It is billed as the biggest rivalry of the Indian Premier League — not merely for the weight of silverware carried by the men in blue and gold and those in yellow, but also for the vast, global fanbases the two franchises have cultivated over the years. And yet, in IPL 2026, both Mumbai Indians…
India and Delhi speedster Mayank Yadav will make his return to the Indian Premier League when he plays for Lucknow Super Giants against Rajasthan Royals at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on April 22. The 23-year-old featured in the IPL just twice in 2025, playing against Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings before missing the rest…
Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham said a debt of gratitude towards his home city of Birmingham was behind his decision to buy a minority stake in cricket franchise Birmingham Phoenix. The England midfielder has taken a 1.2 per cent holding in the Edgbaston-based Hundred team at a reported cost of over £800,000 ($1 million). The…
Sergio Ramos says progress is being made on a potential takeover of Sevilla, with an update expected in the coming weeks. The former Real Madrid and Spain defender is leading a consortium backed by investment group Five Eleven Capital, targeting a deal to acquire his boyhood club. “I think there will be some news in…
The entire Bangladesh squad has been fined 10 per cent of its match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against New Zealand in the second men’s ODI on Monday, the ICC stated in a media release. ICC match referee Andy Pycroft imposed the sanction after Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s side was ruled to be two overs…
Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal (ANI Photo) April 22 has turned into a strangely special date for the Rajasthan Royals, especially when it comes to centuries. Over the years, this very day has repeatedly produced big hundreds from RR batters, creating a remarkable pattern.It began with Shane Watson, who smashed 101 against Chennai…
NEW DELHI: Teen pacer Ali Raza created history in the Pakistan Super League (PSL), becoming the youngest player from Pakistan to claim a hat-trick. The 18-year-old achieved the milestone during Match 32 for Peshawar Zalmi against Karachi Kings at the Gaddafi Stadium on Wednesday.Raza’s sensational spell marked the first hat-trick of the season and also…
Cricket Association of Pondicherry (CAP) has suspended three of its first-class cricketers with immediate effect on allegations that they assaulted the Under-19 state team’s coach Venkataraman on December 8 last year, the state body announced on Wednesday. The three players — J. Karthikeyan, A. Aravindaraj and S. Santhosh Kumaran — have all represented Pondicherry across…
Paul Pogba has said Bruno Fernandes would be a perennial Ballon d’Or contender if he played for a club winning major trophies, insisting the Manchester United captain is being routinely overlooked despite producing numbers that compare to the best midfielders in the world. The 33-year-old, now at Monaco, made the comments in an interview with…
RCB’s Jacob Bethell (PTI) Former England captain Alastair Cook has suggested that young batter Jacob Bethell should seriously consider cutting short his Indian Premier League stint with Royal Challengers Bengaluru and return to county cricket with Warwickshire, arguing that the youngster is losing valuable development time on the bench.Bethell, who impressed heavily during the recently…
