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BBC gears up for cricket World Cup
LONDON: The BBC will be in South Africa to bring extensive, live coverage from the ICC Cricket World Cup, the world’s biggest cricket tournament, across radio and online.
The BBC is gearing up for the event with live coverage on Radio 4 LW and Five Live Sports Extra. BBC Radio Five Live will carry regular scores, updates and reports, and the BBC’s Asian Network will keep listeners up-to-date with the four Asian sides taking part.
Test Match Special on Radio 4 LW (198LW) and digital Five Live Sports Extra not only has ball-by-ball coverage of all of England’s World Cup games but also live coverage of other leading matches, including the opening match on 9 February between South Africa and West Indies.
Jonathan Agnew and the Test Match Special team of Henry Blofeld, Christopher Martin-Jenkins, Simon Mann, Jim Maxwell, Tony Cozier and Jonny Saunders will be joined by fellow Englishmen Vic Marks, Angus Fraser and Mike Selvey. There will also be a multi-national feel as the team are joined by Viv Richards from the West Indies, Australian Jeff Thomson, Andrew Hudson from South Africa and Zimbabweans Andy Pycroft and Alistair Campbell.
On BBC Radio Five Live BBC cricket correspondents Jonathan Agnew, Pat Murphy, Jonny Saunders, Mark Pougatch and John Murray will report with all scores, news, issues and reaction around the World Cup. Five Live will not just cover England’s progress in the tournament. Rahul Tandon and Sumant Bhatia will follow India and Pakistan respectively and be the first with team news from the two camps. Former West Indian fast bowler Ian Bishop will bring the latest from the Caribbean side.
BBCi’s cricket website – www.bbc.co.uk/cricket – will have up-to-the-minute reports from all 54 World Cup games, so cricket fans at their desks can catch up with the action throughout the day. There will be match reports, expert analysis and interviews with key players, plus a fantasy game where fans can win tickets to see England in action and a chance to pit your wits against WG Grace in the fun game Sticky Wicket.
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Kamlesh Singh receives Haldi Ghati Award from MMCF
India Today Group editor honoured for three decades of journalism at Udaipur ceremony.
MUMBAI- Kamlesh Singh just turned a lifetime of sharp words into a shiny shield because when journalism wakes up a society, even the Maharana of Mewar wants to pin a medal on it.
The Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF) conferred its prestigious Haldi Ghati Award on Kamlesh Singh, a senior editor at the India Today Group, during a ceremony in Udaipur on 15 March 2026. The national award, instituted in 1981-82, recognises “work of permanent value that initiates an awakening in society through the medium of journalism.”
Singh, who leads several editorial initiatives including Aaj Tak Radio, the Teen Taal community and The Lallantop, was presented the honour by Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, Managing Trustee of MMCF. The citation highlighted his three decades of contributions to Indian media, innovations in digital journalism, mentoring young reporters, and his popular podcast persona “Tau” on Teen Taal, which fosters thoughtful public discourse.
The Haldi Ghati Award, named after the historic Battle of Haldighati symbolising valour and resilience, is one of four national awards given annually by MMCF. Past recipients include Tavleen Singh, Piyush Pandey and Raj Chengappa.
Other honourees this year included Padma Vibhushan Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Vedamurti Devvrat Rekhe, Treeman of India Marimuthu Yoganathan, Vir Chakra Capt Rizwan Malik, and US-based researcher Molly Emma Aitken, who received the Colonel James Tod Award for contributions to understanding Mewar’s spirit and values.
In an era where headlines often shout louder than substance, the MMCF quietly reminded everyone that real journalism isn’t about noise, it’s about the quiet, persistent work that stirs society awake, one thoughtful story at a time.
