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Ayush Mhatre

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Jamie Overton

Kartik Sharma

Khaleel Khursheed Ahmed

Matthew James Henry

Matthew William Short

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Mukesh Choudhary

Nathan Trevor Ellis

Noor Ahmad Lakanwal

Prashant Ramendra Veer

Rahul Desraj Chahar

Ramakrishna Shekhar Ghosh

Ruturaj Dashrat Gaikwad

Sanju Viswanath Samson

Sarfaraz Naushad Khan

Shivam Dube

Shreyas Gopal

Urvil Mukesh Patel

Zakary Glen Foulkes

Rajasthan

Adam Fraser Milne

Aman Rao Perala

Brijesh Sharma

Dhruv Chand Jurel

Donovan Ferreira

Jofra Chioke Archer

Kuldeep Rampal Sen

Kwena Tshegofatso Maphaka

Lhuan-dre Gilbert Pretorius

Nandre Burger

Ravi Bishnoi

Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja

Ravi Singh

Riyan Parag

Samuel Matthew Curran

Sandeep Sharma

Shimron Odilon Hetmyer

Shubham Badriprasad Dubey

Sushant Samirkumar Mishra

Tushar Uday Deshpande

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

Vignesh Puthur

Yashasvi Bhupendra Kumar Jaiswal

Yash Raj Punja

Yudhvir Singh Charak

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IPL 2026

Rajasthan Royals have signed South Africa's Nandre Burger as an injury replacement for seasoned Sandeep Sharma for the remainder of IPL 2025

Nandre Burger has replaced Sandeep Sharma in RR squad for the rest of IPL 2025

Earlier, RR signed Lhuan-dre Pretorius as Nitish Rana's replacement

RR's star pacer Sandeep Sharma in this frame

Rajasthan Royals announce South Africa's pacer as Sandeep Sharma's replacement for remainder of IPL 2025

Uncapped South Africa star Lhuan-dre Pretorius has joined Rajasthan Royals in place of Nitish Rana who has been ruled out of the remainder of IPL 2025.

Lhuan-dre Pretorius to replace Nitish Rana in IPL 2025. 

Lhuan-dre Pretorius has played 33 T20s. 

 Nitish Rana of Rajasthan Royals play a shots during the 2025 IPL match

Rajasthan Royals announce Nitish Rana's replacement for remainder of IPL 2025, South Africa uncapped star joins squad ahead of CSK clash

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West Indies tour of New Zealand, 2025

Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe tour of Pakistan, 2025

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WPL 2026

The three matches of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 will likely to be played in closed doors at the DY Patil Stadium because of municipal corporation elections in Navi Mumbai on January 15. Local police have told the BCCI that they will not be able to provide enough security for the Mumbai Indians vs UP Warriorz match scheduled on election day.


Three WPL 2026 matches will likely to be played without spectators.

WPL 2026 matches will likely to be played without spectators due to local elections.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Smriti Mandhana with WPL Trophy 

Explained: Why some of WPL 2026 matches likely to be played without spectators

Mumbai Indians (MI) notched up a commanding 50-run win over Delhi Capitals in their second Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 clash on January 10

Mumbai Indians thrashed Delhi Capitals by 50 runs in their WPL 2026 clash

DC failed to chase down the 196-run target and were bundled out for mere 145

Mumbai Indians' Nat Sciver-Brunt (R) and captain Harmanpreet Kaur celebrate with each other in this frame. (Getty)

WPL 2026: Harmanpreet-Sciver Brunt combine to hand MI 50-run win over DC

Ashleigh Gardner and Sophie Devine combined to hand Gujarat Giants (GG) a 10-run win over UP Warriorz (UPW) in their Women's Premier League 2026 clash 

Gujarat Giants beat UP Warriorz by 10 runs in their WPL 2026 clash

Ashleigh Gardner and Sophie Devine remained the architects of Giants' victory

Gujarat Giants' Ashleigh Gardner (R) and Sophie Devine in this frame. (Getty)

WPL 2026: Gardner-Devine's all-round show helps GG edge UPW by 10 runs 

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) head coach Malolan Rangarajan confirmed that India all‑rounder Pooja Vastrakar will miss at least two weeks of Women’s Premier League (WPL) matches due to a hamstring injury.

RCB defeated MI by three wickets in WPL 2026 opener.

Pooja Vastrakar set to miss two weeks of WPL 2026.

Pooja Vastrakar of India prepares to bowl during game two of the ODI series between India and South Africa at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on June 19, 2024 in Bengaluru, India.

RCB shares worrisome update on Pooja Vastrakar’s WPL 2026 comeback

Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Mumbai Indians captain Harmanpreet Kaur admitted her side fell short in the final over of their three-wicket defeat against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the WPL 2026 opener, saying they failed to bowl even one good delivery under pressure.

RCB defeated Mumbai Indians by three wickets. 

Nadine de Klerk picked up four wickets against MI in WPL 2026 opener.

Mumbai Indians' Amelia Kerr (L) speaks with her captain Harmanpreet Kaur during the Women's Premier League (WPL) 

Harmanpreet Kaur indirectly blames Nat Sciver-Brunt after MI’s defeat vs RCB

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26

Karnataka batter Devdutt Padikkal surpassed 700 runs in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy campaign with his unbeaten knock of 81 against Mumbai

Devdutt Padikkal achieved a rare feat in Vijay Hazare Trophy

Padikkal remained unbeaten on 81 as Karnataka defeated Mumbai

Devdutt Padikkal celebrates after scoring a   century for Karnataka in Vijay Hazare Trophy (via X)

Padikkal scripts history, becomes first player to achieve this monumental feat

T20 World Cup 2026

The BCB has clarified its position following recent public comments regarding the national team’s participation in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 in India. This comes after the International Cricket Council (ICC) rejected earlier claims of security risks made by Bangladesh’s Sports Adviser, Asif Nazrul.


Bangladesh claimed that ICC sent a warning letter for India participation.

Bangladesh will start their T20 World Cup 2026 campaign against West Indies.

Mustafizur Rahman and T20 World Cup

Drama in Bangladesh, BCB contradicts sports advisor Asif Nazrul

Football

Diego Simeone has apologised to Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr and president Florentino Perez over the Supercopa clash. Here is what the Atletico Madrid manager has said. 

Real Madrid winger and Simeone were captured clashing on the touchline when Vinicius was substituted

Real Madrid were defeated by their arch-rivals, FC Barcelona, with a score of 2-3, to lose the Supercopa title

Diego Simeone apologises to Madrid star Vinicius & president Perez over Supercopa drama

Diego Simeone, Vinicius Jr, Florentino Perez

Simeone apologises to Vinicius and Perez over Supercopa drama

The International Cricket Council has clarified that Bangladesh can safely play its matches in India during the 2026 T20 World Cup. Independent security assessments by international experts have rated the overall risk as low to moderate, with no specific threat to the team, officials, or venues in Kolkata and Mumbai.


Bangladesh will play their three T20 World Cup matches in India.

India captain Suryakumar Yadav vs Bangladesh and T20 World Cup

ICC refutes Bangladesh's ‘security risk’ claim in India for T20 World Cup 2026

Tennis

A look at the top tennis players’ ATP and WTA rankings in Men's and Women's ahead of the Australian Open.

The top-ranked players enter the tournament automatically at the main draw stage

 The 104-ranked players will directly go into the singles draws alongside eight wildcard entries and 16 qualifiers

Chennai vs Rajasthan Playing XI