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The MI coach emphasised that the franchise has consciously built a core group over the years, and the team is now reaping the rewards

The opener guides the team home with an unbeaten 38-ball 69 while the No. 3 smashes 61 off just 26 deliveries; Kiwi pacer Duffy claims three on his debut

Woods was charged on March 27 with driving under the influence with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test, both misdemeanours

Bumrah bowls with a short run-up during training, ending speculation over his availability; Jacks and Santner will not be available for the five-time champion; the Kolkata outfit arrives with concerns over its pace-bowling resources

When CSK put out a message on social media that its talisman is likely to miss the first two weeks of IPL 2026 due to a calf strain, the old maxim time and tide wait for none, came to the fore again

Starcs remarks came after some former Indian cricketers and commentators criticised the left-armer in recent days for not linking up with the Capitals squad despite ostensibly being fully fit

While the defending champion RCB is vying to lift the IPL trophy for the second time, SRH, too, is eyeing a big season this year.

I put a lot of effort into that World Cup, and for a multitude of reasons, it just didnt quite work out. There are elements of the game you cant control, and everyone else is trying to do well too, says Jos Buttler

CSK open their IPL 2026 campaign against the Rajasthan Royals in Guwahati on March 30

The host venue, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, has designated seven parking areas, with entry restricted via Queens Gate for the opening match

The players lined up holding pink and purple bags with ribbons on them - a reference to the attack on the Shajareh Tayyebeh School which Tehran says killed more than 175 people including children and teachers on the first day of joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.

Coaching and assisting world-class players, co-founding a popular website, voicing the soundtrack for some of the sports major matches: Gustafsson has lived in many corners of the chess world. In addition to discussing his various experiences in the game, he also talks in this interview about the Candidates, which begins on Sunday, and the rise of German chess

The United captain has dragged his club into the Premier Leagues top three on the back of brilliant individual moments. With eight goals and 16 assists, he has won the Red Devils games even when they have been outplayed. If he can secure Uniteds Champions League spot and break the Premier Leagues assists record, he will have had an all-timer of a season

The Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award was bestowed on Zafar Iqbal, 69, who was part of the gold-winning Indian team at the 1980 Moscow Olympics

Woods was involved in a serious rollover car crash in California that left him with severe right leg injuries in 2021

The Azzurri beat Northern Ireland 2-0 in the European semifinals

The IPL is benefiting from both youth and experience

The only challenge for Cummins was the bowling load. Once he got the all-clear from Cricket Australia to build those bowling loads, its a bit of a painstaking process to get the lungs up to where he feels confident and strong about bowling says SRK head coach Daniel Vettori

Rating-wise Nakamura and Caruana may be the best in the field but the rest will fancy their chances

The southpaw describes the opening partnership as one built on instinct and adaptability; he emphasises the non-judgemental culture at GT

The Kerala Football Association president Navas Meeran tells The Hindu that the dispute with the Greater Cochin Development Authority on rent payment and security deposit has been resolved; the KFA chief adds that such incidents should not happen, while calling it a technical issue

When I was playing, I used to enjoy watching Sachin practice. The same goes here (with Kohli). I really enjoy watching masters of their art do their thing. Virat looks on top of his game. He looks very fit, very lean, very hungry, says RCB head coach Andy Flower

Foreign recruits are increasingly being used to plug supply gaps rather than define the sides; as the new season gets underway on Saturday, the spotlight will remain firmly on how effectively teams harness their Indian core while complementing it with high-impact overseas specialists

With the 29-year-old in the prime of his career, a chance in the Indian Premier League he was picked up by Delhi Capitals for 8.4 crore in Decembers mini-auction couldnt have come at a more opportune moment

Gujarat Titans have won the IPL title only once in 2022

A preview of the 10 teams ahead of the 2026 Indian Premier League season

Statistical stalemates were inevitable in a landscape full of world-beaters, which meant that the final list of players expected to set the stage on fire as the curtains rise for the 19th iteration of the premier T20 league was driven by sixth sense

Marn is the only woman from outside Asia to win the Olympic singles when she won gold at Rio de Janeiro in 2016

Uber-aggressive approach, adopted by teams from the start, puts the bowlers under pressure; injuries and unavailability of key players force some sides to go in for a batting-heavy strategy

The magical number of 300 hasnt yet been attained in the tournament, but only a brave man will assert that it wont be threatened, or surpassed, this time around