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Yusuf Pathan's late 52 off 37 went in vain as Mumbai Indians held their nerves till the end to defeat Kolkata Knight Riders by five runs in their Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter at the Wankhede Stadium here on Thursday and keep their play-offs hope alive

Mumbai: Mumbai Indians posted a total of 171/4 in 20 overs against Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter at the Wankhede Stadium here on Thursday. For Mumbai, Hardik Pandya was the top scorer with 61 off 31 balls, while Shakib Al Hasan (2/22) was the pick of the bowlers for Kolkata.

Mohali: Bottom-placed Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 22 runs in a rain-curtailed Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium (PCA) here yesterday. Punjab remained at the foot of the standings with six points from 13 matches despite the win. Bangalore stayed at the fifth spot with […]

Raipur: An impressive bowling display from Delhi Dardevils earned them a six-wicket victory against league leaders Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium yesterday. Chasing 120, Delhi reached the target fairly comfortably in 16.4 overs with 20 balls to spare. The win was Delhi’s […]

Hyderabad: Leading from the front, skipper David Warner struck a decent knock, while his bowlers bowled economically, picking up wickets at regular intervals to beat Kings XI Punjab by 5 runs in their Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium yesterday. With the win, Sunrisers move two places up the points […]

Chennai: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) climbed to the top of the Indian Premier League (IPL) points table with a 12-run victory over Rajasthan Royals in a league match at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium yesterday. Chasing 158, Royals were restricted to 145 for nine in 20 overs. CSK improved to 16 points from 12 matches, keeping […]

Mumbai: Royals Challengers Bangalore (RCB) beat Mumbai Indians (MI) by 39 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter at the Wankhede Stadium here on Sunday. Batting first, A.B. de Villiers smashed a brilliant hundred and remained unbeaten on 133 off 59 balls, striking 19 fours and four sixes, followed by skipper Virat Kohli’s 82 […]

Kingston: Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell has run the fastest 100-metre in the world this year, clocking 9.84 seconds at the Jamaica International Invitational here. The former world record holder, who served a drugs ban last year, beat American Ryan Bailey (9.93) and fellow Jamaican Nesta Carter (9.98) on Saturday. It was the 32-year-old’s best time […]

Brazilian football legend Pele was discharged from hospital after prostate surgery, doctors said

Bhubaneswar: India finally stamped their dominance against Japan, winning the fourth and the final match 4-0 and claiming the hockey Test series 3-0 at the Kalinga Stadium here on Saturday. Young striker Akashdeep Singh (27th and 53rd minutes), drag-flicker V.R. Raghunath (26th minute) and Dharamvir Singh scored the goals for India. Japan too had their […]

Raipur: Moises Henriques’ unbeaten knock of 74 in 46 balls lifted Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) to 163/4 against Delhi Daredevils (DD) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium here on Saturday. Sunrisers seemed to have been struggling to up the run rate after losing regular wickets against Daredevils […]

Kolkata: Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) skipper George Bailey won the toss and elected to bat against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in an Indian Premier League match at the Eden Gardens here on Saturday. The home side fielded the same side from last game, while the Kings made two changes, bringing in Gurkeerat Singh […]

Mumbai Indians jumped to the fourth spot in the Indian Premier League (IPL) standings with a crucial six-wicket victory over hosts Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in a group league match at the M.A Chaidambaram Stadium here yesterday

Madrid: The Spanish Football League (LFP) announced on Friday that it was taking legal action against the Spanish Footballers’ Association in the wake of the players’ decision to call a strike from May 16. The strike, which coincides with the one called by the Spanish Football Federation from the same date, is related to their […]

The condition of the three Sports Authority of India (SAI) athletes from Kerala who attempted suicide at water sports centre at Vembanad is improving, a doctors looking after their treatment said