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Ashwin flags 'similar to Dhoni' template as Jadeja’s biggest T20 limitation

Ravichandran Ashwin has voiced concerns over Ravindra Jadeja's cautious batting against spin in T20s, noting a persistent struggle to accelerate. Jadeja's strike rate against spin has been low since 2020, leading to a more passive role, even when promoted ahead of others. Ashwin suggests Jadeja's mindset mirrors MS Dhoni's, preferring to take the game deep and target pacers.

Russian synchronized swim duo wins free combination at World Cup

The athletes received 304.6439 points

'Shy' Anderson on England nerves and becoming a leader

'Shy' Anderson on England nerves and becoming a leaderPublished2 minutes agoThe Football Interview is a new series in which the biggest names in sport and entertainment join host Kelly Somers for bold and in-depth conversations about the nation's favourite sport. We'll explore mindset and motivation, and talk about defining moments, career highs and personal reflections. The Football Interview brings you the person behind the player.Interviews will drop on weekends across BBC...

Islamabad United blink in last over as Hyderabad Kingsmen win cliffhanger to make PSL decider

LAHORE: Who in this world would have thought a couple of weeks ago that debutants Hyderabad Kingsmen, having lost four of their first five initial-stage matches of the HBL Pakistan Super League, will make it to the decider as Islamabad United blinked in the final over of the action-packed encounter. The ultra-passionate fans present here at the Gaddafi Stadium on Friday night found themselves extremely lucky. Why not? They witnessed an absolute nail-biting Eliminator-2. Marnus Labuschagne’s ener...

Tuchel helped me understand new role - Anderson

Tuchel helped me understand new role - AndersonTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedTuchel helped me understand new role - AndersonClose00Nottingham Forest's Elliot Anderson praises England boss Thomas Tuchel for helping him develop in a deeper midfield role.WATCH IN FULL: The Football Interview: Elliot AndersonSubsectionFootballPublished2 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRead description

2026 NBA playoffs odds: Celtics, Pistons, Cavaliers favored at home in Game 7s

An epic comeback and an epic bounce defined two games that forced Game 7s on Friday night. This weekend, we have three Game 7s to finish off the first round, all in the Eastern Conference.First, on Saturday, Boston hosts Philadelphia as an 8.5-point favorite. Then, on Sunday, Cleveland is favored by 7.5 points against Toronto and Detroit is a 9.5-point favorite against Orlando. Those are hefty spreads for Game 7s.Advertisement

Golden Knights vs. Mammoth Game 6: Key takeaways as Vegas punches ticket to Round 2

SALT LAKE CITY – Mitch Marner came to Vegas with a history of not being his best the deeper a playoff series goes. In his first opportunity with the Golden Knights to disprove that notion, he did exactly that.Marner scored the game-winning goal, then added an insurance marker in the third period, as Vegas cruised to a comfortable 5-1 win to eliminate the Utah Mammoth in six games.Advertisement

Train, post and repeat: A survival guide for India's up-and-coming athletes

Train post and repeat A survival guide for Indias upandcoming athletes

How to watch Championship final day: TV channel and live stream for every game

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How to watch Inoue vs Nakatani: TV channel and live stream for fight today

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'I snubbed Chelsea to stay loyal to club - their next move destroyed me'

The veteran Premier League icon was crushed by what happened

Power of the powerless

“When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty” — Thomas Jefferson VÁCLAV Havel (1936-2011) has been described as a “Czech statesman, author, poet, playwright and dissident”. He was Czechoslovakia’s last president from 1989 until its dissolution on Dec 31, 1992. After the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in August 1968 and suppression of the Prague Spring he became one the leading dissidents against communist rule for which he...

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Sooryavanshi send-off costs Jamieson: DC star penalised for RR game flashpoint

Sooryavanshi sendoff costs Jamieson DC star penalised for RR game flashpoint

Why Steve Nicol is auctioning medals and memorabilia from his glittering Liverpool career

“I know people will be thinking: ‘What’s wrong with him? Is he skint? Is he not well?’ The truth is I’m absolutely fine. It’s just something I want to do.”Liverpool legend Steve Nicol is talking about his decision to auction off an array of memorabilia from his trophy-laden career.More than 50 lots will go under the hammer in London on May 14, with the most coveted items certain to be the medals the former Scotland international won during his time at Anfield between 1981 and 1994. There are als...

Victor Wanyama on Tottenham's struggles, Pochettino, and his knee injury

Victor Wanyama has no hesitation when asked to explain Tottenham Hotspur’s catastrophic season.“They started well, but injuries, you know? Having 10 to 15 key players injured. That’s where I think it went wrong,” Wanyama says.Wanyama, who has kept close tabs on his former club since leaving Spurs in 2020, has experience of the devastating impact of injuries, which is effectively the theme of his interview with The Athletic.Advertisement

Lakers-Thunder preview: Without Luka to start, can LeBron's banged-up group keep up?

The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Lakers four times in the regular season. Four more wins, and the defending champions are back in the Western Conference finals.Both teams survived and advanced in the first round. But as the second round looms, each is missing an All-NBA-level player, with Jalen Wiliams and Luka Dončić sidelined with hamstring injuries.Advertisement

Lakers dominate Game 6, shut the door to set up Thunder showdown

After wasting two chances to close out their first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets this week, the Los Angeles Lakers didn’t waste another on Friday.Behind 28 points from LeBron James and 21 from Rui Hachimura, the No. 4-seeded Lakers defeated the fifth-seeded Rockets 98-78 in Game 6 at Toyota Center in Houston. After posting a series win for the first time since 2023, the Lakers advanced to face the No. 1 West seed Oklahoma City Thunder.Advertisement

Do multiple London derbies make it harder for Arsenal in Premier League title race?

The magic number that could decide whether or not Arsenal win the Premier League title this season is 84. That’s nothing to do with points, though. It’s the total number of London derbies played in the top division in this and the previous three seasons.There are seven London teams in the top flight, with three of them still standing between Arsenal and a first league title in 22 years. The first of those London derbies comes against Fulham at the Emirates today. Then there’s a trip to east Lond...

Analysing the goal-difference shootout that could decide the Premier League

Manchester City are the only team to win the Premier League on goal difference, and this season they might need to repeat the trick.For those uninitiated in the competition’s most storied moment, Sergio Aguero’s last-minute goal for City in a 3-2 final-day victory at home against Queens Park Rangers in May 2012 meant they pipped Manchester United to the title by virtue of their superior goal difference, which was eight better than their crosstown rivals.The margins at the top could be even finer...