Lucknow

Quinton de Kock

KL Rahul (C) (W)

Marcus Stoinis

Deepak Hooda

Nicholas Pooran

Ayush Badoni

Krunal Pandya

Matt Henry

Ravi Bishnoi

Mohsin Khan

Yash Thakur

Rajasthan

Yashasvi Jaiswal

Jos Buttler

Sanju Samson (C) (W)

Rovman Powell

Shimron Hetmyer

Dhruv Jurel

Ravichandran Ashwin

Trent Boult

Avesh Khan

Sandeep Sharma

Yuzvendra Chahal

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

Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja

Ravi Singh

Riyan Parag

Samuel Matthew Curran

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

Abdul Samad Farooq

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Akash Maharaj Singh

Akshat R Raghuwanshi

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Arshin Atul Kulkarni

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Joshua Patrick Inglis

Manimaran Siddharth

Matthew Paul Breetzke

Mayank Prabhu Yadav

Mitchell Ross Marsh

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Naman Tiwari

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Cricket

Indian Premier League March 2024

KL Rahul became the fastest batter in IPL history to score 4,000 runs as an opening batter. Rahul achieved the milestone during his 94th inning as an opening batter in the cash-rich tournament.

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IPL 2024: KL Rahul joins 4,000-run club of openers, scripts colossal record in Indian Premier League; know here

Sanju Samson rocketed to second spot in the Orange Cap list after his stunning knock in Rajasthan Royals win over LSG. KL Rahul too surged in the standings.

LSG captain KL Rahul (left) and RR skipper Sanju Samson in this frame. (Getty)

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IPL 2024 Orange Cap: Sanju Samson cracks into top 2 with match-winning knock vs LSG, KL Rahul rockets to third spot

Rajasthan Royals' IPL 2024's playoff berth hasn't been confirmed yet despite garnering 16 points in the standings. RR's latest win came against LSG.

Rajasthan Royals' captain Sanju Samson (L) celebrate with his teammate Dhruv Jurel after victory over Lucknow Super Giants in their IPL 2024 clash on April 27. (Getty)

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EXPLAINED: Why Rajasthan Royals with 16 points haven't yet qualified for IPL 2024's playoffs? Know the math behind this

After reaching the half-century milestone, Dhruv Jurel celebrated by saluting his father, who is a Kargil War veteran and was on Saturday watching his son from the stands.

Rajasthan Royals batter Dhruv Jurel. (PC: IPL).

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IPL 2024: Dhruv Jurel pays tribute to his father with salute celebration, reveals reason behind his gesture after leading RR to win over LSG

After the game, KL Rahul admitted that he couldn't find the right time to introduce Ravi Bishnoi while match-ups also played a significant part in his decision-making.

Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul. (PC: Getty).

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IPL 2024: KL Rahul explains his surprising decision to bring Ravi Bishnoi into the attack in 16th over, says ‘I couldn’t get a good time to…’

Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel stitched a match-winning alliance of 121 runs and took the team to a comfortable seven-wicket win with an over to spare.&nbsp;

Dhruv Jurel (L) and Sanju Samson (R). (PC: IPL).

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IPL 2024, LSG vs RR: Rajasthan Royals continue to soar as Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel's fifties script 7-wicket win against Lucknow Super Giants

When it comes to the head-to-head match-ups, Rajasthan Royals have won three matches compared to Lucknow Super Giants' one win in four matches between the two teams in IPL.

KL Rahul (L) and Sanju Samson (R). (PC: Getty).

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IPL 2024, LSG vs RR: Sanju Samson wins toss and asks KL Rahul's brigade to bat first; check playing XIs here

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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

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Virat Kohli

RCB

741 Runs 15 Matches•15 Inns

Ruturaj Gaikwad

CSK

583 Runs 14 Matches•14 Inns

Riyan Parag

RR

573 Runs 16 Matches•14 Inns

Travis Head

SRH

567 Runs 15 Matches•15 Inns

Sanju Samson

RR

531 Runs 16 Matches•15 Inns

Sai Sudharsan

GT

527 Runs 12 Matches•12 Inns

KL Rahul

LSG

520 Runs 14 Matches•14 Inns

Nicholas Pooran

LSG

499 Runs 14 Matches•14 Inns

Sunil Narine

KKR

488 Runs 15 Matches•14 Inns

Abhishek Sharma

SRH

484 Runs 16 Matches•16 Inns

Heinrich Klaasen

SRH

479 Runs 16 Matches•15 Inns

Rishabh Pant

DC

446 Runs 13 Matches•13 Inns

Faf du Plessis

RCB

438 Runs 15 Matches•15 Inns

Phil Salt

KKR

435 Runs 12 Matches•12 Inns

Yashasvi Jaiswal

RR

435 Runs 16 Matches•15 Inns

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IPL 2024: KL Rahul joins 4,000-run club of openers, scripts colossal record in Indian Premier League; know here

IPL 2024 Orange Cap: Sanju Samson cracks into top 2 with match-winning knock vs LSG, KL Rahul rockets to third spot

EXPLAINED: Why Rajasthan Royals with 16 points haven't yet qualified for IPL 2024's playoffs? Know the math behind this

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