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Mumbai lost their season opener to the Delhi Capitals (DC) followed by another loss against the Rajasthan Royals (RR). They will hope to get back to winning ways when they meet Kolkata at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Wednesday (April 6). Kolkata have two wins from three games and will look to continue the momentum they regained after their loss to the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). What makes this clash interesting is the player battles that it offers....

KKR have an unenviable record against MI, having lost 22 of the 27 head-to-head matches. But Mumbai are more vulnerable than usual this time around. They have found it difficult to adjust after losing some of their key players to other IPL teams at the IPL 2022 auction and are coming off back-to-back defeats in the tournament. Yadav has been out of action since February due to a hairline fracture on his thumb....

Kishan entered the auction at the highest base price of ₹2 crore. Apart from MI, Punjab Kings (PBKS), Gujarat Titans (GT) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) also entered the bidding race to snap him up. In the end, MI bagged the southpaw for a whopping ₹15.25 crore, making him the most expensive purchase at the auction. Sharing his views on the auction and the bidding war for him, the 23-year-old told TOI in an interview:...

11TH MATCH: CSK v/s Kings XI Punjab DATE: 10th April, 2013 TIME: 8:00 PM (IST) VENUE: Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh The most consistent and the most promising side, Chennai Super Kings lost a close battle in their first IPL6 outing against Mumbai Indians. Given the formidable batting order, chasing 149 did not appear to be difficult at all, but Dhoni’s men in yellow botched it all with reckless short selection....

The Chennai Super Kings rode on Michael Hussey’s fine half-century against Kings XI Punjab, thrashing the hosts convincingly by ten wickets. Clearly, Chennai Super Kings’ athletic fielding set the base for the victory, and Hussey and Vijay led the Super Kings’ chase with a sparkling 139-run stand for the first wicket that eventually sealed the game for them. Hussey finished with 86*, while Vijay scored 50*. Right from the toss, everything went Chennai Super Kings’ way....

The IPL spot-fixing case seems to worsen with every passing day as some of the media reports have suggested that ICC had warned BCCI about Gurunath Meiyappan’s link with the bookies. According to some media reports, ICC had informed the Indian cricket board about Meiyappan before the start of the sixth season of IPL. After the transcripts of the conversation between Vindoo Dara Singh and Meiyappan were accessed, it was revealed that Meiyappan was advising Vindoo to be vigilant about his dealings and he also told him that “ICC has warned BCCI about me....

Ricky Ponting and Sourav Ganguly played a massive role in the team’s improvement as both the legends were a part of their backroom staff. The team selection and their strategies proved to be right on the money. They went from being a struggling side to the third best team in just one year. As Sourav Ganguly has become the BCCI President, he will not be available for IPL 2020 hence, Ponting will have to take the charge....

Players playing in IPL Matchday 42: KL Rahul, Jofra Archer, Sanju Samson, Rahul Tewatia, and Mohammed Shami. Captain: KL Rahul | Vice-Captain: Sanju Samson Credits Remaining: 0 With just four Matchdays left, IPL Fantasy players need to use their remaining transfers efficiently. Deadline for Transfers: 3:30 PM IST on Saturday, 31st October. Also Read: IPL Fantasy 2020: Best fantasy XI for Matchday 42, KXIP vs RR| IPL Fantasy Tips...

Consider some testimonials: David Yeghnazar of Elam Ministries stated in 2018 that “Iranians have become the most open people to the gospel.” The Christian Broadcast Network found, also in 2018, that “Christianity is growing faster in the Islamic Republic of Iran than in any other country.” Shay Khatiri of Johns Hopkins University wrote last year about Iran that “Islam is the fastest shrinking religion there, while Christianity is growing the fastest....

Tensions between Tehran and Washington have escalated rapidly over the past few days, with Trump’s decision to order a drone strike that killed Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani in Iraq leading Iranian leaders to vow “revenge.” Zarif was planning to attend the Security Council meeting scheduled for this week but claims he has been blocked by the U.S. government. “Denying me a visa in violation of 1947 UNHQ Agreement pales in comparison to: -Pompeo’s threat to starve Iranians (crime against humanity) - Trump’s bluster about cultural heritage (war crime) - #EconomicTerrorism - Cowardly assassination,” he tweeted on Tuesday....

Before the invasion, Iraq was one of the world’s most tightly controlled societies. Only a few specially licensed stores could sell alcohol, and in recent years drinking was banned outright in restaurants and hotels. A committee in the Ministry of Culture kept a strict watch against even mildly naughty movies, magazines and films. Convicted prostitutes could be beheaded. Hard-core drug abuse was virtually unknown–if you didn’t count certain members of Saddam’s immediate family and their close friends....

Oman won the toss and chose to bowl against Ireland. They made a bright start as Bilal Khan sent back Irish openers Paul Stirling (6) and Andrew Balbirnie (12) in the third over of the innings. Gareth Delany (47) and Harry Tector (35) led the fightback for Ireland. Delany hit three consecutive sixes in an over from Zeeshan Maqsood. The 82-run partnership was broken when Kaleemullah dismissed Tector. He also sent back Lorcan Tucker (0) first-ball....

After getting his name cleared following a 15-year prison sentence, Kaye makes it his mission to discover the truth behind his incarceration. Viewers may be wondering how much of the story in American Gigolo is true. Here is everything you need to know. Is ‘American Gigolo’ Based on a True Story? The short answer is, no, American Gigolo is not based on a true story because it is actually a remake of Paul Schrader’s 1980 film of the same name....

The eight-part series airs every Sunday on Starz and explores the formative years of Queen Elizabeth I (played by Alicia von Rittberg) and her two half-siblings, the future King and Queen of England and Ireland, Edward VI (Oliver Zetterström) and Mary I (Romola Garai) respectively. Effectively orphaned after their father, Henry VIII, died and nine-year-old King Edward VI took to the throne, the siblings found themselves not only embroiled in the politics of court but also with religion and romance....

There are negative and positive points to consider when addressing this question, and we’ll start with the cons. The main and perhaps most obvious knock on Machado isn’t even necessarily his fault; it’s the knee injuries that have forced a premature ending to each of his last two seasons. He won’t turn 23 until July, so his youth should help him recover as well as one can from such injuries....

Two Canadian doctors recently made the argument that the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine is effective enough to warrant a single-dose regimen when communities have a limited supply of the shots. Their letter, published in mid-February when Canada was experiencing a delay in vaccine shipments, states that the vaccine had an efficacy of 92.6% beginning two weeks after the first dose, and before the second was administered. The authors based their analysis on documents Pfizer submitted to the FDA....

Enough however has been spoken about AVB’s sad departure from the Chelsea hot seat. Some refer it to owner Roman Abrahamovic’s nonchalance at changing managers at will. Some felt for him, others however would be thankful in hindsight as Roberto Di Matteo won them the revered Champions League in 2012. I however feel differently, not only was he out of squad depth, he was quite inexperienced to handle one of the biggest teams in the Premier League, which gave him in....

The clock is ticking for legislators to pass another relief package before they leave for the rest of the year and on Monday, legislators proposed a new $748 billion bipartisan, bicameral proposal. It includes another round of the Paycheck Protection Program and expanded unemployment insurance, but Hawley and Sanders criticized it for failing to provide struggling Americans with a direct payment. “I don’t get why so-called ’emergency relief’ packages for COVID-19 don’t include direct assistance to working families....

On Saturday evening, the Spanish capital, Madrid, witnessed an upset. Atletico Madrid defeated their cross-city rivals, Real Madrid by a goal in a derby game. However, something else, something more transcendent occurred that day. There was a shift in power. However, like every such scenario, this shift in power wasn’t achieved in a day. Let’s rewind to May 2013. Real Madrid faced Atleti in the Copa Del Rey final. Cristiano Ronaldo headed the ball into the net in the 14th minute which gave Madrid the lead....

Another scintillating game of cricket was on display at the Chinnaswamy Stadium today. Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 7 wickets to secure a thrilling win. For once, the bowlers took a back-seat as the batsmen set the stands on fire with some incredible power hitting. Chasing a hitherto stiff target of 162 with fire-breathing pacemen Dale Steyn and Ishant Sharma at the opposing end, RCB got off to a sparkling flier, had some hiccups and eventually recovered enough to canter to victory....