One of the smaller crowds in the recent history of the Kentucky Oaks (G1) saw undefeated Good Cheer win the lilies May 2 in the 151st edition on a day when a mid-afternoon storm delayed proceedings and turned the track sloppy at Churchill Downs. The crowd of 100,910 was the smallest since 100,118 in 2022…
Mumbai Indians’ Jasprit Bumrah celebrates the wicket of Rajasthan Royals’ Shimron Hetmyer during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. (PTI) Jasprit Bumrah has emerged as a dominant force in IPL 2025, maintaining an exceptional economy rate of 6.96 with teams choosing to play defensively against him. Since his return from a back injury that kept…
Rajasthan Royals players huddle at the start of the Indian Premier League cricket match against Mumbai Indians at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. (AP) Rajasthan Royals‘ fielding coach Dishant Yagnik addressed the media after their elimination from IPL 2025 following a 100-run defeat to Mumbai Indians on Thursday. He defended the team’s strategy of developing…
Jaipur: Mumbai Indians’ players celebrate after winning the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 cricket match against Rajasthan Royals, in Jaipur. (PTI Photo) While Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have been officially knocked out from the race for the IPL 2025 playoffs, the remaining teams are still in contention. Mumbai Indians (MI) are…
S Sreesanth in a file photo. The Kerala Cricket Association has suspended former India pacer S Sreesanth for three years for alleged false and derogatory statements against the organisation regarding Sanju Samson‘s omission from the Indian team for the Champions Trophy. The decision was made at a special General Body meeting in Kochi on April…
Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Instagram accounts of several prominent Pakistan cricket stars — including Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Mohammad Rizwan — have been blocked in India in the wake of the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam.Earlier on Thursday, the Instagram account of Olympic gold medalist javelin thrower Arshad…
After Immersive capped an undefeated 2-year-old campaign by capturing the Nov. 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) at Del Mar, many thought trainer Brad Cox and owner/breeder Godolphin might have a future Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner in the Cox barn. And now they do—except the Oaks winner isn’t Immersive ; it’s Good Cheer , another Cox-trained unbeaten runner…
Rohit Sharma and Shane Bond (Screengrabs) NEW DELHI: A light-hearted moment between Rohit Sharma and Shane Bond stole attention after Mumbai Indians‘ emphatic 100-run win over Rajasthan Royals on Thursday. In a video posted by Rajasthan Royals’ official X (formerly Twitter) handle, Rohit was seen joking with Bond’s kid over a video call post-match: “I…
Ajinkya Rahane (ICC Photo) NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane has reaffirmed his unwavering determination to return to the Indian team, saying he still harbours the “desire and hunger” to represent the country again. The 36-year-old last featured in a Test match in 2023 and has been out of India’s white-ball plans for…
