The slowness of the wicket made no difference to the table toppers with 18 points as they rode on a 75-run opening partnership between Ruturaj Gaikwad (45; 38b, 4x4, 6x2), including a successful LBW review off Rashid Khan, and Faf du Plessis (41; 36b, 4x3, 6x2) to successfully chase down a target for the third time in the UAE leg of IPL.
Star player Chris Gayle has decided to leave the IPL's bio-secure environment due to "bubble fatigue", his team Punjab Kings said on Thursday. Gayle had played two games for the team since IPL's resumption and now wants to refresh before the T20 World Cup beginning next month.
Can Ravichandran Ashwin ever be too far away from controversy? Be it his Mankading of Jos Buttler in the 2019 IPL or his non-selection in the Indian team for the Tests in England, the star offie has always been a subject of conversation. He has divided opinion like few other cricketers in the Indian team.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) skipper Kane Williamson admitted the side didn't put on a fighting total against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Thursday.
One of the key tactics long-distance runners apply on entering the home stretch is the motto of 'keep pace and win easy'. When a resurgent Kolkata Knight Riders take on an inconsistent Punjab Kings on the home stretch of IPL-14 in Dubai on Friday, both teams will be burdened with the challenge of keeping pace with their respective playoff ambitions.
A rare collection of sketches and paintings by American boxer Muhammad Ali - who loved to draw between fights - is going up for auction in New York next week.
Former world number ones Kim Clijsters and Andy Murray were on Thursday awarded wildcards into the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) head coach Stephen Fleming believes that Dwayne Bravo has provided some good competition to Sam Curran for the all-rounder spot in the team.
Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Thursday lauded his team for making a strong comeback following a dismal showing last season after it qualified for the IPL play-offs for the 11th time.
Chennai Super Kings produced a convincing performance against Sunrisers Hyderabad to maintain their remarkable consistency this season and sail into the Indian Premier League play-offs on Thursday. The CSK bowlers restricted SRH to 134/7 after MS Dhoni opted to bowl first on a slow surface. The three-time former champions then registered a convincing six-wicket win.
After a disappointing show at the Tokyo Games, there was some solace for Manu Bhaker as she clinched 10m air pistol gold at the ISSF Junior World Championships in Lima, Peru, on Thursday.
With this win, RCB have further strengthened their hold in the top-four while RR find themselves in a do-or-die situation in the race for a playoffs spot. After RCB captain Virat Kohli's (25 off 20 balls) innings was cut short by a direct hit from Riyan Parag in the seventh over, that saw him being run out, Glenn Maxwell and Srikar Bharat ensured nothing else went wrong.
The race to garner a playoff berth is gathering pace and this is the stage when IPL gets interesting.
Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli on Wednesday said impressive bowling in the middle overs and staying fearless during the game's crucial moments contributed to the team's fine run in this edition of the IPL.
Barcelona plunged even further into crisis on Wednesday with a thumping Champions League defeat at Benfica while holders Chelsea were beaten by Juventus but Cristiano Ronaldo grabbed a precious last-gasp winner for Manchester United.
Making most of China's absence, India were on Wednesday assured of their maiden medal in the Asian Table Tennis Championships after beating Iran 3-1 in the quarterfinals here.
As many as five Indian shooters made the eight-man final of the men's 10m air rifle event in the ISSF Junior World Championship here on Wednesday.
Putting a whole lot of two and twos together, sections of the media reported this week about Indian cricketers calling BCCI secretary Jay Shah to complain about Virat Kohli and his captaincy, and the BCCI decided to step in. The BCCI, once again for the record, had no role to play in Kohli resigning as captain of the T20 team. It was the cricketer's own decision.
Royal Challengers Bangalore dished out a clinical display with both bat and ball to record a comprehensive seven-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League here on Wednesday, boosting their prospects of a top-two finish. Chasing 150, RCB completed the task with as many as 17 balls to spare.
According to Delhi Capitals' skipper Rishabh Pant, 150-160 should be a good score on the slow Sharjah wicket. However, they fell well short of that, managing just 127 for nine after being put in to bat by Kolkata Knight Riders' skipper Eoin Morgan on winning the toss on Tuesday.
42 of the 56 league stage matches of IPL 2021 have now been completed. The double-header on Tuesday has helped create gaps between the four teams that were log-jammed in the middle of the table on eight points, with KKR and MI easing ahead and Punjab falling behind. TOI has done the calculations to show the probabilities of each team qualifying after Tuesday's games.
Mumbai Indians' all-rounder Hardik Pandya said that after getting hit while facing Punjab Kings' fast bowler Mohammed Shami, things changed for him and he decided to finish off the game in the Indian Premier League 2021 on Tuesday.
Mumbai Indians' all-rounder Kieron Pollard said that the T20 World Cup is irrelevant for now as his main focus currently is to do well for his franchise in the ongoing Indian Premier League season. MI put on a clinical show with both bat and the ball as they defeated Punjab Kings (PBKS) by six wickets on Tuesday
There was a question mark on Sanju Samson's consistency as a performer when he was entrusted with the responsibility to lead the Rajasthan Royals in this IPL season. With 433 runs to his name from 10 matches, the skipper has laid to rest the ghost of inconsistency.
In a statement late Tuesday, the BCCI said: "IPL media rights tender for the cycle 2023-27 will be released immediately after the appointment of two new IPL teams". The two new teams will be finalized on October 25 and therefore, expect the BCCI to bring out the Invitation To Tender (ITT) for IPL's next media rights cycle by the time October spills into November.
Lionel Messi scored his first Paris Saint-German (PSG) goal and Luxembourg midfielder Sebastien Thill struck late for newcomer Sheriff to stun 13-time champion Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Under fire for not playing, and then not bowling in the second leg of IPL-2021, ahead of the T20 World Cup, Pandya smashed an unbeaten 40 (30b, 4x4, 2x6) on Tuesday night to help MI chase down 136 in a do-or-die game against a spirited Punjab Kings at Abu Dhabi. MI's six-wicket win in a low scoring thriller helped them climb to the fifth spot in the table, even as Punjab are at sixth.
Mumbai Indians' skipper Rohit Sharma agreed that his team didn't play to their potential in the first three games on resumption while his Punjab Kings opposite number KL Rahul had no hesitation in admitting that his team is not handling pressure situations well enough.
Mumbai Indians won their first game after three defeats as they beat Punjab Kings by six wickets in Abu Dhabi. Punjab Kings managed a below-par 135 for 6 which MI surpassed in 19 over with Hardik Pandya scoring unbeaten 40 off 30 balls while Saurabh Tiwary top-scored with 45. With the victory, Mumbai climbed to the fifth spot in the points table while Punjab are now at 6th spot.
The IPL governing council on Tuesday decided that the two final league stage games will start concurrently at 7:30 PM IST instead of the usual double header with one game starting in the afternoon. The last two games will feature Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians in one and Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals in the other.
Kolkata Knight Riders will have to put their best foot forward against high-flying Delhi Capitals on Tuesday. Sitting pretty at second position with 16 points, Delhi can go full throttle as another win will all but ensure them a top-two finish on the league table.
After lighting up the Indian Premier League (IPL) for many years while playing for the SunRisers Hyderabad, it looks like left-handed batter David Warner will not play for the franchise ever again for at least the season. Team coach Trevor Bayliss confirmed that the management is looking to give new players in the squad a chance to make a name for themselves.
Former Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq who suffered a heart attack and underwent successful angioplasty on Monday evening is now stable but under observation.
Four-times Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles told New York Magazine that she should have quit gymnastics "way before Tokyo," where she suffered from a case of "twisties" that derailed her attempt at a record haul of six golds.
Former world number one Kim Clijsters, in her latest comeback to tennis, suffered a 6-3 5-7 6-3 loss to Taiwan's Hsieh Su-wei in first-round action at the Chicago Fall Classic on Monday.
Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson on Monday rued that they could not finish their innings with a flourish from a strong position and lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets, making it tougher for themselves to make the cut for the IPL Play-offs.
Vedant Mohan was the only player in the elite field of 14 boys, aged 10 and under, who had travelled to Croatia’s resort town of Umag without a coach. But the young Indian tennis player made light of his torn shoes to leave all but one of the competition behind, finishing runner-up in the Champions Bowl World Finals.
Jason Roy who was instrumental in SunRisers Hyderabad victory against Rajasthan Royals in their Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter on Monday stated that SRH needs to keep their feet on the ground and keep doing the right things.
Opener Jason Roy and skipper Kane Williamson struck confident half-centuries to shape Sunrisers Hyderabad's comfortable seven-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals as IPL play-offs calculations got a bit more complicated on Monday.
The United States, led by a new generation, reclaimed the Ryder Cup on Sunday, reaching the 14-1/2 points required to beat holders Europe and heralding what could be an era of domination by the Americans at the biennial competition.
Mumbai Indians' captain Rohit Sharma wants to back his out-of-form teammate Ishan Kishan and doesn't want to put too much pressure on the talent youngster who has scored just 100 plus runs in nine games this IPL season.
Ravindra Jadeja aspires to be MS Dhoni’s successor at Chennai Super Kings. On Sunday in Abu Dhabi against Kolkata Knight Riders, the Saurashtra man showed he is well on his way.
In the space of 48 hours, Jhulan Goswami found redemption, as India pulled off their highest-ever chase in an ODI and finally ended Australia’s 26-match winning streak — which lasted for almost four years —in the 50-over format in thrilling fashion. Ironically, Australia’s amazing streak had started against India (in India back in Match 2018) and ended against India too.