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IPL 2024: Fifth straight win keeps RCB well in playoff hunt, dealing big blow to DC’s aspirations

Synopsis: Revival artists Patidar and Dayal help extend RCB’s winning streak and keep slim playoff hopes alive, after Kohli produces strokes and theatre to hit DC’s knockout ambitionsTwo men quietly behind Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s turnaround have been Rajat Patidar and Yash Dayal. The latter has bowled with wisdom and sharpness, even if he has not been an epitome of control; Patidar has struck four half-centuries in his last five outings, all of which they have won, dispelling the awful memories of his Test faux pas a few months ago. In another must-win game, they whipped up memorable and vital contributions, Patidar with a regal 52 and Dayal with a two-wicket first over plus the scalp of Delhi Capitals top-scorer Axar Patel, who kept his team in the hunt with 57 from 39 balls, in ...
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‘Had Ravindra Jadeja run straight…’: Kumar Sangakkara explains the law | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Ravindra Jadeja joined a rare group of IPL players by being dismissed for obstructing the field, marking only the third instance in the league's history during the IPL 2024 match between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals.The incident unfolded as a miscommunication between Jadeja and skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad, which led to Jadeja declining a second run despite being halfway down the pitch.Subsequently, the fielder at third man threw the ball to wicketkeeper Sanju Samson, who targeted the bowler's end.The throw struck Jadeja, prompting an appeal from Rajasthan Royals. After review, the third umpire determined that Jadeja was aware of the ball's trajectory, leading to his dismissal.When asked about Jadeja's dismissal, Rajasthan Royals' Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara s...
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For Virender Sehwag, Yuzvendra Chahal not a certainty in India XI at the start of T20 World Cup | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals star spinner Yuzvendra Chahal began the IPL 2024 season on a strong note, impressing everyone with his bowling skills and wicket-taking agility.In the season, he also became the first bowler in the league's history to cross 200-wicket mark. And when the India T20 World Cup squad was announced, Chahal also made the cut in the 15-man list for the cricketing extravaganza in the Americas. But in the last few games, Chahal performances have dipped a bit as he has leaked runs and hasn't managed to get wickets as regularly as he would have liked. Although the leg-spinner bowled a superb spell in the clash against Chennai Super Kings on Sunday, for former India opener Virender Sehwag, Chahal does not fit in India XI in the T20 World Cup. Sehwag feels, whatever the fo...
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Magnus Carlsen defeats all 9 players in a row to win Superbet Rapid and Blitz Poland event

Magnus Carlsen claimed a jaw-dropping victory in the World Rapid and Blitz Poland event on Sunday after going on a rampaging run where he defeated all nine other players in the Warsaw event in a row to pip China’s Wei Yi by half a point. The World No 1 went on a 10-game winning streak to overhaul Wei, who was leading by 2.5 points after Saturday. The event had three Indian prodigies — World Chess Championship challenger D Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa and Arjun Erigaisi — besides a host of top grandmasters like Anish Giri, Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Vincent Keymer. But that mattered little as Carlsen went on a 10-game winning streak to secure victory. While Praggnanandhaa (19 points) was fourth and Erigaisi (18 points) was fifth, Gukesh (12.5 points) ended in last spot. Carlsen will take home ...
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MS Dhoni reunites with Suresh Raina, gifts tennis balls as souvenirs to fans – WATCH | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Did Mahendra Singh Dhoni play his last IPL match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium? Is he going to retire after the IPL 2024? The speculation surrounding Dhoni's potential retirement and his last IPL appearance at the MA Chidambaram Stadium continues to linger in the minds of fans, eagerly awaiting clarity about the future of their beloved 'Thala'.In a much-anticipated clash against Sanju Samson's Rajasthan Royals, Chennai Super Kings sought a crucial victory on Sunday. The Yellow Brigade delivered in style, clinching a convincing five-wicket triumph, thus keeping their hopes alive for a spot in the IPL playoffs.With this victory, CSK jumped to the third position on the points table, while Rajasthan Royals suffered their third consecutive defeat but maintained their hold on the s...
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Nuh running hero Parvej Khan wins 1500 gold at US college event, with a bit of Steve Ovett sass in the heats

At 3.45 am on Sunday, while villagers of Chahalka in Nuh district of Haryana slept, Khalid Hussain was glued to YouTube on his phone, watching his 19-year-old nephew Parvej Khan wow fans at a collegiate competition in Louisiana, USA, halfway across the world.Parvej won the 1,500 metres gold and a bronze in 800 metres at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, a competition for athletes in South Central and Southeastern United States. Parvej came to prominence after his gold on Saturday night, but he had made history in March by becoming the first Indian track athlete to compete at the prestigious NCAA championships in Boston. He competed in the one mile race, a non-Olympic event. Those before him to make a mark in the NCAA are illustrious athletes; triple jumper Mohinder Singh ...
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IPL-17: DC vs RCB: Delhi Capitals opt to bowl against RCB

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s captain Faf du Plessis tosses the coin as his Delhi Capitals’ counterpart Axar Patel looks on before the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on May 12, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Delhi Capitals won the toss and opted to bowl against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Bengaluru on May 12.Axar Patel is captaining the Delhi side in place of Rishabh Pant, who was handed a one-match suspension for a third slow over rate offence this season.TeamsDelhi Capitals: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel (w), Shai Hope, Kumar Kushagra, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (c), Kuldeep Yadav, Rasikh Dar Salam, Mukesh Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed.Royal Chal...
Virgo Daily Horoscope Today, May 13, 2024 predicts heartfelt conversations
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Virgo Daily Horoscope Today, May 13, 2024 predicts heartfelt conversations

Read Virgo daily horoscope for May 13, 2024, to know your astrological predictions. Communication is key—open up and let your ideas be known. ​Read Virgo daily horoscope for May 13, 2024, to know your astrological predictions. Communication is key—open up and let your ideas be known.  astrology 
Leo Daily Horoscope Today, May 13, 2024 predicts innovative solutions
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Leo Daily Horoscope Today, May 13, 2024 predicts innovative solutions

Read Leo daily horoscope for May 13, 2024, to know your astrological predictions. Stay open-minded and flexible to maintain harmony. ​Read Leo daily horoscope for May 13, 2024, to know your astrological predictions. Stay open-minded and flexible to maintain harmony.  astrology 
Gemini Daily Horoscope Today, May 13, 2024 predicts new experiences
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Gemini Daily Horoscope Today, May 13, 2024 predicts new experiences

Read Gemini daily horoscope for May 13, 2024, to know your astrological predictions. New connections may lead to promising opportunities. ​Read Gemini daily horoscope for May 13, 2024, to know your astrological predictions. New connections may lead to promising opportunities.  astrology 
Cancer Daily Horoscope Today, May 13, 2024 predicts a love interest
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Cancer Daily Horoscope Today, May 13, 2024 predicts a love interest

Read Cancer daily horoscope for May 13, 2024, to know your astrological predictions. This day is marked by a call to slow down and reflect. ​Read Cancer daily horoscope for May 13, 2024, to know your astrological predictions. This day is marked by a call to slow down and reflect.  astrology 
Taurus Daily Horoscope Today, May 13, 2024 advices patience and self-love
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Taurus Daily Horoscope Today, May 13, 2024 advices patience and self-love

Read Taurus daily horoscope for May 13, 2024, to know your astrological predictions. Today is a day of facing and overcoming hurdles. ​Read Taurus daily horoscope for May 13, 2024, to know your astrological predictions. Today is a day of facing and overcoming hurdles.  astrology 
Aries Daily Horoscope Today, May 13, 2024 predicts unexpected connections
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Aries Daily Horoscope Today, May 13, 2024 predicts unexpected connections

Read Aries daily horoscope for May 13, 2024, to know your astrological predictions. Today offers a unique blend of challenges and opportunities, Aries. ​Read Aries daily horoscope for May 13, 2024, to know your astrological predictions. Today offers a unique blend of challenges and opportunities, Aries.  astrology 
Thief Arrested In Mumbai, Mother Made Him Consume Drugs Before Crimes: Cops
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Thief Arrested In Mumbai, Mother Made Him Consume Drugs Before Crimes: Cops

The arrest of a habitual offender who has allegedly committed a string of burglaries in Mumbai has left the police stunned as the investigation suggested that it was his mother who made him consume drugs before he stepped out to commit the crime. The accused man, identified as Krishna Ravi Maheskar, 24, has more than 22 cases of housebreaking pending against him in various police stations across Mumbai, an official said on Sunday. "Maheskar is a habitual offender. His mother Vijeta Maheskar (50) played a vital role in all his criminal activities. She used to give him drugs before sending him out to commit housebreaking. She also used to dispose of the stolen property," said Kalachowki police station sub-inspector Rajendra Chavan. He said police are yet to arrest Vijeta Maheskar who is on t...
4-Time MP, Expelled MP And Ex-Cricketer: Phase 4’s Key Battles
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4-Time MP, Expelled MP And Ex-Cricketer: Phase 4’s Key Battles

Another 96 seats will go to the polls today as the Lok Sabha elections reach their halfway mark in terms of the number of phases -  three stages of polling have been completed and three more will be left after today. Voters will decide the fate of candidates in 10 states, including all 17 seats in Telangana. Andhra Pradesh will also see voting on all 25 of its Lok Sabha constituencies as well as 175 Assembly seats. Assembly elections will begin in Odisha too. Here's a look at some of the key contests: Asaduddin Owaisi vs Madhavi Latha, Hyderabad With a four-time sitting MP who is still considered popular contesting again, the electoral battle for Hyderabad would ordinarily not have received much attention. But the heated rhetoric and even theatrics, exemplified by the BJP candidate's alleg...
Mumbai Police Seize Rs 107 Crore Worth Mephedrone From Rajasthan Factory
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Mumbai Police Seize Rs 107 Crore Worth Mephedrone From Rajasthan Factory

The Mumbai police on Sunday busted a drug-making unit in Rajasthan's Jodhpur and seized mephedrone worth Rs 107 crore, an official said. According to the Sakinaka police official, they caught two persons with mephedrone, a synthetic stimulant, worth over Rs 3 crore in Mumbai in December last year. Subsequent investigation showed that the duo had got the banned substance from a person running a drug manufacturing unit in Jodhpur. The police raided the premises owned by the man in Jodhpur and found that he was producing drugs from there. Besides mephedrone worth Rs 107 crore, raw materials used to make the drug were also seized from the factory, the official said. The raw materials had been hidden in a godown, the official said. All three persons have been booked under the stringent Narcotic...
Polling In 9 States, Jammu And Kashmir Today In Phase 4: 10 Facts
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Polling In 9 States, Jammu And Kashmir Today In Phase 4: 10 Facts

Ten states and Union Territories, including Andhra Pradesh (25), Bihar (5), Jharkhand (4), Madhya Pradesh (8), Maharashtra (11), Odisha (4), Telangana (17), Uttar Pradesh (13), West Bengal (8), and Jammu and Kashmir (1), are voting today. Forty-two of the 96 seats (44 per cent) are spread across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. This phase will see the conclusion of polling in the southern states. Jammu and Kashmir will have its first election since 2019 today. Polling will be held for Srinagar constituency -- one of the two Lok Sabha seats in the Union Territory. Polling for the Anantnag-Rajouri seat has been deferred to May 25 after objections from the BJP. This phase is dominated by the non-aligned parties like Naveen Patnaik's Biju Janata Dal and YS Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSR Congress. Ne...
Srinagar To Vote Today In 1st Election Since Revocation Of Article 370
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Srinagar To Vote Today In 1st Election Since Revocation Of Article 370

The Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency is voting today in the first elections since Article 370, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, was abrogated in 2019 and the state was bifurcated into two Union Territories. What is also special about these elections is that this is the first time in the past three decades that people in the picturesque summer capital will be able to cast their ballots without a boycott call by separatists or under the shadow of violence. The BJP has not fielded any candidate in the constituency and the main contest is between the picks of Farooq Abdullah's National Conference and Mehbooba Mufti's Peoples Democratic Party - one a victim of terrorism and the other a terror accused who is out on bail.  National Conference candidate Aga Ruhullah Mehdi's father...
Akhilesh Yadav To Asaduddin Owaisi: Big Names Taking Poll Test In Phase 4
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Akhilesh Yadav To Asaduddin Owaisi: Big Names Taking Poll Test In Phase 4

A total of 1717 candidates are contesting in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha polls today, when 96 seats across 10 states and Union Territories are going to polls. Among these candidates are several heavyweights whose poll performance will be watched closely across the country. Here's a look at some of the big faces in this phase Akhilesh Yadav The Samajwadi Party president and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister is back into the parliamentary election arena this time from Kannauj, a seat he represented for 12 years -- from 2000-2012. Held by Samajwadi Party for over two decades, Kannauj fell to the BJP in the 2019 election, when Subrat Pathak defeated sitting MP and Mr Yadav's wife Dimple Yadav by a slim margin of less than 13,000 votes. The BJP has retained Mr Pathak as their candidate t...
BJP vs NOTA, World Cup-Winning Cricketers: Phase 4 Interesting Facts
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BJP vs NOTA, World Cup-Winning Cricketers: Phase 4 Interesting Facts

Ninety-six Lok Sabha constituencies across 10 states and Union territories including all seats in Andhra Pradesh, where assembly elections are also being held concurrently, and Telangana will go to polls today. In the fourth phase, polling will be held in 17 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana, 25 in Andhra Pradesh, 13 in Uttar Pradesh, five in Bihar, four in Jharkhand, eight in Madhya Pradesh, 11 in Maharashtra, four in Odisha, eight in West Bengal and one in Jammu and Kashmir. The fourth round will be witness to some interesting battles and the fate of several high-profile candidates will be decided in this phase - World Cup-winning cricketers Yusuf Pathan and Kirti Azad, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and AIMIM boss among others. The phase will also see a curious battle between the BJP a...
IPL 2024: RCB skipper Faf lauds pacers Yash, Lockie following 47-run win over DC
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IPL 2024: RCB skipper Faf lauds pacers Yash, Lockie following 47-run win over DC

RCB continued with their second-half surge, making it five wins in five matches and climbing up to the fifth spot with a 47-run win over DC at their home ground of M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday. ​RCB continued with their second-half surge, making it five wins in five matches and climbing up to the fifth spot with a 47-run win over DC at their home ground of M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday.  cricket 
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‘Sitting in the back seat…’: When 19-year-old Sanju Samson met his idol MS Dhoni on England tour | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Sanju Samson's journey in cricket has been marked not only by his talent but also by his admiration for the legendary Mahendra Singh Dhoni. At the tender age of 19, Samson was included in the India squad and travelled to England (India's tour of England in 2014), an experience that allowed him to share the dressing room with none other than Dhoni himself.Despite his youth, Sanju didn't shy away from seizing the opportunity to learn from one of the game's greats. He peppered Dhoni with questions and eagerly soaked in every tip and insight the veteran had to offer during the tour, seizing the opportunity to take as many leaves out of the veteran cricketer's book.Now, Sanju Samson, who was included in the ODI and T20I squads but didn't get the chance to make his debut on the tou...
96 Lok Sabha, 203 Assembly Seats Voting Today In Phase 4 Polls
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96 Lok Sabha, 203 Assembly Seats Voting Today In Phase 4 Polls

The fourth phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha election kicks off Monday morning with voting for 96 seats across 10 states and union territories, as well as voting for all 175 seats of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly and 28 of 147 in neighbouring Odisha.  The Lok Sabha seats in play today are all 25 in Andhra Pradesh and 17 in Telangana, in addition to 13 in Uttar Pradesh, 11 in Maharashtra, eight each in Bengal and Madhya Pradesh, five in Bihar, four in Odisha and Jharkhand, and Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar. On completion of the day's voting the Lok Sabha election 2024 will have crossed the halfway stage, with polling settled for 381 of the Lower House's 543 seats. The big names on the ballots in this phase include Samajwadi Party boss Akhilesh Yadav, who contests from the family bastion of Kannauj a...
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‘Captain and vice captain out of IPL’: Former India player raises concerns over India’s depth ahead of T20 World Cup | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya's woeful form has been the biggest reason behind Mumbai Indians' dismal campaign in the IPL 2024. The five-time IPL champions MI became the first team to get eliminated from the playoffs race.The former Mumbai captain Rohit might have scored a century but the second half has been far from impressive as he made just 52 runs in the last six innings.Former India cricketer Hemang Badani criticized Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya for their recent form and expressed concern over the team's exit from the IPL. He also raised doubts about the depth of the Indian team ahead of the T20 World Cup."Indian captain and vice captain out of the IPL. What does that speak of our quality depth and our chances. Trolls stay away.. If you have something objective to ad...