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The teenager has accumulated 440 runs in 11 innings while maintaining an extraordinary strike rate of 236.56, including a tournament-leading tally of 40 sixes.

HOPS FC won the Indian Women’s League 2 title with a perfect winning record in the final round, while fellow Delhi side Juba Sangha FC secured runners-up spot and earned promotion to the Indian Women’s League for the 2026-27 season.

India’s leading men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty finished runners-up at the Thailand Open after suffering a straight-games defeat to Indonesia’s Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin in the final despite a spirited fightback in the second game.

Ambati Rayudu described Sunil Narine as the greatest player in IPL history after the Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder delivered another match-winning performance against Gujarat Titans in his 200th IPL match, continuing his remarkable legacy as one of the league’s finest performers.

Harry Kane scored a hat-trick as Bayern Munich crushed Cologne 5-1 in their final Bundesliga match of the season. Borussia Dortmund secured second place, while Stuttgart claimed the final Champions League berth on a dramatic concluding day in Germany.

Elina Svitolina defeated Coco Gauff in a hard-fought three-set final to win her third Italian Open title in Rome. The Ukrainian secured her 20th WTA singles crown after overcoming top contenders including Elena Rybakina and Iga Swiatek during the tournament.

Velavan Senthilkumar and Joshna Chinappa dominated the 3rd National Doubles Squash Championships in Chennai, winning the mixed doubles crown together after securing men’s and women’s doubles titles with their partners

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner defeated Daniil Medvedev 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 in the Italian Open semifinals after a rain suspension. The win extended his Masters 1000 streak to 33 and kept alive his bid for the Career Golden Masters

Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Gujarat Titans by 29 runs in IPL 2026 at Eden Gardens. Finn Allen’s 93 and Angkrish Raghuvanshi’s unbeaten 82 powered KKR to 247/2, while Shubman Gill’s 85 wasn’t enough as GT finished at 218/4

Telangana women rowers excelled at the ASMITA Women’s League Rowing Championship in Gorakhpur, winning medals across categories. The team clinched the Sub-Junior Overall Championship Trophy, earning recognition as the “Hyderabad Queens” and bringing pride to the state with their stellar performance

Delhi’s Vihaan Jain clinched his first Category ‘A’ title at the IGU Andhra Pradesh Junior Boys Golf Championship in Visakhapatnam with a three-shot victory. Chaitanya Pandey dominated Category ‘B’, securing a 10-shot win, as Karnataka and Telangana golfers also impressed

“Everybody is working really hard on fitness. As everybody knows, fitness is important to beat any team,” Tete said.

The programme aims to promote physical fitness, youth empowerment, leadership development, social responsibility, and employment opportunities among young people

Gautam Sanjay Sujanani of Hyderabad Polo & Riding Club topped the juniors section

Registrations close on May 25 at 6 pm.

The team attended the traditional Bhasma Aarti to seek blessings ahead of the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup next month.

As the ICC gears up for quarterly meeting, PCB chairman Naqvi's participation is still uncertain as tensions between BCCI and PCB continue. Tensions escalated during the recent Asia Cup in Dubai, after the Indian team refused to accept the winner's trophy from Naqvi

The sanction was imposed under Article 2.22 of the IPL Code of Conduct, marking LSG’s first minimum over-rate offence of the season.

PBKS will be desperate to halt the slide and strengthen their chances of securing a top-four finish

Eyeing a top-four finish, RR will be determined to eliminate DC from the playoff race.

Rayudu defended Kamboj's expensive outing and appreciated his bowling throughout the season.

With PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen already out of the tournament, Satwik and Chirag carried India’s hopes in Bangkok and handled the pressure well

Ambati Rayudu said Chennai Super Kings lacked experienced players capable of helping young pacer Anshul Kamboj during his difficult spell against Lucknow Super Giants. Mitchell Marsh’s explosive innings powered LSG to a seven-wicket win, denting CSK’s IPL playoff hopes.

Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant has been fined Rs 12 lakh for maintaining a slow over-rate during their IPL match against Chennai Super Kings in Lucknow. It was LSG’s first offence of the season under IPL Code of Conduct regulations.