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NEW DELHI: Carlo Ancelotti is set to leave Real Madrid as he has agreed to take charge of the Brazil national team from June, according to Spanish media reports.

JAIPUR: Former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar was all praise for the 14-year-old Rajasthan Royals batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi's record breaking innings against Gujarat Titans.

PUNE: PBG Kolhapur Tuskers have kicked off a focused 10-day pre-season camp in Pune ahead of the Maharashtra Premier League (MPL) Season 3. Held at Shinde High School Ground, the camp aims to build early momentum, blend new talent, including the league’s highest auction buy this season, Rajneesh Gurbani, with core players and lay the foundation for a strong title run, led by captain and icon player Rahul Tripathi at the helm for MPL Season 3.

NEW DELHI: The India U20 women's team were drawn alongside Myanmar, Indonesia and Turkmenistan in Group D of the AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup Thailand 2026 Qualifiers, following the draw conducted at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Monday.

NEW DELHI: India and Mumbai Indians premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah's wife Sanjana Ganesan slammed netizens after their young son Angad was subjected to online trolling following his few seconds appearance during an IPL match at Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.

NEW DELHI: Former India spinner Piyush Chawla credited Virat Kohli, Krunal Pandya and Bhuvneshwar Kumar for guiding Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a six-wicket win over Delhi Capitals at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday.

NEW DELHI: Looking back at the Delhi Capitals-Royal Challengers Bengaluru clash at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, one can safely say that roles from their previous meeting in Bengaluru had reversed here. In that game, RCB were kept on a tight leash by spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Vipraj Nigam to make 163 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

LIVERPOOL: Liverpool captain Virgil Van Dijk revealed he was ‘desperate’ to win the Premier League title for ‘the most beautiful club in the world’ after The Reds secured their 20th League title with a 5-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield on Sunday.

NEW DELHI: After rewriting history with a strong jump of 6.64m to break Anju Bobby George's 23-year-old record at the Federation Cup, long jumper Shaili Singh said that it is just the beginning of her journey.

AVONDALE: Sahith Theegala holed a 10-footer for an eagle and with his teammate Aaron Rai, he moved into top 10 with a second round 69 at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, They were playing the alternate shot format.

BEIJIJNG: China's teenage center Yang Hansen announced his decision to enter the NBA Draft 2025 on Saturday.

KOLKATA: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) all-rounder Moeen Ali has called for a more expressive batting approach ahead of their crucial rematch against Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 on Saturday at the Eden Gardens here on Saturday.

CHENNAI: After they were virtually eliminated by the five-wicket defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni claimed that Chennai Super Kings have experienced more than a few problems in the side this year in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 but perhaps the biggest of them is their consistently low scores.

SAN FRANCISCO: San Francisco Unicorns have added New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter Tim Seifert to their roster for the 2025 Major League Cricket season. Seifert joins the Unicorns with a wealth of top-level experience in international cricket with 66 T20I caps and over 250 franchise appearances to his name with teams including the Kolkata Knight Riders, Melbourne Renegades, and Northern Districts in his native New Zealand.

NEW DELHI: Diamond Harbour Football Club (DHFC), have postponed their victory march that was scheduled for Sunday, April 27. The celebratory procession was to mark the club's historic I-League 2 title win and their promotion to the I-League.

PERTH: After a month-long senior national training camp, the Indian women’s hockey team is set for a challenging five-match tour of Australia from April 26 to May 4. The tour begins with two matches against Australia A on April 26 and 27, followed by three matches against the World No. 5 Australian senior women’s team on May 1, 3 and 4 at the Perth Hockey Stadium.

MIES: The 2025 FIBA 3x3 World Tour is set to begin this weekend in Utsunomiya, Japan, with a schedule that largely mirrors previous years and continued efforts to expand the sport's global reach.

MUMBAI: Following the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam that claimed 26 lives, a visit by the Pakistan men's hockey team to India for the Asia Cup in Rajgir later this year is in doubt in the wake of escalating tension.

BHUBANESWAR: Jamshedpur FC continued their strong run of form with a commanding 2-0 win over Hyderabad FC in their Round of 16 encounter of the 2025 Kalinga Super Cup at the Kalinga Stadium here on Thursday. Goals from Javier Siverio (39’ p) and Stephen Eze (64’) ensured a comfortable passage for the Men of Steel, who will now face NorthEast United in the quarterfinals.

NEW DELHI: Four-time Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel has praised McLaren’s Lando Norris for showing courage in speaking openly about mental health. Vettel believes Norris' honesty will inspire young fans and break the outdated view that showing emotion is a sign of weakness in sport.

HYDERABAD: Mumbai Indians pacer Trent Boult has heaped praises on veteran opener Rohit Sharma after the former MI captain produced back-to-back half-centuries to power the five-time champions back into playoff contention in IPL 2025.

NEW DELHI: Hockey India has announced a 54-member core probable squad for the upcoming senior men’s national coaching camp, which will begin on 25th April 2025 at the SAI Centre in Bengaluru.

MADRID: Arda Guler's first-half goal kept Real Madrid in the hunt for the La Liga title with a 1-0 win away to Getafe at the Coliseum.

NEW DELHI: India men's cricket head coach and former BJP MP Gautam Gambhir has filed a complaint with the Delhi Police after he received the death threats.

MANCHESTER: Midfielder Youri Tielemans was left frustrated after Aston Villa fell to a 94th-minute goal in Wednesday’s (IST) 2-1 defeat against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.

NEW DELHI: On what is truly a sad day for the country, football clubs from all parts of India took to social media to express their grief following a devastating terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam.

NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka have announced their 17-member squad, to be captained by veteran all-rounder Chamari Athapaththu, for their upcoming ODI tri-series against India and South Africa, set to take place from April 27 to May 11 in Colombo.

NEW DELHI: Former cricketer Shreevats Goswami has urged the BCCI to cut all cricketing ties with Pakistan following the horrific Pahalgam terror attack, that left at least 26 killed and several others injured.

NEW DELHI: Following a devastating terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam region, Indian sports icons have strongly condemned the horrific incident and urged the nation to stand united against "hatred and violence".

NEW DELHI: Former Australian Test opener Keith Stackpole, who played 43 Tests and scored seven centuries during an eight-year career from 1966-74, has died aged 84.

MUMBAI: Arya Shah of Maharashtra, Rudraksha Khanna of Jammu & Kashmir, Mutum Romins of Manipur, Meet Kosambia of Gujarat, and Ariha Pangambam of Manipur have been selected for the Indian team for the Aerobics Gymnastics World Cup 2025 competition to be held later this year.

LUCKNOW: Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant revealed the reason why he decided to move lower down the batting order and allow Abdul Samad to capitalize on the solid start by the top order. He also wanted to avoid slowing down his team, given his lean run of form in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Pant has not been his usual self in this edition of the tournament with just 106 runs from nine matches at a strike rate of only 96.36.

NEW DELHI: The Indian shooting team ended third in the standings as the Peru International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup wrapped up proceedings, with Australia taking the final gold on offer in the mixed team trap event.

LONDON: Lotte Wubben-Moy has signed a new contract with Arsenal Women, continuing her long-term association with the Lady Gunners. England international defender Lotte has so far made 143 senior appearances for Arsenal, scoring ten goals along the way.

DUBAI: West Indies all-rounder Hayley Matthews has returned to the top five of the ICC Women’s ODI batting rankings on the back of her 240 runs in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Qualifier in Lahore.