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New Delhi: Delhi Capitals skipper Axar Patel won the toss and opted to bowl against Mumbai Indians in the IPL Saturday. For the five-time champions Mumbai Indians, skipper Hardik Pandya was indisposed, and in his absence, Suryakumar Yadav was named the skipper. Hardik Pandya is...

Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be highly optimistic about pulling off their second win on the bounce in IPL when they face Chennai Super Kings, who have been hampered by Sanju Samson's lukewarm start and a lack of strong bowling options, Sunday. The Royal Challengers...

Raipur: Karnataka emerged the overall champion with 23 gold medals while Odisha finished second with 21 gold, 15 silver and 21 bronze medals in the inaugural Khelo India Tribal Games (KITG). Odisha were the only contingent to cross a half century of medals, finishing with...

Jagdalpur/Sundargarh: Less than 48 hours after writing her Class XII board examinations, the 17-year-old Alish Ekka found herself on the podium with a silver medal around her neck at the Khelo India Tribal Games (KITG) 2026 in Chhattisgarh. For the teenager from a nondescript Santoshpur...

Kolkata: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) all-rounder Abhishek Sharma received a 25 per cent match-fee fine and a demerit following a Code of Conduct breach during the Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). The match referee deemed Abhishek to have breached Article 2.3...

Lahore: A three-member technical committee of the Pakistan Super League has rejected opener Fakhar Zaman's appeal against the two-match ban imposed on him for ball-tampering during a match. The committee held a hearing and, after going through all available evidence, upheld the ban imposed by...

Raipur: Odisha concluded its impressive campaign by winning both the men’s and women’s hockey gold medals at the Khelo India Tribal Games 2026 in Raipur, held at the Vallabhbhai Patel International Hockey Stadium. The men's final saw Odisha beat Jharkhand 4-1, while the women’s final...

Kolkata: NHeinrich Klaasen hit a strokeful fifty as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 65 runs in their IPL match Thursday. Sent in to bat, Travis Head (46) and Abhishek Sharma (48) shared an opening stand of 82 runs off 34 balls to set...

Kolkata: Blessing Muzarabani starred with a four-wicket haul for Kolkata Knight Riders, but a fighting half-century from Heinrich Klaasen powered Sunrisers Hyderabad to a competitive 226 for eight in their IPL clash Thursday. Travis Head returned to form with a blistering 46 off 21 balls,...

New Delhi: South Africa batter Rassie van der Dussen has announced his retirement from international cricket, bringing the curtain down on a career that saw him emerge as one of the country’s most dependable white-ball performers. The 35-year-old announced a statement on social media, expressing...