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Kolkata's Eden Gardens will host the Indian Premier League (IPL) final on May 25 as well as the opening game between the defending champion Kolkata Knight Riders and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, India's cricket board said on Sunday.
ADELAIDE: Sam Horsfield was not sure of the last time his Majesticks GC produced a top-three finish. Told that it was LIV Golf Boston in 2022, he replied: “Yeah, my memory doesn’t go back that far.”
DUBAI: The official draw for the 25th WTA 1000 event at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships served up some intriguing first-round clashes, with the tie of the round pitching former US Open champion Emma Raducanu against Greek former World No. 3 and two-time Grand Slam semi-finalist Maria Sakkari.
Yuzvendra Chahal, despite being one of the best performing spinners in the T20 format, has been ignored form the Indian cricket team in recent times. The veteran wrist-spinner has 72 ODIs and 80 T20Is taking 121 and 96 wickets respectively. However, the last international match that he played was back in August, 2023. In the current scheme of things, spinners like Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav have been given preference on him. He was not even selected for Champions Trophy 2025.
It's unlikely that Mumbai will have an injured Yashasvi Jaiswal in their ranks, but the resilient defending champions are firm favourites against Vidarbha in the Ranji Trophy semifinal, beginning here on Monday. PTI understands that Jaiswal might travel to the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru for further assessment of his unspecified injury soon, as he has been named as a "non-travelling reserve" in India's Champions Trophy squad. But the possible absence of Jaiswal in no way reduces the firepower of Mumbai in a match that is the repeat of last year's final.
Delhi Capitals (DC) pulled off a nail-biting two-wicket victory over Mumbai Indians (MI) in the ongoing Women's Premier League (WPL) on Saturday. The match witnessed some electrifying moments, with Shafali Verma's aggressive innings at the top. Former India captain Mithali Raj, speaking on JioHotstar, lauded Shafali's fearless approach. "I think anyone stepping into Shafali Verma's shoes would acknowledge how she has never shown a defensive approach. Right from the second ball, she started scoring runs, playing her shots with her usual flair. That's just her style," she said, as quoted from a release by JioHotstar.
Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan has revealed how he tries to stay in touch with his 11-year-old son Zoraver in a spiritual manner, even though he does not get to see him anymore. Dhawan, 39, was granted divorce from his ex-wife Aesha Mukherji in October 2023, but lost custody of his son Zoraver. Although he was granted visitation rights and being allowed to connect via video calls, seemingly Dhawan has been blocked from seeing or speaking to Zoraver. Dhawan also spoke about how he would spend time with his son if he got to meet him.
Five-time champions Mumbai Indians on Sunday announced the signing of Afghanistan off-spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman as a replacement for Allah Ghazanfar who has been ruled out of the IPL 2025 due to an injury. The 18-year-old Afghan spinner had suffered a fracture in the L4 vertebra, specifically in the left pars interarticularis, and he will miss the upcoming Champions Trophy as well.