Timberwolves' Naz Reid wins NBA Sixth Man of the Year award - ESPN
Minnesota forward Naz Reid was named the 2023-24 NBA Sixth Man of the Year on Wednesday night, becoming the first Timberwolves player to win the award.
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Watch: Lone Lucknow Super Giants Fan's Mocking Dance After Win vs CSK Goes Viral
The Lucknow Super Giants on Tuesday achieved a rare double against Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2024. Days after beating the five-time champions at Home, LSG beat CSK in Chennai too. In the process, the KL Rahul-led side became the first team to beat CSK at home. The unavailability of key players has left Chennai Super Kings (CSK) change in the action plan this IPL season which led coach Stephen Fleming to admit that the team is "trying to find the right combination" noting that they've had to adapt more changes due to mix of unavoidable circumstances.
"Bhai Select Karo": On T20 World Cup Selection, Ajit Agarkar Receives Public Plea For Call-up
Just over a week remains for the announcement of India's T20 World Cup 2024 squad. The deadline for announcing the squad is May 1, which means that by the end of this month the provisional squad will be announced. India's drought in ICC tournaments has not ended since MS Dhoni-led India won the 2013 Champions Trophy. The heartbreak of the ICC 2023 ODI World Cup final is still fresh in Indian fans' mind and the 2024 T20 World Cup is a brilliant chance to achieve redemption.
No Place For Samson, Rahul: Irfan Pathan's Bold India T20 World Cup 2024 Squad
As the deadline for the selection of India's T20 World Cup 2024 squad nears, former cricketers are sharing their opinions about which players to pick and which to ignore. There remains a big debate on the selection of Virat Kohli for the team, owing to the chatter about his strike rate and intent. Hardik Pandya, who remains the only prominent pace-bowling all-rounder in the Indian team, is also a player whose future has been discussed intensely because of his poor all-round form in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.
Snubbed For Central Contract, Marcus Stoinis' Clear T20 World Cup Message To Australian Selectors
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) all-rounder Marcus Stoinis revealed that he was aware of not getting Cricket Australia's central contract for the 2024-25 season but he is keen to feature and contribute for the Baggy Greens in the T20 World Cup 2024. Last month, Stoinis was one of the biggest names who was snubbed from CA's contract list of 23 players. One month later, Stoinis broke records at Chepauk against the Chennai Super Kings in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.
Sourav Ganguly's No-Nonsense Message To KL Rahul Amid T20 WC Selection Talks
Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul is having a decent campaign at the ongoing IPL. In 8 matches, the wicketkeeper-batter has scored 302 at a strike rate of 141.12. His tally also includes two half-centuries and in the upcoming clash against Chennai Super Kings, he will be eager to deliver another big knock. Apart from IPL, Rahul is fighting for the wicketkeeper's spot in India's squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup, which will be co-hosted by the United States and West Indies.
Marcus Stoinis Ton Trumps Ruturaj Gaikwad's Knock, Helps LSG Beat CSK By Six Wickets
Marcus Stoinis made a bustling unbeaten hundred, a perfect anti-thesis to Ruturaj Gaikwad's classy century to shepherd Lucknow Super Giants to a stunning six-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings in their IPL match on Tuesday. Stoinis (124, 63b, 13x4, 6x6) helped the Super Giants to mount the highest chase – 211 – at the Chepauk in IPL, ending up at 213 for four. Gaikwad (108, 60b, 12x4, 3x6) and Shivam Dube (66, 27b, 3x4, 7x6) added 104 runs for the fourth-wicket stand to power the Super Kings to a competitive 210 for four. Thus, LSG also scored a rare back-to-back home and away win over Chennai as they had won the match at Ekana Stadium a few days back.
Hyman's hat trick, McDavid's 5-assist effort propel Oilers past Kings 7-4 in Game 1
For once the Edmonton Oilers won't have to dig themselves out of a hole to start the NHL playoffs.