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RCB vs KKR: What Happens To IPL 2025 Playoff Race If Match Gets Washed Out By Rain?

A match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders will resume the Indian Premier League 2025 on Saturday. The edition was suspended for one week due to the escalated military tensions between India and Pakistan. As normalcy is being restored, the event is all set to entertain the crowd, with all starting with a terrific clash. It will be a crucial clash especially for KKR, who are on the verge of elimination. They badly need a victory to keep their slim hopes of making it to the playoffs alive. However, rain threat looms over the game. What if rain plays spoilsport? Well, in that case, both the teams will share a point each. While this will help RCB cause, it will eliminate KKR.

Real Madrid Sign Spanish Wonderkid For Rs 569 Crore

Real Madrid signed Spain defender Dean Huijsen from Bournemouth on Saturday after agreeing to pay his £50 million (approx. Rs 569 crore) release fee. The 20-year-old centre-back has impressed in his one season in the Premier League after joining the Cherries from Juventus in 2024 for £12.8 million. "Real Madrid and Bournemouth have reached a deal for the transfer of player Dean Huijsen, who will be at our club for the next five seasons, from June 1 2025 until June 30, 2030," said Los Blancos in a statement.

Virat Kohli Gets Annoyed At 'RCB Team Song' During Training, Claims Report. Reason Is...

The Indian Premier League 2025 is all set to resume on Saturday with a match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. RCB's star batter Virat Kohli was also present there with the team on Friday during its practice session. The franchise even uploaded a video on social media that had Kohli playing some superb shots. A report has now claimed that Kohli was unhappy with the sound system being played at the venue when he was practising. As a result, the player got annoyed and the music had to be shut down, it added.

U Mumba Retain Core Team Ahead Of Pro Kabaddi League Season 12

Sunil Kumar will continue to lead U Mumbai in the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) with the side retaining nine of its key players, including raider Rohit Raghav for the 12th edition of the tournament. Captain and right cover defender, Sunil is the most successful captain in the PKL history. Alongside him, Raghav emerged as one of the season's biggest revelations -- rising from an unsold replacement to a game-changer off the bench.

India's Playing XI In 1st Test vs England: No Karun Nair, Washington Sundar In Ex-India Star's Pick

The upcoming five-match Test series against England will be an interesting one as it will mark new beginnings for Team India. Firstly, it will kick-start India's campaign in the 2025-27 cycle of the World Test Championship and also will be the first series after the Test retirement of skipper Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli. After the duo's sudden departure, a lot of debate is going on about who should be India's new captain in Test cricket and former India opener Aakash Chopra has come with an interesting view.

No Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah As Babar Azam Picks His World T20 XI; Two Indians Included

Pakistan's star batter Babar Azam picked his World XI in the T20 format and it was a surprise that he didn't include the likes of Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, two of India's greatest-ever players in the format. While Bumrah is simply an all-format great bowler, Kohli is equally good with his batting skills. However, it was interesting to see that both of them could not find a place in Babar's team. As he had to pick a maximum of two players from one country, the Pakistan star went ahead with Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav while naming players from India in his XI.

"You Hit So Many Sixes...": Rahul Dravid's Epic Message On Rohit Sharma's Stand At Wankhede

Former India head coach Rahul Dravid lauded the former Test captain after the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) unveiled the Rohit Sharma Stand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai and said the monumental achievement is a reward to his contribution to cricket. "Hey Rohit, guess you hit so many sixes into those stands that they had to name one after you. But no, just congratulations! I'm sure there's a young boy going into the iconic Wankhede Stadium, truly one of the great stadiums in the world. I'm sure you would have loved to play there. I'm sure you would have wanted to have some great performances there, which you have done. I'm not sure you dreamt about having a stand named after you. But that it has come to that and that you have one named after you, I think it is just a reward to your contribution to both Mumbai and Indian cricket," Dravid said in a video posted by Mumbai Indians on X.

Neeraj Chopra Reveals Conversation With Coach Before Breaching 90m Mark In Diamond League

It was a "bittersweet" outing for Neeraj Chopra at the Doha Diamond League as he finally breached the elusive 90m mark but had to settle for a second-place finish and, with his groin injury nearly healed, the star Indian javelin thrower vowed to deliver more 90m-plus throws this season. The 27-year-old double Olympic medallist sent his spear to 90.23m in his third attempt to join the list of javelin throwers, led by his current coach Jan Zelezny of the Czech Republic, who have recorded 90m-plus efforts. He became the third Asian and 25th overall to achieve the feat.

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RCB vs KKR: What Happens To IPL 2025 Playoff Race If Match Gets Washed Out By Rain?

Real Madrid Sign Spanish Wonderkid For Rs 569 Crore

Virat Kohli Gets Annoyed At 'RCB Team Song' During Training, Claims Report. Reason Is...

U Mumba Retain Core Team Ahead Of Pro Kabaddi League Season 12

India's Playing XI In 1st Test vs England: No Karun Nair, Washington Sundar In Ex-India Star's Pick

No Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah As Babar Azam Picks His World T20 XI; Two Indians Included

"You Hit So Many Sixes...": Rahul Dravid's Epic Message On Rohit Sharma's Stand At Wankhede

Neeraj Chopra Reveals Conversation With Coach Before Breaching 90m Mark In Diamond League