Kolkata, May 24 Skipper Dinesh Karthik’s rearguard half-century and astute marshalling of his bowlers helped Kolkata Knight Riders eliminate inaugural winners Rajasthan Royals by 25 runs in a see-saw Indian Premier League (IPL) contest on Wednesday. Needing 170 to win, Rajasthan got off to a strong start but the wheelsRead More

Madrid, May 24 Andres Iniesta looks poised to join Japan’s Vissel Kobe after tweeting on Wednesday that he was going to his “new home” with his “friend” Hiroshi Mikitani, owner of the J-League club. The 34-year-old Barcelona icon posted a photo of himself and Mikitani in what appeared to beRead More

Chandigarh, May 24 AB de Villiers is a batting acrobat like none else; he has quicker feet, hands and eyes than any other batsman. Thus he’s able to move around the crease, often outrageously far from the wickets, and still strike the ball with the middle of the bat. Sadly,Read More

London, May 24 Dual international Ed Joyce on Thursday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket less than a fortnight after realising his dream of playing a Test for Ireland. The 39-year-old was one of the 11 men who made history against Pakistan in Malahide earlier this month, whenRead More

Moscow, May 24 Hollywood star Will Smith is collaborating with singer Nicky Jam and Kosovar singer-songwriter Era Istrefi to perform official FIFA 2018 World Cup song, titled “Live It Up”. The track, which will celebrate global football stars in Russia this year, has been produced by DJ and songwriter DiploRead More

Mumbai, May 23 Mahendra Singh Dhoni was soaking in everything with his usual calm demeanour before attributing Chennai Super Kings’ seventh IPL final appearance to “dressing room atmosphere”, a far cry from the awe that was best summed up by a popular teammate’s groovy tribute. Coming back after a two-yearRead More

Kolkata, May 23 Skipper Dinesh Karthik and Andre Russell revived Kolkata Knight Riders with magnificent batting as the hosts recovered from a disastrous start to post a challenging 169 for seven against Rajasthan Royals in the IPL Eliminator, here on Wednesday. Sent in, Kolkata had their worst start of theRead More

Mumbai, May 23 The much-hyped women’s exhibition T20 match had an exciting finish but failed to attract sizeable crowd on a sultry Tuesday afternoon despite the presence of the world’s top women cricketers. For the record, Supernovas beat Trailblazers on the last ball of the match to register a thrillingRead More

Mumbai, May 23 South African skipper Faf du Plessis pulled off a Houdini act to guide Chennai Super Kings to their seventh Indian Premier League final with a stunning two-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad here on Tuesday. It’s been a fairytale comeback for Chennai to the cash-rich league after servingRead More

London, May 23 Arsenal announced former Paris Saint-Germain coach Unai Emery as their new boss on Wednesday, handing him the daunting task of revitalising a club that has slipped well behind their Premier League rivals. The Spaniard, who won the domestic treble with PSG this season, emerged as the shockRead More