Urvil Patel etched his name into IPL history books with a breathtaking assault against Lucknow Super Giants, smashing the joint-fastest fifty ever in the tournament during Chennai Super Kings’s chase of 204 at Chepauk.The explosive batter raced to a stunning half-century in just 13 balls, equalling the all-time IPL record previously held by Yashasvi Jaiswal, … Read more
Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe (AP Photo) Real Madrid will head into Sunday’s decisive Clasico against FC Barcelona without star forward Kylian Mbappé, dealing a massive setback to their already fading hopes of stopping their rivals from clinching another La Liga crown. Mbappé, who currently tops the league scoring charts with 24 goals, has failed to … Read more
Lucknow Super Giants batter Josh Inglis returned to the playing XI for the important IPL 2026 match against Chennai Super Kings at MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday, and made an immediate impact with the bat.The Australian wicketkeeper-batter had joined the IPL season midway. Inglis played against Mumbai Indians earlier in the season but failed to … Read more
Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) need to fix several issues quickly as they try to keep their IPL 2026 title defence on track after a worrying dip in form midway through the season.Their upcoming clash against Mumbai Indians in Raipur has become important for the Red and Gold side after back-to-back defeats against Gujarat … Read more
DeMarcus Cousins (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: In the early 2010s, if you were a 6-foot-10 powerhouse with the ball-handling skills of a point guard and the shooting range of a sniper, you weren’t called a “unicorn”, you were called a problem. Before the era of positionless basketball became the NBA’s golden rule, DeMarcus ‘Boogie’ Cousins … Read more
India beat China to clinch gold India’s women’s recurve archery team produced a thrilling comeback to win the gold medal at the Archery World Cup Stage 2 in Shanghai on Sunday. The trio of Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and 17-year-old Kumkum Mohod defeated hosts China 5-4 in a tense shoot-off after the match ended level … Read more
Crisis hits Cricket Australia amid failed BBL privatisation (Image: X) After failed attempt to privatise the Big Bash League, Cricket Australia is beginning to create deeper unrest within with concerns now stretching far beyond the future of the tournament itself. What initially looked like a financial restructuring plan for the BBL is now reportedly impacting … Read more
Barcelona’s Frenkie de Jong (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) Frenkie de Jong flashed his pearly whites as he sat in the interview room, dressed in Barcelona’s training blue with bright yellow trims. It was an assured look of a player, aware that history is one match away.This Sunday night, Hansi Flick’s Barcelona can clinch the league crown … Read more
Virat Kohli (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) Virat Kohli is once again on the verge of rewriting the record books. Ahead of Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s clash against Mumbai Indians on Sunday, Kohli stands just 28 runs away from becoming the first batter in IPL history to score 1,000 runs against the five-time champions.In RCB’s last outing against … Read more
Bangladesh: Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Shadman Islam, Mominul Haque, Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das (wk), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam,Taskin Ahmed, Nahid Rana, Ebadot Hossain Pakistan: Imam-ul-Haq, Azan Awais, Abdullah Fazal, Shan Masood (c), Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Salman Agha, Shaheen Afridi, Noman Ali, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Abbas