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WPL auction to be held in Mumbai on Dec. 9

WPL auction to be held in Mumbai on Dec. 9

Rediff.com24 Nov 2023

The players' auction ahead of the 2024 edition of the Women's Premier League (WPL) will be held on December 9 in Mumbai, the BCCI announced on Friday.

'Indian women's team focussed on clash against Pakistan'

'Indian women's team focussed on clash against Pakistan'

Rediff.com5 Feb 2023

The WPL action is slated to be held on February 13 in Mumbai, a day after India's T20 World Cup opener against Pakistan.

WPL Auction: Who is Mallika Sagar?

WPL Auction: Who is Mallika Sagar?

Rediff.com14 Feb 2023

'Mallika Sagar is a terrific auctioneer. Confident, clear and very poised. Straight away the right choices in the WPL. Well done @BCCI'.

Financial gap persists despite Women's World Cup success

Financial gap persists despite Women's World Cup success

Rediff.com21 Aug 2023

Spain's captain Olga Carmona -- the scorer of Sunday's deciding goal -- plays for Real Madrid, where the women's team generated revenues of 1.4 million euros in the 2021/22 season, according to Deloitte. That compared with the Real Madrid men's teams revenues of 713.8 million euros in the same season.

The next big step in women's cricket...

The next big step in women's cricket...

Rediff.com2 Mar 2019

Australian captain Meg Lanning believes starting an Indian Premier League will be the next 'big step' in women's cricket.

WPL 2023: RCB rope in Australian Sawyer as head coach

WPL 2023: RCB rope in Australian Sawyer as head coach

Rediff.com15 Feb 2023

Ahead of the inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League, Royal Challengers Bangalore named Ben Sawyer as head coach.

Three EPL games postponed ahead of the Queen's funeral

Three EPL games postponed ahead of the Queen's funeral

Rediff.com12 Sep 2022

Brighton & Hove Albion's match against Crystal Palace on Saturday will also remain postponed.

WPL sees first big injury in tournament opener

WPL sees first big injury in tournament opener

Rediff.com5 Mar 2023

Sneh Rana, Mooney's deputy at Gujarat, could not immediately provide an update on the extent of the Australia's injury.

WPL PIX: Shafali, Kapp fire DC to massive win vs Gujarat

WPL PIX: Shafali, Kapp fire DC to massive win vs Gujarat

Rediff.com11 Mar 2023

Images from the Women's Premier League 2023 match between Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Giants played at the D Y Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Saturday.

Harmanpreet believes 'adapting to different conditions will be key'

Harmanpreet believes 'adapting to different conditions will be key'

Rediff.com16 Feb 2024

Mumbai Indians skipper Harmanpreet Kaur feels adapting to different conditions will be vital to defending the title in the upcoming Women's Premier League, which is scheduled to be played in Bengaluru and New Delhi from February 23 till March 17.

WPL has played a big role in improving standard of domestic Indian players: Lanning

WPL has played a big role in improving standard of domestic Indian players: Lanning

Rediff.com22 Feb 2024

Despite entering its second year, the Women's Premier League (WPL) has already contributed immensely to improve the standard of domestic Indian players, reckoned Delhi Capitals captain Meg Lanning in Bengaluru on Thursday.

WPL PIX: 16 YO Shabnam shines; UP Warriorz fall short despite Deepti's efforts

WPL PIX: 16 YO Shabnam shines; UP Warriorz fall short despite Deepti's efforts

Rediff.com11 Mar 2024

IMAGES from the WPL 2024 UP Warriorz and Gujarat Giants match played in New Delhi on Monday

PIX: Tendulkar felicitates the World Champions!

PIX: Tendulkar felicitates the World Champions!

Rediff.com1 Feb 2023

Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday felicitated the India Under-19 women's cricket team, who won the inaugural ICC T20 World Cup in South Africa.

WPL Final: In-form DC look to topple RCB for title

WPL Final: In-form DC look to topple RCB for title

Rediff.com16 Mar 2024

Lanning has led DC from the front, scoring 308 runs from eight innings, while South African all-rounder Marizanne Kapp and Australian left-arm spinner Jess Jonassen are the highest wicket-takers for the side with 11 scalps each.

What has gone wrong for RCB in WPL 2023

What has gone wrong for RCB in WPL 2023

Rediff.com14 Mar 2023

Royal Challengers Bangalore remained rooted at the bottom after five straight defeats in WPL 2023.

Ness Wadia wants to get into women's IPL

Ness Wadia wants to get into women's IPL

Rediff.com28 Mar 2022

The BCCI has been under a bit of pressure to organise the Women's IPL.

WPL PIX: Dominant Mumbai Indians rout Delhi Capitals

WPL PIX: Dominant Mumbai Indians rout Delhi Capitals

Rediff.com9 Mar 2023

Uncapped Saika Ishaque's stellar showing with the ball and Hayley Matthews' superb all-round showing helped Mumbai Indians rout Delhi Capitals by eight wickets in the WPL 2023 match.

All-round show helps DC down UP Warriorz

All-round show helps DC down UP Warriorz

Rediff.com26 Feb 2024

IMAGES from the WPL match played between Delhi Capitals Women and UP Warriorz in Bengaluru on Monday.

The keys to Mumbai Indians' WPL triumph

The keys to Mumbai Indians' WPL triumph

Rediff.com27 Mar 2023

Mumbai Indians captain Harmanpreet Kaur feels that focussing on winning crucial moments of matches and not the ultimate prize worked for her side.

Haaland wins UEFA award, Wiegman dedicates prize to Spain

Haaland wins UEFA award, Wiegman dedicates prize to Spain

Rediff.com1 Sep 2023

Norwegian Haaland beat his team mate Kevin De Bruyne and 2022 World Cup champion Lionel Messi after helping City win three major trophies, the Champions League, English Premier League and FA Cup.

Champions Trophy 2025: India, Pakistan to face off in Dubai, mark the date...

Champions Trophy 2025: India, Pakistan to face off in Dubai, mark the date...

Rediff.com24 Dec 2024

As has been the case with ICC events, India and Pakistan have been clubbed in the same group which also has New Zealand and Bangladesh.

WPL PIX: Mumbai Indians record fourth straight win; thrash UP Warriorz

WPL PIX: Mumbai Indians record fourth straight win; thrash UP Warriorz

Rediff.com12 Mar 2023

Images from the Women's Premier League 2023 match between UP Warriorz vs Mumbai Indians played at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.

Benzema, Courtois, De Bruyne vie for UEFA honour

Benzema, Courtois, De Bruyne vie for UEFA honour

Rediff.com12 Aug 2022

Benzema and Courtois helped Real seal a record 14th European title last season while De Bruyne guided City to the Premier League title -- his fourth crown in seven seasons at the club.

WPL PIX: Harmanpreet, Kerr star as MI down Gujarat Giants

WPL PIX: Harmanpreet, Kerr star as MI down Gujarat Giants

Rediff.com25 Feb 2024

IMAGES from the WPL match played between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Giants in Bengaluru on Sunday.

Antony takes 'period of absence' from Man Utd to address assault allegations

Antony takes 'period of absence' from Man Utd to address assault allegations

Rediff.com10 Sep 2023

Antony will not immediately return to Manchester United while the Brazil striker addresses assault allegations against him, the Premier League club said on Sunday.

Arshdeep, Khaleel in fray for New Zealand Test series

Arshdeep, Khaleel in fray for New Zealand Test series

Rediff.com14 Aug 2024

It is understood that the selectors are looking to bring more variations into the pace attack and hence a left-arm seam and swing bowler could be added to the bouquet of pacers vying for a Test cap.

Mandhana shuts down haters comparing her win to Kohli's struggles

Mandhana shuts down haters comparing her win to Kohli's struggles

Rediff.com19 Mar 2024

Both Mandhana and Kohli wear No. 18 jerseys and the left-handed batter said drawing comparison between the two based on that was unwarranted.

Did Australia err by not playing warm up games?

Did Australia err by not playing warm up games?

Rediff.com4 Feb 2023

Suresh Raina is baffled by Australian team's decision to opt for simulation training rather than play warm-up games ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy four-Test series.

Liverpool welcome UEFA report on Champions League final chaos

Liverpool welcome UEFA report on Champions League final chaos

Rediff.com14 Feb 2023

UEFA apologised to Liverpool for initially blaming the Merseyside club's fans for the mayhem following the release of the independent review on Monday.

MI's Kalita Takes A Blinder!

MI's Kalita Takes A Blinder!

Rediff.com15 Mar 2023

Jintimani Kalita took a splendid catch against Gujarat Giants in the Women's Premier League on Tuesday. The 19 year old is the only player from Assam to be picked in the WPL.

Jemimah Rodrigues to play in the Hundred for Northern Superchargers

Jemimah Rodrigues to play in the Hundred for Northern Superchargers

Rediff.com28 Jul 2023

India batter Jemimah Rodrigues has signed a last-minute deal to play for Northern Superchargers in the upcoming Hundred tournament in England, replacing Australia's Heather Graham.

'Washi Is A Superb Batter'

'Washi Is A Superb Batter'

Rediff.com11 Nov 2024

'The world is yet to watch him, show his prowess as a batter, but given the chance he will do a great job.'

One ball at a time: Saika Ishaque takes WPL by storm

One ball at a time: Saika Ishaque takes WPL by storm

Rediff.com8 Mar 2023

The Mumbai Indians have registered two straight wins in the inaugural edition of the WPL, with Saika Ishaque already becoming MI's go-to-player.

'Gold is gold, had tears in my eyes': Smriti gets candid

'Gold is gold, had tears in my eyes': Smriti gets candid

Rediff.com25 Sep 2023

Smriti Mandhana expressed her overwhelming joy on winning a gold medal

WPL: 'Captaincy wasn't on my radar'

WPL: 'Captaincy wasn't on my radar'

Rediff.com3 Mar 2023

Ahead of the opener of the inaugural season of the Women's Premier League, Gujarat Giants' skipper Beth Mooney opened up on her role as a captain.

'We have not executed our plans well'

'We have not executed our plans well'

Rediff.com21 Mar 2023

The incumbent England skipper Heather Knight backed under-fire Smriti Mandhana, the costliest player in WPL, who had a poor run with the bat, to come back stronger.

'We can win gold at Asian Games'

'We can win gold at Asian Games'

Rediff.com10 Aug 2023

Gayakwad said upcoming editions of the WPL will provide more match-time to the players.

Loss keeps haunting us; WPL is a blessing in disguise: Jemimah

Loss keeps haunting us; WPL is a blessing in disguise: Jemimah

Rediff.com2 Mar 2023

Ahead of the inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League, Jemimah Rodrigues opened up on how the WPL is helping the Indian players deal with the T20 World Cup semifinal loss.

UK Govt steps in to amend Chelsea's ticket sales ban

UK Govt steps in to amend Chelsea's ticket sales ban

Rediff.com24 Mar 2022

The British Govt amended the Special License enabling Chelsea FC to sell tickets to select competitions to fans

'It's Christmas with a cherry on the cake'

'It's Christmas with a cherry on the cake'

Rediff.com20 Dec 2023

'A fair bit of shock and certainly excitement with how it was all unfolding, but nothing I could have ever imagined.'