Not giving off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin his full quota of overs was "probably a mistake", Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting conceded after his side went down by three wickets in the IPL clash against Rajasthan Royals. More

Before the start of the IPL, Punjab Kings' fielding coach Jonty Rhodes pressed upon the importance of getting on a roll in the opening three-four games, and that's what KL Rahul will be aiming as the Mohali-based franchise take on Chennai Super Kings in their second match at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday. More

With 27 runs remaining from 12 balls, Chris Morris, with his 18-ball 36, proved why he deserved to be the biggest buy of the IPL this season, hitting two sixes each in the 19th and 20th overs to help the Royals cross the line in a game where margins were thin and fortunes swung rapidly. More

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Even the presence of proven performers David Miller and Chris Morris was not assuring enough for Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson, who thought the two destructive batsmen may not be able to win their IPL match against Delhi Capitals here on Thursday. More

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Former Indian batsman VVS Laxman was least surprised at the exciting matches the ongoing edition of the IPL has thrown up. More

A few days after he was denied strike on the last ball of the match against Punjab Kings as his captain Sanju Samson thought he won't be able to clear the boundary, Rajasthan Royals (RR) all-rounder Chris Morris proved he is no muck with the bat as he led RR to a fascinating three-wicket win over Delhi Capitals. More

The star trio of India captain Virat Kohli, his white-ball deputy Rohit Sharma and pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah retained their top bracket BCCI contracts, worth Rs 7 crore each, even as some fast-rising youngsters were also rewarded by the Board on Thursday. All-rounder Hardik Pandya is one of the notable promotions to Grade A, which is worth Rs 5 crore. More

After suffering a three-wicket loss against Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant on Thursday said that a dew played a big role towards the backend of the game but he also admitted that his side was 15-20 runs short in the first innings. More

Babar Azam on Wednesday ended Virat Kohli's reign as the No. 1 ranked ODI batsman. Kohli has been the top-ranked ODI batsman since Oct 2017. Babar is only the fourth batsman from Pakistan, after Zaheer Abbas, Javed Miandad and Mohammed Yousuf, to have topped the ODI rankings. More

A few times in his career, Harshal Patel would perhaps have been tempted to give it all up and move to the US to be with his parents. However, the 30-year Haryana seamer’s dogged persistence to pursue his cricket-which keeps him away from his folks for almost the entire year - seems to be finally paying off. More

Manchester United reached the Europa League semi-finals after Edinson Cavani's early strike and a Jesus Vallejo own goal secured a 2-0 home win over Granada on Thursday and completed a 4-0 aggregate rout of the Spanish side. More

Arsenal cruised past Slavia Prague 4-0 to book a Europa League semi-final spot on Thursday with three quick-fire goals in seven first-half minutes to advance 5-1 on aggregate. More

Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting has revealed that experienced fast bowler Ishant Sharma, who missed his team's first two IPL matches, is suffering from a heel niggle. The 32-year-old, who was retained by Delhi ahead of the IPL auction, missed the games against Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, which paved the way for pacer Avesh Khan's selection in the team. More