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The return of the IPL to its traditional home-and-away format throws up interesting sub-plots vis-a-vis strategies and playing XI combinations. A lowdown on the 10 teams, and which among them are best placed to exploit the home-and-away games.

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Legendary: Dick Fosbury of the United States clears the bar in the high jump competition at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. Fosbury, the lanky leaper, completely revamped the technical discipline of high jump and won an Olympic gold with his ‘Fosbury flop.’

Last Word: Dick Fosbury, an innovator who changed high jump forever

American high jumper Dick Fosbury, who will live on in athletics history, passed away on March 12, aged 76. No name has been so intimately associated

ONGC announced 250 sports scholarships in 2022 and has pumped up funding in scholarships in a bid to support talented sportspersons, says ONGC chairman Arun Kumar Singh.

Big goals, bigger dreams – A profound look at ONGC’s sporting vision

Hot on the heels of their win at the Sportstar Aces Awards, ONGC chairman Arun Kumar Singh shares the blueprint for their future.

Champion stuff: The triumphant Mumbai Indians, which won the inaugural Women’s Premier League.

WPL 2023: Dominant Mumbai’s moment of glory

The final of the Women’s Premier League was a full house and for a match starting at 3.30pm on a weekday, more than 30,000 turned up.

Victorious: The four Indian gold medallists at the IBA Women’s Boxing World Championships 2023 - Nitu Ghanghas, Saweety Bora, Lovlina Borgohain, Nikhat Zareen.

IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships: Gold rush for India

Four Indian women bagged gold medals at the World Championships in New Delhi. Here’s a look at their inspiring stories.

There were a lot of positives for the Mariners this season, besides the title win. The Kolkata side showed signs of grit and determination throughout the whole journey while being constantly challenged with injuries and suspension. Goals were not easy to come by either, but it helped that the team had a dogged attitude of not accepting defeat easily.

Flight of fantasy: Decoding Mohun Bagan’s victorious ISL campaign

ATKMB’s grit and determination landed its first ISL title, despite BFC’s promising comeback this season

Expert at hitting centuries: Chris Gayle has the most number of centuries in the IPL - six.

Statsman: IPL highs and lows - records, numbers and stats

Here are some interesting stats and numbers from the 15 editions of the Indian Premier League.

The ever-economical Rashid Khan is a valuable asset for the Titans

Gujarat Titans IPL 2023 team preview: Strengths, weaknesses; best overseas, Indan and uncapped player

IPL 2023: A winner in its debut season, the challenge to win again this season will be monumental for Gujarat Titans.

After a tepid season with the bat for Mumbai Indians, Rohit Sharma will be desperate to come out all guns blazing.

Mumbai Indians IPL 2023 team preview: Strengths, weaknesses; best overseas, Indan and uncapped player

Mumbai Indians hit rock bottom in 2022, finishing last in the 10-team table. Adding a sixth title to its kitty this season will be difficult given the

Rapid run-maker: The 2022 edition of the IPL saw Quinton de Kock lift his strike-rate to a commendable 148.97 for his 508 runs.

Lucknow Super Giants IPL 2023 team preview: strengths, weaknesses, best overseas, Indian and uncapped players

IPL 2023: Lucknow Super Giants reached the playoffs in its debut season and will be eyeing another good performance under the captaincy of K. L. Rahul

Shikhar Dhawan is a man who relishes his challenges. He would have a point to prove when he puts on his captaincy hat for the Punjab Kings.

Punjab Kings IPL 2023 team preview: strengths, weaknesses, best overseas, Indian and uncapped players

IPL 2023: The constant chopping and changing in team personnel has not helped Punjab create a formula to reach the IPL playoffs consistently.

Jos Buttler was the highest run-scorer in IPL 2022 with 863 runs in 17 innings at an average of 57.53.

Rajasthan Royals IPL 2023 team preview: Strengths, weaknesses; best overseas, Indan and uncapped players

Having clinched the title in the inaugural edition in 2008, it took Royals 14 years to make another final. The Men in Pink would be hoping to take pos

Scorching heat: Hardik Pandya takes a drinks break during an IPL contest in April 2022. The weather will be inhospitable for cricket during the coming seven weeks.

IPL 2023: How can players thrive in the heat with smart dietary habits

This summer could be the hottest on record. To those who will play the IPL – don’t wilt in the heat. Instead, adopt smart dietary habits to help you p

India has had far too many batting collapses in all formats of the game, and that is a cause for concern.

Sunil Gavaskar hopes ‘glitz and glamour’ of IPL will not erase memories of ODI series loss vs Australia

The glitz and glamour of the IPL, it is hoped, will not erase the memory of the series loss. The loss should rankle and make the players motivated to

Fresh from leading Sunrisers Eastern Cape to the title in the inaugural edition of SA20, Markram will head into IPL 2023 with positive captaincy experience.

Sunrisers Hyderabad IPL 2023 team preview: strengths, weaknesses, best overseas, Indian and uncapped players

The Sunrisers, champions in 2016, have failed to qualify for the playoffs in the last two editions after making it to the last-four stage five seasons

David Warner, the captain, will hope to turn his form around in the IPL this season.

Delhi Capitals IPL 2023 team preview: strengths, weaknesses, best overseas, Indian and uncapped players

Delhi Capitals heads into the season after a lukewarm performance in the 2022 edition.

In his first year as RCB captain, Faf du Plessis led his team to the IPL playoffs.

Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL 2023 team preview: strengths, weaknesses, best overseas, Indian and uncapped players

Royal Challengers Bangalore reached the final thrice but hasn’t been able to clinch the title yet.

Undoubtedly, one of the best all-rounders in world cricket, Shakib’s presence will be a huge boost for KKR. In Shreyas’ absence, Shakib could also play a key role in the leadership group.

Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2023 team preview: strengths, weaknesses, best overseas, Indian and uncapped players

The two-time champion has suffered a big blow in the lead-up to IPL 2023 in the form of a back injury to Shreyas Iyer.

Expect ear-piercing chants of “Dhoni! Dhoni! Dhoni!” when he steps on the field at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium.

Chennai Super Kings IPL 2023 team preview: strengths, weaknesses, best overseas, Indian and uncapped players

Chennai Super Kings will be glad to return to the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, where it has enjoyed unprecedented success on spin-friendly pitches.

CSK will return to its fortress ‘Chepauk’ after a hiatus of four years.

IPL 2023: How return to home-and-away format will impact 10 teams

The return of the IPL to its traditional home-and-away format throws up interesting subplots vis-a-vis strategies and playing XI combinations.

Shane Watson: Dhoni can keep playing for as long as he wants. He is still very fit

Dhoni has a point to prove that you can lead incredibly well as 42-year-old: Shane Watson

Shane Watson opens up on the impact of Shane Warne and IPL on his career, the Ashes, the Australian team, and more.

Sivasakthi Narayanan of Bengaluru FC

ISL 2023: Four young players who stood out during the season

Many youngsters got an opportunity in the ISL this season. We focus on the top four who made a difference

A trying maiden WPL season tested the limits of Smriti Mandhana’s resilience.

Smriti Mandhana’s WPL 2023: Trials, tribulations and a bunch of life lessons

Smriti Mandhana spoke to WV Raman about her Women’s Premier League campaign, a testing full-fledged captaincy stint at RCB and the upside of the leagu

From Thomas Tuchel’s surprise appointment and Barcelona’s El Clasico victory to Arsenal and Napoli’s historic title surges. here’s everything that’s going on in European football.

Euro league round-up: Tuchel in, Napoli on the cusp of history, Arsenal’s title surge, Barca’s El Clasico triumph

Bukayo Saka starred for Arsenal with a brace and an assist as Mikel Arteta’s men took a huge step towards a first title in two decades. Here’s the omp

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