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Great News For RCB As Skipper Rajat Patidar Recovers From Injury, Resumes Batting

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) captain Rajat Patidar has resumed batting following a recovery from a finger injury on his right hand that needed ten days to heal, according to ESPNcricinfo. Patidar picked up the injury while fielding against Chennai Super Kings on May 3. He was recommended to use a splint to safeguard the finger and avoid training for a minimum of 10 days before evaluating the injury. RCB is currently second on the IPL points table with eight wins in 11 games. They need at least two wins to assure themselves of a top-two finish.

Sinner sends message by demolishing Ruud to reach Italian Open semis

ROME: Jannik Sinner marched into the semifinals of the Italian Open on Wednesday after destroying Casper Ruud in straight sets 6-0, 6-1 and sending a warning that the world number one is officially back.

BCCI Left Red-Faced After 156.7 Kmph Star Gets Ruled Out Of IPL After Injury Resurfaces For 3rd Time

The BCCI Centre of Excellence (erstwhile NCA) was left severely embarrassed after India's fastest bowler Mayank Yadav suffered yet another breakdown as a back injury ruled him out of the remainder of the IPL. "Yadav sustained a back injury and is ruled out for the remainder of the season," the IPL media release stated. New Zealand's William O Rourke will replace him in Lucknow Super Giants for the rest of the tournament. Mayank, who made a comeback after six months of intense rehabilitation under the Sports Science and Medical team at the COE, played two matches and gave away 100 runs in eight overs taking just two wickets. His speed had dropped by at least 15 kmph and from a side-on bowler, he had become a chest-on operator after re-modelling his action.

Gujarat Titans Suffer Big 'Rs 15.75 Crore Buy' Setback For IPL 2025 Playoffs

England T20 stalwart Jos Buttler will leave for national duty after completing Gujarat Titans' last three league engagements as the IPL play-offs are clashing with his country's white ball series against the West Indies starting May 29. Titans are poised to finish among the top two teams post league stages with 16 points from 11 games with three remaining games against Delhi Capitals (away, May 18), Lucknow Super Giants (May 22) and Chennai Super Kings (May 25). As per ESPNCricinfo report, Sri Lankan left-hander Kusal Mendis will replace Buttler during the play-off stages.

Mumbai Indians To Cop Big Blow? 2 Star Players To Miss IPL 2025 Playoffs: Report

Mumbai Indians could cop a major blow as two of their star players are set to miss the playoffs of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. MI's batting all-rounder Will Jacks and wicketkeeper-batter Ryan Rickelton are the players who are reportedly set to be engagaed in international duty and miss the playoffs, said a report in ESPNcricinfo. In case, MI manage to make it to the next stage, the side would be without the two star players. Jonny Bairstow and Richard Gleeson will replace them for the franchise, claimed the report. As per the revised schedule, the IPL 2025 playoffs begin on May 27 with the final match set to be played on June 3.

West Indies Issue Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Cricket Plea

Cricket West Indies have urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to give Caribbean nations a chance to qualify for the 2028 Los Angeles Games and avoid the region being "shut out of history". LA 2028 will see cricket returning to the Olympics for the first time since 1900, with a six-team T20 event in both the men's and women's game set to be included in the programme. The ICC, cricket's global governing body, have yet to announce the qualification process but there are concerns in the West Indies, long one of the sport's established major international teams and the one closest geographically to Los Angeles, that their constituent countries could be excluded.

Neeraj Chopra Conferred Honorary Lieutenant Colonel Rank In Territorial Army, Joins Elite List

Neeraj Chopra has been conferred honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Indian Territorial Army. The appointment, according to The Gazette of India, a weekly public journal and an authorised legal document of the Government of India, came into effect on April 16. “No 3 (E) dated 9th May 2025 in exercise of the powers conferred by Para -31 of the Territorial Army Regulations, 1948, the president is pleased to confer on Ex- Sub Maj Neeraj Chopra, PVSM, Padma Shri, VSM, Village & Post Office Khandra, Panipat, Haryana with effect from 16 April, 2025,” a statement from Major General GS Choudhry, Joint Secretary, Department of Military Affairs, read.

Sports minister approves formation of Saudi Boxing Federation’s board of directors

RIYADH: Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, minister of sports and president of the Saudi Olympic & Paralympic Committee, approved the formation of the Saudi Boxing Federation’s board of directors on Thursday. Turki bin Abdulmohsen Alalshikh will chair the board, which was formed in a step that marks an important move to enhance Saudi Arabia’s presence on the global sports stage and develop the sport of boxing locally, said a media statement. The board also includes Eng. Faisal Bafarat, Dr.

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Great News For RCB As Skipper Rajat Patidar Recovers From Injury, Resumes Batting

Sinner sends message by demolishing Ruud to reach Italian Open semis

BCCI Left Red-Faced After 156.7 Kmph Star Gets Ruled Out Of IPL After Injury Resurfaces For 3rd Time

Gujarat Titans Suffer Big 'Rs 15.75 Crore Buy' Setback For IPL 2025 Playoffs

Mumbai Indians To Cop Big Blow? 2 Star Players To Miss IPL 2025 Playoffs: Report

West Indies Issue Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Cricket Plea

Neeraj Chopra Conferred Honorary Lieutenant Colonel Rank In Territorial Army, Joins Elite List

Sports minister approves formation of Saudi Boxing Federation’s board of directors