Football: Fabian Schar extends stay at Newcastle United until 2026

IANS | April 3, 2025 7:35 PM

Newcastle, April 3 (IANS) Newcastle United defender Fabian Schar has committed his future to the club by signing a contract extension that will keep him at St. James' Park until the end of the 2025/26 season. The Swiss centre-back, who has been a key figure in the Magpies' defense since joining from Deportivo La Coruna in 2018, has expressed his delight at continuing his journey with the club.

IPL 2025: Kamindu Mendis makes debut as Hyderabad opt to field first against Kolkata

IANS | April 3, 2025 7:24 PM

Kolkata, April 3 (IANS) Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field first against Kolkata Knight Riders in Match 15 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the Eden Gardens here on Thursday. Hosts Kolkata Knight Riders have made one change in their playing XI with Moeen Ali coming in for Australian pacer Spencer Johnson, whereas visitors Sunrisers Hyderabad also made a few changes with Kamindu Mendis making his IPL debut in place of Abhinav Manohar. Simarjeet Singh replaces Travis Head.

IPL 2025: Focus on stars as Hardik’s MI take on Pant’s LSG

IANS | April 3, 2025 5:28 PM

Lucknow, April 3 (IANS) Five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) take on Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 in Match 16 on Friday, with all eyes on ex-MI skipper Rohit Sharma and LSG captain Rishabh Pant, as both India stars have failed to impress with the bat so far.

IPL 2025: I was a bit emotional, but got fine once I had the ball in hand, says Siraj

IANS | April 2, 2025 11:59 PM

Bengaluru, April 2 (IANS) Playing against Royal Challengers Bengaluru for the first time after seven years with them was a bit emotional for Gujarat Titans’ pacer Mohammed Siraj. But the pacer, after picking 3-19 and helping his team win by eight wickets at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, said he was all fired up after getting the ball in hand.

IPL 2025: Buttler, Siraj hand GT 2nd straight win with an eight-wicket thrashing of RCB (ld)

IANS | April 2, 2025 11:47 PM

Bengaluru, April 2 (IANS) A lot of talk in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 was around the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium turning out to be a batting paradise yet again. But on Wednesday, it was far from that, and the Gujarat Titans put on a masterclass in seizing control at the right moments to outclass Royal Challengers Bengaluru by eight wickets for their second win of the season.