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Dinesh Karthik's Wife Deepika Breaks Down, Virat Kohli Pays Tribute In Emotional RCB Video

One of the finest servants of Indian cricket, Dinesh Karthik said goodbye to the Indian Premier League (IPL) as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) were knocked out from the competition on Wednesday. RCB's defeat against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the Eliminator was Karthik's final game in the T20 league, with the veteran wicket-keeper batter deciding to move on. RCB players also gave Karthik a guard of honour after the team's elimination from the tournament, before sharing a beautiful video in which Karthik's wife Deepika Pallikal was also interviewed.

"See Who The Fielder Is": Sunil Gavaskar's Scintillating On-Air Remark On Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli was a livewire on the outfield during the IPL 2024 Eliminator between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. Kohli, who scored 33 off 24 balls, saved plenty of runs for RCB with his fielding in the deep. In the 12th over of RR's 173-run chase, Kohli covered plenty of ground near the midwicket boundary before unleashing a bullet throw to end Riyan Parag and Dhruv Jurel's partnership.

Malaysia Masters: PV Sindhu Eases Into Semis After Beating Han Yue

Indian shuttler and two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu moved to the semifinals of the ongoing Malaysia Masters competition on Friday. Sindhu fought against China's world number 6 shuttler Han Yue in the quarterfinal round. She defeated her Chinese opponent by 13-21, 21-14 and 12-21 in a match that lasted for 55 minutes. Sindhu's next clash will be against either Putri Kusuma Wardani or Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the semis. In the previous round, Sindhu beat South Korea's Sim Yu Jin. She won by 21-13, 12-21 and 21-14. The match lasted for 59 minutes.

Erik Ten Hag Faces Manchester United Judgement Day As Manchester City Eye History In FA Cup Final

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag hopes to bolster his chances of avoiding the sack by ruining Manchester City's history bid in the FA Cup final on Saturday. For the second successive season, Wembley will stage a Manchester derby in the showpiece fixture. Last year, City beat United 2-1 in the final on route to an incredible treble-winning campaign that included Premier League and Champions League glory. City remain England's pre-eminent force, as they showed by clinching an unprecedented fourth successive Premier League title last weekend.

Fortuna Duesseldorf Down Bochum To Put One Foot In Bundesliga

Fortuna Duesseldorf are one game away from returning to the Bundesliga for the first time in four years after a 3-0 win at Bochum in the relegation play-off first leg on Thursday. Duesseldorf host Bochum in the second leg on Monday and would be just the fourth second-flight side to win the two-legged playoff since it was re-introduced in 2008-09. The relegation playoff features the team which finished third from bottom in the top division against the third-placed second-division team.

Time Up For Siraj, Dayal, Other Bowlers? RCB Coach Drops Big IPL 2025 Auction Hint

Raw pace alone will never be enough to win T20 games consistently at Chinnaswamy where bowlers with different skill-sets, executing a specific plan will be required in RCB set-up, head coach Andy Flower said after his team's exit from IPL Eliminator. While RCB had a brilliant run at the back-end with six straight wins and qualified for the 'Eliminator', the team lost most of its games at the Chinnaswamy with none of the pacers -- Mohammed Siraj (ER 9.18), Lockie Ferguson (ER 10.62), Yash Dayal (ER 9.14), Recce Topley (ER 11.200, Karn Sharma (ER 10.58) haven't exactly set the stage on fire.

Beaten Bayer Leverkusen Hope To 'Find Themselves' In German Cup Final

Bayer Leverkusen face second-division Kaiserslautern in Saturday's German Cup final licking their wounds after a first loss in almost a year. Xabi Alonso's side were thoroughly outclassed in a 3-0 loss to Atalanta in the Europa League final on Wednesday, their first defeat in any competition since May 2023 -- a run of 51 games. Energetic and dynamic this season with a taste for late goals, Leverkusen looked a shadow of the team which thundered past Bayern Munich to win their first ever Bundesliga title this season.

CSK CEO's New Twist To MS Dhoni Retirement Saga, Says "We Do Expect..."

Chennai Super Kings CEO Kasi Viswanathan said he is 'very, very hopeful' of former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni participating in IPL 2025 as a player. Dhoni, who led CSK to a record five Indian Premier League titles, stepped down as the skipper before the start of the ongoing season, handing the responsibilities to Ruturaj Gaikwad, who led the team to a fifth place finish. Speculations have been rife that this could be Dhoni's final season in the tournament but Viswanathan asserted that it was completely up to the former India captain to take a final call on his future.

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Dinesh Karthik's Wife Deepika Breaks Down, Virat Kohli Pays Tribute In Emotional RCB Video

"See Who The Fielder Is": Sunil Gavaskar's Scintillating On-Air Remark On Virat Kohli

Malaysia Masters: PV Sindhu Eases Into Semis After Beating Han Yue

Erik Ten Hag Faces Manchester United Judgement Day As Manchester City Eye History In FA Cup Final

Fortuna Duesseldorf Down Bochum To Put One Foot In Bundesliga

Time Up For Siraj, Dayal, Other Bowlers? RCB Coach Drops Big IPL 2025 Auction Hint

Beaten Bayer Leverkusen Hope To 'Find Themselves' In German Cup Final

CSK CEO's New Twist To MS Dhoni Retirement Saga, Says "We Do Expect..."