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Billie Jean King Cup | Indiabounces backtoupset New Zealand foritsfirst win

Young talents Vaishnavi and Sahaja register facile victories before the experienced Ankita and Rutuja complete the formalities to bring the smiles back after the loss against Thailand

8 Apr 2026 9:29 pm
IPL 2026 | DC opt to bowl against GT; Gill returns to XI

DC are unchanged from the previous game, while GT brought in Kumar Kushagra and regular skipper Shubman Gill

8 Apr 2026 8:14 pm
IPL 2026 Preview: KKR eyes first win of season against upbeat LSG

A season expected to pose a problem of plenty has turned out to be one with plenty of problems for the Ajinkya Rahane-led side, which is struggling to find the right bowling combination due to injuries to its key pacers and the lacklustre performance of its reliable spinners.

8 Apr 2026 7:22 pm
IPL 2026 | We didnt execute our bowling plans, says Jayawardene

CRICKET | They have the license to go up front. I think we missed our line and lengths, and they played really well

8 Apr 2026 5:40 pm
Mahela concedes MI blown away by Sooryavanshi and Jaiswal magic

MI suffered a 27-run defeat in a rain-curtailed IPL clash as Jaiswal and Sooryavanshi lit up the night with a blistering display that powered RR to 150 for 3 in 11 overs

8 Apr 2026 12:44 pm
Champions League: Kane leads Bayern to 2-1 win over Real Madrid in 1st leg of quarterfinals

Kylian Mbapp scored Madrid's goal after the visitors had taken a two-goal lead at the Santiago Bernabeu

8 Apr 2026 12:00 pm
I have to play in four or five different ways: Klaasen

Every game is going to present different situations. It takes a different skillsetto understand it and execute the plans

8 Apr 2026 12:26 am
Starc is one of the very best in IPL: Munaf

DCs bowling coach Munaf Patel is under no illusion about his team being able to make do without Starc

7 Apr 2026 11:58 pm
Not having Dhoni doesnt makeCSKless of a good team:Klaasen

The Sunrisers Hyderabad star believes the five-time champion possesses enough firepower to compensate for the absence of its talismanic former skipper

7 Apr 2026 11:52 pm
IPL 2026 | Sai Sudharsan wants to keep evolving as T20 batter

Sai Sudharsan isnt one to bludgeon the cricket ball, and yet he managed to achieve a strike-rate of 156.17 in the IPL last year whilst compiling a chart-topping 759 runs for Gujarat Titans

7 Apr 2026 11:52 pm
IPL 2026: Imperativefor Titansto get going as they take on Capitals

GTs bowlers will need to lift their game in the national capital; amidst the established names in the attack, it was 23-year-old Ashok Sharma who left an impression in the first two games

7 Apr 2026 11:45 pm
Mystery lost -VarunsandKKRsstruggles

The batting has lacked consistency, the bowling has often been erratic and below par, and Varun Chakaravarthys worrying dip in form has only compounded the problems

7 Apr 2026 11:39 pm
ISL | Inter Kashi stems the rot with win over Chennaiyin

Alfred Planas scores twice to ensure the the visiting team moves up to eighth on the leaderboard

7 Apr 2026 10:27 pm
A recognition for emerging Tamil Nadu sportspersons

Ten young athletes from the State receive 50,000 each in an annual event organised by CSK and the TNSJA; Mhatre, India u-19 World Cup-winning captain, is the chief guest

7 Apr 2026 9:04 pm
IPL 2026: Rain delays toss between MI and RR

Next update to follow once the rain stops, the IPL's official X handle wrote

7 Apr 2026 7:58 pm
Champions League preview: Heavyweights PSG-Liverpool and Real Madrid-Bayern Munich set for quarterfinal clashes

Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are meeting in the knockout stage for the sixth time in the past 14 seasons and it has been a one-sided rivalry

7 Apr 2026 12:53 pm
Padikkal proves his value as an all-format batter

In Royal Challengers Bengalurus twin victories this season, Padikkal has struck at a whopping 201.81 and made two half-centuries.

7 Apr 2026 12:21 am
IPL 2026 | The Suryavanshi-Bumrah match-up the centre of attention as RR meets MI

The Royals have won both their games so far while Mumbai Indians went down to Capitals in its previous contest; fit-again Hardik will play the contest

6 Apr 2026 9:19 pm
IPL 2026 RR vs MI | Even though he is young, Parags cricketing mind is better than that: Lahiri

Royals outclassed Chennai Super Kings in their tournament opener here before pipping Gujarat Titans away from home as Parag began his stint as permanent captain on a high

6 Apr 2026 9:17 pm
IPL 2026 | We got a little bit shell-shocked: CSK head coach Fleming on the loss to RCB

The head coach was confident that the potential of young batters like Kartik Sharma (19), Prashant Veer (20) and Ayush Mhatre (18) will eventually shine through.

6 Apr 2026 8:55 pm
IPL 2026: KKR elects to bat against PBKS; Injured Chakravarthy, unwell Narine miss out

Punjab Kings, who have won both their games so far, have retained the playing XI from the previous match

6 Apr 2026 7:35 pm
IPL 2026: Padikkal enhances his reputation as an elite all-format batter

In Royal Challengers Bengalurus twin victories this season, Devdutt Padikkal has struck at a whopping 201.81 and made two half-centuries

6 Apr 2026 7:00 pm
6 Apr 2026 5:29 pm
Creating a community culture: Smash 24 now open at Uptown @ Kathipara

Chennai launches a creative hub offering sporting facilities and co-working spaces, that operates 24x7

6 Apr 2026 4:52 pm
A CSK fan in RCB territory: Inside Chinnaswamy for the Southern Derby

A first-person account of a Chennai Super Kings fan from the recent CSK vs RCB clash at IPL 2026

6 Apr 2026 4:50 pm
Satwik-Chirag pull out; Lakshya, Sindhu lead India's charge at Badminton Asia Championships

Satwik and Chirag, who had won the title in 2023, opted out as the former continues to recover from a shoulder injury

6 Apr 2026 11:06 am
Five more Indians reach the semifinals

With Minakshi and Jaismines wins, all 10 Indian women in fray ensured medals

6 Apr 2026 3:21 am
IPL 2026 | Fortresses breached

Carefully constructed and seemingly impregnable edifices can, will and have been stormed, be it Manchester Uniteds Old Trafford, Rio de Janeiros Maracana or Chennais MAC Stadium

6 Apr 2026 12:05 am
I am not a machine, says Shami after his match-winning performance

Sometimes it happens that a very good ball leaves your hand. Its important to hold that line and flow, and I did just that, Shami said

5 Apr 2026 11:45 pm
IPL 2026 | We didnt have the rhythm when bowling, admits GTs Hayden

Hayden said that Kagiso Rabada (23 n.o.) was magnificent with the bat, and that he showed, as a frontline bowler, that commitment to batting counts, especially in run chases

5 Apr 2026 11:40 pm
IPL 2026 | Rain threatens to disrupt Knight Riders-Kings clash

If the weather gods stay kind, Rahanes men will look to open their account after suffering losses in both their matches;Shreyas side, on the other hand, will hope to notch up its third straight win

5 Apr 2026 11:36 pm
5 Apr 2026 7:59 pm
ISL | Aimen scores against former club as SC Delhi beats Blasters

KBFC finishes the match with 10 men after Dohling gets reprimanded for committing a rash challenge in the 85th minute

5 Apr 2026 7:34 pm
Shreyas will be India captain soon: Vyshak

The Punjab Kings pacer has quickly become skipper Shreyas go-to man in IPL 2026

5 Apr 2026 5:20 pm
5 Apr 2026 4:48 pm
IPL 2026: LSG wins toss, puts SRH to bat first in Hyderabad

The LSG are looking for their first win of the season after suffering a six-wicket defeat in the last match against the Delhi Capitals

5 Apr 2026 4:15 pm
Watch: RCB perhaps has the edge over CSK, and agressive SRH will challenge LSG says Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan

The Hindus KC Vijaya Kumar in conversation with Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan.

5 Apr 2026 1:20 pm