SRH rise to chase it
Abhishek Sharma scores quickfire 28-ball 66 to help Sunrisers Hyderabad chase 215 against Punjab Kings and register 8th win in IPL-17; in-form opener says he is going hard at bowlers and trying to put them under pressure
20 May,2024 08:11 AM IST | Hyderabad | N Jagannath DasEx-West Indies fast bowler and retired commentator backs India captain and Mumbai Indians’ stalwart Rohit Sharma’s outburst at Star Sports
20 May,2024 07:51 AM IST | Mumbai | Clayton MurzelloRCB’s match-winning pacer Yash Dayal admits fearing last year’s Rinku Singh-like attack on him as soon as CSK’s Dhoni hit him for a six in final over
20 May,2024 08:11 AM IST | Bangalore | R KaushikThe Red Bull three-time world champion had to be at his very coolest to fend off a ferocious attack in the closing laps, edging Norris by only seven-tenths of a second
20 May,2024 07:13 AM IST | Imola | AFPSatwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty feel Thailand Open triumph will inspire them to carry winning momentum with Paris Olympics close at hand
20 May,2024 07:17 AM IST | Bangkok | PTISwiatek didn’t drop a set at the Foro Italico and extended her tour winning streak to 12 matches
20 May,2024 07:23 AM IST | Rome | AgenciesBritain’s Fury was the early aggressor but Usyk gradually took charge and the “Gypsy King” was saved by the bell in the ninth round before slumping to his first career defeat.
20 May,2024 07:25 AM IST | Riyadh | AFPIt was Biles’s best all-around total since she returned to competition last year for the first time since her abbreviated Tokyo Olympics campaign.
20 May,2024 07:28 AM IST | Los Angeles | AFP"I hope IPL is not a shortcut...": KKR mentor Gautam Gambhir
Gambhir played a crucial role in helping India win the ODI World Cup in 2011 and also led KKR to win two IPL titles in the years 2012 and 2014. In the IPL 2024, he returned to KRR as the team's mentor. Gautam Gambhir is known for his outspoken attitude and serious manner
20 May,2024 10:42 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentT20 World Cup 2024: England relish 'fear factor' of returning paceman Archer
Five years ago, Jofra Archer made his debut for England but has managed to feature in just 15 T20I matches for the side. He has been named in England's squad for the four-match T20I series against Pakistan which will be in action this week and will also feature in the T20 World Cup 2024
20 May,2024 09:54 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentUsman Khawaja opens up on current Australian team
In the 2021-2023 WTC cycle, Usman Khawaja accumulated 1,621 runs at an average of 64.84. He then registered six centuries and seven half-centuries with a best score of unbeaten 195 runs. The batter still remembers the team Steve Waugh captained to a record 16 straight Test triumphs between October 1999 and February 2001
20 May,2024 09:18 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentIPL 2024: RCB skipper Faf du Plessis opens up on team's playoff qualification
RCB will now clash with Rajasthan Royals at the Narendra Modi Stadium on May 22. The team winning the match will play the Qualifier 2 in Chennai on May 24. The winner of Qualifier One will go to the IPL 2024 final on May 26 in Chennai
20 May,2024 08:22 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentStar Sports refutes claims of airing Rohit Sharma's private dialogue
On May 16 during the training session at the Wankhede Stadium, ahead of the IPL 2024 match against Lucknow Super Giants, Rohit was seen having a conversation with Dhawal Kulkarni which was recorded by Star Sports
20 May,2024 07:42 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentIPL 2024: Find out the reason behind Abhishek Sharma's "L" celebration
In the IPL 2024 match against PBKS, Abhishek scored 66 runs off 28 deliveries which were laced with 5 fours and 6 sixes. He batted with a strike rate of 235.71. In the ongoing IPL 2024, featuring in 13 innings, the left-hander has scored 467 runs for SRH. He is placed at the ninth spot on the list of batters with the most runs this season
20 May,2024 06:00 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentFormer heavyweight champion Mike Tyson to make a comeback in the boxing ring
Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, 57, is preparing for his first professional fight since 2005 against YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul, 27. The heavyweight bout at the Arlington, Texas home of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys, will be contested over eight two-minute rounds with each fighter using 14-ounce gloves. The outcome will be included in both fighters' professional boxing records. Paul, a YouTube influencer-turned-boxer, has won nine of 10 boxing matches with six knockouts against a mix of celebrities and middling fighters. He suffered his sole career boxing loss in February 2023 when he lost a split decision to Tommy Fury, the half-brother of World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. Mike Tyson and Jake Paul took verbal jabs at each other on May 16) during a press conference to drum up interest for their July boxing match at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. While Tyson called Paul "a young boy" and vowed to "finish him", Paul said we would "put Tyson to sleep for the last time."
How Manchester City solidified their Premier League supremacy on Sunday?
Phil Foden scored two early goals -- including one after 79 seconds -- at an expectant Etihad to lay the foundations for City's victory
20 May,2024 12:01 PM IST | London | mid-day online correspondentBundesliga: Leverkusen round off invincible record season, Cologne relegated
Stuttgart concluded the season on the second spot as the Swabians eased 4-0 past Borussia Monchengladbach thanks to Serhour Guirassy's brace
19 May,2024 09:41 PM IST | Berlin | IANSBarca give me calmness and confidence: Xavi
Spanish media widely reported Friday that Xavi would be sacked in the coming weeks but the coach said Barcelona had “conveyed calmness” to him
19 May,2024 08:11 AM IST | Barcelona | AFPBarca may sack Xavi
Catalan radio station RAC-1 said president Joan Laporta had decided to sack Xavi, with daily newspaper Sport confirming the news, while AS said Barcelona were already deciding who would replace the coach
18 May,2024 06:33 AM IST | Barcelona | AFPAnfield farewell will be tough: Klopp
Klopp, who arrived at the club in October 2015, won seven major trophies at Liverpool, including the club’s first league title for 30 years and the 2019 Champions League
18 May,2024 06:31 AM IST | Liverpool | AFPArsenal’s Arteta is hoping for a ‘beautiful’ Sunday
The Gunners, chasing their first English top-flight crown for 20 years, are two points behind champions Man City ahead of their home match against Everton on Sunday
18 May,2024 06:28 AM IST | London | AFPSwiatek dominates to earn her 3rd Italian Open title and heads to French Open
"These are hard seven matches that you need to win, so I don't take anything for granted. I'll just work hard as I did in Madrid and Rome and we'll see"
19 May,2024 09:27 PM IST | Rome | AP | PTIElorda Cup: Gold for boxers Nikhat, Minakshi
Besides Nikhat and Minakshi’s gold medals, Indian boxers won two silver and eight bronze to better their last edition’s record of five medals
19 May,2024 08:16 AM IST | Astana (Kazakhstan) | PTIJaismine to compete in Olympic qualifiers 57kg category
Hooda was handed a 22-month suspension by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Friday
19 May,2024 08:13 AM IST | New Delhi | PTIZverev equals Becker’s mark to set up final with Jarry
Third seed Zverev looked like he would become the latest high-ranking victim of an unusual men’s tournament when he was battered in a sensational opening set
19 May,2024 08:04 AM IST | Rome | AFPNo. 1 motivation: India tennis ace Bopanna inspires Taiwanese Hsieh’s comeback
Hsieh, who also uses the English name of Akon, added, “I saw 43-year-old Bopanna win the men’s doubles title at this year’s Australian Open and also rise to the World No. 1 spot in doubles. I realised that I was 10 years younger than him and should be able to fight again
19 May,2024 07:51 AM IST | Mumbai | Suvam PalVerstappen matches Senna’s pole record at Imola
Oscar Piastri’s McLaren will start alongside the unstoppable Dutchman on Sunday after posting the second fastest time in a tight qualifying session
19 May,2024 07:48 AM IST | Imola | AFP