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Cricket

Editor's Choice

Wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan is unlikely to find himself on the list of centrally contracted players to be announced by the BCCI.

Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer were not given a central contract by BCCI in the last season.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are set to retain A+ contract despite T20I retirement.

BCCI feels Ishan Kishan has worked on his issues but not done enough to get back his position. 

Big News: Comeback for Shreyas Iyer but not Ishan Kishan, BCCI feels wicketkeeper-batter has not done enough to get a central contract

The next date for the BCCI's meeting with head coach Gautam Gambhir and chief selector Ajit Agarkar ahead of England tour is yet to be revealed.

Shreyas Iyer is expected to get the central contract again.

The BCCI's meeting with head coach Gautam Gambhir and chief selector Ajit Agarkar has been postponed.

India are scheduled to tour England for five-Test series starting June 20. 

India's head coach Gautam Gambhir (L) and chief selector Ajit Agarkar in frame

BCCI postpones meeting for men's central contracts, England tour preparations with Gautam Gambhir, Ajit Agarkar: All you need to know

Champions Trophy

Champions Trophy 2025: Ahead of the opening match against Bangladesh, BCCI has allowed families of players to accompany them but for only one match.

India will go up against Bangladesh in their Champions Trophy 2025 opener.

Players' families are allowed for only one game of the tournament.

Players will have to take permission from the BCCI for the same. 

Big News: BCCI allows cricketers to take family to Dubai for Champions Trophy 2025 but there's a catch

IPL 2025

Fans are waiting for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 schedule as the glitzy league is scheduled to get underway from March 21

BCCI hasn't announce the schedule for IPL 2025 as yet

IPL 2025 is slated to kick off from March 21

Former India's head coach along with IPL trophy in frame

Big update on IPL 2025 schedule, BCCI to announce fixtures on this date; 2 teams to play home games at away venue

Basketball

In an exclusive conversation with Sports Tak, Sabrina Ionescu disseminated an inspirational message for the young girls. Read on to know what she said.

Sabrina Ionescu plays for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

 She was the first overall pick in the 2020 WNBA draft and is a three-time Wade Trophy winner.

Exclusive | 'Don't let anyone tell you...': Sabrina Ionescu's message to aspiring female athletes

New York Liberty's star guard Sabrina Ionescu recently shared insights on her much talked about clutch shot during the NBA finals.

Sabrina Ionescu’s game-winning three-pointer in the WNBA Finals last year remains one of the most iconic moments in basketball.

 With just about 10 seconds left in regulation, the New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx were tied at 77-77.

Exclusive: Sabrina Ionescu reflects on her famous cold blooded clutch shot during the WNBA finals

Exclusive: Sabrina Ionescu reflects on her famous cold blooded clutch shot from the WNBA finals

Olympics

Discover how Alain Zobrist, CEO of Swiss Timing, breaks down Noah Lyles' thrilling 100m victory at the Paris Olympics, where cutting-edge technology determined the gold medalist by a razor-thin margin of five-thousandths of a second.


Alain Zobrist, CEO of Swiss Timing, the technology arm of OMEGA and the official Olympic timekeeper and currently at the NBA Games Paris 2025, shared the intricate details behind this decision in an exclusive interview with SportsTak. 

NBA has returned to Paris and the league is also celebrating its renewed partnership with Tissot.

Exclusive: Alain Zobrist, the time keeping specialist breaks down Noah Lyles' 100m victory at the Paris Olympics

WNBA standout Sabrina Ionescu discusses her participation in the upcoming WNBA All-Star 2025 game. 

Exclusive: Sabrina Ionescu makes bold prediction about her WNBA All-Star 2025 appearance

BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia has given an update on the rumours circulating around the Indian team not wearing Pakistan's name on their jersey.

Champions Trophy 2025 is set to start from Feb 19.

Pakistan is the host nation for the mega tournament.

BCCI secretary gives update on rumours regarding Indian jersey.

EXCLUSIVE: India to not wear Pakistan's name on ICC Champions Trophy 2025 jersey? BCCI gives major update on rumours

England Tour of India 2025

BCCI has come out with strict policies to curb Indian cricketers on issues of indiscipline. Let's take you through the new guidelines

BCCI has come out with new guidelines for Indian cricketers on issues of indiscipline

From left: India's captain Rohit Sharma with his teammates Virat Kohli (L) and Mohammed Siraj in frame

Exclusive: BCCI announces strict policy for Indian cricketers in massive crackdown on issues of indiscipline; Know all 10 key points here

BCCI has dropped strict guidelines for Indian cricketers including family travel and personal staffs after team's underwhelming performance recently

BCCI has rolled out strict guidelines for Indian cricketers' family travel

From now on there won't be any separate travel arrangements for players' families to maintain discipline

Virat Kohli (L), his wife Anushka Sharma (2nd from Left), Rohit Sharma (R) and his wife Ritika Sajdeh in frame

Exclusive: BCCI brings in harsh guidelines on Indian cricketers' family travel, personal staffs; impose ban on personal shoots during tours

Champions Trophy 2025 is around the corner but Team India's squad is yet to be announced. England, New Zealand and Bangladesh have already announced their respective teams for Champions Trophy

Team India's squad for the Champions Trophy is yet to be announced

England, New Zealand and Bangladesh have already announced their respective teams for Champions Trophy

India's captain Rohit Sharma (L) and teammate Virat Kohli in frame

Exclusive: Massive update on India's Champions Trophy 2025 squad, BCCI to take final call on this day

SRH vs GT

CSK vs DC and PBKS vs RR

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IPL 2025 Sunrisers Hyderabad squad

IPL 2025 Kolkata Knight Riders squad

IPL 2025 Chennai Super Kings squad

IPL 2025 Punjab Kings squad

IPL 2025 Royal Challengers Bengaluru squad

IPL 2025 Delhi Capitals squad

IPL 2025 Lucknow Super Giants squad

IPL 2025 Rajasthan Royals

IPL 2025 Mumbai Indians squad

IPL 2025 Gujarat Titans squad

Insights

Indian Premier League, 2025

Pakistan tour of New Zealand, 2025

Women's Premier League, 2025

ICC Champions Trophy, 2025

India tour of Australia, 2024/25

England tour of Australia, 2025/26

England Women tour of Australia, 2025

Ranji Trophy, 2024/25

Featured League

When Rishabh Pant presented the young spinner Digvesh to Narine on Sunday, he finally got to meet his idol. 

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Rishabh Pant introduces LSG's rising star Digvesh Rathi to his idol Sunil Narine

Jasprit Bumrah continued to train with MI prior to their match against RCB. While some supporters were pleased, others advised Pollard to treat Bumrah carefully. 

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Kieron Pollard lifts Jasprit Bumrah in arms as star pacer finally joins MI camp ahead of RCB clash

Gujarat Titans jumped to second spot in the IPL 2025 points table after their seven-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad

GT rocketed to second place in the IPL 2025 points table after bulldozing SRH

GT rode on Mohammed Siraj's four-fer and Shubman Gill's fifty to hammer SRH by 7 wickets

Gujarat Titans' captain Shubman Gill (R) and Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Pat Cummins in frame

IPL 2025 updated points table: GT displace RCB to grab coveted spot, SRH slump to bottom place after 4th defeat in a row

Siraj offered feedback on his performance, stating that he was having a great time and had spent the vacation working on his fitness.

Gujarat Titans' Mohammed Siraj in frame

Mohammed Siraj reaches big milestone in SRH vs GT clash, joins Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami in elite IPL list

Captain Pat Cummins while ruing SRH's defeat against GT admitted his batters' helplessness against Mohammed Siraj

SRH suffered their fourth consecutive defeat in the IPL 2025

GT hammered SRH by 7 wickets in their IPL 2025 clash

SRH captain Pat Cummins shakes hands with GT skipper Shubman Gill in frame

'Their pace bowling was tough to play': Pat Cummins admits helplessness against Siraj after SRH lost to GT

Cricket News

The New York Knicks will welcome Phoenix Suns on Sunday, April 6 at the Madison Square Garden. 

New York Knicks will take on Phoenix Suns on Sunday, April 6. 

Kevin Durant sees his name of the team's injury report as he is sidelined from the clash against the Knicks.

He suffered a left ankle injury in the game against Houston Rockets on March 30. 

Kevin Durant in the frame

Phoenix Suns Injury Report: Will star player Kevin Durant feature against New York Knicks?

The Boston Celtics will go up against Washington Wizards on Sunday, April 6 at the TD Garden. 

Boston Celtics are all set to take on Washington Wizards on Sunday, April 6. 

Jaylen Brown is listed on the team's injury report as questionable. 

Kristaps Porzingis is expected to play against Wizards.

Jaylen Brown and Kristaps Porzingis in the frame

Boston Celtics Injury Report: What's the latest health update of Jaylen Brown and Kristaps Porzingis, will they start against Washington Wizards?

Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson scripted history after leading his team to an emphatic 50-run win over Punjab Kings in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 clash

Rajasthan Royals' captain Sanju Samson in this frame

Sanju Samson tastes history after PBKS vs RR clash, shatters Shane Warne's all-time IPL record

PSL 2025, top 5 wicket-takers: Hasan Ali is expected to break Wahab Riaz's all-time record for most wickets in league's history.

Hasan Ali

Top 5 wicket-takers in PSL history; Hasan Ali needs 6 wickets to break all-time record

Pakistan's Sufiyan Muqeem created history during third ODI against New Zealand where his team suffered a 43-run defeat

Pakistan's Sufiyan Muqeem (L) bowls during the third ODI against New Zealand

Sufiyan Muqeem scripts history during PAK vs NZ 3rd ODI, becomes 1st player in the world to notch this milestone

IPL 2025, LSG vs MI: Hardik Pandya's five-wicket haul went in vain as Mumbai Indians lost to Lucknow Super Giants by 12 runs.

Hardik Pandya

Before Hardik Pandya, 5 Indian players have taken 5-wicket haul as captain: Full list here

The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will lock horns against the Delhi Capitals for their fourth match of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2025 on April 5 at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. 
