Cricket
By BD Narayankar Bengaluru, Apr 23 (UNI) Royal Challengers Bengaluru, riding a red-hot resurgence in IPL 2025, are eyeing a change in home fortunes as they gear up to face a wounded Rajasthan Royals outfit at M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday. With the business end of the tournament in sight, RCB’s form, flair, and firepower…
Sylhet, Apr 22 (UNI) Bangladesh posted 194 for 4 in their second innings of the first Test against Zimbabwe before bad light brought an early end to Day 3 at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium here on Tuesday. Despite a rain-marred morning that delayed the start of play until 1:00 pm, the hosts made steady…
Lucknow, Apr 22 (UNI) Sri Lankan speedster Dushmantha Chameera returned to the playing XI as Delhi Capitals skipper Axar Patel won the toss and elected to field against Lucknow Super Giants in their IPL encounter at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium here on Tuesday. “We’ll bowl. Red soil wicket and there…
Rio De Janeiro, Apr 22 (UNI) Former Brazil international midfielder Everton Ribeiro scored late as Bahia edged to a 1-0 home win over Ceara in Brazil’s Serie A championship. Ribeiro converted a 114th-minute penalty after Tiago Carvalho was brought down by Pedro Henrique on Monday. “Tiago did a great job dribbling into the area and…
Sydney, Apr 22 (UNI) Former Australia cricketer Michael Slater has been handed a partly suspended four-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to domestic violence charges. However, the 55-year-old will walk free – having already served more than a year in custody after being refused bail in 2024, the BBC reported. Slater, who played 74 Tests…
Kolkata, (UNI) Gujarat Titans (GT) produced a clinical all-round display to register a 39-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their IPL clash at Eden Gardens here on Monday night. After posting a formidable 198 for 3 on the back of a commanding 90 from captain Shubman Gill, Gujarat bowling unit maintained a stranglehold…
Kolkata, Apr 21 (UNI) Gujarat Titans (GT) skipper Shubman Gill produced a batting exhibition, hammering a scintillating 90 off 55 deliveries to guide his side to an imposing 198/3 against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the iconic Eden Gardens on Monday night. Gill’s authoritative knock was the fulcrum of GT’s innings, putting the hosts under…
Lahore, Apr 21 (UNI) The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Qualifier went down to the wire, with the final place at the main event not decided until the very latter stages of the competition. Bangladesh ended up joining Pakistan among the top two but only held on by the skin of their teeth as…
Ahmedabad, Apr 19 (UNI) Jos Buttler and Sherfane Rutherford stitched together a dazzling 119-run stand as Gujarat Titans (GT) chased down Delhi Capitals’ imposing 203/8 with seven wickets in hand and four balls to spare in a high-octane IPL clash at the Narendra Modi Stadium here on Saturday. Chasing 204, GT lost skipper Shubman Gill…
Kathmandu, Apr 19 (UNI) Afghanistan emerged victorious from a competitive Asia Qualifier on Saturday, landing top spot and becoming the latest nation to qualify for the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026 in Zimbabwe and Namibia by virtue of superior net run rate, with the final round of fixtures in Kathmandu abandoned due to…
