The third season of the Delhi Premier League (DPL) has been announced, scheduled from July 31 to August 30, with the player auction on July 1. The league will feature prominent male and female cricketers, including India internationals, and aims to highlight Delhi's cricketing talent.
The Premier League launched its NEXTGEN coach programme in Goa, aiming to enhance grassroots football coaching in India through training and skill development for local coaches.
Bollywood actor John Abraham has acquired co-ownership in the Rotterdam Dockers, a franchise participating in the inaugural European T20 Premier League. The league, featuring six city-based teams, aims to boost cricket's growth in Europe and includes other cricketing legends in its ownership and leadership groups.
A former Indian under-19 cricketer, who is a co-owner of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) franchise Jaffna Kings, was arrested by Sri Lanka's sports anti-corruption investigators on Friday over allegations of attempting to bribe a player.
The third Delhi Premier League T20 auction will see 600 players, including prominent Indian cricketers Rishabh Pant and Pratika Rawal, go under the hammer. Eight men's and four women's franchises will participate, with specific purse allocations for bidding. Players are categorised based on their experience, with varying base prices for each category.
The second season of the Archery Premier League (APL) will be held in Hyderabad from October 8-18, featuring 48 Indian and international archers across six franchises. The tournament aims to bolster India's Olympic medal prospects in archery.
Ahead of the 18th season of Indian Premier League, here all the stats and numbers from the annual cricket extravaganza.
Check out the league standings in the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League.
Rahul Dravid and Ravichandran Ashwin are reportedly part of an Indian consortium set to acquire a franchise in the European T20 Premier League.
The schedule of the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League.
'For the very first time, Indian cricketers are expected to join the action, their names will be revealed soon.'
The decision comes a month after DSport, the official broadcasters of the Pakistan Premier League (PSL) in India, stopped the coverage of the tournament in protest of the Pulwama terror attack that killed 40 CRPF personnel.
The tournament will feature 36 Indian archers and 12 top global players divided into six franchises -- the details of the franchises are yet to be announced.
The suspended Pakistan fast bowler said he signed with the IPL after receiving permission from the PCB.
Premier League takes its responsibility very seriously and do a great job: Michael Owen
Deccan Chargers staged a remarkable fightback to upstage Royal Challengers Bangalore by six runs in a nail-biting final and win the second edition of the Indian Premier League at Johannesburg on Sunday.
Fierce fan loyalty and physical commitment of its players, says Shreekant Sambrani, makes the cash-rich T20 tournament the envy of all sporting contests.
The drawing power of the Indian Premier League is destabilising national teams, says a column in the Sydney Morning Herald.
His teammate Chris Gayle and three South African cricketers have also signed up for the inaugural Indian Premier League, organisers said on Wednesday.
The seventh edition of the IPL, which was plunged into uncertainty following the betting and spot-fixing scandal that hit the previous edition of the cash-rich Twenty20 tournament, is set to be back with a bang. Apart from the cricket the IPL became popular for many other reasons. Take a look.
Temasek is exploring investment opportunities in India's booming IPL cricket league, a senior executive told Reuters, making the Singapore state investor the latest player to target one of the world's richest sports tournaments.
In the first part of a series, rediff.com takes a look at the players who have scored the mosts runs in the lucrative T20 tournament.
Assembly elections in Karnataka in May has forced some matches of the Indian Premier League to be rescheduled.
Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg said fears that private investment in the Big Bash League (BBL) could lead to the tournament ceding control to Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise owners are overblown.
For a tournament where records are broken faster than they are set, the Indian Premier League can boast of a few untouched landmarks. Rediff.com takes a look at landmarks tough to replicate.
Why is it that a team led by an Australian has gone on to become champion these two years, despite so many Indian captains being in the fray?
Are you a die-hard cricket fan? Want to catch all the Indian Premier League 5 action on your smartphone? Then don't miss these five IPL 5 apps.
Mumbai will play seven home matches, like all other franchises, besides hosting the semi-finals (May 30 and 31) and the June 1 final.
Former India captain and coach Rahul Dravid has been named as a co-owner of the Dublin franchise in a new European Twenty20 league, with the 53-year-old being part of an Indian consortium that acquired the team in the tournament set to launch in September.
The Calcutta High Court has ordered the immediate arrest of Delhi Capitals wicketkeeper-batter Abishek Porel in connection with a rape case and instructed police to seize his electronic devices to safeguard the complainant's privacy during the investigation.
Indian fast bowlers Akash Deep and Mukesh Kumar were on Friday appointed as Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSPs) by the Bihar government under its 'Medal Lao, Naukri Pao' policy, with Akash calling it a "big responsibility" and urging students to maintain peace amid the ongoing protests over the alleged NEET paper leak.
Abhishek Bachchan expresses his desire to see MS Dhoni play in the European T20 Premier League, highlighting the league's commitment to quality cricket and nurturing local talent.
Faf du Plessis, Jonty Rhodes, and Heinrich Klaasen have invested in the Rotterdam franchise in the European T20 Premier League, with du Plessis also leading the team.
There will be no South Korean participation in the inaugural Archery Premier League, denying Indian archers a chance to "test" themselves against their biggest nemesis in the world's first-ever franchise competition in the sport.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru put on a complete performance to beat Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets and defend their Indian Premier League title on Sunday.
New financial investment funds, including Filmoney Global and CineNow, are entering the 22,000 crore Indian film business, aiming to establish Indian cinema as a new asset class for high-net-worth individuals and institutions, similar to the IPL.
Pacer Harshit Rana has joined the Indian ODI squad for the final match against Afghanistan in Chennai after recovering from a knee injury. Rana, who underwent surgery in February, missed the T20 World Cup and IPL due to the ligament strain. India has already secured the series with a 2-0 lead.
Chennai is expected to host the opening match of the Big Bash League in December, following a visit by Cricket Australia officials to the MA Chidambaram Stadium.
Cricket legend Sir Garfield Sobers, widely considered the greatest all-rounder in the sport's history, has passed away at the age of 89. Tributes poured in from across the cricketing world, with former India captains Sunil Gavaskar and Virat Kohli expressing their profound sadness and respect for the West Indies icon. The Lanka Premier League will also honour his legacy.
Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood has pulled out of the ongoing Indian Premier League after a hectic summer of cricket and a busy national schedule ahead.
