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With KKR middle-order clicking, captain Shreyas Iyer can bat freely now: Sunil Gavaskar

May 14, 2022, at 06:51 pm

Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar reckons Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Shreyas Iyer can now bat freely as the middle order batters have started making contributions in IPL 2022.

IPL: Kings down Royal Challengers by 54 runs

May 14, 2022, at 02:54 pm

Mumbai: Punjab Kings defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 54 runs to keep their IPL play-offs hope alive here at the Brabourne Stadium on Friday.

Thomas Cup: Indian men's badminton team create history, storm into maiden final

May 14, 2022, at 06:48 am

Bangkok/UNI: Indian men's badminton team created history by beating Denmark 3-2 in the Thomas Cup semi-finals here on Friday. 

England appoints Brendon McCullum as men's Test coach

May 13, 2022, at 11:29 pm

London: England Wales Cricket Board has appointed former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum as men's Test coach.

Dinesh Karthik is Harbhajan Singh's choice for Team India wicketkeeper-batsman in upcoming World Cup

May 13, 2022, at 08:36 pm

Former Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has applauded wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik and spoke about his performance in the ongoing IPL.

Chennai Super Kings lose to Mumbai Indians by 5 wickets, crash out of IPL 2022

May 13, 2022, at 04:44 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings were outplayed by Mumbai Indians by five wickets at the Wankhede Stadium here Thursday, exhausting their all possible chances to make it to the Indian Premier League (IPL) playoffs.

Unfancied Team Burzen lead the field on the first day of All India Shree Cement Bridge Championship

May 13, 2022, at 04:38 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Unfancied Team Burzen represented by Sourendra Coomar Dutt, Manas Mukherjee, Dibyendu Shee, Subir Mazumder, Showmik Das and Kajal Das, displaying fine acumen, led the field with 75.92 victory points at the end of the fifth round on the inaugural day of the All India Shree Cement  Bridge Tournament being held at the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre here Thursday.

Shivam Dube doing well batting higher in the order for CSK: Sunil Gavaskar

May 12, 2022, at 11:06 pm

Chennai Super Kings' young India all-rounder Shivam Dube has been garnering a lot of praise for hitting big sixes whenever he's sent in to bat higher in the batting order in IPL 2022.

I am very lucky to play for Mumbai Indians: Tilak Varma

May 12, 2022, at 10:58 pm

Many cricket greats have already been claiming that Mumbai Indians’ emerging talent Tilak Varma is going to make it for Team India after coming across his performance this IPL.

Aussies dominate, Delhi Capitals return to winning ways

May 12, 2022, at 04:45 pm

Mumbai/UNI: Australian duo of Mitchell Marsh and David Warner's match-winning 144-run partnership helped Delhi Capitals to beat Rajasthan Royals by eight wickets in an IPL match here at the DY Patil Sports Academy Wednesday.

Cricket experts laud Hardik Pandya's captaincy after Gujarat Titans storm into IPL playoffs

May 11, 2022, at 08:11 pm

Cricket experts have heaped praises on the captaincy of Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya after Gujarat Titans stormed into the Indian Premier League (IPL) playoffs outplaying Lucknow Super Giants Tuesday.

Kolkata to host Category One Bridge Championship

May 11, 2022, at 06:03 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The big-time bridge tournament is back again in Kolkata as the 4th All India Shree Cement Bridge Tournaments will be held at Biswa Bangla Convention Centre, New Town, Rajarhat from May 12 to 15.

Rashid Khan runs through LSG, hands GT 62-run win

May 11, 2022, at 04:58 pm

Pune/UNI: Rashid Khan ran through Lucknow Super Giants, helping Gujarat Titans register a 62-run win in an IPL match here at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium Tuesday.

IPL: KKR thrash Mumbai Indians by 52 runs

May 10, 2022, at 03:47 pm

Mumbai: Kolkata Knight Riders thrashed Mumbai Indians by 52 runs to keep their playoff chances alive as Jasprit Bumrah's heroics went in vain in the 56th IPL match at DY Patil Stadium here on Monday.

Former Pakistani Hindu spinner Danish Kaneria says he was asked to become a Muslim

May 09, 2022, at 08:30 pm

New Delhi: Former Pakistani cricketer Danish Kaneria alleged on Monday that former captain Shahid Afridi threatened to destroy his career if he did not become a Muslim.

Not the end of the world if we don't qualify: MS Dhoni on CSK's IPL playoff chances

May 09, 2022, at 04:51 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings may have demolished Delhi Capitals last night but the yellow brigade still have a long, tough road to reach the Indian Premier League (IPL) playoffs.

IPL: Conway, Moeen demolish Delhi Capitals

May 09, 2022, at 02:10 pm

Mumbai: In a battle between mentor and disciple, the former prevailed as MS Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings defeated Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals by 91 runs, the largest victory in the IPL 2022, here at the DY Patil Sports Academy on Sunday.

IPL: Hasaranga's 5-fer hands SRH 67-run defeat

May 09, 2022, at 01:47 am

Mumbai: Wanindu Hasaranga's five-wicket haul handed Sunrisers Hyderabad their fourth consecutive loss in the IPL 2022 as SRH went down against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 67 runs here at Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.

Delhi Capitals batsman Prithvi Shaw hospitalised in Mumbai with fever

May 09, 2022, at 01:31 am

Mumbai: Cricketer Prithvi Shaw, who plays for Delhi Capitals squad, has been admitted to a hospital in Mumbai with fever.

IPL: Delhi Capitals member tests COVID-19 positive 

May 08, 2022, at 10:35 pm

New Delhi: Dark clouds are hovering over Sunday's evening IPL match as a member of Delhi Capitals (DC) camp has been tested positive for Covid-19.

Billiards and snooker are not expensive compared to other sports: Pankaj Advani

May 08, 2022, at 05:41 pm

Billiards and snooker player Pankaj Adavani, who had participated in the Bengal Premier League last month, spoke to the media on the sidelines of his matches in Kolkata. India Blooms correspondent Souvik Ghosh brings excerpts

Bridge Championship:Sukalyan & Rajendra excel again

May 08, 2022, at 04:41 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: After emerging best in the 4th round, Sukalyan Sarkar & Rajendra Sirohia excelled again as they finished at the top in the 10th round to brighten their chance for the title of the second edition in the Shree Cement Weekly Pairs Bridge Championship held online Wednesday night.

Sams' final-over swank helps Mumbai Indians pull off thriller against Gujarat Titans

May 07, 2022, at 05:27 pm

Mumbai/UNI: Daniel Sams' final-over swank helped Mumbai Indians to beat Gujarat Titans by five runs in the 51st IPL match here at Brabourne Stadium on Friday.

American billionaire buys Chelsea Football Club for over $5 bn

May 07, 2022, at 02:34 pm

London: American billionaire Todd Boehly buys Chelsea Football Club from Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich for 4.25 billion pounds ($5.24 billion), the club said on Saturday.

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly confirms proposed visit of Amit Shah at his home this evening

May 06, 2022, at 11:05 pm

Kolkata: Indian cricket board president Sourav Ganguly on Friday confirmed the proposed visit of Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his ancestral home in south Kolkata this evening.

Sachin should have been allowed to score 200 in Multan: Yuvraj Singh recalling Dravid's infamous declaration

May 06, 2022, at 08:26 pm

Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar was almost stunned to walk off the field batting at 194 when India's stand-in captain Rahul Dravid declared his team's first innings in the inaugural Test match against Pakistan in Multan way back in 2004.

IPL: DC move to 5th spot, beat SRH by 21 runs

May 06, 2022, at 02:47 pm

Mumbai: Delhi Capitals (DC) moved to fifth position on the points table of the IPL 2022 after defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 21 runs here at the Brabourne Stadium on Thursday.

Rishabh Pant doing well as Delhi Capitals skipper, big knock isn’t far away: Suresh Raina

May 05, 2022, at 09:59 pm

Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina claimed Rishabh Pant has done exceedingly well as Delhi Capitals captain and the way he has utilised spinner Kuldeep Yadav in the IPL 2022 is a testimony to the same.

IPL: All-round show against CSK takes RCB to top 4

May 05, 2022, at 04:54 pm

Pune/UNI: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) returned to the top 4 of the IPL 2022 standings after defeating Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 13 runs here at the MCA Stadium on Wednesday.

Australia consolidate top position in Tests after annual update

May 04, 2022, at 10:56 pm

Dubai: Australia have increased their lead over second-placed India from one to nine rating points while Pakistan have overtaken England to fifth position in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Test Team Rankings following the annual update carried out today.