Lucknow

KL Rahul (C) (W)

Marcus Stoinis

Deepak Hooda

Nicholas Pooran

Ashton Turner

Ayush Badoni

Krunal Pandya

Ravi Bishnoi

Naveen-ul-Haq

Mohsin Khan

Mayank Yadav

Mumbai

Ishan Kishan (W)

Rohit Sharma

Suryakumar Yadav

Tilak Varma

Hardik Pandya (C)

Nehal Wadhera

Tim David

Mohammad Nabi

Gerald Coetzee

Piyush Chawla

Jasprit Bumrah

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar

Ashwani Kumar

Atharva Vinod Ankolekar

Corbin Bosch

Danish Vishnu Malewar

Deepak Lokandersingh Chahar

Hardik Himanshu Pandya

Jasprit Jasbirsingh Bumrah

Mayank Markande

Mayank Ram Rawat

Mitchell Josef Santner

Mohammad Salahuddin Izhar

Naman Dhir

Quinton de Kock

Raghu Shivam Om Gauri Dutt Sharma

Raj Angad Bawa

Robin Minz

Rohit Gurunath Sharma

Ryan David Rickelton

Shardul Narendra Thakur

Sherfane Eviston Rutherford

Suryakumar Ashok Yadav

Namboori Thakur Tilak Varma

Trent Alexander Boult

William George Jacks

Abdul Samad Farooq

Aiden Kyle Markram

Akash Maharaj Singh

Akshat R Raghuwanshi

Anrich Arno Nortje

Arjun Sachin Tendulkar

Arshin Atul Kulkarni

Avesh Khan

Digvesh Singh

Himmat Singh

Joshua Patrick Inglis

Manimaran Siddharth

Matthew Paul Breetzke

Mayank Prabhu Yadav

Mitchell Ross Marsh

Mohammad Shami Ahmed

Mukul Dalip Choudhary

Naman Tiwari

Prince Yadav

Rishabh Rajendra Pant

Shahbaz Ahmed

Pinnaduwage Wanindu Hasaranga De Silva

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Indian Premier League March 2024

IPL 2024: Lucknow Super Giants' young pacer Mayank Yadav is likely to be the sixth Indian bowler to get a fast-bowling contract from the BCCI.

Mayank Yadav celebrates after dismissing Mohammad Nabi (Getty Images)

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BCCI set to listen to Ian Bishop's advice and give pace sensation Mayank Yadav fast-bowling contract

Former Indian cricketer Wasim Jaffer has hit back trolls' personal attacks on Hardik Pandya ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024, which will begin in June in the USA and West Indies.&nbsp;

Mumbai Indians' captain Hardik Pandya. (Getty)

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Former Indian opener slams ‘personal trolling and attacks’ on Hardik Pandya, says ‘same people will be…’

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KL Rahul admits LSG rushed Mayank Yadav back after injury break

Former Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma got into a hilarious interaction with Lucknow Super Giants' spinner Amit Mishra after the big clash.

Amit Mishra and Rohit Sharma in frame (Getty)

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WATCH - Rohit Sharma's epic reaction to Amit Mishra's age, says 'You made debut, when we were in nappies'

Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya has been fined Rs 24 lakhs for slow over rate during IPL 2024 clash against Lucknow Super Giants on April 30.

Mumbai Indians' Hardik Pandya (left) and Jasprit Bumrah in this frame. (Getty)

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Hardik Pandya on verge of getting banned, brutally punished after MI's seventh defeat in IPL 2024, other Mumbai players too face brunt

Hardik Pandya pointed out key reason behind Mumbai Indians' recent defeat against Lucknow Super Giants in their Indian Premier League 2024 match.

Lucknow Super Giants' Marcus Stoinis (right) celebrates after scoring a half-century (50 runs) as Mumbai Indians' captain Hardik Pandya (C) looks on during the IPL 2024 clash on April 30. (Getty)

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Hardik Pandya's blame-game continues, breaks down cause behind Mumbai Indians' defeat against Lucknow Super Giants

Mumbai Indians' playoffs chances took a major hit as they lost their seventh match of the season. Marcus Stoinis continued his form with the bat.

Marcus Stoinis celebrates a wicket with his teammates (Getty Images)

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LSG vs MI: Hardik's Mumbai Indians' suffer 7th defeat of season as Marcus Stoinis' 62-run knock helps LSG win in nervy run chase

Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to bowl first against Mumbai Indians. Mayank Yadav is finally returning after an injury layoff and Gerald Coetzee is making a return in MI's eleven.

KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya in frame (Getty)

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LSG vs MI: KL Rahul drops overseas batter for pace sensation Mayank Yadav, Star pacer returns for Mumbai Indians; check playing XIs

Former Australia captain Michael Clarke has highlighted&nbsp;internal disputes and group-ism inside the&nbsp;Mumbai Indians team for their underwhelming performance in IPL 2024.

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'There are different groups inside that changing room': Australian legend highlights Mumbai Indians' internal dispute ahead of LSG clash

Former Indian pacer Varun Aaron endorsed Hardik Pandya for the T20 World Cup squad when asked to choose between Shivam Dube and Hardik Pandya.&nbsp;

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"I was winning trophies in GT. Why the hell did I come here': Ex-India cricketer talks about Hardik Pandya's thought process

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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

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 

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The Lakers and the Hawks 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. 

Lakers are 5th in the Western Conference with a 23-14 record

Hawks are 9th in the Eastern Conference with a disappointing 20-21 record

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Lakers vs Hawks 2025-26 schedule: Date, time, live stream, and more

The Asian Games 2026 will be hosted by Japan and will officially take place from September 19 to October 4. The Women's cricket tournament will take place from September 17, and the Men's tournament will take place from September 24.


Asian Games 2026 will take place in Japan. 

Cricket in Asian Games will take place from September 17.

India's players pose with their gold medals during the awards ceremony of the 2022 Asian Games women's final cricket match between Sri Lanka and India in Hangzhou

Asian Games 2026 Cricket: Schedule announced as 10 teams battle for glory

Sacramento Kings snapped their slump with a confident win over the Lakers and cheekily trolled LeBron James on the night his special 23rd-season jersey patch debuted.


Kings’ social media took a playful jab at LeBron James after the final buzzer.

Despite Luka Dončić’s 47-point effort, Sacramento controlled all four quarters for back-to-back wins.

LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers jogs down the court during their game against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center on January 12, 2026 in Sacramento, California. James is wearing a patch to celebrate his record-setting 23rd NBA season.

Sacramento Kings' admin takes hilarious jab at LeBron James after beating Lakers

IPL 2026

The Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur will host Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) home matches in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026. 

RCB will play the IPL 2026 tournament opener.

RCB will enter in IPL 2026 as defending champions.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Rajat Patidar (C), along with his teammates, takes a victory lap around the field as he celebrates with the trophy 

Suspense ends over RCB's two-match home venue for IPL 2026

New Zealand tour of India 2026

India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja missed out on the three-match ODI squad against New Zealand. Batting coach Sitanshu Kotak made it clear that Jadeja is fully fit, in good form.

Ravindra Jadeja missed out from India's ODI squad against New Zealand.

India defeated New Zealand by four wickets in 1st ODI.

Ravindra Jadeja celebrating a wicket

India coach addresses Jadeja’s ODI future after all-rounder left out of NZ serie

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BCCI set to listen to Ian Bishop's advice and give pace sensation Mayank Yadav fast-bowling contract

Former Indian opener slams ‘personal trolling and attacks’ on Hardik Pandya, says ‘same people will be…’

KL Rahul admits LSG rushed Mayank Yadav back after injury break