Under the cosh after his rivals’ fightback on the fourth day, Viraj Madappa came up with the goods to book his spot in the Indian team for the Asian Games with a gritty five-under 67 on the final day of the golf selection trials at the KGA on Saturday.
Ravindra Jadeja’s dismal stint as Chennai Super Kings captain came to a halt a day before the team’s ninth game against Sunrisers Hyderabad. The allrounder, who took over as CSK skipper, stepped down after discussions with MS Dhoni, coach Stephen Fleming and the management.
Manchester City maintained a one-point Premier League lead over Liverpool with four games to go after seeing off Leeds United 4-0 on Saturday as Norwich City were relegated after a 2-0 loss at Aston Villa.
On Saturday, against the Royal Challengers Bangalore at Mumbai’s Brabourne Stadium, the duo’s 79-run partnership in 40 balls again bailed out the Titans from a mid-match collapse to register a six-wicket triumph. Their finishing overshadowed former Indian captain Virat Kohli’s return to form with a half-century.
Mumbai Indians finally opened their account in the ongoing season of the IPL with a 5-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals. Opting to field, MI restricted RR to 158 for six, despite a fine 52-ball 67 by Jos Buttler at the top. In reply, MI chased down the target in 19.2 overs with Suryakumar Yadav (51) emerging as the top scorer. Surya in company of Tilak Varma (35) added 81 to keep MI in the hunt, before Tim David (20) finished the job.
Players of Indian Premier League side Rajasthan Royals on Saturday wore special jerseys to celebrate the life of their first captain and late Australian hero Shane Warne. Royals, who won the inaugural IPL title under Warne, came out with 'SW23' -- Warne's shirt number -- on their collars in the match against Mumbai Indians at the DY Patil Stadium.
Sartaj Singh Tiwana came good, feasting on the loud cheer by the fans at the SAI shooting range, in the gold medal match shocking hot favourite and India No. 1 Aishwary Pratap Tomar 16-6 to climb to the top of the podium in the men’s 50m rifle 3 position event at the Khelo India University Games on Friday.
Anderson and Stuart Broad, England's all-time leading Test wicket-takers with 1,177 wickets between them, were left out of the 16-man squad for the three-Test tour of the West Indies in March, which the team lost 1-0.
One of Indian cricket’s long-standing sagas, as old as perhaps the beginning of the rise of India’s financial power in the game globally, is coming to a happy end. The Zee Group (Zee Entertainment Enterprises) – Zee Telefilms until 2013 when it demerged into three separate entities – is pulling out of all pending and dormant legal cases against the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) with immediate effect.
Rajasthan Royals are reaping benefits of getting it right in the mega auction. After several years, the franchise can boast of a attack high on experience and talent. The last three outings perfectly explain the massive role Royals’ bowlers have played in winning them the games. Runs or no runs, bowlers have done a splendid job in defending totals ranging from 144 to 222 this IPL.
Lucknow Super Giants pounced on the mistakes of a self-destructing Punjab Kings to record a 20-run win in the Indian Premier League on Friday. Kagiso Rabada struck four times as Punjab Kings upped their game in the bowling department to restrict Lucknow Super Giants to 153 for eight. It should have been a straightforward chase but Punjab fluffed to end at 133 for eight in 20 overs.
Opener Marcus Harris has been left out of the Australia squad for the two-Test tour of Sri Lanka in June and July, although he will have a chance to press for a return as part of the "A" team also touring.
Manchester United interim boss Ralf Rangnick said he will discuss Cristiano Ronaldo's future with new manager Erik ten Hag and the club's board, with the Portugal forward's contract set to expire at the end of next season.
Delhi Capitals fast bowler Chetan Sakariya on Thursday was the centre of attraction during the clash against Kolkata Knight Riders for his 'Dragon Ball Z' celebration after he dismissed Aaron Finch.
Wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav returned impressive figures of 4/14 while Rovman Powell (33 off 16) played a solid hand in tense situation as Delhi Capitals defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by four wickets at Wankhede for their fourth win of the season. Sent into bat, Kolkata Knight Riders were restricted to 146 for nine. DC chased down the target with six balls to spare.
Thomas Tuchel believes Chelsea will only need a "facelift" to succeed next after Ralf Rangnick said Thursday's opponents Manchester United will require "open heart surgery".
Liverpool are on the brink of a third Champions League final in five seasons after breaking Villarreal's resistance to win the first leg of their semi-final 2-0 at Anfield on Wednesday. Two goals in two minutes undid Villarreal boss Unai Emery's defensive game plan as Pervis Estupinan deflected Jordan Henderson's cross into his own net before Sadio Mane slotted in a second.
Pace sensation Umran Malik's stunning figures of 5/25 -- his maiden five-for -- went in vain as Gujarat Titans defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 5 wickets in a last-ball thriller at the Wankhede. Titans chased down a stiff target of 196 thanks to batting heroics of Rashid Khan (31 not out) & Rahul Tewatia (40 not out). Wriddhiman Saha (68 off 38) also contributed with a with a crucial knock at the top of the order.
Given that Sunrisers Hyderabad have the wood on them, Gujarat Titans would look to settle scores and maintain their good position.
Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson credited Riyan Parag for a 29-run victory in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Tuesday. "After the start in the first 15 overs, we had real belief and trust in someone called Riyan Parag. We have been backing him for the last three-four years and he just showed it to the world today," said Sanju Samson.
Karim Benzema was in a confident mood after scoring a brace that helped keep Real Madrid alive in their Champions League last-four tie against Manchester City and the French striker predicted his team would now qualify for the final.
Manchester City have a slender lead to defend in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid after winning a thrilling first leg 4-3 at the Etihad on Tuesday. The English champions could live to regret not killing off the 13-time winners after taking a two-goal lead three times.
Riyan Parag smashed a match-defining unbeaten half-century before the bowling unit lived up to its reputation to hand Rajasthan Royals a 29-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in an Indian Premier League match on Tuesday.
Punjab Kings' skipper Mayank Agarwal and senior South African pacer Kagiso Rabada praised young Arshdeep Singh for his untiring work in the death overs as Punjab defeated Chennai Super Kings by 11 runs in the IPL on Monday.
Chennai Super Kings have been marred with injuries this season with pacers Deepak Chahar and Adam Milne already ruled out of the tournament and all-rounder Moeen Ali on the sidelines with an ankle injury.
Punjab Kings' all-rounder Rishi Dhawan, who was playing his first Indian Premier League (IPL) match after a long gap of almost six years, grabbed everyone's attention by sporting a face-shield while bowling against Chennai Super Kings on Monday.
Inconsistency can be frustrating. For proof ask Royal Challengers Bangalore. As a team they have done reasonably well, barring the nine-wicket loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday night, but when you delve deeper, there are many missing pieces of the puzzle that need to come together for Faf du Plessis and his men if they fancy a shot at the elusive title.
Shikhar Dhawan smashed an unbeaten 88 for Punjab Kings who withstood a batting blitz from Chennai Super Kings' Ambati Rayudu to seal an 11-run victory in a hard-fought IPL match on Monday. Dhawan smashed nine fours and two sixes in his 59-ball knock to guide Punjab, who were put in to bat first to 187/4.
Flamboyant opener Shikhar Dhawan struck a magnificent 88 not out to trump Ambati Rayudu in the battle of batting heroics as Punjab Kings beat Chennai Super Kings by 11 runs in an IPL thriller on Monday.
Smith was among several people named in a report by Advocate Dumisa Ntsebeza, who had been appointed by Cricket South Africa as an ombudsman in what were termed Social Justice and Nation Building hearings last year.
Skipper Rohit Sharma ran out of reasons for Mumbai Indians' (MI) losing streak which extended to eight games, accepting that shoddy batting has hurt the team and led to the disaster that the 2022 season has been for the five-time champions.
KL Rahul on Sunday equalled the record of Rohit Sharma for scoring the most centuries by an Indian cricketer in the T20 cricket. KL Rahul achieved this feat in match number 37 of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2022 between Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants here at Wankhede Stadium.
Novak Djokovic was denied his first title of the year on Sunday, the world number one admitting he "ran out of gas" in a three sets defeat to Russia's Andrey Rublev in the final of the Serbia Open. Second seed Rublev won 6-2, 6-7 (4/7), 6-0 against the top seed who had been looking to regain winning form before his French Open title defence next month.
Bayern Munich eased past title rivals Borussia Dortmund 3-1 on Saturday to secure their 10th consecutive Bundesliga crown in front of a sold-out home crowd and with three games to spare.
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) secured a record-equalling 10th Ligue 1 title on Saturday, moving level with Saint-Etienne, despite being held to a 1-1 home draw by 10-man Lens.
The KKR innings never got going as they lost wickets at regular intervals to finally end up with 144/8. India pacer Mohammed Shami provided Titans the perfect start by picking up openers Sam Billings, coming in place of Aaron Finch, and Sunil Narine in his first two overs.
Tyson Fury retained his WBC heavyweight crown on Saturday, stopping Dillian Whyte in round six of an all-British bout at a delirious Wembley Stadium before repeating his suggestion that he would now retire.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) skipper Kane Williamson credited his bowlers for their stupendous performance that helped them bowl Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) out for 68 in the nine-wicket win at the Brabourne Stadium here on Saturday.
Invited to bat by Kane Williamson, the RCB wheels came off in the second over bowled by South Africa's young pacer Marco Jansen (3/25). The 21-year-old struck off the second ball when Du Plessis was beaten, losing his off stump to the fullish delivery. Virat Kohli's woeful form continued. For the second time this season, the former skipper had to endure a first ball dismissal as he offered a thick edge to Aiden Markram at second slip.
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) formally wrote to the UKheadquartered Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), strongly recommending the inclusion of shooting, archery and wrestling in the Games programme for the 2026 CWG in the Victorian state of Australia.
Manchester United were thrashed 4-0 by Liverpool in midweek, a defeat which left them in sixth place in the table, 23 points behind leaders and neighbours Manchester City. They also face an uphill struggle to reach the Champions League next season.
The 32-year-old was out for 219, having hit 24 fours and a six as Derbyshire racked up 401 runs in the day to reach 437 for four and lead by 224 in their game against Leicestershire. Masood's magnificent innings followed his 239 in last week's draw against Sussex.
World number one Iga Swiatek racked up her 21st successive win as she powered into the Stuttgart semi-finals by beating US Open champion Emma Raducanu in straight sets on Friday.
Rajasthan posted an imposing 222 for two after being asked to bat, riding on a magnificent 116 from opener Jos Buttler, and then restricted Delhi to 207 for 8. For Rajasthan, Prasidh Krishna took three wickets while Ravichandran Ashwin got two.
Brazilian football great Pele was discharged Thursday from the hospital where he was admitted four days earlier for colon cancer treatment, the establishment announced.