MI, who last won an IPL in 2019, suffered a disappointing season last year when they failed to qualify for the playoffs

Mumbai Indians

Kiwi skipper Mitchell Santner, who played a key role for his team with nine wickets, was named the captain of the team

Delhi Capitals will begin their preparations with a short training and simulation camp in Delhi before heading to Visakhapatnam for their first two matches

A PCB source revealed that chairman Mohsin Naqvi was not satisfied with the ICC's explanation regarding the incident

WPL 2025 Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Giants, HIGHLIGHTS: Mumbai will now have the chance to finish at the top of the table by winning their last match against RCB

Liverpool and Adidas share a long and successful history, having previously partnered from 1985 to 1996 and again from 2006 to 2012

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The live streaming of the second leg of UEFA Champions League pre-quarterfinal matches will be available on the Sony LIV app and website in India

UEFA Champions League

A stunning double save from David Raya denied Bruno Fernandes a dramatic late winner for Manchester United against Arsenal in the Premier League.
Raya's heroics salvaged a 1-1 draw for Arsenal at Old Trafford but its Premier League title looks all but out of reach with runaway leader Liverpool 15 points clear at the top of the standings.
"I don't want to say that, but today the frustration is that we haven't won our game. We know the urgency and we are obligated to win every single match," Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said after watching his team drop points for a third straight league game.
And it could have been worse for second-placed Arsenal if not for Raya's brilliance. In added time the goalkeeper flung himself in front of Fernandes' effort from close range and then leapt to his feet to claw the spinning ball away just before it crossed the line.
Chelsea moved up to fourth in the standings after a 1-0 win against Leicester and Tottenham battled back from two goals down to dra

Bruno Fernandes

A stunning double save from David Raya denied Bruno Fernandes a dramatic late winner for Manchester United against Arsenal in the Premier League.

Napoli kept up the pressure on Serie A leader Inter Milan as it finally got back to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Fiorentina.
Romelu Lukaku on Sunday scored one and set up the other for Giacomo Raspadori to help Napoli move back to within a point of Inter, which fought back from two goals down to beat Monza 3-2 on Saturday.
Atalanta proved it is very much among the fray with a statement 4-0 win at fourth-placed Juventus to close the gap back to three points to Inter.
According to statistics provider Opta, it was the first time Juventus had lost a league match at home by four goals in nearly 60 years  since a loss by the same score to Torino in October 1967.
Atalanta's title credentials will be truly tested next weekend when it hosts Inter.
Fiorentina's hopes of making it into the top four diminished after its fourth loss in five league matches.
Napoli also came into the match on a mediocre run, having drawn four of its past five matches and losing the other.
But the hosts

Football, soccer

Napoli kept up the pressure on Serie A leader Inter Milan as it finally got back to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Fiorentina

Coach Paulo Fonseca watched from the stands and saw his substitutions pay off as Lyon won 2-0 at Nice to maintain its push for a Champions League spot.
Fonseca began his nine-month touchline ban in Ligue 1 after aggressively confronting referee Benot Millot last Sunday. He saw his team struggle in the first half as Nice striker Gatan Laborde hit the post in the driving rain.
On Sunday, Lyon punished Nice when midfielder Rayan Cherki scored one minute after coming on. He latched onto a pass from Brazilian midfielder Thiago Almada and finished confidently in the 78th minute.
The 21-year-old Cherki has been linked with a move to a big club since breaking onto the scene as a precocious teenager five years ago, and this was his career-high sixth league goal.
The lively Almada then found Ghana forward Ernest Nuamah with a first-time pass and Nuamah  who came on midway through the second half  expertly curled the ball into the top left corner in the 83rd.
Sixth-placed Lyon is two points 

Coach Paulo Fonseca watched from the stands and saw his substitutions pay off as Lyon won 2-0 at Nice to maintain its push for a Champions League spot

Kylian Mbapp and Vincius Jnior scored goals in a five-minute span in the first half and Real Madrid held on to beat Rayo Vallecano 2-1 and move level on points with Barcelona at the top of the Spanish league.
Mbapp scored in the 30th minute on Sunday and Vincius doubled the lead in the 34th to give Madrid the same 57 points as Barcelona, which had its match against Osasuna on Saturday postponed after the death of first-team doctor Carles Miarro Garcia.
There was a moment of silence at Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in honor of the Barcelona doctor.
Barcelona remains ahead of Madrid on the head-to-head tiebreaker.
"It's a nice feeling because the goal was to get the three points," Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said.
"We could have been up 3-0 in the first half but it ended 2-1. And in the second half we had opportunities to go up 3-1."
Rayo hit back with a goal from Pedro Daz in first-half stoppage time. It hasn't won in four straight league matches, with three losses and a ...

Real Madrid

Mbappe scored in the 30th minute on Sunday and Vincius doubled the lead in the 34th to give Madrid the same 57 points as Barcelona

Hockey India has announced a record prize pool of Rs 12 crore for its seventh Annual Awards for which 32 players have been nominated across eight categories.
The event is scheduled to be held on Saturday here, to celebrate  the finest performances of the 2024 season.
One of the key highlights is the coveted Balbir Singh Sr Award for Player of the Year, which will honour the best male and female players.
Young players have also been given the spotlight, with Jugraj Singh Award for Upcoming Player of the Year (Men) and the Asunta Lakra Award for Upcoming Player of the Year (Women).
In addition, individual excellence across various positions will be recognised through awards such as Baljit Singh Award for Goalkeeper of the Year,  Pargat Singh Award for Defender of the Year, Ajit Pal Singh Award for Midfielder of the Year, and Dhanraj Pillay Award for Forward of the Year.
This year's awards will commemorate the 50th anniversary of Indian men's team's historic World Cup victory on the 

FIH Hockey Pro League

The event is scheduled to be held on Saturday here to celebrate the finest performances of the 2024 season

Lando Norris will have to defy plenty of history to win the Formula 1 title this year.
There's his friend-turned-rival Max Verstappen's bid for a fifth title in a row. Just like the only driver to achieve that feat, Michael Schumacher, Verstappen is a hard racer who isn't afraid to bend the rules  as Norris knows from bitter experience.
Then there's Lewis Hamilton, the seven-time champion going for a record eighth title in 2025. It's his first season with Ferrari, which is itching to end a wait for a drivers' title going back to 2007.
Norris is the under-pressure favourite
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Norris is widely considered the favorite after he and McLaren had a strong second half of 2024  though not strong enough to beat Verstappen  but it could be the closest season in years.
McLaren seemed competitive in preseason testing last month but Norris has to watch out not only for Verstappen and Hamilton, but also for his own teammate Oscar Piastri, Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Merc

Lewis Hamilton

Lando Norris will have to defy plenty of history to win the Formula 1 title this year.

Nottingham Forest's improbable bid for Champions League qualification was strengthened by a 1-0 win over ailing Manchester City in the Premier League on Saturday, with winger Callum Hudson-Odoi scoring the goal in the 83rd minute.
City goalkeeper Ederson Moraes was beaten at his near post by Hudson-Odoi's shot in one of few clear-cut chances in a tight game at the City Ground. A few minutes earlier, Ederson had tipped a curling strike by Hudson-Odoi onto the post.
I knew I'd get another chance and that one went in, so I'm buzzing, Hudson-Odoi said.
Third-place Forest, which was battling relegation last season, moved four points clear of fourth-place City  the winner of the last four Premier League titles but now a pale imitation of its former self.
Pep Guardiola's team won't be making it five in a row  City is 20 points behind Premier League leader Liverpool with 10 games left  and has a fight on its hands just to finish in the top five in the league, which should be enough to qual

Manchester City

Third-place Forest, which was battling relegation last season, moved four points clear of fourth-place City.

Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich squandered a two-goal lead and lost at home to struggling Bochum 3-2, but Bayer Leverkusen was unable to take advantage.
Leverkusen on Saturday lost 2-0 at home to Werder Bremen, a team that lost its previous five games across all competitions.
The Champions League weighed heavily across the league on a day of upsets.
Borussia Dortmund lost at home to Augsburg 1-0, leading to a chorus of whistles from home fans before the Black and Yellows go to Lille for the second leg of their Champions League last 16 tie on Wednesday. The teams drew the first leg 1-1 last Tuesday.
Also, Stuttgart was held to 2-2 by Holstein Kiel, and Wolfsburg drew with St Pauli 1-1.
Freiburg drew with Leipzig 0-0 in the late game, denting their hopes of Champions League qualification. Both needed a win to keep pace with Mainz, which won Friday to boost its qualification prospects.
Wirtz injured
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Leverkusen's loss  its second blow this week after Wednesday's 3-0 defeat

Bayern Munich, Thomas Muller

Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich squandered a two-goal lead and lost at home to struggling Bochum 3-2, but Bayer Leverkusen was unable to take advantage.

Ousmane Dembl came off the bench to score twice and help a shaky Paris Saint-Germain win 4-1 at Rennes to stay unbeaten in Ligue 1.
Bradley Barcola got one goal and set up another as PSG moved 16 points ahead of second-placed Marseille, which conceded a stoppage-time goal in a 1-0 home defeat to Lens in the late game on Saturday.
Third-placed Nice can move level on points with Marseille if it beats Lyon at home on Sunday.
PSG coach Luis Enrique rested captain Marquinhos ahead of the return leg at Liverpool in the last 16 of the Champions League next Tuesday. PSG lost the first leg 1-0 despite dominating.
Dembl was joined on the bench by right back Achraf Hakimi, winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.
PSG controlled the first half but made many mistakes after the break as Rennes attacked strongly, before Dembl wrapped up the win late on.
Barcola put PSG ahead in the 28th minute when he placed the ball through goalkeeper Brice Samba's legs. Ludovic Blas a

Dembele

Ousmane Dembele came off the bench to score twice and help a shaky Paris Saint-Germain win 4-1 at Rennes to stay unbeaten in Ligue 1.

Chettri's leadership was pivotal in India's historic qualification for the AFC Asian Cup in 2011, a feat that hadn't been achieved in 27 years.

Sunil Chhetri

Indian football icon Sunil Chhetri has decided to come out of his international retirement to help the beleaguered national team in the FIFA friendly matches scheduled this month, the sport's apex body in the country said on Thursday.
"Sunil Chhetri is back. The captain, leader, legend will return to the Indian national team for the FIFA International Window in March," the All India Football Federation (AIFF) wrote on its official 'X' handle.
The move comes less than a year after he announced his retirement after a glorious career, leaving a huge void that is yet to be filled.
Shillong's Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium will host the Indian senior men's team's two matches that they will play during the FIFA international window this month.

Sunil Chhetri, chhetri, sunil

"Sunil Chhetri is back. The captain, leader, legend will return to the Indian national team for the FIFA International Window in March," the All India Football Federation (AIFF) wrote.

As his teammates basked in the glory of India's success in the Champions Trophy here on Sunday, star all-rounder Hardik Pandya remembered the heartbreak in the 2017 edition of the tournament.
Back then India had lost to traditional rivals Pakistan in the final in England, where Hardik was part of the team.
"Always amazing to win an ICC event. I remember 2017 very closely, couldn't finish that time. Very pleased to have done it here," Hardik, who contributed significantly to India's title triumph on Sunday, told the official broadcaster.
Hardik was the lone ranger for India in the 2017 final as he smashed a 43-ball 76, but the knock could not prevent his team from suffering a heavy defeat.
Set a target of 252 by New Zealand, India completed the task with four wickets and six balls to spare to win their third Champions Trophy title, after 2002 and 2013.
The all-rounder was also full of praise for KL Rahul, another contributor to the team's triumphal march and who made an unbeaten 34

Hardik Pandya

Hardik was the lone ranger for India in the 2017 final as he smashed a 43-ball 76, but the knock could not prevent his team from suffering a heavy defeat.

Moments after India sealed the Champions Trophy, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli broke into an impromptu Dandiya' dance, holding the stumps.
Head coach Gautam Gambhir walked around the field with a rare wide grin, hugging his wards.
Those were not unusual scenes after such a resplendent night.
Beyond the obvious, that footage carried a profound inner meaning for the troika.
Few individuals in the last six months have been hounded as much as Gambhir, Rohit and Kohli after the team's largely ordinary run.
While the criticism might have had some merit in it, the way it was directed at them was not justified. But now, they have a lifeline, a firmer ground to control their own destiny and a much clearer path to the future for the team.
It came after wholehearted trust in the process that the management set in place before this event, as indicated by Rohit.
"Someone was telling me that we've lost only one game in the last three ICC tournaments. So, it's a great milestone to have. So, it 

captain Rohit Sharma with head coach Gautam Gambhir

Someone was telling me that we've lost only one game in the last three ICC tournaments, so, it's a great milestone to have, says Rohit Sharma

New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner admitted that his Indian counterpart Rohit Sharma's exceptional knock was the difference between the two teams in the Champions Trophy final, and termed the four-wicket defeat as a "bittersweet end."
Rohit made a fluent 76 off 83 balls as India chased down 252 in a close finish here on Sunday.
"I think the way Rohit Sharma played kind of took it away from us, I think, obviously, India here understood the conditions in Dubai perfectly and played some good cricket. Yeah I guess it's kind of bittersweet at the end," said Santner in the post-match press conference.
Santner said he was "proud" of his side despite the surrender in the title clash.
"I think we came up against a good side in the final. We challenged at times throughout this game, which was pleasing and I think there were probably a couple of small moments where we let it get away from us.
"But yeah, incredibly proud of this group the way we've kind of gone about it throughout this ...

Mitchel Santner

Rohit made a fluent 76 off 83 balls as India chased down 252 in a close finish here on Sunday.

KL Rahul is delighted after successfully migrating to No. 6 batting slot, and termed it as a result of his unrelenting preparation and improving his game constantly.
Rahul, who usually bat No. 5, was pushed down a position lower in the Champions Trophy, and made 140 runs in four innings here.
It's really pleasing for me. The work that I'm putting in to different roles requires a lot of preparation, work outside the cricket field, thinking about how I need to take each game and how I need to perform in different situations and watch some of the players that bat at 5, 6 and how they've been successful, said Rahul following India's Champions Trophy triumph on Sunday.
Rahul said he was happy to take up that new responsibility for the team.
I've been taught from a very early age by my coaches that cricket is a team game and whatever the team requires of you, you need to be able to accept that and find a way to put in performances for the team and understand what your role is, understand

Kl Rahul

Rahul, who usually bat No. 5, was pushed down a position lower in the Champions Trophy, and made 140 runs in four innings here.

DC bagged Brook for Rs 6.25 crore during the IPL 2025 mega auction. Any foreign player who voluntarily withdraws after being picked at the auction-unless due to injury-faces suspension from the IPL

Harry Brook

The Ministry of Health has reportedly asked BCCI to put a complete ban on tobacco, alcohol ads, surrogate promotions, and sales at stadiums, events, and broadcasts, citing public health concerns ahead

IPL 2024 Eliminator RR vs RCB highlights. Photo: Sportzpics

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The schedule for the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League is out with defending champions KKR taking on RCB in the opening tie. Check IPL 2025 full schedule, live match timings here

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Gujarat Titans have named former Australia wicketkeeper Matthew Wade as the team's assistant coach ahead of the IPL 2025.
Wade was with GT for two seasons as a player-- in 2022 and in 2024 -- but was not part of the IPL mega auction following his retirement from international cricket.
"Champion. Fighter. Now our Assistant Coach! Welcome back to the GT Dugout, Matthew Wade!," Gujarat Titans wrote on X.
Wade, who had a short career of 15 matches in the IPL, played 12 of them for GT and was part of the title-winning squad in 2022 under Hardik Pandya's leadership.
Wade will join head coach Ashish Nehra, batting coach Parthiv Patel, and assistant coaches Aashish Kapoor and Narender Negi in GT's coaching staff.

Matthew Wade

Gujarat Titans have named former Australia wicketkeeper Matthew Wade as the team's assistant coach ahead of the IPL 2025.

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