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RCB won their first IPL title, defeating Punjab Kings in the IPL 2025 final and earning Rs 20 crore while Punjab Kings received Rs 12.5 crore as runners-up.

The Hyderabad Cricket Association is unlikely to hold its annual League championships soon, despite earlier assurances. With the AGM set for June 29, any delay could affect players unless the HCA acts promptly.

The existing franchise owners of the Andhra Premier League question the fresh Expression of Interest (EOI) inviting new franchises, accusing the ACA of violating every assurance and resolution previously given to them

On Thursday, she will have the chance to advance to the final when she takes on No. 2 seed Coco Gauff.

The stampede-like situation at Eden Gardens had more to do with erstwhile corrupt officials of Cricket Association of Bengal, who had printed fake tickets above capacity and there were at least 20,000 people more.

BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said that the stampede that occurred outside Chinnaswamy Stadium that led to death of at least four fans is "unfortunate" and RCB's IPL-winning celebrations should have been planned better

Taking to his X timeline, Mahesh Babu wrote, "All heart….All class….All #18. This win was written in the stars… Congratulations @imVkohli and Team RCB on this historic win…"

Sathish, 24, and Aadya, 23, are ranked 37th in the world.

Cricket Australia has announced a 16-member squad led by Mitchell Marsh for the T20 series against the West Indies. Mitch Owen and Matt Kuhnemann received call-ups following standout domestic seasons. Marsh also impressed in the IPL with 627 runs.

Not surprisingly, when RCB pulled off a six-run win against Punjab Kings in the 2025 final, the way Kohli, who first played for RCB at the age of 18, struggled to control his emotions was understandable

“After the Qualifier, we thought that we could go through. I think 190 was a good score on this track as it was a bit slow. Bowlers executing their plans were tremendous to watch,” the winning captain said

Gujarat Titans’ pace bowler Prasidh Krishna got the ‘Purple Cap’ for being the leading wicket-taker with 25 wickets while his teammate Sai Sudharsan got the ‘Orange Cap’ for scoring most runs, 759

“If I cast my mind back to how poorly I captained when I was his age, I’ve got tremendous respect for how he’s held himself with all that scrutiny and captained some big players,” Royal Challengers Bengaluru head coach Andy Flower said

Punjab Kings head coach Ponting said that a little bit of inexperience in the middle overs cost the team and that a little bit of experience would have helped the team

The senior Indian women’s national team suffered a second narrow defeat at the hands of Uzbekistan, going down 0-1 in the second of two FIFA Women’s International Friendlies at the Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence in Bengaluru

Hyderabad Globe FC recorded a thumping 7–1 win against Fateh Hyderabad FC in the TFA A-Division Rahim League football championship at the Sreenidhi Deccan Arena here on Tuesday

Kohli believes there is nothing more important than playing Test cricket and said only after you perform in the longest format, will the world respect a player for his game.

Telangana Sports Authority Chairman Shivsena Reddy congratulated Telangana athlete Navya, who has been selected for the 90 km ultra-marathon to be held in South Africa on June 8

Clean sweeps by Kanak Jha and Sreeja Akula set Jaipur Patriots en route to a 9-6 win in the IndianOil Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 6 on Tuesday, despite a late, spirited fightback from Stanley’s Chennai Lions in Ahmedabad

It happened a little more than a month ago, even, when he was coming off three consecutive losses and was particularly concerned about being 0-2 on red clay this season as the start of the French Open approached

RCB finally got to lift the trophy after finishing runners-up on three occasions previously. It was a heartbreaking loss for Punjab Kings who were playing only their second final and first since 2014.

AI chatbots including ChatGPT, Grok, and Gemini have made their predictions for the IPL 2025 final between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. While RCB is the favorite for two bots, Gemini believes PBKS will edge out a thrilling victory.

RCB have decided to go ahead without Tim David, who had missed their last two matches with an injury.

In the men's category, all-rounders Brendon McMullen of Scotland and Milind Kumar of the United States and the United Arab Emirates opener Muhammad Waseem have been nominated after their stellar show in the white-ball formats.