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Quinton de Kock (W)

Sunil Narine

Ajinkya Rahane (C)

Venkatesh Iyer

Rinku Singh

Andre Russell

Ramandeep Singh

Harshit Rana

Spencer Johnson

Vaibhav Arora

Varun Chakaravarthy

Lucknow

Mitchell Marsh

Aiden Markram

Nicholas Pooran

Rishabh Pant (C) (W)

Ayush Badoni

David Miller

Abdul Samad

Shardul Thakur

Akash Deep

Avesh Khan

Digvesh Singh

Ajinkya Madhukar Rahane

Angkrish Avaneesh Raghuvanshi

Anukul Sudhakar Roy

Cameron Donald Green

Daksh Kamra

Finnley Hugh Allen

Harshit Pradeep Rana

Kartik Tyagi

Manish Krishnanand Pandey

Matheesha Pathirana

Prashant Hitesh Solanki

Rachin Ravindra

Rahul Ajay Tripathi

Rinku Khanchand Singh

Rovman Powell

Sarthak Ranjan

Sunil Philip Narine

Tejasvi Singh

Tim Louis Seifert

Umran Malik

Vaibhav Gopal Arora

Varun Chakaravarthy Vinod

Abdul Samad Farooq

Aiden Kyle Markram

Akash Maharaj Singh

Akshat R Raghuwanshi

Anrich Arno Nortje

Arjun Sachin Tendulkar

Arshin Atul Kulkarni

Himmat Singh

Joshua Patrick Inglis

Manimaran Siddharth

Matthew Paul Breetzke

Mayank Prabhu Yadav

Mitchell Ross Marsh

Mohammad Shami Ahmed

Mohsin Khan

Mukul Dalip Choudhary

Naman Tiwari

Prince Yadav

Rishabh Rajendra Pant

Shahbaz Ahmed

Pinnaduwage Wanindu Hasaranga De Silva

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IPL 2026

Ajinkya Rahane commented on the ongoing controversy around the Eden Gardens pitch during KKR vs LSG IPL 2025 clash

Ajinkya Rahane was asked about the Kolkata pitch after KKR's defeat against LSG

KKR suffered a 4-run defeat against LSG in their IPL 2025 clash on April 8

Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane in this frame

'Mai kuch bolunga to bawaal ho jaaega': Ajinkya Rahane breaks silence on Eden Garden's pitch row after KKR lost to LSG

Ajinkya Rahane disclosed the reason behind Kolkata Knight Riders' four-run defeat against Lucknow Super Giants in their IPL 2025 clash

Ajinkya Rahane disclosed the reason behind KKR defeat against LSG 

KKR suffered a narrow 4-run defeat against LSG

KKR's Sunil Narine (L), Andre Russell (C) and Ajinkya Rahane in frame

'He was struggling with the ball': Ajinkya Rahane reveals reason behind KKR's 4-run defeat against LSG

Shardul bowled wide yorkers in the first deliveries of the over, leaving KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane in his wake.

Kolkata Knight Riders' captain Ajinkya Rahane and Lucknow Super Giants' Shardul Thakur in frame

Rishabh Pant's furious reaction goes viral as Shardul Tahkur bowls five consecutive wides vs KKR

LSG amassed a commanding 238 in their 20 overs and then maintained composure to defend it by four runs, securing their third victory in five games this season.

Lucknow Super Giants' captain Rishabh Pant speaks with his mentor Zaheer Khan 

'Didn't realise it will get this close': Rishabh Pant reacts to thrilling 4-run win over KKR

Nicholas Pooran and Mitchell Marsh's fiery knocks propelled LSG to a 4-run win over KKR in a high-scoring thriller in their IPL 2025 clash

Lucknow Super Giants defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 4 runs in their IPL 2025 clash

KKR were restricted for 234/7 while chasing a target of 239

Lucknow Super Giants' Nicholas Pooran (L) runs between the wickets as Kolkata Knight Riders' Harshit Rana runs to field in this frame

IPL 2025: Pooran-Marsh's lightning fifties guide LSG to thrilling 4-run win over KKR, Rinku's blitz in vain

After taking out Naman Dhir in LSG's last game, Rathi received his second fine of the season. He had performed a similar celebration against his domestic teammate, Priyansh Arya, before that game.


Lucknow Super Giants' Digvesh Rathi in frame

LSG star warns Digvesh Rathi to not repeat his contentious celebration vs KKR, says 'he is on the verge of suspension' 

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

BCCI has announced the rescheduling of the key IPL 2025 clash between Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants

KKR versus LSG's IPL 2025 clash has been moved to a different date

BCCI has rescheduled the KKR vs LSG match to April 8

LSG captain Rishabh Pant (L) and KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane frame

Big News: BCCI reschedules Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants' IPL 2025 clash from April 6 to this date

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will face Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on April 6 for the 19th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025). 

KKR will face LSG on April April 6. 

Ganguly believes that KKR vs LSG clash will take place at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

Sourav Ganguly and Eden Gardens in Kolkata

'Have you seen the Kolkata Police’s post...': Sourav Ganguly answers on reports claiming KKR vs LSG IPL 2025 clash will be shifted to Guwahati

Snehashish Ganguly, president of the Cricket Association of Bengal, stated that Ram Navami might make it impossible for the Kolkata Police to provide match security.

IPL 2025 to start on March 22.

KKR will kick-off the tournament with RCB.

One IPL 2025 match to be rescheduled.

Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane in frame

BCCI to move KKR's big IPL 2025 clash out of Eden Gardens to Guwahati due to this reason

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Grace Harris stole the show with a stunning 85 off just 40 balls as Royal Challengers Bengaluru easily beat UP Warriorz by nine wickets in their Women’s Premier League clash. Chasing 144, Harris raced to the fastest fifty of the season in only 22 balls, hitting 10 fours and five sixes.

RCB defeated UP Warriorz by nine wickets

Grace Harris’ smashed fastest half-century in WPL 2026.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Smriti Mandhana (L) and her teammate Grace Harris run between the wickets

WPL 2026: Grace Harris blasts 85 as RCB crush UP Warriorz by nine wickets

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

New Zealand tour of India 2026

India batting great Virat Kohli is in a great rhythm right now and looks hungry for more runs. He has been batting with confidence and ease, hardly giving bowlers a chance, and another steady innings could see him go past some of India’s biggest legends.

Virat Kohli scored five consecutive fifty-plus scores in ODIs.

Virat Kohli scored 93 runs in 1st ODI against New Zealand.

Former India captain Virat Kohli celebrating his half century

Kohli on brink of creating history, can go past Sachin, Rohit in 2nd ODI vs NZ

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26

Prabhsimran and  Anmolpreet Singh played valiant knocks and proved to be Punjab's top performers in their thumping win over Madhya Pradesh in Vijay Hazare Trophy

Prabhsimran Singh starred in Punjab's 183-run win over Madhya Pradesh

Anmolpreet Singh and Sanvir Singh also contributed well to Punjab's  win

Prabhsimran Singh of Punjab Kings bats during the 2025 IPL Final match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings at Narendra Modi Stadium (via Getty)

Prabhsimran stars as Punjab decimate Madhya Pradesh by 183 runs in VHT

Basketball

The Sacramento Kings have trolled LeBron James' Jersey patch debut after they beat the Lakers, calling it not a good day for the tribute. Read on. 

LeBron will wear the patch for the entire season from now on to celebrate his record-setting 23rd NBA season

Kings have now won back-to-back games for the first time since November

Sacramento Kings trolls LeBron James' Jersey patch debut after defeating Lakers

LeBron James, Sacramento Kings

USA's Pakistan-born pacer Ali Khan, who was part of KKR's squad for IPL 2020, revealed that his India visa has been denied.


Ali Khan posted in Instagram story that his India visa has been rejected.

USA are scheduled to go up against India in T20 World Cup 2026. 

Ali Khan

Pakistan-born USA pacer's visa for India rejected ahead of T20 World Cup 2026

The NBA has fined Jaylen Brown with a $35K penalty, and here is why the Boston Celtics star was punished by the governing body of basketball. Read on.

Brown recorded 27 points in 43 minutes, but it was overshadowed by the loss

Celtics also lost their most recent game against the Indiana Pacers with a score of 96-98

Jaylen Brown

Why did NBA fine Boston Celtics Jaylen Brown with $35K penalty?

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'Mai kuch bolunga to bawaal ho jaaega': Ajinkya Rahane breaks silence on Eden Garden's pitch row after KKR lost to LSG

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