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Kevin Pietersen Attacks Ex-India Star Amid Concussion Row: "Hold His Hand Up..."

India pacer Harshit Rana replacing Shivam Dube as a concussion substitute in the 4th T20I against England raised a few eyebrows, with experts suggesting that it was not a like-for-like replacement. Dube, a part-time medium seam bowler, scored a half-century in the first innings, was struck on the head by Jamie Overton off the penultimate delivery of India's innings. India then effectively used the concussion protocol to field Harshit in place of Dube, who bowls at speeds in the early 120 km/h range.

La Liga: Robert Lewandowski Earns Barcelona Win Over Alaves To Preserve Title Hopes

Robert Lewandowski's second-half strike helped Barcelona beat Alaves 1-0 on Sunday to cut the gap on La Liga leaders Real Madrid down to four points. The Catalans, third, capitalised with a narrow victory after the champions slipped up across town at Espanyol on Saturday. Barcelona trail second place Atletico by three points before the Rojiblancos face Real Madrid in a tasty derby clash next weekend, which could allow Hansi Flick's side to make up more ground. Lewandowski netted from a Lamine Yamal cross to settle a hard-fought match in which Alaves largely frustrated the hosts.

WPL 2025: UP Warriorz Pick Chinelle Henry In Place Of Alyssa Healy; RCB Draft In Heather Graham, Kim Garth

UP Warriorz on Monday drafted in Chinelle Henry as a replacement for injured Alyssa Healy for the upcoming edition of the Women's Premier League (WPL). Healy was ruled out of the third season of the WPL due to a foot injury. "Unfortunately for me, I've got a couple of months of feet up. I'm pretty bummed by that, but at the same time elated to have a little bit of downtime and try and get my body right,” said Healy, who captained Australia in the recent Women's Ashes match against England at Melbourne.

Bus Driver Locks Players' Kits Over Non-Payment, Epic Drama Unfolds In Bangladesh T20 League

Bangladesh Premier League franchise Durbar Rajshahi has become the latest talking point in the world of cricket. A report has revealed that the franchise is yet to pay the fees of its foreign players and staff members. Rajshahi owner Shafiq Rahman, earlier, announced that the tickets have been booked for the foreign cricketers to return to their respective countries. However, due to the failure in the clearance of dues, many big names are left stranded in the team hotel in Dhaka.

Spanish Football Still Mired In Scandal As Luis Rubiales Trial Begins

Spanish football may have triumphed on the international stage in both the men's and women's game in recent years, but off the pitch it remains embroiled in a series of court cases. The most high-profile begins Monday as former federation chief Luis Rubiales stands trial for his forced kiss on Jenni Hermoso which shocked the world. Rubiales resigned in disgrace in September 2023, with Pedro Rocha taking his post, although his reign was short-lived. After Spain's men lifted the Euro 2024 trophy, Rocha was suspended for overstepping his duties for sacking the federation's secretary, Andreu Camps, among other infringements.

Aston Villa Sign Marcus Rashford On Loan From Manchester United

Aston Villa signed Marcus Rashford on loan from Manchester United for the rest of the season on Sunday to end the England international's exile under Ruben Amorim at Old Trafford. Once a hero for the United fans, Rashford has not featured for his boyhood club since December 12 and admitted earlier this season he was ready for a "new challenge". The 27-year-old had been linked with a move to AC Milan and Barcelona, but the European giants were put off by his reported 300,000-a-week pounds ($372,000) wages.

WWE Royal Rumble 2025 Live Streaming, Live Telecast: When and Where to Watch Live

WWE Royal Rumble 2025 Live Streaming: WWE Royal Rumble 2025 is set to kick-start the The Road to Wrestlemania 41. This mega event that takes place on Sunday (IST) will feature only two contests besides the men and women's Royal Rumble matches. WWE Champion Cody Rhodes will defend his title, on what promises to be an intriguing clash, in a ladder match against former friend-turned-enemy Kevin Owens. This is not it, as the other title match sees the WWE tag team champions DIY and former champions Motor City Machine Guns coming up against each other. DIY and MCMG will battle it out in a two-out-of-three falls match that has the potential to win the hearts of fans.

"High-Risk, High-Reward Cricket": Head Coach Gautam Gambhir Clears India's T20I Approach

While establishing the intention of hitting 250-plus scores regularly in T20Is, India head coach Gautam Gambhir lavished praise on his players for embracing "high-risk, high-reward cricket", which allowed them to fetch a 4-1 series win over England. India's ideology to play an aggressive brand of cricket, irrespective of the situation, was evident in the previous three T20Is against England. In Pune, England fast bowler Saqib Mahmood left India in tatters by clinching three wickets and topping it up with a maiden in the second over.

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Kevin Pietersen Attacks Ex-India Star Amid Concussion Row: "Hold His Hand Up..."

La Liga: Robert Lewandowski Earns Barcelona Win Over Alaves To Preserve Title Hopes

WPL 2025: UP Warriorz Pick Chinelle Henry In Place Of Alyssa Healy; RCB Draft In Heather Graham, Kim Garth

Bus Driver Locks Players' Kits Over Non-Payment, Epic Drama Unfolds In Bangladesh T20 League

Spanish Football Still Mired In Scandal As Luis Rubiales Trial Begins

Aston Villa Sign Marcus Rashford On Loan From Manchester United

WWE Royal Rumble 2025 Live Streaming, Live Telecast: When and Where to Watch Live

"High-Risk, High-Reward Cricket": Head Coach Gautam Gambhir Clears India's T20I Approach