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Kylian Mbappe Fires Real Madrid Level With Barcelona As Atletico Bid Crumbles

Kylian Mbappe struck twice as Real Madrid came from behind to beat Leganes 3-2 on Saturday, pulling level on points with La Liga leaders Barcelona. Carlo Ancelotti's side won an entertaining game at the Santiago Bernabeu to put pressure on their bitter rivals, who host Girona in a Catalan derby on Sunday. Mbappe put Los Blancos ahead from the penalty spot but goals from Diego Garcia and Dani Raba sent the relegation-battling minnows ahead before the break. Jude Bellingham levelled for Madrid early in the second half before Mbappe whipped home a free-kick to claim three points for the champions.

"When Has Rohit Sharma Done That?": Virender Sehwag Loses All Hope, Tears Into MI Icon

Rohit Sharma, one of the most successful cricketers in Indian Premier League history, just doesn't seem to be able to find a way past the long and dark tunnel of poor form he is stuck in. After a poor campaign for the Mumbai Indians last year, Rohit has continued his barren run with the bat in the first two games for MI this campaign, aggregating just 8 runs in two matches. In the match against the Gujarat Titans on Saturday, Rohit was undone by Mohammed Siraj for a single-digit score, making fans and experts put big question marks on his form and ability.

India Test Icon, Bought By CSK In 2021, Counters Stephen Fleming's "Home Advantage" Remark

Indian Test legend Cheteshwar Pujara believes that Chennai Super Kings is "one franchise" that has always prepared tracks at the Chepauk as per its strengths and hence finds it difficult to digest head coach Stephen Fleming's comment of "not having any home advantage". CSK suffered their heaviest home defeat while chasing, losing by 50 runs to Rajat Patidar-led Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Pujara, who was with the franchise for a season in 2021, also indicated that CSK middle-order comprising Deepak Hooda, Shivam Dube, Sam Curran and Mahendra Singh Dhoni might have to shoulder more responsibility.

"Extra Ungli": Wasim Jaffer's Hilarious Hrithik Roshan Reference To Troll Michael Vaughan

A social media banter between former India batter Wasim Jaffer and ex-England captain Michael Vaughan is nothing new. Both the former internationals often get involved in pulling each others' leg on X, formerly known as Twitter. This time Vaughan is the one who initiated the banter and Jaffer came out with a funny reply, giving the reference of famous Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan. While reacting to a list of 100 most powerful Indians listed by a newspaper, Vaughan enquired what is the position of Jaffer. He also tagged the ex-India player in the post.

Shubman Gill Reveals Masterplan To Nullify Rohit, Surya, Hardik, Says "Decision Taken Before..."

Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill said on Saturday that the decision to play the IPL match against Mumbai Indians on a black soil pitch was taken even before the tournament began in the hope of keeping a potent MI line-up muffled. The plan worked to perfection as the Mumbai batters struggled in the chase of 197, ending up at 160 for six and suffered a 36-run defeat. "The decision was taken before the first match that the second match (vs MI) will be played on black soil. Yes, that was a factor as well, (MI's strong batting line-up), but this wicket suited us," said Gill in the post-match presentation.

After Face-Off With Hardik Pandya, Gujarat Titans Star R Sai Kishore Says "Inside The Field..."

A controversial staredown between Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya and Gujarat Titans star bowler R Sai Kishore hogged limelight during the 9th match of Indian Premier League 2025 in Ahmedabad on Saturday. The furious clash even saw Hardik yelling "F*** off" to the spinner. While the words of Hardik were not caught on the stump mic, the movement of his lips made is clear what was said. It happened during the 15th over of Mumbai Indians' chase when Sai Kishore bowled three dot balls to Hardik of the four balls bowled by then.

Scary Visuals: Ball Hits Suryakumar Yadav's Helmet, MI Batter Lies Flat On Ground. Wife Anxious

The Gujarat Titans vs Mumbai Indians IPL 2025 match saw a scary moment when a Prasidh Krishna delivery hit Suryakumar Yadav's helmet and the India star looked to be in pain. It seemed like he had been hit right over the eyebrow. The incident happened in the 14th over of the Mumbai innings as Suryakumar Yadav tried to scoop a short slower ball but it went on to hit the top edge of the helmet. Suryakumar was clearly shaken as he lay flat on the ground.

Atletico Madrid Suffer Yet Another Jolt In La Liga Title Race, Now 6 Points Behind Barcelona

Atletico Madrid's slim Spanish title hopes faded further with a disappointing 1-1 draw at Espanyol on Saturday in La Liga. Javi Puado earned the Catalan side a point with a penalty after Cesar Azpilicueta put the visitors ahead, leaving the Rojiblancos six points behind league leaders Barcelona despite having played an extra match. Barcelona host Girona on Sunday in a Catalan derby, while Real Madrid, second and three points ahead of Atletico, welcome Leganes later Saturday. "Two points escaped, two important ones, I don't know why this is happening to us," Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak told Movistar.

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Kylian Mbappe Fires Real Madrid Level With Barcelona As Atletico Bid Crumbles

"When Has Rohit Sharma Done That?": Virender Sehwag Loses All Hope, Tears Into MI Icon

India Test Icon, Bought By CSK In 2021, Counters Stephen Fleming's "Home Advantage" Remark

"Extra Ungli": Wasim Jaffer's Hilarious Hrithik Roshan Reference To Troll Michael Vaughan

Shubman Gill Reveals Masterplan To Nullify Rohit, Surya, Hardik, Says "Decision Taken Before..."

After Face-Off With Hardik Pandya, Gujarat Titans Star R Sai Kishore Says "Inside The Field..."

Scary Visuals: Ball Hits Suryakumar Yadav's Helmet, MI Batter Lies Flat On Ground. Wife Anxious

Atletico Madrid Suffer Yet Another Jolt In La Liga Title Race, Now 6 Points Behind Barcelona