Kolkata

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (W)

Sunil Narine

Venkatesh Iyer

Shreyas Iyer (C)

Rinku Singh

Andre Russell

Ramandeep Singh

Mitchell Starc

Vaibhav Arora

Harshit Rana

Varun Chakaravarthy

Hyderabad

Travis Head

Abhishek Sharma

Rahul Tripathi

Aiden Markram

Nitish Kumar Reddy

Heinrich Klaasen (W)

Shahbaz Ahmed

Pat Cummins (C)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Jaydev Unadkat

T Natarajan

Ajinkya Madhukar Rahane

Akash Deep

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

Amit Kumar

Aniket Umashankar Verma

Brydon Alexander Carse

Kiribathgala Kankanamalage Eshan Malinga Dharmasena

Harshal Vikram Patel

Harsh Surendra Dubey

Heinrich Klaasen

Ishan Pranav Kumar Pandey Kishan

Jack Edwards

Jaydev Dipakbhai Unadkat

Pasqual Handi Kamindu Dilanka Mendis

Krains Bhaveshbhai Fuletra

Liam Stephen Livingstone

Kaki Nitish Kumar Reddy

Onkar Tarmale

Patrick James Cummins

Praful Prakash Hinge

Smaran Ravichandran Sankaran

Sakib Hussain

Salil Arora

Shivam Pankaj Mavi

Shivang Kumar

Travis Michael Head

Zeeshan Ansari

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Indian Premier League March 2024

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Ambati Rayudu TROLLED after Kevin Pietersen's 'joker' jibe goes viral

Kevin Pietersen has hit out at trolls for online abuse towards his fellow commentator Ambati Rayudu after their heated exchange after IPL 2024 final.

Kevin Pietersen, Matthew Hayden and Ambati Rayudu in conversation (Screengrab: X)

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'All of sudden that banter has turned into an avalanche of abuse towards Ambati': Kevin Pietersen hits out at trolls for targetting him and Rayudu

Rinku Singh addressed the KKR salary difference with star Australian pacer Mitchell Starc. The rising star said he is content with whatever he is getting.

Rinku Singh and Mitchell Starc in frame (Getty)

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'I should have received this much money': Rinku Singh speaks on KKR's salary difference between him and Mitchell Starc 

Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shah Rukh Khan had a two-hour chat with Gautam Gambhir at Mannat to convince him to rejoin the KKR camp but this time in the mentor role.

Shah Rukh Khan kisses Gautam Gambhir's forehead after KKR's win in IPL 2024 Final (credit: Twitter)

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Shah Rukh Khan had two-hour chat with Gautam Gambhir at Mannat to become KKR's mentor, LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka was stunned by shocking development

Kolkata Knight Riders mentor Gautam Gambhir was in no mood for serious conversation after the win in IPL 2024 final and interrupted coach Chandrakant Pandit's dressing room speech.

KKR coach Chandrakant Pandit and mentor Gautam Gambhir in the dressing room (Screengrab: X)

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'Ladke pagal hore hai dance karne ke liye': Gautam Gambhir interrupts coach Chandrakant Pandit's speech midway to leave everyone in splits

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The 5 key reasons behind KKR's Indian Premier League 2024 dominance

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From KKR 2024 to MI 2020 - ranking the five most one-sided IPL finals

BCCI secretary Jay Shah announced hefty prize money for the ground staff of IPL venues for their dedication and hard work throughout the IPL 2024.

Jay Shah announces prize money for ground staff (Getty)

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BCCI secretary Jay Shah announces hefty prize money for IPL's groundsmen and curators

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'Call him GOATam Gambhir' - how fans and experts reacted to KKR's IPL 2024 win

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'A flawless season' - how KKR players reacted to their IPL 2024 title win

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Harmanpreet Kaur starred with an unbeaten 71 to guide the Mumbai Indians to their highest successful chase in the WPL, leading a thrilling seven-wicket win over the Gujarat Giants. After early setbacks, Harmanpreet and Amanjot Kaur steadied the innings, with Nicola Carey finishing the job, while Harmanpreet also became the first Indian to cross 1,000 WPL runs.


Mumbai Indians defeated Gujarat Giants by 7 wickets.

Harmanpreet Kaur scored 71 runs against Gujarat Giants.

Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Harmanpreet Kaur playing a shot

Harmanpreet Kaur’s 71 leads Mumbai Indians to record WPL chase against GG

Gujarat Giants all-rounder Anushka Sharma is expected to be out for the next few matches after she sustained an injury while fielding against the Delhi Capitals

Anushka Sharma to be out of action for Gujarat Giants

Anushka had sustained an injury during the clash against Delhi Capitals

Gujarat Giants' Anushka Sharma plays a shot during the Women's Premier League (WPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Gujarat Giants and UP Warriorz at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai (via Getty)

Big blow for Gujarat Giants as all-rounder to be out of action due to injury

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

Basketball

Rich Paul defended Nico Harrison’s vision behind trading Luka Dončić for Anthony Davis, arguing injuries prevented the Mavericks from fully realizing the plan as the deal nears its first anniversary.

Rich Paul said the AD–Kyrie Irving pairing never had time to develop due to bad injury luck.

Despite current struggles, Paul pointed to future draft assets as a possible silver lining for Dallas.

Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on during the game against the Sacramento Kings on January 12, 2026 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California.

LeBron's agent defends Harrison's vision behind Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade

The Suns and the Heat are set to play each other in the upcoming NBA 2025-26 season game. Here is everything you need to know about the schedule, date, time, live stream, and more. 

Suns are 6th in the Western Conference with a 24-15 record

Heat are 8th in the Eastern Conference with a struggling 20-19 record

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Suns vs Heat 2025-26 schedule: Date, time, live stream, and more

The Thunder and the Spurs are set to play each other in the upcoming NBA 2025-26 season game. Here is everything you need to know about the schedule, date, time, live stream, and more.

 Thunder are the leaders of the Western Conference with a solid 33-7 record

Spurs are second in the Western Conference with a 27-12 record

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Thunder vs Spurs 2025-26 schedule: Date, time, live stream, and more

James Harden praised LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, and Russell Westbrook after leading the Clippers to a home win, calling their longevity a testament to elite work ethic.


Harden highlighted the dedication required to sustain peak performance deep into NBA careers.

The Clippers star also climbed to ninth on the NBA’s all-time scoring list, surpassing Shaquille O’Neal.

James Harden #1 of the LA Clippers looks on during the game against the Charlotte Hornets on January 12, 2026 at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California.

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Ambati Rayudu TROLLED after Kevin Pietersen's 'joker' jibe goes viral

'All of sudden that banter has turned into an avalanche of abuse towards Ambati': Kevin Pietersen hits out at trolls for targetting him and Rayudu

'I should have received this much money': Rinku Singh speaks on KKR's salary difference between him and Mitchell Starc