RCB are looking to make their second consecutive IPL final after finishing the league stage as table-toppers, while GT will be hoping to reach the final for the third time in their history and first time since the 2023 season. (PTI Photo/Salman Ali) NEW DELHI: Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) take on Gujarat Titans…
Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli NEW DELHI: After a gruelling 70-match league stage, the IPL 2026 season is finally set for its business end. Only four teams remain in contention from the original ten, all chasing a place in Sunday’s grand finale and a shot at lifting the coveted IPL trophy.The first playoff clash —…
Mansukh Mandaviya (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Sports Ministry has officially notified new rules under the National Sports Governance Act, 2025 to improve how sports bodies and disputes are managed in India. The newly notified National Sports Board and National Sports Tribunal Rules for 2026 aim to make sports administration more transparent, professional and digitally…
Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) NEW DELHI: Lionel Messi gave fans a scare after leaving Inter Miami CF’s MLS match against Philadelphia Union due to physical discomfort. The concern grew when Messi went straight to the dressing room with medical staff instead of staying on the bench after being substituted, especially with…
Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill (Agency Photos) NEW DELHI: India fast bowler Arshdeep Singh created a huge buzz online after suddenly deleting more than 200 posts from his Instagram account and changing his display picture. Fans noticed that even his hugely popular Champions Trophy 2025 reel with Virat Kohli, which had crossed 150 million views,…
Rabindra Dhant, 27, will walk into the Galaxy Arena in Macau on May 28 and do something no Nepali fighter has ever done: compete in a Road to UFC tournament, two wins away from a UFC contract.After trying for a few years, Dhant has got his big opportunity with Road to UFC – a win-and-advance…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: IPL 2026 has reached its business end, and a TOI Online poll has revealed how fans feel about the season and what they expect from the playoffs.In the lead-up to the IPL 2026 playoffs, cricket fans shared their opinions through poll responses on TOI Online. The race to predict…
Cristiano Ronaldo ultra-rare Panini card just got sold for massive seven-figure sum, smashing records in private collector deal/ Image: Instagram Cristiano Ronaldo has added another record to his name away from football after a rare one-of-one Panini trading card featuring the Portuguese superstar sold privately for a staggering $1.35 million. The historic sale involved Ronaldo’s…
Neymar Jr. wearing Brazil’s iconic No. 10 in 2022/ Image: Instagram@Neymarjr The debate should not even exist, and yet here we are, days before Brazil name their squad numbers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with social media ablaze over reports that Vinicius Jr., the Real Madrid forward who has become the most explosive attacking…
Neymar Jr. wearing Brazil’s iconic No. 10 in 2022/ Image: Instagram@Neymarjr The debate should not even exist, and yet here we are, days before Brazil name their squad numbers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with social media ablaze over reports that Vinicius Jr., the Real Madrid forward who has become the most explosive attacking…