain Suryakumar Yadav said his team would travel to Colombo as planned for their Twenty20 World Cup clash against arch-rivals Pakistan, despite Pakistan’s decision to boycott the match citing geopolitical tensions.
The Pakistan government directed its team to boycott the February 15 Group A contest to show solidarity with Bangladesh, who were replaced by Scotland following their refusal to tour India over safety concerns.
“Our mindset is clear,” Suryakumar told reporters at the captains’ pre-tournament press conference in Mumbai on Thursday.
“We have not refused to play – they have. We’ve booked our flight and we are going.”
India, currently the top-ranked T20 team, are aiming to become the first side to defend the title, and also the first hosts to win the T20 World Cup.
Pakistan’s boycott of the India match would leave them with little margin for error in their bid to reach the Super-8 stage, as only the top two teams from each group in the 20-team tournament advance.
Group A also features Namibia, the Netherlands, and the USA, who shocked Pakistan in the 2024 edition of the tournament.
Pakistan captain Salman Agha said the decision to boycott the game against India was “not in our control”.
“It’s a government decision, and we respect that,” Salman told reporters in Colombo.
“Yeah, we lost to USA in the last World Cup, but that’s history now. It’s a new World Cup, it’s a new team, and it’s a new combination.
“All three teams in our group, they are very good sides… So we are preparing for these games like we always do against any other team.”
Asked what would happen should India and Pakistan meet in a knockout game, Salman said they would follow government advice.
Australia will be well prepared, says marsh
Australia captain Mitchell Marsh played down the significance of their 3-0 series loss in Pakistan heading into the tournament.
“Look, Pakistan was Pakistan. We had a few guys missing and we come here with a long lead-in,” Marsh said. “We will be very well-prepared for our first game.”
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Australia will be without Pat Cummins through injury, while Josh Hazlewood is likely to miss the early games.
Marsh expressed confidence in their bowling depth.
“One of the great things about Pat and Josh especially, being all three-format players is that we’ve been able to build a lot of depth within our squad and the guys that have come in have played a lot of cricket for our group.
“So we’ve got a lot of confidence in them to go out there and do the job when required and then we’ll just pick teams based on the conditions.”
England captain Harry Brook was upbeat about their chances of a third T20 World Cup title.
“We are confident, we want to go all the way in the tournament, but would still want to take it one game at a time,” Brook said.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southeastern Conference is distributing more than $1 billion to its 16 universities for the 2024-25 fiscal year, which ended last August.
The total distribution jumped more than $200 million from the previous year. The current total includes $37.4 million retained by universities that participated in the College Football Playoff and bowl games.
The amount distributed from the conference office, including bowl revenue retained by participants, averaged $72.4 million for schools with full year financial participation. Oklahoma and Texas, which joined the conference in July 2024, received distributions of $2.6 million and $12.1 million, respectively, related to CFP and bowl participation and designated NCAA funds.
The $72.4 million average per school is approximately $18.6 million above the 2023-24 average of $53.8 million for full members.
The payout for the 14 schools receiving a full share is comprised of revenue generated from television agreements, postseason bowls, the CFP, the SEC title game, the SEC men’s basketball tournament and NCAA championships.
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Seahawks star rookie Nick Emmanwori downplays ankle sprain suffered during Super Bowl practice: ‘I’ll be good’
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Injury news during Super Bowl week is never what a team wants to see, but the Seattle Seahawks are dealing with it after standout cornerback Nick Emmanwori suffered an ankle sprain during practice on Wednesday.
Emmanwori, though, isn’t missing his first crack at a Super Bowl ring in his first NFL season.
“Feel good,” he told reporters Thursday during a Super Bowl media availability. “Training staff has a good plan for me… I’ll be good to go.”
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Nick Emmanwori of the Seattle Seahawks speaks to the media ahead of Super Bowl LX at the San Jose Convention Center on Feb. 4, 2026 in San Jose, California. (Eakin Howard/Getty Images)
The injury occurred when Emmanwori was defending a pass during practice, rolling the ankle that resulted in a sprain. Luckily, it was a low-ankle sprain, as a high-ankle would be much harder to play on.
Emmanwori walked off the practice field on his own, with teammates and coaches coming to his side as reinforcement.
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Head coach Mike Macdonald said on Wednesday that the team will “kind of go from here and figure out what are the next steps.”
A potential Defensive Rookie of the Year, Emmanwori has been a crucial piece for the NFL’s top defense this season. The 35th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft started 11 of his 14 games during his rookie year, tallying 81 tackles, 2.5 sacks and an interception.
What has made Emmanwori great in his inaugural season is his versatility, being able to fly around the field in both run and pass situations. Emmanwori broke up 11 passes this year.
Nick Emmanwori of the Seattle Seahawks reacts during the second quarter of the NFC Championship game against the Los Angeles Rams at Lumen Field on Jan. 25, 2026, in Seattle, Washington. (Jane Gershovich/Getty Images)
In the event Emmanwori can’t go on Sunday, or is having trouble playing to the best of his abilities, Ty Okada could slot in at the nickel for Seattle.
Emmanwori isn’t the only Seahawks’ player dealing with something this week despite the time off. Quarterback Sam Darnold has been nursing an oblique injury throughout the playoffs, but Macdonald said he was “right on schedule” with where he needs to be for Sunday’s game at Levi’s Stadium.
Darnold was also dealing with the oblique issue when he threw for three touchdowns in the NFC Championship Game victory over the Los Angeles Rams to reach the Super Bowl.
Nick Emmanwori of the Seattle Seahawks looks on during an NFC Championship NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams at Lumen Field on Jan. 25, 2026, in Seattle, Washington. (Michael Owens/Getty Images)
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As always, football players will do whatever it takes to play on gameday, and even more so now that it’s Super Bowl week.
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Monaco have dropped Paul Pogba from their Champions League squad for the knockout stages in order to make room for their January new signings, sources have told ESPN.
Pogba, who will turn 33 next month, has not played since the start of December and has only featured three times this season for the club — a pair of five minute cameos against Rennes and PSG in November and again off the bench against Brest.
The France international joined Monaco in June after an 18-month doping ban and initially struggled for fitness, before minor thigh problems and an ankle injury further ruled him out.
He now is recovering from a calf injury he picked up in early December — which he is due back from in the next few days.
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Monaco signed Simon Adingra and Wout Faes in the January transfer window and they want them both involved for the Champions League playoff games against PSG later this month.
The pair are likely to be starters, which won’t be the case for Pogba.
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