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Josh Hazlewood’s death‑over masterclass delivers RCB’s first Chinnaswamy win of IPL 2025 | Cricket News

Josh Hazlewood (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru finally treated their home fans to a victory, defeating Rajasthan Royals by eleven runs in Match forty‑two of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.Coming into Thursday night, Virat Kohli had four fifties in the campaign. At a fickle Chinnaswamy, he kept stalling […]

Formula One 2025 | Tell-tale signs — who’s hot, who’s not and the road ahead

The Formula One caravan has had a busy season, completing five races in the space of six weeks. With nearly one-fifth of the 24-race calendar done, the championship battle is heating up nicely as just 12 points separate the top three drivers in the standings. The Hindu examines some of the key trends that have […]

BCCI’s stern take on IND vs PAK after Pahalgam attacks; Rajeev Shukla says ‘won’t play with Pakistan…ICC is also aware’

The Pahalgam terror attack on Tuesday has forced the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to make its stance more stronger on its long-standing stand of not playing bilateral series with Pakistan, with vice-president Rajeev Shukla stating India will continue to stay away from non-multiple team tournaments with the Men in Green. At […]

Humpy escapes with a draw vs Kashlinskaya; Zhu beats Divya

Zhu Jiner, left, beat Divya Deshmukh to move back into lead after the penultimate round of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix at Pune. | Photo Credit: P.K. Ajith Kumar PUNE After her terrible loss to Koneru Humpy, Zhu Jiner showed her resilience and class to post a badly-needed win that has rekindled her hopes of […]

‘I drink 5 litres of …’: MS Dhoni finally breaks silence on viral rumour | Cricket News

Mumbai: CSK’s batsman MS Dhoni plays a shot during the Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, at the Wankhede Stadium, in Mumbai. (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade) *** Local Caption *** Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni has revealed the “most ridiculous” rumour he had heard about himself.When […]

Stars set to light up the Neeraj Chopra Classic

Olympic gold medallist Nadeem could feature alongside Neeraj and Peters. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Some of the biggest names in world javelin including two-time world champion Anderson Peters, current World leader Curtis Thompson, 2016 Olympic champion Thomas Rohler and former world champion Julius Yego will be in action at the Neeraj Chopra Classic at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru […]

The multi-faceted Venkataraghavan moves to 80

The off-spinner, part of the famous spin quartet, also has the distinction of captaining India and being an elite umpire on the international stage Source link

‘Too much pressure on…’: MS Dhoni’s verdict puts Ashwin’s CSK spot in doubt

MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings shuffled their team for Monday’s match against Lucknow Super Giants, with veteran spinner R Ashwin and opening batsman Devon Conway making way for new faces. During his interaction before and after the match, Dhoni confirmed that it was a conscious decision to drop Ashwin and go for a pace-heavy attack […]

Sai Sudharsan — the perfect sync between consistency and authority

It might still be early days, but this edition of the Indian Premier League is already fast becoming the Season of the 20-something left-handers. Ahead of double-header Sunday (April 13), a 29-year-old from Trinidad & Tobago (Nicholas Pooran) helmed the run-making charts while a 20-year-old from Khost in Afghanistan (Noor Ahmad) wore the Purple Cap. Two of […]

Mumbai Indians star Deepak Chahar makes a huge claim about pitches in IPL, says ‘wickets used to offer …’ | Cricket News

Deepak Chahar (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians’ pace ace Deepak Chahar has opened up about a crucial change he believes has reshaped the nature of bowling in the IPL — the disappearance of swing from pitches.In the pre-match press conference ahead of their game against Delhi Capitals, Chahar reflected on how the evolving pitch […]