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Championship clubs have approved a new financial framework that will cap spending on players and managers at 85 per cent of income from the 2026-27 season, the English Football League announced on Friday. The new Squad Cost Rules (SCR) system will replace the Profitability and Sustainability Rules, which allow clubs to lose no more than…

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Toss Lucknow Super Giants chose to bowl vs Chennai Super Kings Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain Rishabh Pant won the toss and asked Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to bat on what he called a “tacky” pitch. His counterpart Ruturaj Gaikwad was also wary of the red-soil surface in Lucknow, suggesting there was some moisture in…

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Chennai Super Kings meets Lucknow Super Giants in Lucknow on May 15 knowing that a victory will be crucial if it is to qualify for the IPL 2026 Playoffs. Ruturaj Gaikwad’s side is currently fifth with 12 points from 11 matches, and a Net-Run-Rate of +0.185. How can CSK qualify for the IPL 2026 playoffs?…

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Dan Mousley has been named as England Lions captain for a two-match red-ball series against South Africa A, with two four-day matches set to take place at Arundel from May 22-25 and Beckenham from May 29-June 1. Mousley, who played for England in seven white-ball matches in the Caribbean in 2024, will lead a 15-man…

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Two-time Olympic pole vault champion Armand Duplantis is looking to pack ​more power into his jump with a ‌new 22-step approach, a longer run-up ​than he previously used to ⁠break the world record multiple times since 2020. Sweden’s Duplantis, who set the world record for the ‌15th time when he cleared 6.31 metres in March,…

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Tickets in South Korea for a rare match against a visiting North Korean team sold out within half a day, Seoul’s football association told AFP on Friday. All 7,087 general admission tickets for the game on May 20 between home side Suwon FC Women and Naegohyang Women’s FC were snapped up within about 12 hours of…

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There’s a certain inevitability about Shardul Thakur. He may not play half the games in a season, concede 15 runs off his first over – like he did against Punjab Kings in Dharamshala – and yet, produce moments of brilliance that turn a game on its head. He’s called ‘Lord’ Thakur and he lives up…

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Punjab Kings pacer Arshdeep Singh has found himself at the centre of a growing debate around players, content creation and the blurred boundaries between access and exposure in the IPL ecosystem. While the left-arm seamer has had a modest season on the field, picking up 13 wickets in 12 matches at an economy rate touching…

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