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Hardik Pandya (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians endured a disappointing IPL 2026 season and even their hopes of signing off with a victory failed to materialise as the five-time champions suffered another defeat in their final league-stage match.Mumbai Indians finished ninth in the 10-team points table after going down to Rajasthan Royals by…

NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals defeated Mumbai Indians by 30 runs to confirm their place in the playoffs in their IPL 2026 match played on Sunday at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. With this result, Rajasthan finished on 16 points and joined Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the knockout stage. MI’s defeat also ended…

Argentina’s Lionel Messi (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello, file) Lionel Messi has reportedly crossed the billion-dollar mark in net worth, becoming only the second footballer ever to enter the billionaire club after long-time rival Cristiano Ronaldo. As per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, cited by Goal.com, Messi’s fortune has now surpassed $1 billion following years of massive earnings…

Ravindra Jadeja and Shardul Thakur (IPL) The final over of Rajasthan Royals’ innings against Mumbai Indians produced one of the most entertaining moments of IPL 2026, with old Chennai Super Kings teammates Ravindra Jadeja and Shardul Thakur at the centre of the drama. RR were trying to push past the 200-run mark in a must-win…

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI:Deepak Chahar gave Mumbai Indians the much-needed breakthrough they were looking for in their IPL 2026 match against Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Chahar claimed the biggest wicket of the match, dismissing Rajasthan Royals star batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi cheaply.Sooryavanshi was expected to come out all guns…

Canadian Grand Prix (Image: F1) The fourth round of the 2026 Formula 1 season is finally here as the spotlight shifts to the iconic Canadian Grand Prix at Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. After an action-packed Sprint weekend and an intense qualifying session, all eyes are now on the main race, set to begin in the…

Iran Football (Image: Getty) FIFA has officially approved Iran’s request to relocate its 2026 FIFA World Cup training camp from Arizona in the United States to Tijuana, Mexico, following concerns surrounding logistics, travel restrictions and visa-related complications. The decision was confirmed by Mehdi Taj, president of the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI), after…

Rohit Sharma (Photo: BCCI) Former Indian captain and T20 World Cup winner Rohit Sharma who played nearly two decades for team India shared that Indian cricket is moving strongly in the right direction, both in terms of results and mindset, as he expressed his desire to see India establish itself as the undisputed powerhouse of…

Pranati Nayak after the event in Tashkent on Saturday After skipping the Gymnastics National Championships held at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar earlier this month due to injury, Pranati Nayak came back strong to win silver in the vault event at the FIG World Challenge Cup 2026 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Saturday.Pranati, who trains at the…

LSG board of director Tom Moody drops big on captaincy (Image: X) Lucknow Super Giants are likely to undergo a major overhaul following a disappointing IPL 2026 season, with global director of cricket Tom Moody admitting the franchise failed to meet expectations and hinting at serious discussions around leadership moving forward. LSG endured one of…

RANCHI: All Ancy Sojan wanted coming into the long jump event at the National Senior Athletics Federation Competition was to be cautious and avoid foul jumps. She not only did that but also bettered her personal best and the meet record, leaping 6.75m to win gold at Birsa Munda Stadium, Morabadi, here on Friday.It wouldn’t…

Shreyas Iyer after maiden IPL ton in PBKS win over LSG (Image: ANI) Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer delivered one of the finest knocks of IPL 2026, smashing his maiden IPL century in a high-pressure, must-win encounter against Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Cricket Stadium. Facing a do-or-die situation in the playoff race, Iyer…