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MADRID: Antonio Rudiger's header with five minutes remaining in extra time qualified Real Madrid for the final of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday night after it was made to work harder than expected for a 4-4 draw and 5-4 on aggregate.

BENGALURU: Royal Challengers Bengaluru will host Gujarat Titans in the match 14 of the IPL 2025 on Wednesday at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.

BENGALURU: Bengaluru FC will look to carry the momentum from their emphatic 5-0 playoff win against Mumbai City as they take on FC Goa in the first leg of their Indian Super League (ISL) 2024-25 semifinal at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium, in Bengaluru, on Wednesday.

DUBAI: Australia opener Beth Mooney maintained her place as the No.1 ranked T20I batter in the latest ICC Women's T20I Rankings released on Tuesday.

DUNEDIN: Northern District have won the Plunket Shield First-Class competition in decisive fashion in Dunedin on Tuesday, for the first time since 2011/12. It is a poetic moment for Neil Wagner, who concludes his domestic career at the same ground he started at back in 2008.

MUMBAI: Indian batting stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are all set to retain their A+ grade contract, which is worth Rs 7 crore in the BCCI's annual player contracts.

LOS ANGELES: Dorian Finney-Smith and Gabe Vincent combined for 20 points each as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated a feisty Houston Rockets side 104-98 at the Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday (IST).

NEW DELHI: Indian women’s hockey stalwart Vandana Katariya has officially announced her retirement from international hockey, bringing an end to an extraordinary career that spanned over 15 years.

LUCKNOW: Lucknow Super Giants will host the Punjab Kings at the the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium on Tuesday in match 13 of the 2025 Indian Premier League campaign.

MELBOURNE: Cricket Australia have awarded the Test summer's standout newcomers, Sam Konstas, Beau Webster and Matthew Kuhnemann, with national men's contracts for the 2025-26 season.

NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) right-handed batter Angkrish Raghuvanshi said the defending champions will be aiming to start afresh and look to win their third game of IPL 2025 against five-time winners Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday evening.

MUMBAI: Five-time champions Mumbai Indians will take on three-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Monday.

HARIDWAR: Jaipur Pink Cubs all-rounder Deepanshu Khatri made his YKS debut in the Division Rounds with Kurukshetra Warriors and earned 17 tackle points from seven matches. He then joined Jaipur Pink Cubs for the Yuva All Stars Championship and has bagged 46 points from 14 games thus far.

NEW DELHI: Bangladesh's wicketkeeper-batter Litton Das is set to miss the upcoming two-match Test series against Zimbabwe after securing a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for the entire Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2025 season starting on April 11.

CHENNAI: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) head coach Stephen Fleming admitted that his team has been struggling to understand the conditions at Chepauk in recent years, following their crushing 50-run loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in IPL 2025.

AHMEDABAD: Mumbai Indians (MI) will be eager to make amends for their disappointing start to the IPL 2025 season as they prepare to take on Gujarat Titans (GT) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday. With both teams yet to open their account after suffering defeats in their respective opening matches, this encounter promises to be a high-stakes battle.

NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced that its inviting applications for the position of spin bowling coach at its Centre of Excellence (COE) in Bengaluru. The BCCI has also said that eligible candidates can apply for the role till 5 p.m on April 10.

NEW DELHI: Veteran India batter Cheteshwar Pujara lauded Lucknow Super Giants all-rounder Shardul Thakur for his surprise bouncer causing the hard-hitting Abhishek Sharma to be late on his shot and be dismissed early, which eventually set the tone for the visitors to get their first win of IPL 2025.

MIAMI: Serbian great Novak Djokovic defeated Sebastian Korda 6-3, 7-6(4) in a quarterfinal clash that was postponed from Wednesday and became the oldest ATP Masters 1000 semi-finalist in the series history.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Thursday said that with the concerted efforts of the government, the state will soon host several national and international level sporting events to give impetus to sporting culture in the state.

NEW DELHI: “Participation is more important than winning” is an oft-repeated quote in para sports. But Dipak Chandrakant Sargar, a para table tennis player from Sangli district in Maharashtra, has been an embodiment of resilience. Dipak is suffering from Progressive Muscular Dystrophy, a severe neurological condition that progressively affects one’s physical mobility. Despite the knowledge that he will be bedridden for life any time, Dipak has chosen sports to live life to the fullest.

NEW DELHI: Former India wicketkeeper-batter Robin Uthappa feels that Rajasthan Royals (RR) need to reflect on their auction strategy and analyse their shortcomings after suffering back-to-back defeats in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season.

NEW DELHI: The former Australian all-rounder praised Quinton de Kock's scintillating unbeaten 97, which guided Kolkata Knight Riders to a comfortable chase against Rajasthan Royals, describing his knock as vintage and beautifully executed.

MIAMI: Novak Djokovic and Sebastian Korda’s quarter-final clash at the Miami Open, scheduled for late wednesday night (IST), has been postponed until Friday early morning (IST).

AMAAN(Jordan): Greco-Roman grappler Sunil Kumar gave India a strong start by winning a bronze medal on the first day of competitions in the 2025 Senior Asian Wrestling Championship, which got underway in Amman, Jordan, on Tuesday.

DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday made two new additions to its prestigious Elite Panel of Umpires, with South Africa’s Allahudien Paleker and England’s Alex Wharf making the cut. The duo replaces Michael Gough and Joel Wilson in the latest reshuffle.

DUBAI: Australian all-rounder Annabel Sutherland’s career-best spell of four for eight against New Zealand in the second T20I at Mount Maunganui helped her achieve a new career-high rating in the ICC Women's T20I bowling rankings.

NEW DELHI: The second edition of the Asian Yogasana Sports Championship, scheduled for March 29-31, 2025, has been rescheduled and will take place from April 25 to 27 in the national capital.

VISHAKHAPATNAM: After leading Delhi Capitals to a dramatic one-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants with his impressive knock of 66 not out, Ashutosh Sharma dedicated his 'Player of the Match' award to mentor and former India opener Shikhar Dhawan.

LONDON: A glorious free-kick from Reece James set England en route to a comfortable 3-0 victory over Latvia in the UEFA qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 2026.

NEW DELHI: India captain Harmanpreet Singh's blistering form over the past year has found him on the list of several awards, including the FIH Player of the Year 2024, but what truly holds a special place in his heart is the Hockey India Balbir Singh Sr. Award for Player of the Year 2024 which is presented to the winner by the family member of the hockey great who was part of Indian Hockey's golden era. The awards were held earlier this month in New Delhi.

CHENNAI: Former skipper MS Dhoni clarified that all crucial decisions, such as bowling changes and field placements, were solely made by captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, with his role being limited to offering guidance following his decision to pass the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captaincy to Gaikwad.

MIAMI: Novak Djokovic, who earned a record-breaking 411th ATP Masters 1000 match win at the Miami Open, believes the game is in great shape with newcomers such as Joao Fonseca, as well as talented World No. 1 and 2; 23-year-old Jannik Sinner and charismatic 21-year-old Alcaraz, who have combined to win seven Grand Slams.

MIAMI: Amanda Anisimova snapped Mirra Andreeva's 13-match winning streak with a gripping 7-6(5), 2-6, 6-3 victory in the third round of the Miami Open.

MIAMI: Novak Djokovic earned a record 411th ATP Masters 1000 match win when he defeated Camilo Ugo Carabelli of Argentina at the Miami Open, breaking a tie with Spaniard Rafael Nadal.