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Chelsea steadies ship by beating Leeds to reach FA Cup final

The win follows the dismissal of coach Liam Rosenior after the team lost five league games in a row without scoring any goals

27 Apr 2026 11:23 am
Raghuvanshi adjudged out for obstructing the field during LSG-KKR IPL clash

The 21-year-old Raghuvanshi became only the fourth batter in IPL history all Indians to be declared out in this fashion

27 Apr 2026 3:42 am
IPL 2026: Sanju Samson reaches 5,000 runs, enters elite club

Samson now has 5008 runs under his belt in 180 innings at an average of 31.69 and a strike rate of 140.59, including 5 hundreds and 26 half-centuries

27 Apr 2026 3:36 am
Atletico build confidence before Arsenal but Barrios hurt

Atletico have little to play for in La Liga, sitting fourth and now 10 points clear of Real Betis in fifth

27 Apr 2026 3:14 am
Badminton eyes 'next generation' with new scoring system

Badminton World Federation president Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul called it an important milestone

27 Apr 2026 2:35 am
Uber Cup: India revive quarterfinal hopes with dominant win over Ukraine

Unnati Hooda set the ball rolling with a thrilling 21-19, 22-20 win over Polina Buhrova before junior world championships silver medallist Tanvi Sharma doubled the lead by defeating Yevheniia Kantemyr 21-12, 17-21, 21-10

27 Apr 2026 2:13 am
Krunal changing the landscape of finger-spin in IPL: Karthik

The unique approach is bearing fruit for Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Having taken 17 wickets for the title-winning outfit last season, Krunal has claimed eight scalps in seven matches in 2026

27 Apr 2026 1:39 am
You can get anything done out of me for the team: Venkatesh Iyer

Despite being an IPL winner, he has found opportunities tough to come by at his new team Royal Challengers Bengaluru. But the 31-year-old remains in good spirits, and considers the chance to play for RCB an important step in his cricketing development

27 Apr 2026 12:26 am
IPL 2026: Mohsin's fifer helps LSG restrict KKR to 155/7 despite Rinku's 83

Mohsins 5 for 23, a personal best for the left-arm pacer in this format, tore apart an already struggling KKR batting unit, as he snaffled the cream wickets of Ajinkya Rahane, Tim Seifert, Cameron Green, Rovman Powell and Anukul Roy

26 Apr 2026 10:46 pm
ATHLETICS | Kwizera blazes to TCS World 10K Bengaluru record

Niyonkuru overcomes Jepchirchirs stiff challenge for the international womens title; Harmanjot and Sanjivani record best timings among Indian men and women respectively

26 Apr 2026 6:42 pm
IPL 2026 | I think hes my new favourite player: Cummins on Suryavanshi

Youve got to be right on the money as a bowler, because if youre not, its going a long way

26 Apr 2026 5:37 pm
Kenya's Sawe becomes first man to run marathon under two hours to win in London

The 31-year-old Sawe, who has never lost a marathon, shattered the world record previously held by the late Kelvin Kiptum who set a time of 2:00:35 at the Chicago Marathon in October 2023.

26 Apr 2026 4:52 pm
IPL 2026: CSK vs GT | Gujarat wins toss, elects to bowl against Chennai in mid-table IPL clash

Gujarat Titans are currently placed seventh on the table with six points from three wins in seven games, while Chennai Super Kings are fifth with the same number of points but a superior net run rate

26 Apr 2026 3:32 pm
Catching, bowling in PowerPlay need improvement: Venugopal Rao

Fielding let us down. We dropped almost six catches today. When you are dropping catches at a crucial time, especially of players like Prabhsimran, Priyansh, and Shreyas, we wont win these kinds of matches, Venugopal told the media New Delhi

26 Apr 2026 1:21 pm
Messi and Inter Miami settle for another home tie, this one a 1-1 draw against New England

Former MLS MVP Carles Gil scored in the 56th minute for New England, which had lost each of its last four meetings with Inter Miami

26 Apr 2026 11:08 am
All-round Deepti Sharma grabs maiden T20I fifer to carry India to 14-run over SA

Rodrigues was impressive, in particular, while smashing spinner Nonkhu Mlaba for 24 runs in the 11th over through a sequence of runs which read 4, 2, 6, 6, 2, 4

26 Apr 2026 3:29 am
Vaibhav Suryavanshi becomes youngest to score 1,000 runs in T20s

Suryavanshi hit 12 sixes and five boundaries as he completed his second century in the IPL, shortly after reaching 1,000 runs in T20 cricket, having faced just 473 balls in the format

26 Apr 2026 3:10 am
KL Rahul becomes first Indian to cross the 150-run mark in an innings

KL brought up his century in just 47 balls, bringing up DC's fastest-ever century in IPL, outdoing Virender Sehwag and Quinton de Kock's 48-ball centuries in 2011 and 2016, respectively

26 Apr 2026 3:03 am
Marc Marquez wins chaotic Spanish GP sprint despite crash in rain

After securing his first pole of the season earlier on Saturday (April 25), Marquez shot off the line and took the lead into turn one ahead of Johann Zarco, with his brother Alex moving up to third

26 Apr 2026 2:54 am
Vanshika and Chirag win 10m air pistol mixed team gold as India continue to top table

The final day on Sunday (April 26) will see the 50m rifle 3 positions men junior and the trap mixed team junior events being decided

26 Apr 2026 2:49 am
Indian stars headline UTT Season 7 pool; Sathiyan, Manika among key retentions

The seventh edition of the franchise-based league will be held from July 9 to 26 at the Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium in Goa

26 Apr 2026 2:25 am
Shahnavaz shades Sreeshankars record

Elsewhere, there were new records set in the mens 400m by Keralas Mohammed Ashfaq, in mens 5000m by Uttar Pradeshs Nitin Gupta and in womens 5000m by Madhya Pradeshs Ranjana Yadav

26 Apr 2026 2:22 am
Liverpool close on Champions League but may have seen last of Salah

British transfer record signing Alexander Isak scored his first goal since returning from a leg break as he smartly controlled Alexis Mac Allister's wayward effort on goal and swivelled on the ball to volley it past Dean Henderson

26 Apr 2026 2:11 am
LSGone win away from getting campaign on track: Spin bowling coach Crowe

Crowe said that the LSG batters are aware of their shortcomings in the first half of the tournament and are working hard to overcome weaknesses

26 Apr 2026 12:23 am
IPL 2026: SRH elects to field against Rajasthan Royals

Pat Cummins returns as SRH captain, to play his first IPL match this season

25 Apr 2026 9:03 pm
ISL 2025-26 | Bengaluru and Mumbai fail to break the deadlock

The one point did little to bolster BFCs title hopes; with three matches to go, the Blues trail leader Mohun Bagan Super Giant by four points, while Mumbai City is behind by one

25 Apr 2026 8:42 pm
IPL 2026 CSK vs GT | The win over Mumbai was a statement to ourselves: Super Kings head coach Fleming

Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming expressed confidence in Shivam Dube returning to form

25 Apr 2026 7:51 pm
IPL 2026: LSG,KKRin a battle of laggards

Super Giants have lost all three of their home games so far, with captain Rishabh Pant admitting the batting unit hasnt adapted well to the conditions

25 Apr 2026 7:45 pm
IPL 2026 CSK vs GT | Bullish Super Kings take strike against a timid Titans

It remains to be seen whether CSK will build on the thumping 103-run victory over Mumbai Indians; GT, on the other hand, has to rethink its top-order-heavy batting approach

25 Apr 2026 6:50 pm
IPL 2026: Delhi capitals opt to bat against Punjab Kings

Delhi Capitals are unchanged from their previous outing and so are Punjab Kings, who are perched atop with five wins from six matches

25 Apr 2026 3:27 pm
Watch: Rajasthan Royals need Riyan Parag to start scoring soon | IPL Show 2026

Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan reviews the IPL match between RCB and Gujarat Titans, whicht turned out to be a facile win for RCB at home. He looks ahead to the Saturday double-header between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

25 Apr 2026 2:23 pm
Olympic medallist Gurbax Singh Grewal dead

Grewal, who was part of the Indian team that secured a bronze medal at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, died on April 24

25 Apr 2026 11:42 am
RCB joins elite IPL venue club, scripts record 200-plus chase after dominant win over GT

With 50 wins at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, RCB now stand fourth on the list, behind Mumbai Indians (58 at Wankhede), Kolkata Knight Riders (55 in Kolkata), and Chennai Super Kings (53 in Chennai)

25 Apr 2026 9:27 am
IPL 2026: Virat Kohli creates record, first batter to hit 800 boundaries, third batter to smash 300 sixes

Virat Kohli now has 807 boundaries to his name in 274 IPL matches, the most by any batter. He is well clear of the second-placed Shikhar Dhawan on the list of batters with the most boundaries in IPL

25 Apr 2026 8:43 am
IPL 2026, DC vs PBKS | Id be happy to bat higher up the order: Capitals Stubbs

The South African doesnt expect the surface for Saturdays afternoon clash to be a batting featherbed

25 Apr 2026 1:18 am
Evolution or DNA rewriting: where is Formula Ones new era headed?

Regulation changes are constant in F1, compelling drivers to frequently tweak their technique. This time, though, the overhaul forced through is drastic, challenging the very ethos of racing. What was considered elite driving is now punished and mistakes are rewarded. This raises a philosophical question: can the sport remain itself if its core element transforms substantially?

24 Apr 2026 11:42 pm
IPL 2026: RCB opts to bowl against Gujarat Titans

RCBs Jacob Bethell is set for his first match of the season after being picked in place of an injured Phil Salt

24 Apr 2026 7:29 pm
Delhi Capitals faces uphill task against dominant Punjab Kings

For Shreyas and Ponting, this is a chance to consolidate Punjabs position, and remind DC of the reality that both these men have moved on to greener pastures

24 Apr 2026 7:27 pm
DP World Players Championship | Akshay reigns supreme at the Classic Golf & Country Club

The 35-year-old golfer (70-65-70-64) clinches the title by a slender one-shot margin at 19-under 269, and with it rose to fifth on the 2026 PGTI Order of Merit

24 Apr 2026 6:34 pm