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CSK's IPL 2026 season reaches a crunch point at Chepauk on 18 May — two wins needed, none to spare. SRH, smarting from an 87-run hammering by Gujarat Titans, arrive with third place and a potential…
Chelsea have ended their managerial merry-go-round by landing one of Europe's most coveted coaches. Xabi Alonso — the man who…
Rajat Patidar's absence hands Jitesh Sharma an unexpected captaincy debut for RCB in a playoff-defining clash at Dharamsala —…
Gujarat Titans lost to KKR by 29 runs despite Shubman Gill's 85, but they still sit second with 16 points. Piyush Chawla says the…
RCB's title defence hits a bump in Dharamsala — Rajat Patidar, their 326-run top performer this season, is ruled out against…
In a 465-run thriller at Eden Gardens, Sunil Narine's 2/29 did what no batter could — stop Gujarat Titans in their tracks. With…
Ravichandran Ashwin's defence of Virat Kohli's Test exit cuts deeper than solidarity — it exposes a systemic pressure culture in…
Gujarat Titans are second in the IPL 2026 table but still standing — and crucially, they hold their own playoff destiny. Batting…
An 18-year-old saved two championship points in a 106-minute final to dethrone an eight-time world champion and rewrite the…
