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Alcaraz won the French and U.S. Opens last year plus the Australian Open in January. Sabalenka, the top-ranked woman, won her second consecutive U.S. Open last year.

Candidates winner and World championshipchallengerVaishalicredits her support system for making remarkable turnarounds in big-ticket events; she says meticulous preparation with her team played a big part in her success in Cyprus

The countrys first International Master lauds Vaishalis fantastic show at the Candidates; the 24-year-old GM says being resilient and not giving up in some positions helped her come up trumps at Cyprus

Franklin also urged for patience with the likes of Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain

If Miller was chastised for his failure to lead Delhi Capitals to victory against Gujarat Titans on April 8, he was celebrated for his boundary-laden exploits against Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Gujarat Titans elected to bowl first against Mumbai Indians in IPL match at Ahmedabad

In a decision taken recently by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) Board, Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has been re-categorised from Category B to Category A under Rule 15 of the World Athletics' Anti-Doping Rules

In this episode of the IPL Review & Preview Show, we break down Gujarat Titans vs KKR, analyse why 180 was never going to be enough at Motera, and look ahead to a thrilling IPL doubleheader.

Known for his strong defensive skills and sharp counter-attacks, Sujeet admitted that his focus now is on improving his offensive game, endurance and power.

The Court was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by the 'Kusteeveer Khashaba Jadhav Foundation', founded by his son Ranjeet Jadhav

We all have discussions about what works for each other. We've enjoyed sort of taking little notes off each other, said Cooper Connolly

This is the fourth year of competition with the innovation; while there has been a strident appeal from the playing community to dispense with it, the IPL is insistent that there will be no rethink until after the 2027 edition

Manchester City are now three points behind Arsenal with a game in hand, as the Gunners once again slip up with just five games of the season remaining

The five-time champion has just a solitary victory in five games while the home team is on a three-match winning run; the visiting side to take a call on Rohit only on match day; Gill, Buttler hold the key for the host

Typically known for his aggressive, free-flowing strokeplay from the outset, Suryavanshi showed a more measured approach on a surface that played slower than expected

I dont think its a challenging situation. Bumrah is a fighter. He is fighting his way through. Everything cant be related to just wickets, says Mhambrey

Tottenham has condemned what the club described as vile, dehumanizing racism aimed at defender Kevin Danso following the 2-2 draw with Brighton in the Premier League

The Royals have made a couple of changes with Shimron Hetmyer coming back into the side, replacing Lhuan-dre Pretorius while Brijesh Sharma steps in for Tushar Deshpande

Verma said FIDE had initially been open to awarding the event to Tamil Nadu, with full backing from both the All India Chess Federation (AICF) and the State government

During his tenure, the committee has taken several tough calls, including overseeing the Test retirements of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, and gradually phasing out senior pacer Mohammed Shami from international cricket.

After steering SRH to a narrow 10-run win, Klaasen emphasised that his priority was navigating difficult situations rather than focusing on strike rate

Mike Hussey said he is happy with Dhonis batting at nets and had encouraging update on the former CSK captain

Reflecting on the Candidates closing stages, Vaishali described the event as intensely competitive

The 24-year-old has earned the right to challenge the World champion Ju Wenjun of China by winning the Candidates tournament at Pegeia, Cyprus

The former Australian all-rounder also hailed his captaincy, under which PBKS reached the final last year

Head coach Stephen Fleming remained predictably tight-lipped, offering little beyond the standard line that Dhoni was progressing well in his recovery

The Kings have not put a foot wrong and are yet to lose a match this Indian Premier League season, while the Super Giants have stuttered to three defeats in five games

The visitor was reduced to 10 men for the last six minutes after collecting a red card

Chennai

Ironically, it could be Parags lowly returns, after all, that may have the Royals a tad stressed. In five outings, Parag hasnt been able to reach 50 runs

Sangakkara, RRs head coach and director of cricket, hasnt dropped guard despite the opponents winless run

Come Sunday (April 19, 2026), India will need to capitalise on the foundation, with the onus on the lower order to deliver in the backend and provide a defendable total

In men's T20Is, the record belongs to Pakistan's Babar Azam, with 4,596 runs from 136 innings

Both the teams are playing an unchanged XI

Pakistan Cricket Board announces the squad which includes uncapped batters Abdullah Fazal, Azan Awais, all-rounder Amad Butt and wicketkeeper Ghazi Ghouri

KKRs struggles were compounded by the absence of Cameron Greens bowling during the chase, despite his 79 anchoring the innings earlier

Renard, a two-time Africa Cup of Nations winner with Zambia and Ivory Coast, led Saudi Arabia from 2019 to 2023 before being replaced by Roberto Mancini

Bhinder was found scrolling his smart phone with teen sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi by his side in the dugout during the game against RCB