Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) An unchanged Gujarat Titans (GT) won the toss and elected to bowl first against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Match 60 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday. A win for GT, who are on a five-match winning streak, will make them the first side to seal a playoffs spot in IPL 2026, while a defeat for KKR will confirm their exit from the competition.After winning the toss, GT skipper Shubman Gill said, “It does look like that (pit…
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Chennai, May 9 (IANS) Five-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will clash with Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the 53rd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 to be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday.CSK are at sixth position on the points table with five wins from 10 matches. The five-time champions head into the contest after defeating the Delhi Capitals in their previous outing. Riding a positive run of form, they will aim to continue their momentum and register their si…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Indian star shuttler and Khel Ratna awardee Satwiksairaj Rankireddy has hit back to those who had misinterpreted his recent comments on the lack of public reception for the Thomas Cup bronze medal-winning team, saying his disappointment did not come from a desire for personal glory or financial gain but was about the emotional impact of “silence” following major international milestones. The 2022 champions, India, returned to the podium in 2026 Thomas Cup and returned wit…
Shillong, May 7 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Thursday reaffirmed the state government’s vision of transforming Shillong into the “football capital of India” while launching the 2026 football season of the Shillong Sports Association. Launching the new season at the Shillong Sports Association Ground in Shillong, the Chief Minister said the government was committed not only to strengthening sports infrastructure but also to creating opportunities for young footballers…
Colombo, May 4 (IANS) Sri Lanka and the Maldives signed seven memoranda of understanding during Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu’s State Visit to Colombo, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said on Monday.The agreements cover cooperation in tourism, education, higher education, health, sports, youth development, archives and defence, the PMD said.Muizzu arrived in Sri Lanka on Monday for a three-day State Visit at the invitation of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. The visit mar…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday announced a three-year waiver on fees for all intellectual property (IP) registrations related to sports, in a move aimed at boosting innovation and strengthening India’s sports ecosystem.The announcement was made during the World Intellectual Property Day celebrations in the national capital, themed “IP and Sports: Ready, Set, Innovate!”.The fee exemption will cover all categories of IP, including trad…
Lucknow, April 26 (IANS) Lucknow Super Giants have brought in left-arm spinner George Linde as captain Rishabh Pant won the toss and elected to bowl first against Kolkata Knight Riders in match 38 of IPL 2026 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium on Sunday.Both LSG and KKR need a win in a bid to turn around their struggling campaigns. LSG have managed just two wins in seven games to be in ninth place in the points table, while KKR have only one victory in as many ma…
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Mansukh Mandaviya, spoke at the opening of the Final Conference of WADA’s Global Anti-Doping Intelligence & Investigations Network (GAIIN), emphasising India’s dedication to fair play and international collaboration in the fight against doping. The minister emphasised the need for international collaboration, noting that “a global anti-doping intelligence and investigations network can significantly enhance cooperatio…
Nairobi, April 15 (IANS) India’s High Commissioner to Kenya, Adarsh Swaika called on Kenya’s National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula in Nairobi on Wednesday as the two sides held discussions on further strengthening parliamentary exchanges and advancing bilateral ties through the Friendship Groups. During the meeting, Swaika handed over a letter of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to Moses Wetang’ula, conveying the constitution of the India–Kenya Parliamentary Friendship Group in the Indian Parli…
Itanagar, April 14 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday described the Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP), a mega hydropower initiative with a proposed generation capacity of 11,000 MW, as a project of national strategic importance, not only for the state but for the entire country. The SUMP, estimated at Rs 1.5 lakh crore, is expected to significantly transform the development landscape of Siang district, whose name derives from the mighty Brahmaputra River, loc…