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Bhubaneswar: Led by forward Connor Shields, Chennaiyin FC have named a strong squad for their Kalinga Super Cup 2025 opener against Mumbai City FC here Wednesday. The tournament winners will earn a qualifying play-off spot for the AFC Champions League Two. Apart from Shields, head...

Lucknow: Delhi Capitals skipper Axar Patel won the toss and elected to bowl against hosts Lucknow Super Giants in an Indian Premier League match here Tuesday. DC made one change in their playing XI, bringing in Sri Lankan quick Dushmantha Chameera in place of Mohit...

New Delhi: India's premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah was Tuesday named as Leading Men's Cricketer in the World while prolific batter Smriti Mandhana grabbed the honour in the women's category in the 2025 edition of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. The two Indian players were honoured for their...

New Delhi: Veteran India spinner Amit Mishra clarified that he is "unmarried" and strongly refuted media reports falsely naming him in a "baseless" domestic violence and dowry harassment case. "This is truly disheartening to see what’s being circulated. My photo has been used in a...

Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders batsmen are ‘low on confidence’ right now, the team's mentor Dwayne Bravo conceded after the franchise slumped to its fifth loss in eight IPL matches this season, but refused to blame the much-talked-about Eden Gardens pitch for the side's woes. KKR...

Bhubaneshwar: Punjab FC delivered a clinical performance to cruise past Odisha FC 3-0 and book their place in the quarterfinals of the Kalinga Super Cup Round of 16 match which was played here at the Kalinga Stadium. Goals from Asmir Suljic, Ezequiel Vidal, and Nihal...

Kolkata: Skipper Shubman Gill sizzled with a 55-ball 90 as Gujarat Titans posted 198 for 3 against hosts Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL here Monday. Invited to bat, Gill showcased his class with a strokeful fifty as fellow opener Sai Sudharsan (52) also continued...

Bhubaneswar: Spanish forward Iker Guarrotxena was the star of the show as FC Goa cruised into the quarter-finals of the 2025 Kalinga Super Cup with a commanding 3-0 victory over Gokulam Kerala FC at the Kalinga Stadium. Guarrotxena (23’ p, 35’, 71’) netted a superb...

Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and elected to bowl against Gujarat Titans in their Indian Premier League match here Monday. KKR made two changes, bringing in Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Moeen Ali. The Teams: Gujarat Titans: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c),...

New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals (RR) captain Sanju Samson will miss his team's upcoming IPL 2025 match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) due to a side strain. The franchise added that as part of recovery, Samson will not travel to Bengaluru and is staying back in...