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File photo of FC Goa player Sandesh Jhingan. (ISL) New Delhi: According to the All India Football Federation’s (AIFF) Centralised Registration System, at least 148 players in India’s top-tier will be without a contract at the end of the month. The clubs are wary of offering an extension due to the uncertainty of the future….

Chennai Super Kings (PTI Photo) Chennai Super Kings suffered a massive blow to their IPL 2026 playoff hopes after a five-wicket defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Chepauk on Monday night. A brilliant 70 from Ishan Kishan and a rapid 47 from Heinrich Klaasen helped SRH chase down 181 in 19 overs and officially seal their…

Chennai Super Kings’ captain Ruturaj Gaikwad (AP Photo) Ravichandran Ashwin believes the pressure of leading Chennai Super Kings during the difficult post-MS Dhoni transition has started affecting Ruturaj Gaikwad’s batting, following another disappointing outing for the CSK skipper in IPL 2026. Speaking on JioHotstar after Chennai’s five-wicket defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad at Chepauk, Ashwin said…

BAN vs PAK, 2nd Test, Day 4 Live Score: Pakistan will need something extraordinary to avoid losing the two-Test series after Bangladesh set them a formidable 437-run target in the second Test, powered by a landmark century from Mushfiqur Rahim. Resuming day three at 110 for 3 with a lead already established, Bangladesh extended their…

Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Ishan Kishan plays a shot during IPL match against Chennai Super Kings. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Ishan Kishan spoke about an emotional family tragedy that was driving him during his match-winning knock as Sunrisers Hyderabad sealed their IPL 2026 playoff berth with a five-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings at MA Chidambaram Stadium…

Brazil’s Neymar (AP /PTI) Brazil have brought Neymar back into their World Cup plans, with the veteran forward earning a dramatic recall to the national squad nearly three years after his last appearance for the Seleção. Coach Carlo Ancelotti confirmed the 34-year-old’s inclusion while announcing Brazil’s 26-man squad at a gala event in Rio de…

File photo of India’s Ravindra Jadeja with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. (PTI Photo) New Delhi: The Indian men’s senior selection committee, chaired by Ajit Agarkar, will meet on May 19 to pick squads for the one-off Test and ODIs against Afghanistan, with the blueprint for the 2027 ODI World Cup also set to be…

Madhav Tiwari (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Delhi Capitals’ IPL 2026 campaign was hanging by a thread when 22-year-old Madhav Tiwari was handed his first game of the season against Punjab Kings. DC needed 41 runs off 21 balls, and David Miller had just departed. Facing the very first ball of his IPL career, Madhav stayed…

Sanju Samson added his name to a list long dominated by MS Dhoni after the Chennai Super Kings wicketkeeper-batter broke Dhoni’s record for most runs scored by a designated CSK wicketkeeper in a single IPL season during the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Chepauk on Monday.Dhoni had scored 461 runs in 16 innings during the…

NEW DELHI: The roar inside Chepauk reached another level on Monday night as MS Dhoni made his way onto the field during Chennai Super Kings’ final home game of IPL 2026 against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Even though the former CSK captain did not feature in the playing XI because of injury concerns, his brief appearance during…