NEW DELHI: The opening weekend of the new IPL season didn’t take long to deliver its first flashpoint, with a contentious boundary call overshadowing an otherwise dominant win for Royal Challengers Bengaluru at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on Saturday.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The incident unfolded in the 14th over of…
RCB player Virat Kohli drops a catch (ANI Photo) Virat Kohli dropped a straightforward catch during the IPL 2026 opener between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad, but later made amends by taking the same batter’s catch.The drop came in the 18th over bowled by Bhuvneshwar Kumar when SRH batter Aniket Verma mistimed a shot….
ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು: ಹತ್ತೊಂಬತ್ತನೇ ಆವೃತ್ತಿಯ ಇಂಡಿಯನ್ ಪ್ರೀಮಿಯರ್ ಲೀಗ್ (IPL 2026) ಇಂದಿನಿಂದ ಅದ್ಧೂರಿಯಾಗಿ ಆರಂಭಗೊಂಡಿದೆ. ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಎಂ. ಚಿನ್ನಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಕ್ರೀಡಾಂಗಣದಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದ ಮೊದಲ ಪಂದ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಹಾಲಿ ಚಾಂಪಿಯನ್ ರಾಯಲ್ ಚಾಲೆಂಜರ್ಸ್ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು (RCB) ತಂಡವು ಸನ್ ರೈಸರ್ಸ್ ಹೈದರಾಬಾದ್ (SRH) ವಿರುದ್ಧ 6 ವಿಕೆಟ್ಗಳ ಭರ್ಜರಿ ಜಯ ಸಾಧಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಶುಭಾರಂಭ ಮಾಡಿದೆ. ಟಾಸ್ ಸೋತು ಮೊದಲು ಬ್ಯಾಟಿಂಗ್ ಮಾಡಿದ ಸನ್ ರೈಸರ್ಸ್ ಹೈದರಾಬಾದ್ ತಂಡವು ನಿಗದಿತ 20 ಓವರ್ಗಳಲ್ಲಿ 9 ವಿಕೆಟ್ ನಷ್ಟಕ್ಕೆ 201 ರನ್ಗಳ…
Mumbai Indians’ Jasprit Bumrah (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) Mumbai: Ahead of their first match in IPL-2026 against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday night, the Mumbai Indians had a huge reason to cheer, but also some cause for slight concern.At the pre-match press conference at Wankhede, MI head coach Mahela Jayawardene confirmed that…
RCB’s Phil Salt celebrates after taking the catch of Sunrisers Hyderabad’s captain Ishan Kishan (PTI Photo) Phil Salt produced a moment of brilliance in the field to dismiss Ishan Kishan, bringing an end to a commanding knock in the IPL 2026 opener between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad.Kishan was batting fluently on 80 off…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli, right, and Abhinandan Singh (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) Abhinandan Singh has emerged as a new name in the Indian Premier League after being handed his debut by Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the 2026 season opener against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.The right-arm pacer from Uttar Pradesh has taken a…
Nihal Sarin and Anish Giri (Photos by Michal Walusza, Lennart Ootes and FIDE) NEW DELHI: As the chess world descends upon Cyprus for the 2026 Candidates, the name Anish Giri continues to be synonymous with a singular, frustrating memory from the past. 14 draws in 14 games. That legendary run in the 2016 Candidates birthed…
PCB accuses pacer Naseem Shah of “central contract violation” following post aimed at Punjab CM Maryam Naseem Shah has come under the scanner of the Pakistan Cricket Board after a now-deleted social media post from his official X account appeared to take a dig at Punjab (province of Pakistan) Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz during the…
Jos Buttler (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) Jos Buttler says the Indian Premier League has been the biggest influence on his career, with lessons and interactions from the tournament helping him deliver for England cricket team across formats. Now with the Gujarat Titans, Buttler highlighted how access to elite players and coaches has sharpened his game, pointing…
Divya Deshmukh (Image credit: FIDE) NAGPUR: “I am sure it will happen sooner than later.” Divya Deshmukh, fresh after becoming world junior girls chess champion, had oozed confidence about playing the Candidates. That was June 2024.Last July, Divya qualified for the 2026 Candidates by becoming India’s first women’s World Cup winner while earning the Grandmaster…
