Tenno Sho (Spring) Will Test Japan’s Younger Stayers

Tenno Sho (Spring) Will Test Japan’s Younger Stayers

The May 4 renewal of the Tenno Sho (Spring) (G1), longest of the Japan Racing Association’s top-level races, pits a few veteran stayers against some up-and-coming 4-year-olds. Last year’s winner, T O Royal, is sidelined with a leg issue, leaving 2023 winner Justin Palace and 2024 runner-up Blow the Horn  to carry the banner for…

Pahalgam terror attack: Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Afridi’s social media accounts blocked in India

Pahalgam terror attack: Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Afridi’s social media accounts blocked in India

Pakistan cricketers Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Shah Afridi’s Instagram accounts were blocked in India on Friday in the aftermath of a terror attack that killed 26 people in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir, on April 22. This move comes a couple of days after Pakistan’s javelin Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem’s handle was blocked, along…

Wood Runner-Up Grande Scratched From Kentucky Derby

Wood Runner-Up Grande Scratched From Kentucky Derby

Wood Memorial Stakes (G2) runner-up Grande  has been scratched from the May 3 Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs. The Todd Pletcher-trained 3-year-old colt did not train May 2 and has been dealing with a cracked heel, according to his owner, Mike Repole of Repole Stable. Regulatory veterinarians visited Pletcher’s barn Friday morning and had…

RCB vs CSK, IPL 2025: Pride at stake for Dhoni and Co. as Bengaluru aims win to boost playoffs chances

RCB vs CSK, IPL 2025: Pride at stake for Dhoni and Co. as Bengaluru aims win to boost playoffs chances

It is not often that Chennai Super Kings visits Royal Challengers Bengaluru with the stakes this low. Last May at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, the famed rivals were locked in a direct battle for the last available Indian Premier League playoffs spot. But come Saturday, all that is left for the already-eliminated M.S. Dhoni &…

IPL 2025 Playoff Race: Updated Standings, NRR, and Qualification Paths

IPL 2025 Playoff Race: Updated Standings, NRR, and Qualification Paths

After 50 matches in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the race for the Playoffs is heating up with as many as eight teams still alive in the tournament. Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals are the only teams to be elimited from the competition, while Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru…

Vaibhav Suryavanshi Labelled Overpriced After Rajasthan Royals’ IPL Playoff Exit: “Unfortunately…”

Vaibhav Suryavanshi Labelled Overpriced After Rajasthan Royals’ IPL Playoff Exit: “Unfortunately…”

As Rajasthan Royals (RR) were dumped out of the Indian Premier League (IPL) playoff race, former India batter Abhinav Mukund lashed out at the management, blaming their poor auction strategy behind the early exit from the top four race. Mukund, a former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) played criticised the RR management for going…