The Hindu

By the time RCB will line up for its game against CSK, a full week would have passed since Rajat Patidars men played a match the IPL opener against Sunrisers Hyderabad, which they won by six wickets

It remains to be seen whether Hazlewood, who was seen practising on April 3, will take the field for the defending champion; the five-time victor has to get its act together, and quickly

Daniel Vettori hailed his youthful spin attack on the eve of the match against Lucknow Super Giants

The Hyderabad outfit is coming off a comprehensive victory over Kolkata Knight Riders; the visitor will be keen on bouncing back after a disappointing loss to Delhi Capitals

For Priyansh Arya,turning outin his second IPL season,providing brisk startscomesnaturally

GT skipper Shubman Gill due to a muscle spasm and in his place Rashid Khan is leading the side

Even as the team focused on addressing the batting woes, it was evident that the bowling attack lacked depth to trouble good sides

For the five-time champions Mumbai Indians, skipper Hardik Pandya was indisposed, and in his absence, Suryakumar Yadav was named the skipper.

The tennis legend said hosting the Olympics could help transform India's sporting ecosystem and strengthen its global standing

60 injured during a flag-waving event popularly known as Matute at the Alejandro Villanueva Stadium in the Peruvian capital

CSK have lost their first two matches of the season, including a five-wicket defeat to Punjab Kings on April 3, 2026

Opener Priyansh Arya's 11-ball 39 provided a flying start to PBKS' chase of 210 and fellow batter Shashank Singh praised him for his mental clarity

Fernandezs agent slammed Chelseas decision, saying the Argentina midfielder does not understand the punishment

Brazil international Raphinha is sidelined until May with a hamstring injury, opening the door for Rashford. The England forward, on loan from Manchester United, impressed in the first half of the season but has not played as much in recent weeks

This is not a one-year thing. We are here to dominate. I want to prove that what happened last season was not a one-off, says Sharma

Sections of the crowd at Spain's friendly against Egypt on April 7, sang whoever doesn't jump is Muslim during the game at Espanyol's RCDE Stadium in Cornella

Leading Milan by six points with eight matches remaining in the season, Inter would ordinarily be confident of claiming a 21st league crown ahead of the visit of Champions League chasers Roma on April 5

The so-called cricket grannies are bound together by a growing love of a game they initially knew nothing about but is now helping them manage age-related health conditions, stress and loneliness

The Englishman takes the reins at Kerala Blasters with the team floundering in the ISL. But he knows what it takes to succeed in India, thanks to his experience with Bengaluru FC. In this conversation, he discusses his managerial stints around the world, his formative years in the Manchester United Academy and what he picked up from Alex Fergusons methods

The regulation came under scrutiny during a captains meeting ahead of the season, with most leaders not in favour of it. While it widens the opportunities for Indian players, it can arrest aspects of their development. And over the long term, it subtly alters the narrative towards favouring specialists and diminishes the all-rounder

Its very important for spinners to hold on to their strengths. Whenever batters put you under pressure, you tend to forget your strength. You look for a safer option to get out of that situation. If you are an attacking spinner, dont let that go. Because that is your identity and if you are doing that work for the team, taking wickets, there can be nothing better than that. Your mindset should be attacking, says Kuldeep

Vikram Rathour underlined the importance of the current season in Suryavanshis development. Its going to be an important season for him, but his mind is in the right space. Hes working really hard.

GTs bowling, quietly efficient in the defeat to Punjab Kings, now meets a different kind of volatility, led by Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal. RR began its campaign with a thumping eight-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings.

CSK made one change to their playing XI, bringing in Prashant Veer in place of Matt Short

Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso has left his role by mutual consent after the national team failed to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup

The surface for Saturdays fixture is expected to be full of runs and the visiting team coach Jayawardene sees it as par for the course in the early part of the campaign

KFA president Navas Meeran says that SLK wants at least one of the new teams to be from southern Kerala; he adds that the federation is thinking about reviving the Nehru Gold Cup

I would like to apologise to Kapil and M.S. Dhoni about the comments because Kapil paaji has been a great player for India. What kind of relationship they (Yograj and Kapil) had, I don't know, I wasn't even born, says Yuvraj Singh

Kane missed England's friendly defeat by Japan this week with an ankle problem and has not recovered in time to face Freiburg on Saturday.

Russia took the third spot with 66 suspended athletes

Nitish said since the pitch was two-paced and the ball gripped for the spinners, SRH brought in Harsh Dubey early resulting in the dismissal of the dangerous Finn Allen

Rahane praised his bowlers for fighting back after conceding plenty of runs in the PowerPlay

The Indian team will have a five-day preparatory camp at the DLTA Stadium venue for the competition and had its first training session on April 2 morning

However, things changed dramatically in the previous season when CSK lost five of six games at home in what turned out to be the teams worst campaign

Now that he has formally crossed the ICC threshold age of 15, a raging debate is underway on whether the left-handed batter should be fast-tracked to the Indian white-ball team; the special ones are always a step ahead of the opposition and have a counter for every game plan

At the Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, on April 2, 2026, with chaos roiling around him, 22-year-old Sameer Rizvi came of age with an unbeaten 70 that guided Delhi Capitals to a six-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants.

Aditya will face Uzbekistans Abdulloh Madaminov in the last-eight stage.

Gaurav Ghei, Shiv Kapur, Gaganjeet Bhullar the marquee names; Season events increase from 11 to 15