Lucknow, May 23 (IANS) Royal Challengers Bengaluru have won the toss and elected to bowl first against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Match 65 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium here on Friday.
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Olympian Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Ganemat Sekhon finished on top in the skeet finals of the Second Shotgun National Shooting Trials, held at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range in the National Capital Region (NCR) here on Friday.
Bengaluru, May 23 (IANS) Bengaluru FC, on Friday, announced that midfielder Lalremtluanga Fanai had signed a three-year extension to his current deal with the Blues, keeping him on the club’s books until the end of the 2027-28 season. The 20-year-old, fresh off an impressive campaign under Spanish tactician Gerard Zaragoza, has grown into a complete, reliable midfielder, having joined the club in 2020.
London, May 23 (IANS) Head coach Thomas Tuchel fully backed the return of Ivan Toney after the 29-year-old was called up to the England squad for the first time since joining Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli.
Madrid, May 23 (IANS) Real Madrid have confirmed the departure of Carlo Ancelotti, as the Italian is set to join the Brazil national team on Monday, and have confirmed that the club will be giving him a grand farewell in the final game of the season against Real Sociedad at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday.
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) French tennis star Caroline Garcia has announced that she will retire from professional tennis, with this year’s French Open being her final appearance at Roland Garros. The 31-year-old, once ranked world No.4 in singles, made the announcement on social media, confirming that she has only “a few tournaments left” before she brings her career to a close.
Mumbai, May 23 (IANS) Former India captain and chief selector Dilip Vengsarkar has backed Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) or Punjab Kings (PBKS) to lift their maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) title in the ongoing 2025 season. Both RCB and PBKS have qualified for the playoffs and are in contention for the top two spots on the points table, with two games each remaining in their league stage.
Mumbai, May 23 (IANS) Former Indian cricketer Dilip Vengsarkar expressed his surprise at the retirements of batting stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli from the Test cricket, stating that he had thought the duo might call it a day after the upcoming England tour, scheduled to start from June 20.
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Though Rajasthan Royals’ campaign in IPL 2025 was a forgettable one, they did unearth a future star in young batting prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi. With his eye-catchy stroke-play and belligerent six-hitting ability, the teenager amassed 252 runs in seven innings of IPL 2025.
Ahmedabad, May 23 (IANS) Opener Mitchell Marsh slammed the fastest century by a Lucknow Super Giants batter in their history of being in the IPL while pacer William O'Rourke picked 3-27, including striking twice in the 17th over, to help the visitors beat top-ranked Gujarat Titans’ by 33 runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday.
