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Kolkata Knight Riders’ Angkrish Raghuvanshi celebrates his half-century during an IPL cricket match between RCB and KKR, in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, on May 13, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI On the eve of Kolkata Knight Riders’ IPL 2026 encounter against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Raipur, assistant coach Shane Watson waxed lyrical about Angkrish Raghuvanshi in the pre-match press conference.“I’ve been so fortunate over the years in the IPL to see some ridiculously talented young cricketers,” the Australian said. “I remember seeing Sanju Samson for the first time. I’d never seen a 17-year-old with that skill development. I continue to see that…

Seasoned campaigners Bhuvneshwar and Kohli have been instrumental in RCB’s surge to the top of the table. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s title-winning campaign in IPL 2025 was defined by its away form. RCB became the first team in IPL history to win all seven away league matches, recording victories at Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, Jaipur, New Chandigarh, New Delhi and Lucknow. That consistency across varied conditions proved central to its run to the title, culminating in a six-run victory over Punjab Kings in the final at Ahmedabad that ended an 18-year long wait.The question entering IPL 2026 was whether that away success was…

Tilak Varma guided Mumbai Indians to a thrilling win. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Tilak Varma (75 n.o., 33b, 6×4, 6×6) kept up with a mounting asking rate, stood till the end, and took the Mumbai Indians to a six-wicket victory over the Punjab Kings in IPL 2026 at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala on Thursday (May 14, 2026).For a second straight game, PBKS squandered a defence from a winning position, which extended its losing run to five games and delivered a gut punch to its playoffs hopes.Turning it aroundThe home side was the favourite with five overs left and…

(L-R) Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi; South Africa’s Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola; Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov; India’s Foreign Minister S Jaishankar; Brazil’s Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira; Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty; and Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos Hessebon at the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting at Bharat Mandapam, in New Delhi on Thursday, May 14, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI As India awaits the United States’ decision on extending its waiver on sanctions against the import of Russian oil, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday (May 14, 2026) hit out at unilateral non-United Nations’ sanctions, calling them unjustified. Delivering…

CSK Head Coach Stephen Fleming during press conference at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on May 14, 2026. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming felt that the team has been unlucky with injuries so far after Jamie Overton became the fourth player to be ruled out of the tournament this season.Overton joined Khaleel Ahmed, Ayush Mhatre, and Ramakrishna Ghosh, all of whom picked up injuries during a match this year.“It is unlucky. A couple of the boys came into the competition with niggles. Ghosh was one of those that we were nursing through,…

On the eve of the match, CSK received another injury blow after all-rounder Jamie Overton, one of its standout performers this season, was ruled out of the competition due to a thigh injury. | Photo Credit: RAGU R Chennai Super Kings will be acutely aware of the need to avoid complacency when it takes on Lucknow Super Giants for the second time in five days, this time at the Ekana Stadium here on Friday.On Sunday in Chennai, CSK prevailed by five wickets, thereby putting LSG out of playoff contention in IPL 2026.It was Super Kings’ third victory on the bounce,…

A goldsmith engrossed in jewellery making at a unit. | Photo Credit: S. Siva Saravanan About 30,000 jewellers in Tamil Nadu will stop selling gold coins and not promote gold savings schemes and other promotional schemes in the State, said Tamil Nadu Jewellers Federation president B. Sabarinath on Wednesday (May 13, 2026).Following the hike in import duty on gold jewellery and concerns raised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on foreign currency reserves, the association said this is a measure that it has suggested to its members to help reduce gold imports.“The import duty was raised overnight, and there are rumours…

Following the recent import duty hike, the sharp jump in domestic prices triggered investor selling and delayed fresh purchases, further weakening already soft physical demand, he added. (Representational image) | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Gold price rose by ₹650 to ₹1.66 lakh per 10 grams in the national capital on Thursday (May 14, 2026) after the rupee fell to a record low against the U.S. dollar amid persistent geopolitical tensions.According to the All India Sarafa Association, gold of 99.9% purity rose ₹650 to ₹1,66,000 per 10 grams (inclusive of all taxes) from Wednesday’s (May 13, 2026) closing of ₹1,65,350 per…

Apart from Tilak and vice-captain Riyan Parag, who are the mainstays for MI and Rajasthan Royals respectively, Sooryavanshi (Rajasthan Royals), Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Suryansh Shedge (both PBKS), Harsh Dubey (SRH), Nishant Sindhu, Arshad Khan (both GT), Badoni (LSG) have been first team regulars at various points during this edition of IPL. File | Photo Credit: AP Teenage batting prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi was on Thursday (May 14, 2026) named in the 15-member India A squad for the tri-nation 50-over series in Sri Lanka, starting June 9. Apart from the hosts, the other team in the tournament is Afghanistan A. The…

Rovman Powell could not hold on to a tough catch offered by Virat Kohli. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini Kolkata Knight Riders’ head coach Abhishek Nayar said he reckoned the team’s total of 192 for four against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL 2026 clash in Raipur on Wednesday (May 13, 2026) was par for the course, despite the eventual result.Riding on Virat Kohli’s first century of the season, RCB never looked in trouble and managed to chase the target down in the final over, in spite of a few late wickets.“The pitch was good through and through. Anytime there is a…