Hyderabad

Travis Head

Nitish Kumar Reddy

Heinrich Klaasen (W)

Abdul Samad

Shahbaz Ahmed

Sanvir Singh

Pat Cummins (C)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Jaydev Unadkat

Vijayakanth Viyaskanth

T Natarajan

Lucknow

Quinton de Kock

KL Rahul (C) (W)

Marcus Stoinis

Deepak Hooda

Nicholas Pooran

Ayush Badoni

Krunal Pandya

Krishnappa Gowtham

Yash Thakur

Ravi Bishnoi

Naveen-ul-Haq

Abhishek Sharma

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

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

Mohsin Khan

Mukul Dalip Choudhary

Naman Tiwari

Prince Yadav

Rishabh Rajendra Pant

Pinnaduwage Wanindu Hasaranga De Silva

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Indian Premier League March 2024

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Amid backlash from KL Rahul incident, LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka turns off Instagram comments

Star Indian speedster Mohammed Shami was unimpressed with LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka's reaction towards KL Rahul after their 10-wicket loss against SRH.

Mohammed Shami slams Sanjiv Goenka (Getty and Twitter)

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'Laal qile pe jhanda toh gaada nahi hai aapne': Mohammed Shami lashes out at LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka for scolding KL Rahul in front of everyone

IPL 2024: Lucknow Super Giants are not thinking about sacking KL Rahul as captain after the embarrassing defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 9.

KL Rahul adjusting the field (Getty Images)

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Exclusive: LSG baffled by reports of KL Rahul getting sacked as captain after SRH drubbing, hopeful of making it to IPL 2024 playoffs

Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul failed to score freely in the clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad as they failed to post a big total on the board.

LSG captain KL Rahul setting the field (Getty Images)

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LSG unlikely to retain captain KL Rahul after loss to SRH, wicketkeeper-batter plans to focus on his batting in next two games: Report

Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul found himself on the receiving end of criticism after his slow knock did not leave enough deliveries to post a big score.

Adam Milne and Mitchell McClenaghan; KL Rahul running between the wickets (Getty Images)

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'If this doesn't wake KL up to the style of cricket he needs to play...': Former Mumbai Indians pacer doesn't want Rahul to be like Virat Kohli

Travis Head is hot on heels with Orange Cap holder Virat Kohli after scoring a blistering 30-ball 89 in Sunrisers Hyderabad's stunning win over Lucknow Super Giants in their IPL 2024 clash.

Sunrisers Hyderabad's Travis Head (R) plays a shot as Lucknow Super Giants' wicketkeeper and captain KL Rahul (C) watches during their IPL 2024 clash on May 8. (Getty)

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IPL 2024 Orange Cap: Travis Head dazzles into top 3 after cracking knock vs LSG, hot on heels with Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli

Graeme Smith feels the heated exchange between LSG skipper KL Rahul and owner Sanjiv Goenka after loss against SRH was uncalled for and should have happened behind the closed doors.

LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka (left) and skipper KL Rahul have a heated exchange after SRH vs LSG's IPL 2024 clash. (Screengrab)

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'KL Rahul would now go to...': Graeme Smith after Sanjiv Goenka's conduct with LSG skipper following defeat against SRH

IPL 2024: Harbhajan Singh has called for Abhishek Sharma's inclusion in India's T20 World Cup after the SRH's batter's blistering knock against LSG.

SRH's star batter Abhishek Sharma in this frame. (Getty)

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Abhishek Sharma to be included in India's T20 World Cup squad? Harbhajan Singh drops massive hint after SRH batters' heroics against LSG

IPL 2024: Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head's destructive batting in SRH's win over LSG caught Sachin Tendulkar's attention. SRH chased down the 166-run target in mere 9.4 overs.

From Left: SRH's batting heroes Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma & batting great Sachin Tendulkar in this frame. (Getty)

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'Had they batted first...': Sachin Tendulkar in awe of Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head's batting blitzkrieg in SRH's stunning win over LSG

Pat Cummins-led Sunrisers Hyderabad pulled off a record chase against Lucknow Super Giants riding on Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma's lightning knocks.

SRH's star batters Travis Head (left) and Abhishek Sharma in this frame. (Getty)

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'Maybe Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma changed pitch': Pat Cummins after the batting duo pulled off record chase for SRH against LSG

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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

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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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Amid backlash from KL Rahul incident, LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka turns off Instagram comments

'Laal qile pe jhanda toh gaada nahi hai aapne': Mohammed Shami lashes out at LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka for scolding KL Rahul in front of everyone

Exclusive: LSG baffled by reports of KL Rahul getting sacked as captain after SRH drubbing, hopeful of making it to IPL 2024 playoffs