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Former badminton star says privatisation of sports is not helping raise talent

Bengaluru FC secured third place in the league standings, accumulating 38 points from 24 matches with 11 wins and five draws. On the other hand, Mumbai City FC clinched a spot in the top six with a crucial 2-0 victory over Bengaluru FC in their final match, and they now aim to secure a semifinal berth at the same venue where they sealed their playoff qualification.

Ashutosh said legends like Kevin Pietersen and Shikhar Dhawan tell him a lot of things—how calm one should be in those situations, how to keep your head clear

On JioHotstar, digital viewership of the first three matches was 40% higher than last season, fueled by a 54% surge in CTV consumption.

Thaman took over the stage at the opening ceremony of the IPL match in Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. With his signature high-energy beats and chart-topping hits, Thaman delivered a performance that had the crowd cheering and singing along from start to finish.

This role plays a crucial part in developing and improving India's spin bowling talent across all formats and age groups, including the senior men's and women's teams, India A, U-23, U-19, U-16, and U-15 squads, as well as State association players training at the BCCI Centre of Excellence.

Opting to bowl first, LSG all-rounder Shardul Thakur bagged a four-wicket haul to help SRH to 190/9 in 20 overs. In reply, Nicholas Pooran and Mitchell Marsh slammed swashbuckling fifties to guide the visitors to a five-wicket win at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium

"I've never worked on my bat speed, I'm just blessed with incredible talent," Pooran said

On Nicholas Pooran’s blitzkrieg, Marsh said he felt like he was really connected with him as a bloke and as someone whom he had been going to hopefully bat with a lot.

Sunrisers Hyderabad lost to Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL League match here on Thursday night.

LSG batter slams 70 of 26 balls in a sensational onslaught, Marsh chips in with 51 to lead their side to a five-wicket win

Anamika and Nupur successfully defended their national crowns at the 8th Elite Women’s National Boxing Championship at Greater Noida

Lucknow Super Giants bowlers put in a much-disciplined effort to restrict the home team in the league match at Uppal stadium

RCB have beaten the Chennai Super Kings only once at Chepauk -- in the tournament's inaugural edition in 2008

For someone who started competing in the circuit just about a year ago, Deepika is already one of the most talked-about athletes in the Para Games

In 33 matches between the two teams, CSK have won 21 times while RCB emerged victorious on 11 occasions. What also stacks up the odds against RCB are that they have beaten CSK only once at the MA Chidambaram Stadium that too in the inaugural edition of the tournament in 2008

The 43-year-old continues to don the wicketkeeping gloves for the CSK as the franchise has shown immense faith in the veteran

Thailand will host Group B of the Qualifiers from June 23 to July 5 in a centralized single round-robin format. The team that tops the group will secure a spot in the final tournament, which is set to take place across three host cities in Australia from March 1 to 26, 2026.

SRH kicked off their IPL 2025 campaign with a commanding 44-run win over Rajasthan Royals, while LSG traveled to Hyderabad following a narrow defeat to Delhi Capitals in their season opener. Historically, LSG have dominated their encounters against SRH, winning three out of four matches.

Moeen said he doesn’t have the skill as other bowlers but his job was to contain as much as he can

Kolkata Knight Riders batsman De Kock's sparkling 97 guides them to dominant eight-wicket win over RR

AVS Murthy of Telangana and KP Naik of Visakhapatnam won the men’s doubles title in 60 years & above category

The 8th Elite Women’s National Boxing Championship underway in Greater Noida

The star batter says 230 is now the new par score in most grounds