Mumbai Indians’ Ryan Rickelton, left, celebrates his fifty runs with Rohit Sharma. (AP Photo) MUMBAI: If someone had said before IPL 2026 that Ryan Rickelton would emerge as Mumbai Indians’ standout performer in a team packed with superstars, it might have sounded far-fetched.Yet, in a season where MI have largely faltered, its big guns misfired,…
DC head coach Hemang Badani (Image Credit: ANI) Delhi Capitals head coach Hemang Badani, faced tough questions regarding his team’s performance, and tactical decisions after their defeat to Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League 2026 on Tuesday.Delhi Capitals suffered a top-order collapse and failed to recover on a tricky Arun Jaitley Stadium surface,…
Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka, left, celebrates after scoring the opening goal. (AP Photo) Arsenal scripted a night to remember at the Emirates Stadium as they reached the UEFA Champions League final for the first time in 20 years, edging past Atletico Madrid 1-0 on Tuesday. A decisive strike from Bukayo Saka late in the first half…
Mumbai Indians’ Jasprit Bumrah (PTI Photo/Salman Ali) There was a time when Jasprit Bumrah’s slower ball wasn’t just a variation, it was sorcery. A carefully disguised trick, delivered with identical arm speed, that forced even the best batters into indecision. He didn’t just use it. He used it like the latest smartphone and toyed with…
Team India (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) India continue to lead the ICC men’s T20I rankings, staying ahead of England and Australia in the latest update released on Tuesday. The Indian team recently made history by winning their third T20 World Cup title in March and becoming the first side to defend the trophy successfully. The…
Karachi Kings captain David Warner has questioned the absence of his team’s players from the Pakistan Super League (PSL) Season 11 Team of the Tournament, raising doubts over how the selections were made.The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the team on Monday. Babar Azam was named captain after leading Peshawar Zalmi to the title and…
Magnus Carlsen’s table-slam outburst against D Gukesh in Norway Chess 2025 (Screengrabs) NEW DELHI: World No. 1 and five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen suffered his first classical chess defeat in almost a year after losing to Jorden van Foreest at the TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament 2026 in Malmo on Monday. Carlsen, who rarely…
Mumbai Indians fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has taken only three wickets in IPL 2026 despite playing all 10 matches so far. His form has been a concern for the team, which is placed ninth on the points table with three wins and seven losses.Bumrah has gone at an economy rate of 8.89 and has an…
NEW DELHI: Sanju Samson led the chase as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) beat Delhi Capitals (DC) by eight wickets in their IPL 2026 match in Delhi on Tuesday.Chasing 156, Samson stayed not out on 87 off 52 balls, hitting seven fours and six sixes. He batted through the innings as CSK reached the target in…
Delhi Capitals’ captain Axar Patel shares a light moment with Chennai Super Kings’ Kartik Sharma and Sanju Samson (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) NEW DELHI: There are very few sports teams that look as out of place in home conditions as Delhi Capitals do at the Ferozeshah Kotla. For the second match in a row here, the…
