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New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag has courted controversy after TV cameras caught him "vaping" in the dressing room during his team's Indian Premier League game against Punjab Kings in Mullanpur. The Indian government had banned e-cigarettes back in 2019, prohibiting their production, sale...

Mullanpur: Rajasthan Royals defeated Punjab Kings by six wickets in their Indian Premier League match here Tuesday. Invited to bat, opener Prabhsimran Singh scored 59 up front while Marcus Stoinis provided the final flourish with an unbeaten 62 off 22 balls as Punjab Kings posted...

Mullanpur: Hosts Punjab Kings posted 222 for 4 against Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League match here Tuesday. Invited to bat, opener Prabhsimran Singh scored 59 up front while Marcus Stoinis provided the final flourish with an unbeaten 62 off 22 balls. For the...

Mullanpur: Rajasthan Royals skipper Riyan Parag won the toss and opted to field against hosts Punjab Kings in their Indian Premier League match Tuesday. The Royals made a couple of changes with Dasun Shanaka and Yash Punja replacing Shimron Hetmyer and Ravi Bishnoi. Table toppers...

Dubai: India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana slipped one place to fifth in the batters' list, while all-rounder Deepti Sharma climbed to fourth among bowlers in the latest ICC Women's T20I Rankings released Tuesday. Other significant movements on the batters' list include India captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who...

Gangtok: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday inaugurated six state-of-the-art indoor cricket academies across northeast India, which are part of the BCCI's expansion programme for cricketing infrastructure in the region. The academies are located in Rangpo (Sikkim), Doimukh (Arunachal Pradesh), Imphal (Manipur), Madankurklang (Meghalaya), Aizawl (Mizoram),...

New Delhi: Royal Challengers Bengaluru continued their impressive run, thrashing Delhi Capitals by nine wickets in their IPL match here Monday. Opting to bowl, pace duo of Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3/5) and Josh Hazlewood (4/12) shared seven wickets, while Rasikh Salam Dar (1/21) and Syuash Sharma...

New Delhi: Royal Challengers Bengaluru bundled out Delhi Capitals for 75, lowest score of this season, in their IPL match Monday. Opting to bowl, pace duo of Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3/5) and Josh Hazlewood (4/12) shared seven wickets, while Rasikh Salam Dar (1/21) and Syuash Sharma...

Mumbai: Five-time winner Mumbai Indians have signed South African left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj as a replacement for Mitchell Santner, who has been ruled out of the ongoing 19th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, due to the injury he sustained on his left...

New Delhi: Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar won the toss and elected to bowl first against Delhi Capitals at Arun Jaitley Stadium Monday. Teams: RCB: Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash...