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A deepening power struggle within Bangladesh cricket has intensified after former national captain Aminul Islam Bulbul rejected his removal as president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, calling the move a constitutional coup. In a strongly worded statement, Aminul dismissed the National Sports Council (NSC) probe as flawed, arbitrary and legally unacceptable, alleging that the government-backed action undermines the autonomy of the cricket board. He maintained that he remains

A high-level delegation from the Commonwealth Games Federation is on a four-day visit to Gujarat today to inspect and study the state’s preparedness for hosting the 2030 Commonwealth Games. The visit commenced today following a meeting with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in Gandhinagar. The team is scheduled to visit several key sports venues, including the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex and the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, the E.K.A. Arena, the Vadodara Cricket Stadium,

In Badminton, PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy, and Ayush Shetty have advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the Badminton Asia Championships 2026 in Ningbo, China, today. Two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu defeated Malaysia’s Wong Ling Ching in a hard-fought match with a score of 15-21, 21-11, 21-19. In the men’s singles category, HS Prannoy recorded secured a win, beating Vietnam’s Nguyen Hai Dang 24-22, 21-12, to set up a second-round clash against China’s Weng Hong Yang. Ayush Shetty

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi slammed 39 off 14 balls (5x6s, 1x4s) for Rajasthan Royals against Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2026 Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's long-awaited duel with Jasprit Bumrah saw the 15-year-old sensation smash two sixes in one over against the pace genius in the IPL 2026 match between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Tuesday. Sooryavanshi hammered 39 off 14 balls in the rain-curtailed 11 overs-per-side match, as RR reached the 50-run mark in just 2.4 over

Mohammed Aimen starred with a goal as SC Delhi secured their first-ever victory in the Indian Super League, defeating Kerala Blasters FC 2-0 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday, April 5, 2026. SC Delhi – 2 (Mohammed Aimen 36’, Matija Babovic 90’+7)Kerala Blasters FC – 0 Mohammed Aimen starred with a goal as SC Delhi secured their first-ever victory in the Indian Super League, defeating Kerala Blasters FC 2-0 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on S

A double strike by Alfred Moya in the second half ensured Inter Kashi FC beat Chennaiyin FC 2-1 to secure their second win in the Indian Super League 2025-26 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai  Chennaiyin FC – 1 (Daniel Chima Chukwu 90’+5)Inter Kashi FC – 2 (Alfred Moya 46’54’) A double strike by Alfred Moya in the second half ensured Inter Kashi FC beat Chennaiyin FC 2-1 to secure their second win in the Indian Super League 2025-26 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in

The Premier League will have at least five teams in the Champions League next season after securing a European Performance Spot for the second straight year. The extra place was confirmed on Tuesday as  Arsenal  beat Sporting 1-0 in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie. Uefa awards an additional place to the two leagues with the best overall performance across the three European competitions. The Premier League has been way out in front in the EPS table f

Kai Havertz scored a stoppage-time winner as Arsenal beat Sporting 1-0 in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final in Lisbon. The second-half substitute poked the ball past Rui Silva late on to give the Premier League leaders a narrow advantage going into next week's second leg at Emirates Stadium. The pressure was on Arsenal coming into this match after they suffered back-to-back defeats for the first time this season. And that tension was nearly increased furth

Bayern Munich beat Real Madrid 2-1 away in their Champions League quarter final first leg, goals from Diaz and Kane, Mbappe replied, Neuer starred in goal Bayern Munich seized control of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday with a 2-1 win over Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu, taking a narrow first-leg advantage after a high-tempo clash in the Spanish capital. Vincent Kompany’s side struck just before half-time when Serge Gnabry threaded a precise pass through

Britain's Katie Boulter suffered a first-round defeat by Romania's Elena-Gabriela Ruse at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz Open. The 29-year-old went down 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-2) on clay to world number 87 Ruse, who will now face Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska or American Ann Li in the last 16. Boulter lost her first two service games in the opening set but twice broke before she was edged out in a tie-break. The British number three broke Ruse's serve for a third time to take an early

Former England captain Courtney Lawes says he is "officially unretiring from international duty" after signing for Sale Sharks for the 2026-27 season. The 37-year-old second row won three Six Nations championships and played in the 2019 World Cup final during a glittering 14-year England career before  retiring from internationals after the 2023 tournament. Lawes spent his club career with Northampton Saints, winning two Prem titles, before joining French side Brive in 2024.

Rothesay County Championship, Division One, Edgbaston (day four) Surrey 328   & 447-4:  Lawrence 161*, Smith 132, Burns 55 Warwickshire 544:  Mousley 144; Albert 3-80 Warwickshire (16 pts) drew with Surrey (11 pts) Match scorecard A record partnership between Jamie Smith and Dan Lawrence saw Surrey safely to a draw after Warwickshire had dominated much of their County Championship fixture at Edgbaston. Smith struck a polished 132 from 261 balls and Lawrence an equally assured

No player in Europe comes close to matching Harry Kane's goalscoring record this season – but could an untimely ankle problem scupper his Ballon d'Or chances? The Englishman has scored 53 times in 45 appearances for club and country this term but knows goals alone won't be enough to land the award, which is why  he will be desperate to be fit  for Bayern Munich's crunch Champions League game against Real Madrid on Tuesday (20:00 BST). Kane, who missed Saturday's dramatic 3-2

In the World Archery Para Series, teenage quadruple amputee archer Payal Nag defeated world No. 1 Sheetal Devi to win gold in the compound women’s final in Bangkok. The 18-year-old secured a 139-136 victory in the compound women’s final, as India signed off with 16 medals, including seven gold, five silver and four bronze.  Among other highlights, Toman Kumar clinched gold in the compound men’s event, while Bhawna won the recurve women’s title. Toman defeated Australia’s Jona

At the Indian Athletics Series 2026, Murali Sreeshankar began his season with victory in the men’s long jump, registering a best effort of 8.15m. Competing at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium, in Bengaluru, the 27-year-old produced his best jump on the fourth attempt and emerged as the only athlete in the field to cross both the 8.00m mark and the Asian Games qualifying standard of 7.91m. In the men’s triple jump, former Asian champion Abdulla Aboobacker secured first place with a

Indian Wrestlers will begin their campaign at Asian Wrestling Championships 2026 in Bishkek today, with Olympic medallist Aman Sehrawat spearheading India’s 30-member squad. India enters the continental meet with a mix of experienced and young wrestlers, aiming to improve on last year’s 10-medal haul. Aman, competing in the 61kg category, is among India’s top medal hopes, alongside Ankush in 57kg category and U23 world champion Sujeet Kalkal in 65kg category. Sunil Kumar will

Indian boxer Preeti Pawar downed Paris Olympics bronze medallist Aeji Im of Korea to storm into the final while the seasoned Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain bowed out of the Asian Boxing Championships at Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia today. Priya and Arundhati Choudhary also notched wins in their respective semifinals while world championship medallist Pooja Rani and Ankushita Boro signed off with bronze medals after losing their semifinals.   Asian Games bronze medallist Preet

Indian shooters are set to begin their campaign at the ISSF Rifle and Pistol World Cup with mixed team events in 10m air rifle and 10m air pistol competitions at Granada in Spain today.   In the pistol event, Palak Gulia will pair with Mukesh Nelavalli, while Sainyam will team up with Ujjawal Malik. They will face tough competition from top international shooters, especially strong teams from China, including world champions Hu Kai and Yao Qianxun and Olympic gold medallist X

Kolkata were reduced to 25/2 in 3.4 overs before rain abandoned the match. Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) decision to bat first against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in IPL 2026 at the Eden Gardens drew mixed reactions from several players and experts. As per the forecast, heavy rainfall was expected during the match. Due to the likely conditions, most people thought KKR would bowl first after winning the toss. However, KKR’s skipper, Ajinkya Rahane, chose to bat first. The decision beca

The Australia quick picked up two wickets before rain ended the match in the fourth over Match abandoned   Kolkata Knight Riders  25 for 2 (Bartlett 2-9) vs  Punjab Kings Kolkata Knight Riders  (KKR) got their first points of  IPL 2026  but without a victory against their name after their home clash against  Punjab Kings  (PBKS) was washed out on Monday night. Desperate for a win after starting the campaign with two losses on the bounce, KKR were reeling against swing of  Xav