Surprise packets Sudan survived a battering from star-stacked Senegal to force a 0-0 draw on Saturday, and remain top of African Group B in 2026 World Cup qualifying. Forced to stage home matches in Libyan city Benghazi because of the Sudanese civil war that has raged since April 2023, Sudan have 11 points halfway through […]

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Ajinkya Rahane shed light on the moment in the first innings that completely changed the “momentum” against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the first match of the Indian Premier League. On their home turf and in front of their crowd, the defending champions fell short and surrendered to an emphatic […]

File photo of Manuel Neuer.© AFP Bayern Munich goalie and captain Manuel Neuer has suffered a setback in his return from a calf injury, the German club said in a statement on Saturday. Neuer has been out since tearing a calf muscle while celebrating a goal in Bayern’s Champions League last-16 first-leg win over Bayer […]

A transformed Ajinkya Rahane dazzled on his Kolkata Knight Riders captaincy debut with a 25-ball fifty, but Krunal Pandya‘s game-changing three wicket burst ensured that the defending champions fell well short of the 200-mark, managing a below-par 174 for 8 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the IPL opener on Saturday. The 36-year-old veteran, who last […]

The IPL gfx shows ‘Kohli’ bowling the KKR vs RCB IPL 205 match.© X/Twitter The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 started on Saturday with blockbuster match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders. Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders started strong and notched 107 in the first 10 overs. But in the next 10 overs, […]

Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Daniel Vettori on Saturday backed the decision to use a second ball in the evening matches to mitigate the dew factor during IPL 2025, calling it a “pragmatic answer to a difficult problem.” The BCCI announced that one ball would be changed in the second innings of evening games at the […]

Shah Rukh Khan, Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner, and Virat Kohli, former Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain, set the IPL 2025 opening ceremony on fire with a dance performance for the ages. After Shreya Ghoshal, Disha Patani and Karan Aujla’s performance ended, Shah Rukh Khan took centre-stage. He called up ‘Gold Generation’ representative Virat Kohli and ‘Bold […]

Shah Rukh Khan at the IPL 2025 opening ceremony.© X/Twitter Shah Rukh Khan, Bollywood superstar and Kolkata Knight Riders, kicked off the IPL 2025 ceremony in a grand way. He even delivered a ‘Pathaan’ dialogue that went viral. “Party Pathaan ke ghar rakhoge to Pathaan to mehmaan nawazi ke liye toh aana padega (If you […]

The defending champions – Kolkata Knight Riders would be out on a mission to defend their title as they face Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the opening game of IPL 2025. KKR beat Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Final of IPL 2024 to lift their 3rd IPL trophy. KKR dominated in both the departments throughout the tournament […]

File image of Manuel Neuer.© AFP Bayern Munich goalie and captain Manuel Neuer has suffered a setback in his return from a calf injury, the German club said in a statement on Saturday. Neuer has been out since tearing his calf muscle while celebrating a goal in Bayern’s Champions League last 16 first leg win […]