Bengaluru — Sports

Sports·7h ago

Tea, jhal muri, and deadline copies: Vijay Lokapally recalls the rhythms of covering Eden Gardens 2001 Test

The Eden Gardens Test 2001 belongs to the latter, not just for what it became, but for how it was lived, day by day, session by session. “They read what you write, but when you speak to them, they know whether you understand the game.” He was close to many of them, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Rahul Dravid, Harbhajan Singh, Sourav Ganguly, but the line between familiarity and judgement held.

Sportstar - Cricket

Sports·4h ago

PBKS vs GT, IPL 2026: Fire and ice collide as Punjab Kings hosts Gujarat Titans

| Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Fire and ice will collide when Punjab Kings (PBKS) rolls out the red carpet for Gujarat Titans (GT) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 duel at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium on Tuesday. Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal could hold the key for the host, while Mohammed Siraj, last edition’s Purple Cap winner, Prasidh Krishna and Rashid Khan will be expected to put in a shift for the visitor. Updated : Mar 30, 2026 21:26 IST , NEW CHANDIGARH - 2 MINS READ PBKS will hope captain Shreyas Iyer can replicate his form from last season.

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Sports·12h ago

Bengaluru woman says husband among victims of phone theft at Chinnaswamy Stadium during RCB vs SRH match

Most of this thing happened at the second innings when lots of people went out to get some drinking water or some refreshments." The clip was shared with the caption, "This shouldn’t go unheard because it’s such an organised crime where so many phone’s were stolen and it’s such a breach of trust & security. The woman, identified as Ritu Tiwary, shared a video on social media describing how her husband’s phone was stolen during the match and alleged that several spectators faced a similar experience. That is probably when thieves target them." Another wrote, "Authorities should increase.

Hindustan Times - Bengaluru

Sports·4h ago

Five Euro 2028 tickets 'cost same as World Cup parking space'

Euro 2028 will be held across nine stadiums in the UK and the Republic of Ireland Uefa will broadly freeze ticket prices for Euro 2028 - meaning supporters will be able to buy five for the price of a single parking space at a World Cup stadium in the United States this summer. Like the World Cup, ticket prices for the Euro 2028 will rise through the knockout rounds. But tickets for the semi-finals and final of the Euros will be nothing like at the World Cup.

BBC Sport

Sports·3h ago

RR vs CSK, IPL 2026: Suryavanshi blazes to 15-ball half-century, third fastest 50 in IPL history

| Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Rajasthan Royals’ teenage prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi started the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season with a bang, scoring a 15-ball half-century as he powered the Rajasthan Royals to a dream start in its pursuit of 127 against Chennai Super Kings. Our prep went well, we were here early, they told me to read the decision and back my game.” WATCH IPL 2026 LIVE: RR vs CSK Live Score, IPL 2026: RR wins the toss and opts to. His opening partner, Yashasvi Jaiswal currently holds the record for the fastest ever fifty, a milestone he achieved in just 13 balls.

Sportstar - Cricket

Sports·3h ago

PCB fines bowler Naseem Shah $72,000 for criticising politician’s presence at PSL

| Photo Credit: AP The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has fined fast bowler Naseem Shah $72,000 for a social media post criticising a politician’s presence at the opening game of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), which has banned spectators. “It was noted that Naseem Shah’s social media adviser has already been terminated by Naseem and shall be blacklisted by the PCB from associating with any player falling under the PCB’s jurisdiction,” the PCB said. File image: Pakistan's Naseem Shah has represented Pakistan in 20 test matches, 34 one-day internationals and 37 T20s.

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