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HYDERABAD: Mumbai Indians’ Vignesh Puthur delivers a ball during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. – AFP

Rohit, Boult star as Mumbai surge into IPL top four

HYDERABAD: Star batsman Rohit Sharma smashed 76 and pace bowler Trent Boult claimed 4-26 as Mumbai Indians thrashed Sunrisers Hyderabad to move up to third in the IPL table on Wednesday. New Zealand’s Boult, a left-arm quick, and fellow pace bowle...

LUCKNOW: Lucknow Super Giants’ Nicholas Pooran is clean bowled during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. – AFP

Rahul powers Delhi to big win over Lucknow in IPL

LUCKNOW: India’s KL Rahul hit an unbeaten 57 to steer Delhi Capitals to an emphatic eight-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants and get his side back to winning ways in the IPL on Tuesday. Chasing a modest 160 for victory, Delhi rode on Rahul’s 4...

KOLKATA: Kolkata Knight Riders’ captain Ajinkya Rahane ( R ) plays a shot as Gujarat Titans’ wicketkeeper Jos Buttler watches during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. – AFP

Gill, Sudharsan help toppers Gujarat boss Kolkata in IPL

KOLKATA: Shubman Gill led from the front with his 55-ball 90 to help Gujarat Titans hammer holders Kolkata Knight Riders by 39 runs on Monday and consolidate their top spot in the IPL. Gujarat posted 198-3 after Sai Sudharsan, who hit 52, and Gill p...

Jasprit Bumrah (right) and Smriti Mandhana

Bumrah, Mandhana win top Wisden cricket awards

LONDON: India paceman Jasprit Bumrah has been named as the Leading Men’s Cricketer in the World in the 2025 edition of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack, with compatriot Smriti Mandhana picking up the women’s award. Bumrah was given the honor by...

MUMBAI: Mumbai Indians’ Suryakumar Yadav plays a shot during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. – AFP

Kohli, Rohit star as Bengaluru and Mumbai Indians win in IPL

MUMBAI: Virat Kohli smashed an unbeaten 73 and Rohit Sharma struck form with 76 not out in match-winning knocks for Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Mumbai Indians in an IPL super Sunday. The in-form Kohli hit his fourth half-century of this edition ...

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PULWAMA: Neighbors gather near a demolished house related to the family of Ahsan Ul Haq Sheikh, who is suspected of involvement in the Pahalgam tourist attack, in Murran village of Pulwama, south of Srinagar, on April 26, 2025. — AFP

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This image grab taken from footage released by the state television Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting News (IRIBNEWS) on April 26, 2025 shows smoke billowing following an explosion at the Shahid Rajaee port dock southwest of Bandar Abbas in the Iranian province of Hormozgan. — AFP

'Massive' blast in south Iran port: state TV

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BANDAR ABBAS, Iran: Thick, black smoke rises as rescuers arrive near the source of an explosion at Shahid Rajaee port in the province of Hormozgan on April 26, 2025. - AFP

Deadly blast rocks Iran port

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TURIN: The Kuwaiti delegation poses for a photo in front of a Eurofighter aircraft designated for Kuwait at the Leonardo company in the city of Turin, Italy, where they reviewed the aircraft's stages of production. — KUNA photos

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