Mud ⏩mat ⏩ sand Rajdeep Saha and Shashi Shekhar Kashyap caught up with popular Pro Kabaddi stars Jai Bhagwan, Baldev Singh and Monu Hooda about the differences between the mainstream sport and its beach variant, the upcoming PKL Auctions and more. Check out our feature story ➡️ bit.ly/3SideZx

It's official: Real Madrid confirms that Carlo Ancelotti will leave the club on May 24. Who will coach the Los Blancos at the FIFA Club World Cup? 👀👀

🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 Kidambi Srikanth entered the semifinal of the #MalaysiaMasters2025 after beating Toma Junior Popov in the quarterfinals in Kuala Lumpur. SCORELINE: 24-22, 17-21, 22-20 Details ➡️ bit.ly/4mu8zS1

Sri Lankan veteran Angelo Mathews is all set to walk away from Test cricket. Here's his official red-ball retirement statement ➡️ bit.ly/3SferRt #SriLankaCricket

The overtake that reigning champion Max Verstappen made on McLaren’s Oscar Piastri was one for the history books. David Coulthard heaps praise on the four-time World Champion's incredible race in the #ImolaGP. ✍️ Kavita Menon ➡️ bit.ly/439DNq7 #F1

Ageing spares no one. Not even Ronaldo. 😓

A stern warning from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) after the Enhanced Games announced dates for the inaugural edition in 2026. 🔗 bit.ly/43Ju3Ty

India’s vaunted ‘next-gen’ stars, bred on an overdose of T20 cricket, will be tasked with filling the void left by the last decade’s most celebrated cricketers — Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma — and preparing for life after them in the most testing format. Dhruva Prasad writes ➡️ bit.ly/3SijG2U

Was the 33-run loss to LSG and a first real big test for the middle order the bad game Gujarat Titans need before the playoffs? Dhruva Prasad and Abhishek Saini review #GTvLSG youtu.be/3Vv-9MP7_z4

The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday will play host to the compelling second act of a tale of two captains whose fates in #IPL2025 have diverged dramatically. Santadeep Dey previews the clash ➡️bit.ly/3ZtyMpU #GTvLSG

Manchester United's coach Ruben Amorim and captain Bruno Fernandes have offered to leave the club if it will help the club rebuild. 👀👀 This comes after their 0-1 loss to Tottenham Hotspur in the #EuropaLeagueFinal.

Hayley Matthews in the 1st T20I vs England: 100* Rest of the Windies batting attack: 40 runs Next highest individual score: 17 The 27-year-old Windies captain's 67-ball 100 help West Indies post 146/7. England overhauled the target in 17 overs. #ENGvWI report ➡️ bit.ly/45kOAz2

🚨 Tim Seifert joins RCB for INR 2 CR 🚨 The New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter has played 66 T20Is and has 1540 runs to his name. #IPL2025 | #RCB | #IPLPlayoffs

IPL stars Ayush Mhatre and Vaibhav Suryavanshi have been named in the Indian U19 squad to tour England in June-July 2025. The series will include a 50-over warm-up game, a five-match Youth ODI series, and two multi-day fixtures against England U-19. More ➡️ bit.ly/3Ff4qAS

Striker Son Heung-min was among the Tottenham players left without winner’s medals during the awards ceremony for the Europa League final 😅 Here's why medals ran out during the presentation in Bilbao ➡️ bit.ly/3ZjvFBd #UELFinal | #EuropaLeague

World number three Alexander Zverev blamed illness after a last 16 elimination by Frenchman Alexandre Muller in the #HamburgOpen botched his French Open dress rehearsal. Report ➡️ bit.ly/4mrstNF

🇮🇳 Kidambi Srikanth advanced to the quarterfinals of the #MalaysiaMasters2025 after defeating Ireland’s Nhat Nguyen in his second-round match. More details on the fray ➡️ bit.ly/4kPUaOL #IndianBadminton

With over three decades of experience, Jaivir Sharma is among the most respected figures in Indian kabaddi. He will take charge of Gujarat Giants in the next edition of the Pro Kabaddi League. 🔗 bit.ly/3HhxyYE

✍️🇮🇳 Sunil Gavaskar pays tribue to the Indian Armed Forces, appreciates the efforts of the BCCI in the resumption of #IPL2025 and discusses a change to a key rule in the league in this edition of #OnTheWriteLine ➡️ bit.ly/45iY8KT #FromTheMagazine

Why was Jude Bellingham playing with a nagging shoulder issue for two years? 👀👀 The 21-year-old dislocated his shoulder during a match against Rayo Vallecano back in 2023. Although he finished the game, he ended up missing four matches afterwards for both club and country. 🔗 bit.ly/4k7ASEu

Vinicius Junior isn’t expected to get involved as Valencia threatens legal action over what it described as “falsehoods” in a Netflix documentary about the player and the racist insults made against him at the Spanish club’s stadium two years ago. 🔗 bit.ly/4ja2Yxu | #ViniJr

🚨 Pakistan drops Babar, Rizwan, Shaheen for 2025 Bangladesh T20Is 🚨 Salman Ali Agha (c), Shadab (vc), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hassan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Haris, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub

🏸 #MalaysiaMasters2025 ✅ Prannoy upset fifth seed Kenta Nishimoto of Japan 19-21, 21-17, 21-16 ✅ Karunakaran upset third seed Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei 21-13, 21-14 ⛔️ Sindhu lost 11-21, 21-14, 15-21 against Nguyen Thuy Linh of Vietnam 🔗 bit.ly/4dnEAXU

"I think we had a lot of fun over the 10 years. You win, you lose sometimes. It was a joy working really hard and creating something for this club which brought the club much better than it was before. I'm super proud." Kevin De Bruyne officially closes his Manchester City chapter 💙

Pakistan has confirmed that Bangladesh will go ahead with a T20 tour after it was put in jeopardy following cross-border conflict with India earlier this month. Bangladesh will play three matches from a date yet to be confirmed. bit.ly/3SOwePq

The end of an era 🙏 Pepe Reina, a FIFA World Cup winner and a double European champion with Spain, announced his retirement from professional football, bidding farewell to the sport after 26 seasons.

🚨 #DurandCup 2025 likely to be played between July 15 and August 25; AIFF yet to finalise dates 🚨 Kokrajhar as one of the venues being the only confirmed development. The town has hosted the last two editions of the tournament. ✍️ Neeladri Bhattacharjee reports ➡️ bit.ly/3H2LSEh #IndianFootball

🚨 ON THE COVER OF THE UPCOMING EDITION OF SPORTSTAR: Ravi Shastri on Virat Kohli 🚨 The former India coach calls Kohli the "most scrutinised batsman in world cricket" as he pens a heartfelt tribute to the former India captain who called time on his Test career recently. Read ➡️ bit.ly/3YPJ57M

Bijay Chhetri has become the first Indian player to join a South American side permanently when he signed a full-time contract with Uruguayan club Colon FC. His footballing journey so far ➡️ bit.ly/4krt6ow #IndianFootball

📺 REVISIT #LSGvSRH - Sunrisers might be out of contention but they had no issues dragging Lucknow Super Giants to their side of the aisle. Dhruva Prasad and Sahil Mathur review the game and look at what went wrong for LSG. youtu.be/qkJP8zX6IGw

Kyle Snyder, one of the most successful wrestlers in U.S. history, was initially charged with engaging in prostitution after he was arrested on May 9 at a motel in Columbus, Ohio. He has pled guilty Monday to a lesser charge of disorderly conduct. Details ➡️ bit.ly/3F9Rhcj

Kaka played under Carlo Ancelotti at AC Milan and Real Madrid, winning five major trophies with the Serie A side, while he won the Ballon d’Or during the same stint, in 2007. Will Kaka find his way into Ancelotti's coaching staff with Brazil? 👀👀 🔗 bit.ly/4jh3Kc5

Mumbai Indians' replacements for the remainder of #IPL2025: 🔄 Bairstow comes in for Jacks 🔄 Asalanka comes in for Bosch 🔄 Gleeson replaces Rickelton 🔗 bit.ly/4dnvE4K #IPL2025

🚨 DIGVESH RATHI SUSPENDED FOR LSG V GT 🚨 The Lucknow Super Giants spinner has been suspended for his team’s next match against Gujarat Titans after accumulating five demerit points. This follows a brief heated moment with Abhishek Sharma during #LSGvSRH. 🔗 Details bit.ly/4kpKIkF #IPL2025

The UAE secured its first-ever win over Bangladesh after battling till the last delivery to complete a 206-run chase in the second T20I in Sharjah. #UAEvBAN | Match report ➡️ bit.ly/3S9uKiH

Former India coach Ravi Shastri lauds Virat Kohli's all-or-nothing attitude as he remembers his Test returns against England in 2018. Read his tribute to #KingKohli here ➡️ bit.ly/3YPJ57M Did Virat have one more England tour left in him? 🤔 Tell us in the comments

✍️ TRIBUTE | Vijay Lokapally on Virat Kohli "Bradman. Sobers. Gavaskar. Tendulkar. Viv. These players left a huge imprint on the game in their era. Their exits evoked heartfelt tributes from fans and media alike. Virat has joined that list by stepping away from Test cricket" bit.ly/3HeBnhe

What places Virat Kohli above the rest? Former India coach Ravi Shastri explains in this exclusive tribute in the cover of Sportstar's upcoming edition ➡️ bit.ly/3YPJ57M

The Virat Kohli-Ravi Shastri partnership changed the face of Indian cricket. Here, the veteran cricketer and coach raises a glass to his captain and his transformative impact on the game's longest format in an exclusive piece for Sportstar. Read ➡️ bit.ly/3YPJ57M

Max Verstappen gave his Formula One title defence a big boost with victory at the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix after a daring overtake on standings leader Oscar Piastri at the start. #ImolaGP | 🔗 bit.ly/4dnW6vh

Jonathan Selvaraj and Nihit Sachdeva break down Neeraj Chopra's maiden 90m throw at the Doha Diamond League. 🔸 What did Jan Zelezny change for Neeraj? 🔸 Tracing the origins of the 90m clamour 🔸 Does breaching 90 necessarily mean more gold medals for Neeraj? Listen ➡️ bit.ly/3YPux87

Chelsea completed a trophy treble in an unbeaten domestic season in English football by defeating Manchester United 3-0 in the Women’s FA Cup final at Wembley. ✅ WSL ✅ League Cup ✅ FA Cup New co-owner Alexis Ohanian and tennis legend Serena Williams watched on from the stands. #FACup

No Travis Head for #LSGvSRH in Lucknow on Monday. #IPL2025

Haaland's horror run in finals continues 😱 #FACup | #CRYMCI

🗣️ Dean Henderson on the tiff with Pep Guardiola "I went to shake his hand. I think he was disappointed with the [injury] time. I just said, ‘You got the 10 minutes you wanted.’ No hard feelings. The fans will remember this forever, like we will." #FACup | #CRYMCI

"This is special. This is what dreams are made of, for me and this club. Who thought we could do it? We’ve made history today. Tactics were good but I feel like our spirit and energy [got us through]." Eberechi Eze tries to process Crystal Palace's #FACup triumph

Crystal Palace has made history, beating Manchester City to win its first major trophy in 119 years! BELIEVE IT! #FACup

With the India ‘A’ team visiting England for two First-Class matches and an intra-squad game, a host of players are likely to miss the last week of the league stage and the Playoffs of #IPL2025. 🔗 bit.ly/4dmymrf #ENGvIND

Defending champion Kolkata Knight Riders has been eliminated from the #IPL2025 race to Playoffs after the match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru was washed out on Saturday. It is now the fourth team to get officially knocked out of the tournament.

Chinnaswamy's Test tribute to Virat Kohli will have to wait until May 23. Hopefully, the weather doesn't play spoilsport then. #RCBvKKR has officially been abandoned due to rain. Photo: K. Bhagya Prakash #IPL2025