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Mullanpur: Royal Challengers Bengaluru raced to their first Indian Premier League final since 2016 with an eight-wicket pounding of Punjab Kings in a lopsided Qualifier 1 here Thursday. Punjab Kings' ultra-aggressive approach backfired on the day as RCB skittled out the home team for 101...

Mullanpur: Royal Challengers Bengaluru bowled out Punjab Kings for 101 in Qualifier 1 of the Indian Premier League in Mullanpur Thursday. RCB bowlers justified skipper Rajat Patidar's decision to field first by packing off PBKS for a paltry total in just 14.1 overs. Marcus Stoinis...

New Delhi: Olympic medallist Bajrang Punia has tendered an unconditional apology to wrestling coach Naresh Dahiya for sullying his name during their protest against the then WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The Tokyo Games bronze medallist Bajrang, along with Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik,...

The first qualifier match of IPL 2025 will be played today between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings at Mullanpur Cricket Stadium. Notably, Punjab is the table topper, while Bangalore finished at second. RCB has never reached the final since 2016 and has never won...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday extended heartfelt congratulations to young weightlifter Harshvardhan Sahu for being featured in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s monthly radio address ‘Mann Ki Baat’. Sahu earned national recognition after winning gold and setting two new records at the 7th Khelo...

Lucknow: Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant has been fined Rs 30 lakh for maintaining a slow over rate during his team's defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their last IPL match here. The rest of the playing XI, including the Impact Player, were handed...

New Delhi: Ahead of the five-match Test tour of England, T. Dilip has been restored as the fielding coach of the Indian men's cricket team. Dilip, who was brought into the national set-up in November 2021 when Rahul Dravid was the head coach and given...

Lucknow: Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant struck a blistering hundred as his team scored 227 for three against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the final league fixture of the ongoing Indian Premier League here Tuesday. Asked to bat first, LSG were well served by Pant's...

Lucknow: Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to bowl against Lucknow Super Giants in the final league stage IPL match, here Tuesday. RCB have replaced Tim David and Lungi Ngidi with Liam Livingstone and Nuwan Thushara. The hosts have also brought in Matthew...

Lahore: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided against using DRS technology during the three-match T20 home series against Bangladesh due to cost issues. A reliable PCB source said due to the lack of interest in the series which begins Wednesday the Board had decided...