Shanaka opted out of a contract with Lahore Qalandars and later joined IPL team Rajasthan Royals
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Sixes vs stability – SRH and DC brace for another run-fest in Hyderabad
Both teams are neck-and-neck on the points table, but their top-order approaches couldn’t be more different this season
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Bumrah bowls the first over, and ‘it just kicks belief’ into MI
Jasprit Bumrah bowled the first ball of a match in IPL 2026 for the first time against Gujarat Titans on Monday, and struck straightaway, breaking his duck in the process
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Formula 1 in 2026: Full schedule as race calendar drops from 24 to 22
All the key dates for a much-anticipated 2026 Formula 1 season in a new era of regulations and 11 teams.
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Sources: Newey to step down as Aston team leader
Adrian Newey is set to step back from his team leadership role at Aston Martin to focus solely on technical matters, sources have confirmed to ESPN.
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👀 Way-Too-Early Top 25 rankings for 2026-27
The 2026 champion is crowned. We’re rolling right into ranking next season’s best teams — with a few new rules.
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Braves’ Acuna hit twice by Nationals; X-rays clean
The Braves said X-rays were negative and that Ronald Acuna Jr. was day-to-day.
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GT’s middle order ‘exposed’, but the problem might be higher up
“We shouldn’t be allowing Rahul Tewatia or Shahrukh Khan [to face] lots of balls,” Matthew Hayden, Gujarat Titans’ batting coach, says after the collapse against Mumbai Indians
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SJU lands transfer Freeman over UK, sources say
Syracuse transfer Donnie Freeman committed to St. John’s, sources told ESPN on Monday, with the Red Storm beating out Kentucky for the talented forward.
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Gill misses chance to top Orange Cap table, Rabada on the rise on Purple Cap list
Here’s what the Orange and Purple Cap tables at IPL 2026 look like after Mumbai Indians’ dominant win over Gujarat Titans on Monday