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Mumbai Indians (MI) secured a comfortable four-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the ongoing IPL 2025. This victory marked MI’s third win of the season. However, a controversial moment during the game sparked debate, as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) spinner Varun Chakaravarthy voiced his disagreement with a no-ball decision. The incident happened on the fifth ball of the seventh over during MI’s innings. Zeeshan Ansari was bowling when Ryan Rickelton played a shot that resulted in a catch by SRH skipper Pat Cummins. Initially, it looked like a legal dismissal, but replays revealed that wicketkeeper Heinrich Klaasen’s gloves had…

Cricket Australia (CA) have announced their women’s national contracts for the 2025/26 season, with a few surprises in the 18-player list. One major talking point was the absence of veteran all-rounder Jess Jonassen. A six-time World Cup winner and one of Australia’s most experienced cricketers, Jonassen has not played for the national side since December 2023. Her exclusion from the new contract list caught the attention of fans and cricket experts alike. Jess has played 6 Tests, 93 ODIs, and 105 T20Is for Australia. Australia selector Shawn Flegler spoke about the decision and made it clear that Jonassen still remains…

East Bengal’s preparations for the upcoming Super Cup suffered a major blow on Wednesday following two significant developments—Brazilian striker Cleiton Silva parting ways with the club and Spanish midfielder Saul Crespo picking up an untimely injury. Speculation around Cleiton’s departure had been mounting for days, and matters escalated after a reported altercation with head coach Oscar Bruzon during the club’s traditional Bar Pujo celebration on Tuesday. The very next day, Cleiton arrived at the Salt Lake training ground as usual, but what followed took many by surprise. After greeting his teammates, the Brazilian forward is said to have completed the…

India’s javelin superstar Neeraj Chopra has kicked-off his 2025 season with a solid performance, winning the Potch Invitational Track Event in Potchefstroom, South Africa. The Tokyo Olympics gold medalist and Paris Olympics silver medalist registered a best throw of 84.52 meters to top the six-man field, on Wednesday, April 16. The Javelin fans were expecting Neeraj to begin his season at the Doha Diamond League on May 16, as announced a few days ago. However, the champion surprised everyone by returning to competition earlier than expected in South Africa. Neeraj looked comfortable and didn’t push himself too hard, as it…

Commonwealth Sport has officially announced that it has received expressions of interest (EOIs) from seven nations and territories within the Commonwealth, signaling strong enthusiasm to host future editions of the Commonwealth Games. These EOIs have come from across four major regions—Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania. Among the countries publicly declaring their intent to host the centenary 2030 Games are Canada, India, and Nigeria. Two more nations have also stepped forward for the 2030 edition, although they have not yet been named. In addition, two of the EOIs are focused on events beyond 2030, including New Zealand, which has already…

Aston Villa came from two goals down to beat Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) 3-2 in their UEFA Champions League quarter final second leg, but the French side – with Gianluigi Donnarumma producing three or four world-class saves – just about held on to progress 5-4 on aggregate. Unai Emery, the Villa manager who had guided PSG between 2016 and 2018, was on his knees a couple of times towards the end, as his team came agonisingly close to forcing extra time after a second-half performance for the ages. It had been over 40 years since Villa Park hosted a European Cup/Champions…

It was a debut match for Aussie player Xavier Bartlett in the Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders clash, and there were major changes in the PBKS lineup today. With Marcus Stoinis and Lockie Ferguson sitting out, it was Bartlett’s chance to stand out—and he did just that. He scored 11 runs off 15 balls at the end of the first innings, helping PBKS reach a target of 112. On the bowling side, the pacer took the first wicket of KKR opener Quinton de Kock, dismissing him for just 2 runs. While this is just the beginning, Bartlett has already…

Former Asian Games and Youth Olympic champion Saurabh Chaudhary secured India’s first medal at the ISSF World Cup stage in Lima, Peru, by clinching bronze in the men’s 10m air pistol event. Competing at the Las Palmas shooting range on the opening day of the Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun World Cup, Saurabh registered a final score of 219.1 before bowing out after the 22nd shot. China’s Hu Kai dominated the event, narrowly missing the world record with a gold-winning score of 246.4, while Brazil’s Olympic medalist Felipe Almeida Wu secured silver. Both Indian shooters in the fray — Saurabh and Varun Tomar —…

The Kolkata Knight Riders of 2024 stand in stark contrast to the team we see now, much like the Punjab Kings of 2024 compared to their current form this season. However, there’s a common thread between the two franchises: both were guided by Shreyas Iyer to strong performance—KKR to the title win last season and PBKS coming to the fore in the current season. While many believe KKR’s downward slope this season has been due to the absence of mentor Gautam Gambhir, they fail to realise Iyer’s impact as a captain. While Iyer did not contribute much with the bat…

Punjab Kings (PBKS) will be taking on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the 31st match of IPL 2025 at Mullanpur in Chandigarh on April 15. Top Three Battles to Watch Out For Shreyas Iyer vs Varun Chakaravarthy Former KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer is in terrific form in this year’s IPL. Varun, the key bowler in the KKR setup, is also in good form, having picked up eight wickets in six games. Iyer has scored 33 runs off 22 balls against Varun while getting out only once. This middle-over matchup could prove to be decisive. Ajinkya Rahane vs Arshdeep Singh The…