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Mumbai: Their IPL play-off hopes hanging by a thread, Chennai Super Kings will face their fiercest rivals, a down and out Mumbai Indians, in their bid to stay afloat in the competition here Thursday. This has been a season to forget for both Mumbai and...

Navi Mumbai: Striking at better than most of the top batters, premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin recorded his first half-century in T20 cricket as Rajasthan Royals posted 160 for six against Delhi Capitals in the IPL here Wednesday. Ashwin made a 38-ball 50, while Devdutt Padikkal...

Navi Mumbai: Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant won the toss and opted to bowl against Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League match here Wednesday. Lalit Yadav came in for Ripal Patel and Chetan Sakariya replaced Khaleel Ahmed in the DC playing XI. In a...

Madrid: Barcelona moved a step closer to securing second place in the Spanish league by defeating 10-man Celta Vigo 3-1 despite defender Ronald Araújo leaving the field in an ambulance with a head injury after colliding with a teammate. Barcelona said Araújo “has suffered a...

Birmingham: Liverpool has ensured the Premier League's thrilling title race will stretch into the final week of the season. A come-from-behind 2-1 win at Aston Villa, sealed by a 65th-minute header by Sadio Mane, showed Liverpool's heart for the fight and moved Jürgen Klopp's team...

Navi Mumbai: Delhi Capitals will aim to quickly recover from their loss in the previous match to stay in the IPL play-offs race while Rajasthan Royals will be eager to hold on to their winning momentum when the two teams clash here Wednesday. The Capitals...

Pune: Spinners Rashid Khan (4/24) and Sai Kishore (2/7) came to the party as Gujarat Titans (GT) defeated Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by 62 runs in their IPL encounter at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium here Tuesday. In the process, the Hardik Pandya-led side became...

Pune: Opening batter Shubman Gill hit a fine unbeaten half-century but Lucknow Super Giants produced a disciplined bowling effort to restrict Gujarat Titans to a modest 144 for 4 in their Indian Premier League match here Tuesday. Gill remained not out on 63  off 49...

Kolkata: Talismanic captain Sunil Chhetri will return to the national football team during next month’s Asian Cup Qualifiers, head coach Igor Stimac said Tuesday. He also exuded confidence that India will win the tournament and book a ticket for the continental showpiece in China next...

Bangkok: The Indian women’s badminton team sailed into the knockout stage of the Uber Cup after humbling USA 4-1 in a lopsided Group D encounter here Tuesday. The Indian eves, who had defeated Canada 4-1 in their opening tie, notched up a second successive win...