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Mumbai: KL Rahul and his wife Athiya Shetty have been blessed with a baby girl as confirmed by the wicket-keeper batter through social media Monday. Rahul had missed his side Delhi Capitals' opening game due to the birth of his child, whose name was not...

Visakhapatnam: Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel won the toss and opted to field against Lucknow Super Giants in their Indian Premier League match here Monday. KL Rahul is unavailable for the opening game of his new franchise Delhi Capitals as he is expecting the birth...

Ranchi: Odisha, Mizoram, Maharashtra and Jharkhand registered wins in their respective matches of the National Women's Hockey League Final Phase here Monday. In the first match, Odisha defeated Haryana 2-0 in Pool A. Prativa Kindo (9th minute) and Shibani Lugun (59th) scored for Odisha to...

New Delhi: India women's team captain Harmanpreet Kaur, her deputy Smriti Mandhana and all-rounder Deepti Sharma were Monday retained in Grade A, the highest category of central contracts offered by BCCI. Pacer Renuka Thakur, all-rounder Jemimah Rodrigues, wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh and opener Shafali Verma managed...

Dhaka: Bangladeshi cricketer Tamim Iqbal was rushed to the hospital after experiencing severe chest pain during a Dhaka Premier League (DPL) match between Mohammedan Sporting Club and Shinepukur Cricket Club. Initially, plans were made to airlift him to Dhaka for immediate treatment, but the helicopter...

Chennai: Afghanistan mystery spinner Noor Ahmad made a memorable debut for Chennai Super Kings as his four-wicket haul limited Mumbai Indians to a below-par 155/9 in the Indian Premier League in Chennai Sunday. Ahmad (4/18) ran through the Mumbai Indians middle-order after Khaleel Ahmed (3/29)...

Hyderabad: Ishan Kishan's blitzkrieg trumped the heroic efforts from Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel as Sunrisers Hyderabad buried Rajasthan Royals under a deluge of runs to start its IPL 2025 campaign in style with a 44-run win in Hyderabad Sunday. After Travis Head teed off...

Chennai: Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected bowl first against Mumbai Indians in an Indian Premier League match in Chennai Sunday. For MI, Ryan Rickelton and Satyanarayana Raju are making their IPL debuts while Will Jacks (former RCB) and Mitchell Santner (former CSK)...

Hyderabad: Ishan Kishan slayed a hapless Rajasthan Royals attack to conjure up a magnificent 45-ball century, powering Sunrisers Hyderabad to an imposing 286 for six in their home IPL game in Hyderabad Sunday. In sultry Hyderabad heat, Royals' inexperienced skipper Riyan Parag committed a blunder...

Hyderabad: Rajasthan Royals stand-in skipper Riyan Parag won the toss and opted to bowl against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their opening IPL match in Hyderabad Sunday. RR picked Shimron Hetmyer, Maheesh Theekshana, Jofra Archer and Fazalhaq Farooqi as overseas players, while SRH handed debut to Ishan...