Cricket

Lucknow Super Giants have thrown their weight behind captain Rishabh Pant to fast-track them to success in the Indian Premier League despite the swashbuckling left-hander’s woes with the bat. Pant’s Lucknow slumped to its fifth defeat in the T20 tournament this season after they were beaten by Mumbai Indians on Sunday, with 46 off 74 matches completed. Wicketkeeper-batter Pant was bought by Lucknow for a record $3.21 million in the November auction and was later named as captain for season 18. Except Pant has scored only

Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood was the star with the ball in Royal Challengers Bengaluru's 11-run IPL victory at home over Rajasthan Royals, who opted to field on winning the toss Thursday. Needing 206 to win after Bengaluru had reached 205-5, Rajasthan were cruising until Dhruv Jurel was out to Hazlewood in the 19th over of the chase. Jurel contributed 34-ball 47 and fell when 17 were needed off as many balls for a win. Hazlewood dismissed England's Jofra Archer next ball as Royals were left needing

KL Rahul has accumulated forty fifties over a span of twelve IPL seasons, but very few would have given him more joy than the one he scored for Delhi on Tuesday against Lucknow Super Giants, the franchise that unceremoniously parted ways with him last year. Rahul scored an unbeaten 57, helping the Capitals complete their successful chase at Lucknow, where he brought up the Capitals' eight-wicket victory with a six off Prince Yadav. The thirty-three-year-old had captained Lucknow last season but was let

Gujarat Titans outplay Rajasthan Royals. Gujarat Titans overcame Rajasthan Royals by 58 runs in the Indian Premier League after an overwhelming overall performance on Wednesday.   The Titans had a strong start after batters Jos Buttler (36) and M Shahrukh Khan (36) played significantly in the middle-order. Sai Sudharsan, an opener, went above and beyond by scoring 82 runs off 56 balls, leading the team to 217-6 after being asked to bat first.   Shimron Hetmyer scored 52 runs for the Royals while his skipper

An emerging Indian batter Priyansh Arya scored his maiden century in the Indian Premier League (IPL) to steer Punjab Kings to an 18-run victory against Chennai Super Kings on Tuesday. Arya, a left-hand batter who made his name for hitting sixes in domestic cricket, smashed 103 off 42 balls to propel Punjab to 219-6 at Mullanpur, near Chandigarh, where Chennai could only manage 201-5. The 24-year-old Arya was picked up by the franchise for $440,000 in the November auction after he caught the eye of

At his team's media unit, he praises Harry Brook as the new white-ball captain, where team chief Rob Key speaks of his "excellent cricket brain". The England and Wales Cricket Board announced Monday that Brook would captain both the one-day international and T20 sides. The 26-year-old Yorkshire batsman was the frontrunner to replace Jos Buttler, who stepped down in December, with England's dismal Champions Trophy run in Pakistan ending without reaching the semifinals. Buttler presided over a failure to defend either their T20 or 50-over World Cup

Royal Challengers Bengaluru hung on to beat Mumbai Indians by 12 runs in a thriller on Monday night in the IPL to spoil Jasprit Bumrah's return from injury and also endure a batting blitz from the Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya. Mumbai included Bumrah in the XI for the first time in three months, having missed the final day of the fifth Test against Australia in Sydney due to a back injury. Virat Kohli and captain Rajat Patidar scored 67 and 64 respectively to propel Bengaluru

Sri Lanka’s 1996 World Cup-winning opener Sanath Jayasuriya requested India to assist in constructing an international cricket stadium at Jaffna at a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Sunday Since there are a lot of cricketing talent in Jaffna, I asked Honourable Prime Minister if he could help us build this facility in Jaffna. That he would discuss with his team and certainly come back to us soon,' said Sanath Jayasuriya, 55, now the coach of the Lankan side Jayasuriya with World cup winning

Imperial Emperor and Walk of Stars, the two top fancies for Saturday's $12 million race Dubai World Cup (G1), will start from opposing ends of the 11-horse starting gate. However, their handler, the UAE Champion Bhupat Seemar, is adamant the draw will not damage their chances. Imperial Emperor and Walk of Stars Imperial Emperor, generally regarded as the leading danger to the strong Japanese hope Forever Young, is at Gate 10. His stablemate, the other major contender Walk of Stars, drew the inside post in Gate 1 in

Teen sensation Konstas, Kuhnemann earn Australia contracts. Teenage batting sensation Sam Konstas has been added to the list of contracted players for Australia in a massive vote of confidence in the two-Test opener It was a remarkable 60 in his only Test this year, the one played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground against India, but the 19-year-old was named among 23 contracted players on Tuesday, three months later. Konstas was one of three players to receive their first contracts with the national team, alongside spinner Matt

Dumped all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has the arsenal to worry England and is a chance to make a return to Australia’s test side in time for the Ashes, selectors' chief George Bailey said on Tuesday. Marsh was dismissed after the fourth Test of a long series against India, where his low scores were mounting. He had then missed selection for the Sri Lanka tour as he continued to recover from a lower back injury. The 33-year-old has bowled little in the home summer and although he did

Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya gushed over yet another find by his team's scouting department as pace bowler Ashwani Kumar came up with the best IPL debut figures by an Indian paceman. On Monday, 23-year-old Ashwani claimed 4-24 in three overs, to help bundle defending champions KKR out for 116 in 16.2 overs before Mumbai chased down the target for an eight-wicket victory to open their account in the tournament this year. Ashwani's heroics followed Mumbai's defeat at the hands of Chennai Super Kings in

A sparkling half-century from Nicholas Pooran and quick fifty from Mitchell Marsh and Shardul Thakur's brilliant four-wicket spell steered Lucknow Super Giants to a five-wicket victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Uppal Stadium in Hyderabad in the IPL on Thursday. Set to bat first, Sunrisers lost their way before posting 190/9 from their 20 overs. Travis Head scored 47 off 28 balls but the other SRH batters, including Nitish Kumar Reddy (32), Heinrich Klaasen (26) and Aniket Verma (36), failed to convert their starts as Lucknow

De Kock fireworks see Kolkata thrash Rajasthan in IPL. Quinton de Kock scored a quick-fire 97 not out to lead defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders to their first win of the IPL season with an eight-wicket thrashing of the Rajasthan Royals at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Wednesday. KKR won the toss and chose to field at Guwahati, in which the spinners Moeen Ali and Chakraborthy paired up to restrict Rajasthan to 151-9. Kolkata chased it down in 15 balls to spare with De Kock hammering

On Sunday, Ishan Kishan scored his first hundred of the season in Indian Premier League while propelling Sunrisers Hyderabad to a gargantuan score of 286. Kishan’s stunning century along with Ravindra Jadeja’s all-round performance guided the team to a 44-run victory over Rajasthan Royals.   After being asked to bat fist, Hyderabad fell just short of their best of 287 runs but managed to secure the win along with setting a record for the T20 tournament with England and reigning Rajasthan bowler Jofra Archer

On Sunday, New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra registered an unbeaten 65 runs to help the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) secure victory by 4 wickets against Mumbai Indians in IPL 2023 season opener.  Afghanistan’s Noor Ahmad had a spectacular performance, returning with 4 wickets for 18 runs in 4 overs, aiding Super Kings in limiting Indians to just 155 runs in Chepauk stadium.  Post-the victory, Ravindra received praise for leading the team in the run chase; along with Ravindra, Gaikwad also made significant contributions with

Virat Kohli: Can the famous Number 18 win the elusive title in IPL 18th season? With the cricket fraternity eagerly awaiting the tournament opener on Saturday between defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, everyone will be curious to observe the performances of the 10 franchises in this year's IPL, as the teams were completely transformed after last year's mega auction in Saudi Arabia. To the extent that even Shreyas Iyer, who led Kolkata Knight Riders to their first title since 2014 last

BCCI Cash Prize Announced for Champions Trophy . Team India received a cash reward of Rs 580 million from BCCI for winning the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The monetary award will be in recognition of players, coaching and support staff and members of the Men´s Selection Committee. The Board said in its statement, "After a stellar run in the tournament, which saw India winning all four matches in the lead up to the final, the team did so under the able and astute guidance of its

India has made great strides at the global stage and Virat Kohli believes that the women’s cricket team has changed the perception of women playing sports in the country enhancing the overall engagement and commercial investment in it.  The women's Indian cricket team who were awarded a silver medal at the Commonwealth games and a gold medal at the Asian games in 2022 currently hold the 3rd position in women’s ICC T20 and ODI ranking after Australia and England.  Kohli shared his viewpoints

The president of Egypt's football federation declared on Wednesday that Egypt seeks to host World Cup group-stage matches during the 2034 tournament in Saudi Arabia. Hany Abo Rida expressed his well wishes for Saudi Arabia's successful organization of the historical World Cup during the 14th CAF extraordinary general assembly in Cairo. We hope Mr. Gianni Infantino, FIFA president, will allow us Africans and Egyptians to organize one of the World Cup 2034 groups. This tournament celebrates 100 years since Egypt became the first