Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant promoted himself to opening the batting in its IPL 2026 season-opener against Delhi Capitals at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on April 1. Pant’s promotion means that LSG has opted to break up its prolific opening partnership of Aiden Markram and Mitchell Marsh, with the South African Markram…
Chennai Super Kings talisman M.S. Dhoni on Wednesday attended a net session ahead of the side’s IPL 2026 match against Punjab Kings at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The return to training allayed concerns of a serious injury for the 44-year-old, who had been ruled out for two weeks before CSK’s campaign opener against…
England white-ball captain Harry Brook and all-rounder Jacob Bethell have been let off with a warning by the independent Cricket Regulator after an investigation into an altercation with a nightclub bouncer in New Zealand late last year. Brook, who had initially said he was alone in the altercation in Wellington after being denied entry into…
It took the Uttar Pradesh-born Sameer Rizvi’s familiarity with the conditions at the Ekana Cricket Stadium for Delhi Capitals to tide over an early crisis and post a six-wicket win against Lucknow Super Giants in its Indian Premier League (IPL) opener here on Wednesday. The Capitals had lost four wickets in the PowerPlay, and a…
Donnarumma failed to pull off any heroics in Italy’s penalty loss to Bosnia-Herzegovina Gianluigi Donnarumma has spoken of his heartbreak after Italy failed to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, admitting he “cried because of the enormous sadness” following their play-off defeat to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Italy’s hopes were ended after a 1-1 draw was…
Fifteen years is long enough for memory to smooth things out. But the night of April 2, 2011, hasn’t quite done that. It still feels immediate, uneven, alive. I was 20, and not in a great place. An engineering dropout, unsure of what came next, carrying that sense of having drifted off course. Cricket was…
Sameer Rizvi’s half-century and three-wicket hauls from Lungisani Ngidi and T. Natarajan helped Delhi Capitals (DC) defeat Lucknow Super Giants by six wickets at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana stadium on Wednesday. It was a special knock from Rizvi, who came into bat when DC were under immense pressure, reeling at 30/4 after five overs….
The pitch at Eden Gardens came under scrutiny last year, with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) expressing its disappointment over the nature of the surface during the latter half of the campaign. However, as the Knights begin their home run in this season’s Indian Premier League against Sunrisers Hyderabad, the team management is in no mood…
With similar backstories, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) look to open their accounts in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 meeting at the Eden Gardens here on Thursday. In different circumstances, both teams’ batting has emerged stronger than their bowling. KKR and SRH lost their season openers to Mumbai Indians and Royal…
Chelsea have announced the largest pre-tax loss in Premier League history, posting a £262m deficit for the 2024-25 season – surpassing the £197.5m lost by Manchester City in 2011. The figure comes despite the club generating £490.9m in revenue, which Chelsea describe as the second-highest total in their history. The 2024-25 campaign also brought significant…
