IPL 2021 Play-offs Qualification Scenario: MI, KKR in mid-table battle as race for top 4 heats up

Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 is reaching the business end and each and every match will assume great importance over the next week as the race for the play-offs has heated up. Chennai Super Kings became the first side on Thursday to qualify for play-offs when they defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in Sharjah by 6…

IPL 2021: Am I a disgrace as Morgan said I was? Of course NOT – Ashwin on spat with KKR captain

Ravichandran Ashwin said that he would have taken an extra run even if he had seen the ball ricocheting off Rishabh Pant during Delhi Capitals’ (DC) match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL). Ashwin’s decision to go for the run had irked KKR captain Eoin Morgan and…

Tokyo Olympics bronze-medal winning India hockey star Rupinder Pal Singh retires

India’s hockey star Rupinder Pal Singh, part of the Tokyo Olympics bronze-medal winning hockey team, announced his decision to retire from the sport on social media on Thursday morning. Rupinder, who played 223 matches during his 13-year-long career for the Indian team, is well known for his abilities as a…

Please stop tagging me: India goalkeeper Amrinder Singh clarifies ‘he is not former Punjab CM’

Indian football team’s goalkeeper Amrinder Singh has urged media persons and journalists to stop tagging him instead of the former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Twitter. “Dear News Media, Journalists, I am Amrinder Singh, Goalkeeper of Indian Football Team and not the Former Chief…

Novak Djokovic withdraws from Indian Wells tournament

World No 1 Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, organisers said on Wednesday. The 20-time major winner hasn’t played since losing in the US Open final against Daniil Medvedev earlier this month, missing out on completing the calendar Grand Slam. The 34-year-old Serbian is a…

Harshal Patel, a proverbial journeyman is Virat Kohli’s go-to man in IPL 2021

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) pacer Harshal Patel is not Jasprit Bumrah or Mohammed Shami. Still, the Haryana seamer has emerged as one of the go-to man for Virat Kohli in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). The Haryana seamer has bagged 26 wickets in this IPL season and is getting closer to breaking Dwayne…

Champions League wrap: Ronaldo late goal lifts Manchester United, Barcelona slump, Juventus beat Chelsea

Cristiano Ronaldo grabbed a stoppage-time winner for Manchester United, Bayern eased clear atop the group by routing Dynamo Kyiv 5-0 while Barcelona finished with 10 men in a humbling defeat at Benfica and defending champions Chelsea lost 1-0 at Juventus in Champions League on Wednesday. Ronaldo late show gives United…

Women’s Day-night Test: India women head into landmark pink ball match in Australia

Indian women’s cricket team will be up for a daunting challenge when it makes its day-night Test debut against Australia in the one-off game at Carrara Oval, Queensland beginning on Thursday. The squad has very little idea about how the shiny pink ball will behave during the course of the game at the Metricon…

IPL 2021: Aussie media calls Ashwin villain, Morgan reminded of Stokes overthrow incident

Rarely has an innocuous single, that had no impact on the result of the game, mattered so much to so many. It was during the Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders match that Ravichandran Ashwin had run to the other end on the last ball of the 19th over after the ball hit his batting partner Rishabh…

Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues to play for Melbourne Renegades in Women’s Big Bash League

India’s Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues will play for Melbourne Renegades in the upcoming season of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) this year. While this will be the fourth time that 32-year-old Harmanpreet plays in the tournament, Jemimah, 21, will be making her debut in the tournament.…