IPL 2024: No Coetzee & Shaw as Mumbai Indians elect to bowl first against Delhi Capitals

IPL 2024: No Coetzee & Shaw as Mumbai Indians elect to bowl first against Delhi Capitals

New Delhi, April 27 - Five-time champions Mumbai Indians have won the toss and elected to bowl first against Delhi Capitals in match 43 of IPL 2024 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

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Uber Cup: Ashmita, Priya-Shruti give India 2-0 lead over Canada

Uber Cup: Ashmita, Priya-Shruti give India 2-0 lead over Canada

Chengdu (China), April 27 - Ashmita Chaliha (world rank 53) beat former Commonwealth Games champion Michelle Li (world rank 25) of Canada in straight games 26-24, 24-22 at the Uber Cup 2024, here on Saturday.

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Colombia, Bolivia to meet in Copa America warmup

Colombia, Bolivia to meet in Copa America warmup

Bogota, April 27 - Colombia and Bolivia will play a friendly in June as they finalize preparations for this year's Copa America in the United States, the Colombian football federation (FCF) said on Friday.

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IPL 2024: Hayden labels Bairstow’s unbeaten 108 as ‘one of the great innings’ of T20 history

IPL 2024: Hayden labels Bairstow’s unbeaten 108 as ‘one of the great innings’ of T20 history

Kolkata, April 27 - Former Australia cricketer Matthew Hayden heaped praise on Punkab Kings' extraordinary batting and called it a ‘perfect chase’ after the Kings set the record of highest successful chase against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens.

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IPL 2024: ‘Cricket is turning into baseball, isn’t it?,’ says Curran after historic chase against KKR

IPL 2024: ‘Cricket is turning into baseball, isn’t it?,’ says Curran after historic chase against KKR

Kolkata, April 27 - After Punjab Kings completed a record chase of 262 to secure an eight-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in an absolute run-fest on the back of Jonny Bairstow’s unbeaten 108 and Shashank Singh’s unbeaten 68, Kings' skipper, Sam Curran

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IPL 2024: ‘We planned to cash in the powerplay,’ says PBKS Prabhsimran Singh after world record win

IPL 2024: ‘We planned to cash in the powerplay,’ says PBKS Prabhsimran Singh after world record win

Kolkata, April 27 - Punjab Kings won against the Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens, chasing down a mammoth total of 262 with 8 wickets in hand. It was the highest successful run chase in T20 history that earned the Kings their

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IPL 2024: Bairstow’s unbeaten 108, Shashank’s 68 not out help PBKS complete highest successful chase in T20s

IPL 2024: Bairstow’s unbeaten 108, Shashank’s 68 not out help PBKS complete highest successful chase in T20s

Kolkata, April 27 - Jonny Bairstow slammed an unbeaten 108 while Shashank Singh shone with 68 not out as Punjab Kings completed a record chase of 262 to secure an eight-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in an absolute run-fest in Match 42

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IPL 2024: If MI wish to be serious about winning the event, need to beat best teams, says Tim David

IPL 2024: If MI wish to be serious about winning the event, need to beat best teams, says Tim David

New Delhi, April 26 - Five-time champions Mumbai Indians are at the eighth spot in the points table of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, with just three wins from eight matches and lower-order batter Tim David feels if the side wishes to

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Asian U20 Athletics: Laxita wins silver, Shreeya bronze as India’s tally swells to 15 in Dubai

Asian U20 Athletics: Laxita wins silver, Shreeya bronze as India’s tally swells to 15 in Dubai

New Delhi, April 26 - Promising middle distance runner Laxita Vinod Sandilea and low hurdler Shreeya Rajesh won silver and bronze medals, respectively, on the penultimate day of the 21st Asian U20 Athletics Championships being held in Dubai.

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IPL 2024: Every game is important; this is a very important stage of the tournament, says Ganguly

IPL 2024: Every game is important; this is a very important stage of the tournament, says Ganguly

New Delhi, April 26 - After pulling off a thrilling four-run win over Gujarat Titans in their previous match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, a confident Delhi Capitals have sprung back into the intense race for entering the playoffs.

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Moody feels Pant ahead in keepers’ race for T20 WC squad; Srikkanth picks Rahul over Samson as reserve keeper

Moody feels Pant ahead in keepers’ race for T20 WC squad; Srikkanth picks Rahul over Samson as reserve keeper

New Delhi, April 26 - Tom Moody, the former Australia cricketer, thinks Rishabh Pant is ahead of other candidates in the race for the wicketkeeper-batter slots in India’s squad for the Men’s T20 World Cup.

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IPL 2024: Mayank Yadav likely to play against Rajasthan Royals

IPL 2024: Mayank Yadav likely to play against Rajasthan Royals

Lucknow, April 26 - The Lucknow Super Giants assistant coach Sridharan Sriram was hopeful of speed sensation Mayank Yadav’s participation in the match against Rajasthan Royals at Ekana Cricket Stadium after the star bowler suffered a soreness in the lower abdominal area during

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Olympic Selection Trials: Sift Kaur races ahead on road to Paris

Olympic Selection Trials: Sift Kaur races ahead on road to Paris

New Delhi, April 26 - Sift Kaur Samra stole a march over her four rivals in the Olympic Selection Trial (OST) in the women’s 50M Rifle 3 Positions (3P), winning back-to-back trials here at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting range in the national

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Nethra Kumana secures India’s second Paris 2024 quota in sailing

Nethra Kumana secures India’s second Paris 2024 quota in sailing

Hyeres, April 26 - India's Nethra Kumanan qualified for the Paris Olympics 2024 in sailing after finishing fifth on Day 5 of the Last Chance Regatta in the ILCA 6 Category in France. Nethra scored 69 points and finished fifth on the leaderboard.

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IPL 2024: RCB assistant coach credits Faf’s decision to bat first for morale-boosting win vs SRH

IPL 2024: RCB assistant coach credits Faf’s decision to bat first for morale-boosting win vs SRH

Hyderabad, April 26 - As Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) registered their second win of the IPL 2024 with a morale-boosting victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), assistant coach Malolan Rangarajan lauded skipper Faf du Plessis' proactive decision at the toss to bat first to

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IPL 2024: I would like to see Shivam Dube in the Indian T20 WC squad, says Yuvraj Singh

IPL 2024: I would like to see Shivam Dube in the Indian T20 WC squad, says Yuvraj Singh

New Delhi, April 26 - Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh has picked Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson as the wicketkeeper batter options for India’s T20 World Cup and identified Suryakumar Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah as a ‘key player.’

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Brand owners may look at chess GM Gukesh and others for endorsement deals

Brand owners may look at chess GM Gukesh and others for endorsement deals

Chennai, April 26 - Corporate brand owners may now look at the Indian teenage chess Grandmaster (GM) D. Gukesh for endorsing their brands, said a top official of MGD1 eSports LLP, a talent management company.

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Ahead of selection day, looking at India’s likely squad for the T20 World Cup

Ahead of selection day, looking at India’s likely squad for the T20 World Cup

New Delhi, April 26 - Ahead of the May 1 deadline for teams to submit their Men’s T20 World Cup squads, the discussion around who makes it to India’s squad for the mega event happening in the West Indies and USA from June

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IPL 2024: Vettori wants SRH to change its approach in chasing the target

IPL 2024: Vettori wants SRH to change its approach in chasing the target

Hyderabad, April 26 - After Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) suffered a loss against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), head coach Daniel Vettori urged the players to focus not only on putting big runs on the board but successfully chasing targets as well.

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IPL 2024: ‘Sometimes your job is to take game deeper’, Finch defends Kohli’s innings vs SRH

IPL 2024: ‘Sometimes your job is to take game deeper’, Finch defends Kohli’s innings vs SRH

Hyderabad, April 26 - Former Australia cricketer Aaron Finch defended Virat Kohli's innings after the star Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batter scored 43-ball 51 against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), saying sometimes a set batter's role is to take the game deeper, which somewhere limit

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