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CSK All But Rule Out Signing Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul In IPL 2025 Auction. This Is The Reason

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) CEO Kasi Viswanathan has opened up on the franchise's strategy heading into the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 Mega Auction, scheduled to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on November 24 and 25. CSK decided to retain the likes of Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Matheesha Pathirana, and MS Dhoni ahead of the auction, leaving themselves with just one Right To Match card to use in the bidding war. In all likelihood, CSK will use the RTM option for either Devon Conway or Rachin Ravindra. With the likes of KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant entering this year's auction, Kasi admitted that CSK might not be able to compete with the other teams, as far as signing big Indian names.

Bundesliga: Jamal Musiala Sends Bayern Munich Ahead As Rivals Stumble

An incredible long-range goal from Jamal Musiala took Bayern Munich five points clear at the top of the Bundesliga table with a 1-0 win at St Pauli on Saturday, as their major title rivals stumbled. While Bayern fought hard to win in Hamburg, defending champions Bayer Leverkusen, second-placed RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund all dropped points. St Pauli, promoted in the summer, fought hard against their heavily favoured opponents and wanted to avoid a repeat of the 8-1 thrashing handed out last time Bayern visited.

Manchester City Beaten Again At Brighton As Liverpool Move Five Points Clear

Manchester City slumped to a fourth consecutive defeat after blowing the lead to lose 2-1 at Brighton, allowing Liverpool to move five points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 2-0 win against Aston Villa on Saturday. City had not suffered defeat in the league for nearly a year prior to losing at Bournemouth last weekend. But after also exiting the League Cup to Tottenham and being on the end of a 4-1 thrashing by Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League, Pep Guardiola has lost four straight matches for the first time in his illustrious managerial career.

Aus vs Pak Live Score Updates 3rd ODI: Pakistan Skipper Mohammad Rizwan Wins Toss, Opts To Bowl vs Australia

Aus vs Pak Live Updates 3rd ODI: Pakistan skipper Mohammad Rizwan won the toss and chose to bowl in the third and final one-dayer against Australia in Perth on Sunday. The series is finely poised at 1-1 after the hosts' two-wicket win in Melbourne before Pakistan stormed back with a dominant nine-wicket victory at Adelaide. Pat Cummins, Steve Smith, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Marnus Labuschagne to miss the third ODI to prepare for the Test series against India. Josh Inglis, who was named in the squad for the 1st Test against India, will lead the team in Cummins' absence. (Live Scorecard)

Fan Meets MS Dhoni And Family, Reveals "Daughter Was Bit Scared Because..."

MS Dhoni is one of the most decorated and greatest Indian cricketers. He retired from international cricket as the only captain to have won three major ICC white-ball titles - the T20 World Cup (in 2007), the ODI World Cup (in 2011) and the Champions Trophy (in 2013). Apart from this, Dhoni is also one of the most loved cricketers, and fans never miss any opportunity to have a glimpse of the star. Recently, a family -- fan of Dhoni -- met him, his wife and daughter during a flight. As the family's excitement knew no bounds, one of them happily shared their experience of the meeting on Instagram while also uploading a video of the interaction.

Great News For Rahul Dravid's Family, Ex-India Coach's Younger Son Anvay Selected For This BCCI Tournament

Wicketkeeper batter Anvay Dravid, son of former India captain and coach Rahul Dravid, was on Saturday named in the Karnataka probable list of players for the under-16 Vijay Merchant Trophy, beginning from December 6. Anvay is the one of the three wicketkeepers named in the 35-member probable list and other two are: Aditya Jha and Joy James.

Nine-Man East Bengal Hold Firm To Hold Mohammedan Sporting, Secure First Point Of Season

East Bengal put on a defensive masterclass despite playing more than an hour with only nine men to hold city rivals Mohammedan Sporting Club for a goalless draw in the ISL in Kolkata on Saturday. This also ended East Bengal's nightmarish six-match losing streak of the season, opening their account in the 13-team table with one point from seven matches to remain at the bottom. Debutants Mohammedan Sporting with five points occupied a place off the bottom.

Women's Asian Champions Trophy Hockey Matches In Rajgir Moved To Afternoon To Avoid Floodlight Insect Swarms

All matches of the Women's Asian Champions Trophy will now be held in the early afternoon to avoid potential disruptions caused by a large insect infestation, which becomes prominent under floodlights, the Asian Hockey Federation and hosts Hockey India announced on Saturday. According to the revised schedule, the first match of each day will now start at 12.15pm, the second at 2.30pm, and the last one at 4.45pm. Previously, matches were scheduled for the evening, with start times of 3pm, 5.15pm, and 7.30pm respectively.

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CSK All But Rule Out Signing Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul In IPL 2025 Auction. This Is The Reason

Bundesliga: Jamal Musiala Sends Bayern Munich Ahead As Rivals Stumble

Manchester City Beaten Again At Brighton As Liverpool Move Five Points Clear

Aus vs Pak Live Score Updates 3rd ODI: Pakistan Skipper Mohammad Rizwan Wins Toss, Opts To Bowl vs Australia

Fan Meets MS Dhoni And Family, Reveals "Daughter Was Bit Scared Because..."

Great News For Rahul Dravid's Family, Ex-India Coach's Younger Son Anvay Selected For This BCCI Tournament

Nine-Man East Bengal Hold Firm To Hold Mohammedan Sporting, Secure First Point Of Season

Women's Asian Champions Trophy Hockey Matches In Rajgir Moved To Afternoon To Avoid Floodlight Insect Swarms