Hello and welcome to the Live coverage of IPL 2026 Qualifier 1 match between defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans. After 70 high-intensity league stage mathes, IPL 2026 now enters its decisive phase as RCB and 2022 winner GT, two top teams in the standings, will lock in the Qualifier 1 on Tuesday…
Punjab Kings players (ANI Photo) Punjab Kings entered IPL 2026 carrying massive expectations after finishing runners-up the previous season under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer. For nearly half the tournament, PBKS looked like the most complete and fearless side in the competition. They won six of their opening seven matches, while one game ended in…
Mohammad Rizwan and Mike Mike Hesson NEW DELHI: Pakistan men’s cricket team head coach Mike Hesson has explained why experienced wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan was dropped from the ODI squad for the upcoming series against Australia and why he was earlier removed as captain.Rizwan, who had led Pakistan to ODI series wins against Australia, Zimbabwe and…
RCB are looking to make their second consecutive IPL final after finishing the league stage as table-toppers, while GT will be hoping to reach the final for the third time in their history and first time since the 2023 season. (PTI Photo/Salman Ali) NEW DELHI: Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) take on Gujarat Titans…
Mansukh Mandaviya (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Sports Ministry has officially notified new rules under the National Sports Governance Act, 2025 to improve how sports bodies and disputes are managed in India. The newly notified National Sports Board and National Sports Tribunal Rules for 2026 aim to make sports administration more transparent, professional and digitally…
Rabindra Dhant, 27, will walk into the Galaxy Arena in Macau on May 28 and do something no Nepali fighter has ever done: compete in a Road to UFC tournament, two wins away from a UFC contract.After trying for a few years, Dhant has got his big opportunity with Road to UFC – a win-and-advance…
Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) NEW DELHI: Lionel Messi gave fans a scare after leaving Inter Miami CF’s MLS match against Philadelphia Union due to physical discomfort. The concern grew when Messi went straight to the dressing room with medical staff instead of staying on the bench after being substituted, especially with…
Kolkata Knight Riders’ skipper Ajinkya Rahane speaks to Sunil Narine. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: It was a disappointing campaign for the three-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders. After finally ending their 10-year title drought with the IPL triumph in 2024, KKR failed to carry forward that momentum as the 2026 season turned into another frustrating one,…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: IPL 2026 has reached its business end, and a TOI Online poll has revealed how fans feel about the season and what they expect from the playoffs.In the lead-up to the IPL 2026 playoffs, cricket fans shared their opinions through poll responses on TOI Online. The race to predict…
Neymar Jr. wearing Brazil’s iconic No. 10 in 2022/ Image: Instagram@Neymarjr The debate should not even exist, and yet here we are, days before Brazil name their squad numbers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with social media ablaze over reports that Vinicius Jr., the Real Madrid forward who has become the most explosive attacking…
