Bangalore

Virat Kohli

Faf du Plessis (C)

Glenn Maxwell

Rajat Patidar

Cameron Green

Dinesh Karthik (W)

Mahipal Lomror

Yash Dayal

Karn Sharma

Mohammed Siraj

Lockie Ferguson

Chennai

Rachin Ravindra

Ruturaj Gaikwad (C)

Ajinkya Rahane

Daryl Mitchell

Mitchell Santner

Ravindra Jadeja

MS Dhoni (W)

Shardul Thakur

Tushar Deshpande

Maheesh Theekshana

Simarjeet Singh

Abhinandan Singh

Bhuvneshwar Kumar Singh

Devdutt Babunu Padikkal

Jacob Graham Bethell

Jacob Andrew Duffy

Jitesh Mohan Sharma

Jordan Matthew Cox

Josh Reginald Hazlewood

Kanishk Chouhan

Krunal Himanshu Pandya

Mangesh Yadav

Ilandari Dewage Nuwan Thushara

Philip Dean Salt

Rajat Manohar Patidar

Rasikh Salam Dar

Romario Shepherd

Satvik Deswal

Suyash Sharma

Swapnil K Singh

Timothy Hays David

Venkatesh Rajasekaran Iyer

Vicky Kanhaiya Ostwal

Akeal Jerome Hosein

Aman Hakim Khan

Anshul Kamboj

Ayush Mhatre

Dewald Brevis

Gurjapneet Singh

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

Cricket

Indian Premier League March 2024

MS Dhoni is arguabaly one of the best captains in the history of Indian Premier League. Chenni Super Kings won joint most five titles under his captaincy.

MS Dhoni in IPL 2024 CSK jersey (Credits X)

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'Hopeful that he will be available next year': CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan opens up on MS Dhoni's availability for IPL 2025

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Has Mahendra Singh Dhoni played his last IPL match? 

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3 Factors that led to RCB's turnaround this season

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EXPLAINED - Royal Challengers Bengaluru's miracle comeback

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'MS Dhoni hasn't said anything about retirement yet' - CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan

Former Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni is yet to talk to the franchise about whether he is going to retire or not. He returned to Ranchi after the loss to RCB.

MS Dhoni in action during IPL 2024 (Getty Images)

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'He will inform us and make the announcement but...': CSK CEO reveals MS Dhoni hasn't said anything related to retirement after loss to RCB

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MS Dhoni not shaking hands with RCB players - Whose fault it is?

Matthew Hayden believes MS Dhoni will become CSK's mentor after his IPL retirement. CSK lost to RCB in their last league match of IPL 2024 despite Dhoni's valiant knock.

Former CSK skipper MS Dhoni in this frame. (Getty)

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'I would be very surprised if...': Matthew Hayden's stunning take on MS Dhoni's IPL retirement talks

IPL 2024: Virat Kohli, following RCB's stunning victory against CSK, said, "I think we were pretty honest our hard work and we got the rewards".

Former RCB captain Virat Kohli in this frame. (Getty)

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Virat Kohli finally reacts after RCB's stunning win against CSK for playoff berth, says 'God has got a plan but...'

While doing commentary, Ambati Rayudu got emotional Royal Challengers Bengaluru's 27-run win denied Chennai Super Kings IPL 2024's playoff spot on May 18.

Ambati Rayudu failed to hold back his tears after CSK failed to qualify for playoffs. (Screengrab-X)

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WATCH: Ambati Rayudu breaks down, fails to control his tears on air after CSK fail to qualify for IPL 2024 playoffs following RCB jolt

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WPL 2026

WPL 2026: Gujarat Giants captain Ashleigh Gardner revealed that she told Ayushi Soni that it was a team decision to retire her out.

Ayushi Soni scored 11 runs from 14 balls.

After retiring out Soni, Bharti Fulmali scored an unbeaten 15-ball 36. 

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Gujarat Giants batter becomes 1st to be retired out in WPL history, captain says

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

T20 World Cup 2026

Australia will be touring to Pakistan for the three-match T20I series before leaving for T20 World Cup 2026 which is slate to get underway from February 7

Australia will be playing a T20I series against Pakistan

The three-match T20I series will start from January 29

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Australia to tour Pakistan ahead of T20 World Cup 2026, Know full schedule here

Football

Real Madrid star has issued a furious response to claims of a rift with former head coach Xabi Alonso. The Spaniard recently departed from the club in a shocking move. 

Recently, MMA legend Khabib had called out the players and the club for getting rid of Alonso

Alonso  left the club following Real Madrid's 2-3 loss to the arch-rivals FC Barcelona in Supercopa

Jude Bellingham blasts Xabi Alonso rift claims 

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Real Madrid star hits back on Alonso rift claims for 'Damaging Misinformation'

Others

PV Sindhu faced an early exit in the ongoing India Open after losing to Vietnam’s Thuy Linh Nguyen in the first round while Kidambi Srikanth walked into the second round

PV Sindhu has been knocked out of the India Open after losing in the first round

Meanwhile, Kidambi Srikanth has advanced to the second round

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India Open: PV Sindhu takes early exit, Kidambi Srikanth rolls into second round

U19 World Cup 2026

Under-19 World Cup 2026: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is set to surpass a few India batters in the tournament on the list of most runs in youth ODI runs.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi needs 27 more runs to complete 1,000 youth ODI runs.

Sooryavanshi will be in action against USA in India's Under-19 World Cup 2026 opener.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Virat Kohli

Sooryavanshi needs 6 runs in U19 WC26 clash vs USA to surpass Kohli on this list

New Zealand tour of India 2026

The star batter became the Indian player with the most runs against New Zealand in ODIs during the second match of the series

Virat Kohli overtook Sachin Tendulkar on an elite list

Virat is the Indian with the most runs against New Zealand in ODIs

India's Virat Kohli (L) plays a shot during the second one-day international (ODI) cricket match between India and New Zealand at Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot (via Getty)

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