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Chennai, Apr 1: Rajasthan Royals captain Ajinkya Rahane has been fined Rs 12 lakh for maintaining a slow over-rate during the IPL match between against Chennai Super Kings here. "As it was his team’s first offence of the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, Mr. Rahane was fined Rs 12 lakh," read an official IPL statement. Rajasthan Royals suffered their

Apr 1: MS Dhoni's well-calculated half-century in challenging conditions turned out to be game-changer as Chennai Super Kings won their third match of the seasonwith a eight-run defeat of Rajasthan Royals in Chennai on Sunday. The pitch used in the previous match was a rank turner but on Sunday it turned to be a different challenge for the batsmen since it was not conducive for stroke-play as the

New Delhi, Mar 31: Rishabh Pant's prediction, caught on the stump mic during the Delhi Capitals' (DC) home game against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), has created a flutter on social media with some fans claiming the match was fixed. According to reports, Pant on Saturday was caught on the stump mic, saying "yeh to waise bhi choka hai (this is going to go for a four)" in the fourth over when KKR

Madrid, Mar 31: Lionel Messi continued his remarkable run of form as his second-half double, including an impudent free-kick, helped Barcelona continue their march towards the La Liga title with a 2-0 win over Espanyol. The visitors gave their city rivals a tough game at the Camp Nou, but Messi's chipped free-kick over the wall from 19 yards and a late second kept the reigning champions 10 points

Chennai, Mar 30: Chennai Super Kings all-rounder David Willey has pulled out of the ongoing Indian Premier League because of personal reasons. English cricket Willey, who played three matches for the Super Kings in 2018, was quoted by Yorkshire County Cricket Club website as saying that "unfortunately due to some family reasons, I've had to pull out of the IPL". "We are due for our second baby and

New Delhi, Mar 30: In a bid to raise the standards of umpiring and officiating in the country, Hockey India on Tuesday announced it will conduct an online test on March 29. The online Test is designed as part of a program for professional development of the umpires and technical officials. It will help them enhance their skill-based and knowledge-based expertise. It is also expected to illustrate

Hyderabad, Mar 30: Sanju Samson’s second Indian Premier League ton was overshadowed by David Warner’s blistering fifty as Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Rajasthan Royals by five wickets to register their first win in the ongoing edition of the tournament on Friday. Samson’s first century of the ongoing IPL went in vain, as chasing a mammoth 199-run target, Warner set up the platform for Sunrisers with a

Barcelona, Mar 29: The wait is over and fans have decided their winner. Trophy for the best goal in Barcelona’s history has been entitled to Lionel Messi for his spectacular goal against Getafe during the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey 2006/07. The final stage of the competition began on 20 March and four goals made it through which had three goals by Messi and one by Sergi Roberto. Out of the

Mar 29: An angry Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli came down heavily on ICC Elite Panel Umpire S Ravi after the final delivery of the match bowled by Mumbai Indians' Lasith Malinga turned out to be a 'no-ball', which was not awarded to the losing team. More importantly, winning captain Rohit Sharma was also critical of umpiring standard during the match. "We are playing at the IPL

Mar 28: Indian shooters on Thursday clinched one gold and two silver on the second day of the 12th Asian Airgun Championships in Taoyuan, Taipei to remain on top of the standings. Ravi Kumar and Elavenil Valarivan won a silver in the senior 10m air rifle mixed team event while India made it a 1-2 in the corresponding junior event on yet another profitable day. Ravi and Elavenil topped the