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Rio de Janeiro: Former Argentina international midfielder Rodrigo Battaglia has joined Atletico Mineiro after parting ways with Mallorca, the Brazilian Serie A club said. Battaglia, who will be tied to Atletico until December 2024, is the Belo Horizonte side's ninth new signing this year, a...

London: Another 0-0 stalemate between Chelsea and Liverpool. Another match highlighting the sharp decline of two of England's top teams who, at this rate, are unlikely to be playing in the Champions League next season. Chelsea was playing its first game since the firing of...

Guwahati: Rajasthan Royals would be banking on their near-perfect combinations in almost all departments of the game to put up another commanding performance when they take on a strong Punjab Kings side in an IPL match here Wednesday. The Royals would be buoyed by the...

New Delhi: The inept technique of young Indian batters against top quality fast bowling compounded Delhi Capitals' worries as they succumbed to an embarrassing six-wicket defeat at the hands of defending champions Gujarat Titans in an IPL match here Tuesday. Mohammed Shami (3/41 in 4...

New Delhi: Defending champions Gujarat Titans came up with a disciplined bowling effort to restrict Delhi Capitals to 162/8 in the IPL here Tuesday. Wily Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan was the pick of GT bowlers (3/31) while fiery pace duo of Mohammed Shami (3/41) and...

New Delhi: Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya opted to bowl against Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League here Tuesday. Both teams made two changes to their line-up. Delhi Capitals handed debut to Bengal's 20-year-old wicketkeeper-batter Abhishek Porel, while Anrich Nortje replaced Rovman Powell. GT...

New Delhi: Buoyed by the success of the inaugural Women's Premier League, IPL chairman Arun Dhumal Tuesday said that they plan to introduce the home and away format from season two but the number of teams will remain five for the next three years. The...

Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) top-order batter Rajat Patidar was Tuesday ruled out of the entire IPL season due to an Achilles heel injury, dealing a big blow to the team. The 29-year-old was RCB's third-highest scorer last year with 333 runs in eight matches...

New Delhi: Mumbai Indians head coach Mark Boucher is confident that the youngsters on whom the franchise has been investing for the past few years will stand up and be counted in this edition of the Indian Premier League. While RCB thrashed MI by eight...

New Delhi: Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting expects his country's pace-bowling stalwart Mitchell Starc and leg-spinner Adam Zampa to do the star turn when the ODI World Cup is held in India later this year. Starc, 33, was in sublime form during the three-match ODI...