Urvil Patel (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings batter Urvil Patel produced a breathtaking display of power-hitting as he smashed a 13-ball half-century against Lucknow Super Giants in their IPL 2026 clash at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday.With that explosive knock, Urvil equalled the record for the fastest fifty in…
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…
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…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image: IPL/BCCI) Ravichandran Ashwin has lavished praise on Rajasthan Royals teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, saying he would not be surprised to see the young batter represent India across all three formats in the future.Ashwin made the comments on JioHotstar following Rajasthan Royals’ 77-run defeat against Gujarat Titans in their IPL 2026 clash in…
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…
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…
Rashid Khan. (BCCI/IPL Photo) Rashid Khan added another major milestone to his glittering IPL career after moving into the top 10 wicket-takers in tournament history during Gujarat Titans’ emphatic win over Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.The Afghan spinner delivered a match-winning performance, finishing with superb figures of 4/33 in his four…
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…
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…
Hardik Pandya plays a shot during the IPL match between MI and RCB, in Mumbai, Sunday, April 12, 2026. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Sanju Samson was batting on 85 off 48 balls. Chennai Super Kings were already running away with the game at the Wankhede. Mumbai Indians still had two overs of Hardik Pandya left,…