The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday announced the Phase 2 schedule of the 2026 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The remainder of the league stage, comprising 50 matches, will be played from April 13 to May 24, 2026, across 12 venues in India. The second phase will feature…
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday announced the Phase 2 schedule of the 2026 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The remainder of the league stage, comprising 50 matches, will be played from April 13 to May 24, 2026, across 12 venues in India. The second phase will feature…
Paris Saint-Germain’s controversial request to postpone their crunch Ligue 1 game against Lens has been granted by the Ligue de Football Professionel (LFP). PSG asked for the game, originally scheduled for April 11, to be rearranged as it fell in between the two legs of their Champions League quarter-final against Liverpool. The defending European champions…
R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja (AFP Photo) As India stands on the cusp of a transition in their storied spin-bowling legacy, former India left-arm spinner Nilesh Kulkarni offers a timely and nuanced assessment of where things stand. In this wide-ranging conversation, Kulkarni reflects on the shifting demands of red-ball cricket, the looming void post the…
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) owner Sanjiv Goenka with Rishabh Pant (PTI Photo) Sanjiv Goenka, owner of Lucknow Super Giants, has firmly shut down speculation surrounding Rishabh Pant’s captaincy ahead of IPL 2026, calling out what he implied were baseless reports doing the rounds. Pant had come under heavy criticism after a disappointing IPL 2025 campaign….
Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson has taken a playful dig at West Ham with the Premier League strugglers threatening to scupper London’s bid to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships. West Ham’s London Stadium has been earmarked to stage the event in three and a half years’ time given its success in hosting the 2012 Olympics….
Shaheen Afridi (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi grabbed attention during a PSL 2026 captains’ presser on Wednesday when he avoided a question about Pakistan’s struggling national team. As a journalist brought up the team’s recent poor performances and asked questions to Pakistani players present in the presser individually, Afridi stepped in…
Lucknow Super Giants’s Mayank Yadav celebrates (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has made it clear that IPL 2026 could be a defining season for Mayank Yadav, urging the young pacer to justify the faith shown in him by Lucknow Super Giants. Mayank burst onto the scene in IPL 2024 with raw pace,…
Manchester City midfielder Rodri has opened the door to a possible move to Real Madrid and admitted “you can’t turn down the best clubs in the world.” The Spain international joined City in 2019 from Atletico Madrid and has been a pivotal part of their success under Pep Guardiola, winning 11 major trophies, including the…
AB de Villiers. (IANS Photo) NEW DELHI: Former South Africa captain AB de Villiers has raised a key concern for Mumbai Indians ahead of IPL 2026, warning that one of their frontline pacers may no longer possess the same edge that once made him a match-winner.Despite Mumbai Indians boasting a star-studded squad, ABD believes there…
