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Madrid: Winning has suddenly become a problem for Barcelona, and its double-digit cushion in the title race is proving useful. Barcelona's winless run reached three games after a 0-0 draw at Getafe in the Spanish league Sunday, allowing second-place Real Madrid to cut into its...

Bengaluru: Chennai Super Kings will look to pick up the pace in the middle overs and hope their inspirational skipper MS Dhoni takes the field despite a knee niggle against fierce rivals Royal Challengers Bangalore in the eagerly awaited Southern derby in the IPL here...

Ahmedabad: Shubman Gill's cool demeanour in the face of adversity and skipper Hardik Pandya's quick understanding of the situation again came to the fore as their half-century stand helped Gujarat Titans post 177 for seven against Rajasthan Royals in the IPL here Sunday. South African...

Mumbai: A relaxed approach turned things around for Suryakumar Yadav who came good Sunday with a classy 43 after aggregating just 16 runs in three previous IPL matches as Mumbai Indians beat Kolkata Knight Riders by five wickets here. Suryakumar, the world's number one T20I...

New Delhi: The BCCI Sunday announced an increase in prize money for the domestic tournaments with the Ranji Trophy winners set to receive a whopping cash reward of Rs 5 crore this year. According to the new pay structure, Ranji Trophy winners, who currently get...

Mumbai: Arjun Tendulkar's long wait to play for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) ended Sunday when he was named in the playing XI for the match against Kolkata Knight Riders here. The 23-year-old all-rounder opened the bowling attack for Mumbai Indians and...

Mumbai: Ishan Kishan (58) and Suryakumar Yadav (43) led the charge as Mumbai Indians handed Kolkata Knight Riders a five-wicket defeat in their Indian Premier League match here Sunday. The fastest century in this year's IPL for Venkatesh Iyer — 104 off 51 balls (6x4s,...

Ahmedabad: Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson won the toss and elected to bowl in the Indian Premier League match against defending champions Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium here Sunday. New Zealand pace bowler comes in place of West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder in...

New Delhi: Former India opener Virender Sehwag said Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting has to take the blame for the side's disastrous start in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season after having done some good work in the past seasons. Sehwag's words come...

Mumbai: Venkatesh Iyer slammed a scintillating hundred to power Kolkata Knight Riders to a competitive 185 for six against Mumbai Indians here Sunday. Iyer scored 104 off 51 balls to hold the innings together, while Rinku Singh (18) and Andre Russell (21 not out) also...