NEW DELHI: BCCI secretary Jay Shah‘s announcement introducing a hefty match fee of Rs 7.5 lakhs per game for Indian Premier League (IPL) players has sparked a flurry of reactions on social media. In a post shared on Saturday, Shah revealed that players featuring in every match of the IPL season could earn up to…
Manchester City must find solutions to replace Rodri in midfield after the injured Spaniard was ruled out for the rest of the season, but Rico Lewis and Mateo Kovacic did well to cope in Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Newcastle United, Pep Guardiola said. Rodri has been City’s lynchpin in midfield, but the 28-year-old will miss…
BENGALURU: The IPL Governing Council which was convened on Saturday decided to continue with the hotly-debated Impact Player rule for the IPL 2025 season. The Impact Sub was introduced during the IPL 2023 and since then the rule has vertically divided opinion.Even in the meeting the BCCI had with the team owners earlier this July,…
Arsenal squandered a two-goal lead but then struck twice in stoppage time to secure a 4-2 victory over Leicester City in the Premier League on Saturday. Mikel Arteta’s team was streets ahead of Leicester in the first-half with Gabriel Martinelli’s first goal of the season putting them in front after 20 minutes. Martinelli then set…
MS Dhoni (Photo credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Legendary Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be treated as an ‘uncapped’ player, if he wishes to feature in the 2025 edition of the Indian Premier League, as the league’s governing council on Saturday announced rule changes for the 2025-27 cycle.In its meeting in Bengaluru, the governing council decided that…
WOL vs LIV: Live coverage from the Premier League 2024-25 clash between Chelsea vs Brighton from the Molineux Stadium on Saturday.
NEW DELHI: Pace sensation Mayank Yadav received his maiden call-up as the Ajit Agarkar-led senior selection committee announced India’s squad for the three-match T20I series against Bangladesh, set to begin on October 6.Mayank has been sidelined since April 30 due to an injury sustained during the IPL 2024.Suryakumar Yadav will captain the team with mystery…
Chelsea’s Cole Palmer scored four first-half goals, including a stunning long-range free kick and a penalty, in a breathless 4-2 Premier League victory over Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday. Goalkeeping errors at both ends, high defensive lines and speedy counter-attacks contributed to a thrilling encounter with Brighton’s French forward Georginio Rutter putting the visitors…
Adam Gilchrist (Getty Images file photo) NEW DELHI: Adam Gilchrist‘s iconic performance in the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup final is remembered not just for his breathtaking century, but also for a unique element of his preparation — a squash ball hidden inside his batting glove. On April 28, 2007, at the Kensington Oval in…
Former champion Indian Oil Corporation is well-versed in managing high-pressure situations. Facing an Army side, playing, probably at its best, IOC showcased its class by securing a 3-2 win in the semifinals of the 95th MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup All-India hockey tournament here on Saturday. In the other semifinal, defending champion Indian Railways outplayed Odisha 4-0,…
