Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) pulled off a dramatic two-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in a last-ball IPL 2026 thriller, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar became the hero of the night. The veteran pacer first starred with the ball by taking four key wickets, then surprised everyone…
CHENNAI: Urvil Patel, drafted into the XI as a replacement for the injured Ayush Mhatre, announced himself in style with a blistering 65 off 23 balls (2×4, 8×6) at a strike rate of 282.6 on Sunday.His record 13-ball half century stunned Chepauk, though teammate Jamie Overton insisted it was nothing unusual. “That’s just how Urvil…
Australia’s Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc celebrate (PTI Photo/ Manvender Vashist Lav) Australia have decided to rest their top fast bowlers Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood for the upcoming white-ball tour of Pakistan and Bangladesh. The selectors instead picked several young and less experienced players as the team continues preparing for…
Representative image (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian boxing has descended into administrative turmoil in a year where the focus should have been on preparing for two major multisport events — the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. Instead, the sport is now mired in a bitter standoff between the Sports Authority…
RCB players celebrate (ANI Photo) Royal Challengers Bengaluru have emerged as the strongest playoff contenders in IPL 2026 after their dramatic last-ball win over Mumbai Indians, with the latest projection showing RCB at a massive 94.82% probability of qualification following Sunday’s results.The projections generated after 100,000 simulated league-stage finishes also confirmed the effective elimination of…
Punjab Kings players (ANI Photo) DHARAMSHALA: Few cricketing venues appear as beautiful as Dharamshala. The noise softens, the air lightens, the mountains rise from impossible angles, and the game feels less industrial, more elemental.With the Dhauladhar range standing like a painted wall behind the sightscreen, Punjab Kings will hope the change in altitude also alters…
Marcus Rashford of FC Barcelona celebrates (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) Barcelona sealed their 29th La Liga title in style after beating rivals Real Madrid 2-0 in a huge Clasico clash on Sunday. The win confirmed back-to-back league titles for Hansi Flick’s side and also left Madrid without a single major trophy this season.Barca only…
Krunal Pandya (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru pulled off a thrilling two-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026, chasing 167 on the final ball in Raipur. The star of the chase was Krunal Pandya, who scored a fighting 73 off 46 balls despite struggling badly with cramps during his innings. RCB were in…
Chennai Super Kings’ Urvil Patel (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: First ball: single. Next eight balls: six sixes, 41 runs, and IPL history rewritten. On a Sunday night at Chepauk, there was no easing into the innings for Urvil Patel, only immediate destruction.With Chennai Super Kings chasing 204 against Lucknow Super Giants in their IPL 2026…
Sports promoter Satadru Dutta, who organised Lionel Messi’s India tour, said he regrets hosting the event in Kolkata after the controversy at Salt Lake Stadium during the Argentine star’s visit.The event came under criticism after Messi left the stadium within 25 minutes amid crowd-control issues and security concerns. Dutta said he never expected the situation…
