Sports

Satwik-Chirag pair achieves career-best BWF ranking

30 May 2023 17:01 PM IST

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, the leading doubles pair from India, made a notable climb in the latest BWF rankings announced on Tuesday. They advanced by one position to secure their highest-ever world ranking of number 4. With their impressive achievements in the past, including winning the gold medal at

Messi still has ability to take Barcelona to new heights: Xavi

30 May 2023 16:46 PM IST

Xavi Hernandez, the coach of Barcelona, expressed his desire to have Lionel Messi back in the team for the upcoming season. He disclosed that he has regular conversations with his former teammate about the potential return to the club. Messi, who left Barcelona two years ago, will become a free

Chelsea appoints Mauricio Pochettino as head coach

30 May 2023 16:13 PM IST

Chelsea Football Club announced on Monday that Mauricio Pochettino has been appointed the new head coach of the side, and his tenure will start at the beginning of the 2023–24 season. Chelsea legend Frank Lampard joined the club as a caretaker manager last month after the Blues decided to part

IPL final: JioCinema breaks world record with over 32 million viewers

30 May 2023 14:00 PM IST

On Monday, JioCinema, the official digital streaming partner of the IPL (Indian Premier League) 2023, broke the world record for the most concurrent views to a live-streamed event, as over 3.2 crore viewers watched the final of this year’s IPL, which featured Chennai Super Kings versus Gujarat Titans. During Qualifier

Meaning of DLS Method in Cricket

30 May 2023 13:30 PM IST

In limited-over cricket, the DLS method (Duckworth-Lewis-Stern) is crucial in determining the winner in an unavoidable situation for the team batting second. The Duckworth-Lewis method (also known as the D/L method) is a mathematical formula used to calculate the target score for the team batting second in a limited-overs cricket

IPL 2023: Gaikwad-Conway stand, Jadeja’s cameo help Chennai Super Kings beat Gujarat Titans in final to clinch 5th title

30 May 2023 02:15 AM IST

A fifty partnership by Devon Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad and cameos from Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja helped Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeat Gujarat Titans (GT) in a final ball thriller by five wickets at Ahmedabad on Monday to clinch their fifth Indian Premier League (IPL) title. A rock-solid partnership between

UP wins Sub-Junior National Championship

30 May 2023 01:02 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Hockey won the 13th Hockey India Sub Junior Men National Championship 2023 on Sunday after defeating the Hockey Association of Odisha in the final at the iconic Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium. Meanwhile, Hockey Haryana beat Hockey Madhya Pradesh to finish third in the competition. Uttar Pradesh Hockey won

De Bruyne, de Gea win Golden Awards in Premier League

30 May 2023 01:01 AM IST

Belgian national Kevin de Bruyne, who plays for Manchester City, has won the Playmaker of the Year award. The award is given to the player with the most assists in a single Premier League season. Over the course of the season, Kevin de Bruyne provided 16 assists. The midfielder is

Bayern pips Dortmund to clinch 11th consecutive Bundesliga title

30 May 2023 01:00 AM IST

Bayern Munich clinched their 11th consecutive Bundesliga title on the final day of the season. Their triumph was aided by a dramatic turn of events as their closest rivals, Borussia Dortmund, faltered under pressure. Dortmund, who entered the decisive match with a two-point advantage over Bayern, suffered a setback with

Yuzvendra Chahal meets his former RCB teammate, SA’s AB de Villiers

30 May 2023 00:59 AM IST

Royal Challengers Bangalore’s ‘forever’ teammates AB de Villiers and Yuzvendra Chahal met in Mumbai on Sunday. They shared a post on their Instagram handles captioning it “AB Sir kinda Sunday….how you doing? Forever.” https://www.instagram.com/p/CsyP4a4scTS/ The legendary South African batter is among the most celebrated players and has a huge fan

Ambati Rayadu announces retirement from IPL ahead of summit contest

30 May 2023 00:58 AM IST

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) veteran batter Ambati Rayadu has announced that his side’s Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 final against Gujarat Titans (GT) will be the last match of his league career. Defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) and four-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will lock horns in the final

Several fans blame ‘Shraddha Kapoor for rain in IPL final, actress reacts

30 May 2023 00:57 AM IST

As rains washed out the final match of the Indian Premiere League 2023, some fans have sought to pin the entire blame on none other than actor Shraddha Kapoor! The actor is famed as Bollywood’s ‘Cham Cham Girl’ as she has featured in several popular rain songs such as ‘Cham