Kolkata Knight Riders debutant Cameron Green didn’t bowl in the IPL 2026 match against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday because of a “lower back injury”. KKR lost its season opener as MI chased down the 221-run target with five balls to spare to open its account in the IPL points…
Sonal Patil’s remarkable week at ITF W15 Nagpur ended with a runner-up finish, going down to second seed Zhibek Kulambayeva (WTA 419) 1-6, 3-6 in the final. Singles FinalPatil gave a good account of herself in her first ITF final, but second seed Kulambayeva proved the stronger player on the day, closing out the title…
South Australia took Victoria’s last seven wickets for 37 runs on Monday to secure a 56-run victory and clinch back-to-back Sheffield Shield titles for the first time in the 133-year history of the domestic First-Class competition. Victoria, heavy favourite to win the final, resumed on day five at Junction Oval on 102-5 chasing a victory…
The third match of the IPL 2026 season will see five-time IPL champion Chennai Super Kings (CSK) lock horns with inaugural champion Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the ACA Stadium in Barsapara, Guwahati on March 30. Both teams had a disappointing 2025 season, with Royals and Super Kings finishing second-last and last respectively. Both CSK and…
Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi and Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikandar Raza have been accused of breaching security protocols at a team hotel in Lahore on the eve of a Pakistan Super League cricket game. In a letter to the Pakistan Cricket Board, Punjab police said the two Lahore Qalandars players disregarded directives and “forcefully escorted…
Lahore Qalandars cricketer Fakhar Zaman has been charged with alleged ball tampering ahead of the last over of a Pakistan Super League game against Karachi Kings on Sunday. “Fakhar denied the charge leveled against him during a disciplinary hearing led by the match referee Roshan Mahanama,” the Pakistan Cricket Board said in a statement. “Another…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma was seen in his true colours, batting in his typical style and dispatching bowlers all over the park with complete authority in IPL 2026 as Mumbai Indians took on Kolkata Knight Riders in their opening match.The decision to bowl first didn’t work for…
Rohit Sharma (Pic credit: IPL) Mumbai Indians finally broke a long-standing Indian Premier League jinx, registering a six-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in their season opener at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.It was a result that rewrote a decade-old narrative. Mumbai Indians had not won their first match of an IPL season since 2012,…
Rameez Raza and Shaheen Afridi (PSL Photo) NEW DELHI: After the ball-tampering scandal rocked the Pakistan Super League (PSL), Lahore Qalandars captain Shaheen Afridi expected the burning question to come his way – and it did. Following Lahore Qalandars’ defeat, Afridi was asked about the dramatic final over that involved alleged ball tampering by his…
Virat Kohli (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) BENGALURU: Since anchoring Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s maiden IPL title run last season, Virat Kohli has stayed in imperious form. Across nine ODIs and two Vijay Hazare Trophy matches, he has piled up 821 runs, with his lowest score since returning from Australia’s back-toback ducks being 23 against New Zealand in…
