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After 18-yr wait, RCB clinch 1st-ever IPL title as Punjab Kings fall short in final

Ahmedabad (Gujarat): Finally, after 18 years, it is party time for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) as a brilliant spell from Krunal Pandya and solid...

Digvesh Rathi’s suspension should be a wake-up call. T20 cricket is also a gentleman’s game

The suspension should serve as a wake-up call — not just for Rathi, but for every young gun in the league. Celebrate your success, but know where the boundary is.

IPL expansion will kill Test cricket. Players no longer care about playing for the country

One of the founding philosophies of the BCCI has been to effectively control the game in India. The IPL has dented that control.

OTT isn’t stopping viewers from turning to TV for sports. Now, remove legacy regulations

TV channel prices remain the same whether you are watching the IPL or its highlights three months later. Broadcasters cannot monetise on ‘perceived value’.

Here’s why BCCI took IPL auction to Saudi Arabia—cricket is not the main course

Even if investments into the IPL franchises don’t happen, Saudi involvement can take other routes. The IPL franchises are buying into world cricket.

Cricket and Australian avocados have one thing in common – Brett Lee

For Lee, who is the new Australian avocado ambassador, this role gives him the opportunity to return to his 'second home'.

‘Keyboard’ meme a reminder internet isn’t just for gyan, toxicity. Sometimes it’s just fun

Even Kolkata Knight Riders has joined the trend to celebrate Shreyas Iyer, complete with an anime-style illustration of him accompanying the tweet.

Saudi Arabia eyeing multibillion-dollar stake in IPL, reports Bloomberg News

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's advisers have spoken to govt officials about moving the IPL into a holding company valued at as much as $30 billion, the report said.

On Camera

Shah Rukh Khan’s India is about love, not hate. Chak De! India to My Name Is Khan

This year, Jawan and The Kerala Story both won National Awards. The irony was impossible to miss. One critiqued the system, the other endorsed its narratives. The dichotomy says more about India’s cultural schizophrenia than any film review ever could.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

Joint production, closer ties, emerging tech: The foundation of new defence pact between India & US

The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.