In a manner of speaking, the Sunrisers Hyderabad pulled out the rug from under everyone’s feet when they qualified for the playoffs of the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League by defeating the Kolkata Knight Riders by five wickets at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium here on Sunday night.

Reacting to the fallout of the “spot-fixing” scandal that erupted four days ago, the cricket control board has deployed officers from the Anti-Corruption and Security Unit to accompany the four teams that have qualified for the Indian Premier League playoff matches to be played here and thereafter in Kolkata.

Youth-based reality shows are quite popular among the adolescents as they find it easier to connect with the participants. One such popular show is Roadies known for its harsh tasks that the contestants have to go through.

Bobby Zachariah Abraham’s passion to serve his fellow beings took him places. One can call him a biker, adventurer, traveller or somebody who lends a helping hand to the needy, and Bobby aptly fits all these categories; and his latest tag is a film actor!

High on confidence after notching up a double against Bahrain in two international friendlies in the latter’s backyard, the Indian women’s senior national team will look to continue the momentum at the AFC Asian Cup (qualifiers), that gets under way in Ramallah, Palestine, on Tuesday.

Former Delhi Soccer Association groundsman and caretaker Chetan Barua passed away on Monday following a brief illness.

This week, while celebrating their team’s La Liga triumph atop a double-decker bus! Two of the star players, defender Gerard Pique and midfielder Alex Song, got into a major scuffle amidst the celebrations, causing a ruckus while the bus was traversing the streets of the Catalan city.

Mozambique’s top 800m runner Maria Mutola has reckoned that India can produce world champions in athletics provided the youngsters have self-belief and they train under the best possible coaches.

Chanda Gayen, a mountaineer from West Bengal, has successfully scaled the Mt Everest on Saturday, becoming the third woman from the state to conquer the highest mountain peak in the world. According to information received here from the base camp at Solo Khumbu in Nepal, Chanda reached the top at 7 am after beginning the last part of her journey to the peak from camp four at South Col on Friday night taking the South East ridge route.

Doing what he had just 12 times in the past — and certainly never in the Indian Premier League — Adam Gilchrist doffed his wicket-keeping gloves and took the ball for Kings XI Punjab’s final over against the Mumbai Indians at the HPCA Stadium here on Saturday.