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Italy’s Jannik Sinner speaks to reporters (AP Photo) Paris: Top tennis players walked the talk on Media Day at the French Open.The Friday before is bookmarked for pre-championship press conferences, broadcaster engagement and tournament obligations. At Roland Garros, where TV rights are split by territory, top seeds Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner, along with several…

Royal Challengers Bengaluru lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad by 55 runs on Friday but Rajat Patidar’s side secured top of points table en route to IPL playoffs.In a high-scoring contest in which SRH scored 255/4 in the first half, RCB responded with 200 for four in 20 overs. Skipper Rajat Patidar hit 56 off 39 balls…

Sunrisers Hyderabad (ANI Photo) Sunrisers Hyderabad once again unleashed their fearless batting blueprint in IPL 2026, hammering Royal Challengers Bengaluru by 55 runs in Hyderabad on Friday. However, despite the heavy defeat, RCB still managed to finish at the top of the league table and secure a coveted top-two finish heading into the playoffs. Powered…

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Rajat Patidar (ANI Photo) Rajat Patidar added another major milestone to his growing IPL reputation after surpassing former Royal Challengers Bengaluru icon Chris Gayle in the list of fastest batters to complete 100 IPL sixes. The RCB captain reached the landmark in just 933 deliveries, going past Gayle’s tally of 943 balls…

Rajat Patidar admitted that there were “a lot of runs” on the board after Sunrisers Hyderabad piled up 255/4 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL 2026 league-stage clash on Friday.Powered by half-centuries from Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan and Heinrich Klaasen, SRH posted a huge total at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium after captain Pat…

File photo of AIFF and ISL Trophy. (Agency Photos) New Delhi: The Indian Super League (ISL) clubs and the All India Football Federation (AIFF) failed to reach an agreement on the club-led model proposed by 13 of the 14 clubs. East Bengal, the ISL champions, are the only club that didn’t co-sign the proposal. The…

Bhuvneshwar Kumar found himself on the wrong side of IPL history on Friday after enduring a nightmare outing against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Hyderabad. The experienced Royal Challengers Bengaluru pacer conceded 50-plus runs in an IPL innings for the ninth time in his career, equalling an unwanted all-time record held by Mohammed Shami. Despite being one…

Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klaasen and Ishan Kishan have been the driving force behind Sunrisers Hyderabad’s impressive IPL 2026 campaign. The trio has piled on runs consistently while showcasing SRH’s trademark fearless brand of batting throughout the tournament.During SRH’s IPL 2026 clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru,…

Shubman Gill (Image credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: With several exciting T20 talents emerging, team selection has become a major headache for the selectors. Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin believes Shubman Gill, who is in ominous form in IPL 2026, deserves a place in India’s T20I setup. However, with youngsters like Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Priyansh Arya…

Vijay Shankar and Virat Kohli (PTI Photo) Indian all-rounder Vijay Shankar has announced his retirement from all forms of Indian cricket, ending a professional journey that saw him represent the national side in both ODIs and T20Is, including at the 2019 ODI World Cup. A dependable performer in domestic cricket for Tamil Nadu, Shankar played…