Wadhera does the star turn for the visitor in a tricky chase; batting first turns out to be tough ask for the Bengaluru outfit on a sticky wicket; fine bowling and catching make Punjabs job easy; Davids fighting fifty goes in vain; decision to drop Padikkal in favour of Suyash proves costly

The magical symbiosis between icon and franchise has produced five IPL titles, an enduring cultural impact and significant economic success. But while his wicketkeeping and captaincy remain sharp, Dhoni now 43 and on dodgy knees is struggling to summon his batting powers as often as he once did

The 35-year-old became just the sixth man in history to win the career Grand Slam, ending years of torment when he finally claimed the Masters. Will the triumph liberate him or will it diminish the desire that has driven him to pursue Major titles despite suffering heartbreaks?

Dewald Brevis has played 81 T20s and scored 1787 runs with a highest of 162; Brevis will join CSK for 2.2 crore

AFP Sportlooks at some talking points ahead of the fifth round of the 24-race season

Tanvi, ranked 134th in the world defeated the Hong Kong player, ranked 76th, 3-1 (11-7 11-8 8-11 12-10) to book a place in the quarterfinals

United fan McIlroy completed golf's career Grand Slam at Augusta National in dramatic fashion on Sunday with his first major win in 11 years.

The home team continues resurgence with a second successive win; the Hyderabad batters fail to get going on a tacky strip

RCB claims the ad featuring Australian cricketer Travis Head used RCBs trademark in a negative light

This was the coming of age for the North London side, played out in high definition with the world watching in awe and this will go down as the Gunners greatest night in the Champions League

Arshdeep Singh has been remarkably consistent with the ball having taken 84 wickets for PBKS in seven seasons with a highest of 19 scalps last year.

Ive played long enough that everyone pretty much knows what Im going to do. If I can execute more often than not, its going to be okay, Starc said at the post-match presentation.

Besides parting ways with two of the six coaching staff members assistant coach Abhishek Nayar and fielding coach T. Dilip, the BCCI is also set to bring in fresh faces in the support staff

With RR needing just 31 from the last three overs, it looked all but over for Delhi. However, Starc's three overs, including a nerve-wracking Super Over, took Delhi to a dramatic win they had no business winning

Mikel Artetas only major trophy in five and a half years in charge at Arsenal remains the 2020 FA Cup just months into his reign.

Newcastle jumped above Nottingham Forest and within four points of second-place Arsenal, and looks in good shape for a return to the Champions League next season.

Arsenal advanced 5-1 on aggregate after a 3-0 first-leg win at home in London last week, keeping alive its chances of winning Europes top club competition for the first time. It will face Paris Saint-Germain in the semifinals

Thanks to Starc's brilliance, DC got the better of RR via the super over after the Australian pacer produced his magic not once but twice nailing blockhole deliveries at will

AFP Sportassesses the issues that threaten to derail Max Verstappens quest for a fifth successive world title

Axar and Stubbs help Delhi accumulate 77 in the final five overs and pilot it to 188; Jaiswal, Nitish provide a fitting reply as Royals match the total; host win at a canter in the one-over shootout

Fresh off wins against the higher-ranked Iraq and Bahrain, Flemming gives his views on the shortcomings in Indian basketball; the American sheds light on the tactical system that maximises Indias strengths as well as the thought process behind the teams transformation into a three-point shooting unit

CRICKET | Focus will be on Ishan as he will be keen to get among the runs against his former team in what might be high-scoring affair

We batted really badly as a batting unit, we take full responsibility. Bowlers did really well on this surface, restricting a strong Punjab batting lineup to 111, Rahane said

After being swept aside 4-0 in the first leg of the quarterfinal, Dortmund had nothing to lose Tuesday and attacked Barcelona from the start, leaving the visitors off-balance

The cricket event, which will feature six teams each in men's and women's categories, will be held at the Fairgrounds in Pomona with the sport set to be a part of the Olympics after 128 years

Saurabh, a gold medallist at the 2018 Asian Games and Youth Olympics, settled for bronze with 219.1, bowing out after the 22nd shot at the Las Palmas shooting range

Is it better to go in for a younger captain and team with the long-term view, or to plump for experience and an ad hoc approach, with just one series in mind?

Knight Riders batters falter in a modest chase as wickets fall like nine pins

Its not always wickets that you take, but its the wickets that you earn for your team, said Simons after the LSG game

In his 271st IPL appearance, Dhoni made his 200th and 201st dismissal with a stumping and a catch

Rory McIlroy has endured plenty of anguishing moments while seeking to snap a decade-long drought in major championships

Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal hold such commanding leads in their Champions League quarterfinals that a place in the last four looks all but certain

A strong top-order, coupled with menacing pacers, has made the Gujarat franchise a title contender this season; the teams Tamil core, led by Sai Sudharsan and Sai Kishore, has given it the balance and firepower needed to deal with everything opponents have thrown at it; consistent performances, even in defeat, has seen it perched at the top