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Sunrisers Hyderabad jumped two places to fifth to keep their campaign on track while Rajasthan Royals suffered their first loss in their newly-adopted home. In a low-scoring encounter, Kumar picked up four for 14 and Dale Steyn got two for 31 as Sunrisers Hyderabad bowlers atoned for the poor performance of their batsmen. Rajasthan Royals batsmen had to blame themselves as they gifted away their wickets while chasing a small target of 135 and were bowled out for 102 runs with a ball to spare....

Date and Time: May 19, 2014, 4 pm IST (10.30 am GMT) Current Standings *table updated till 18 May Previous meeting: The two teams last met in the final of the Champions League T20 which Mumbai won by 33 runs (October 6th, 2013, at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi). Harbhajan Singh was declared man of the match. Last five results: Rajasthan Royals – WLWLW Mumbai Indians - LWLWW Top run-scorers Rajasthan Royals – Ajinkya Rahane (316 runs)...

Needing to wrap up the game in 15.2 overs to finish second in the league stage over Chennai Super Kings after Sunrisers posted a challenging 160/7, Pathan hit the Challengers like a raging bull, taking away the game single-handedly. He plundered seven massive sixes and five fours as the home side raced to a winning 161/6 in only 14.2 overs, and would now play the qualifier at the same ground May 27....

A division bench of Justice V.M. Kanade and Justice M.S. Karnik asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) whether it could shift the matches scheduled in Pune, how it would contribute to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund and if it was ready to supply the same quantity of water to parched villages in Pune district as it had done for the Indian Premier League matches. BCCI counsel Rafiq Dada informed the high court that it had supplied four million litres of water per day to various cricket stadia for the IPL matches so far and also tied up with the Royal Western India Turf Club (RWITC) to procure treated sewage for matches to be played in Mumbai and Pune....

Earlier in the game, Ambati Rayudu and Krunal Pandya helped Mumbai Indians to a score of 142/6 after they were reduced to 60/4. Despite Tim Southee’s best efforts with the ball for the Rohit Sharma-led team, the Sunrisers were always in firm control of the chase. What the captains had to say Warner, who was also named the Man of the Match, was full of praise for his bowlers....

On the other hand, Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga and Asela Gunaratne are likely to miss the team’s first match against the Rising Pune Supergiant in Pune and will join the team in Mumbai on 7th. Extra cover: Mumbai Indians’ all-time dream team unveiled “Pollard and Simmons will reach Mumbai on 4 April and join the team in Pune on 5 April for pre-match training. We have no word yet actually from the Sri Lanka board but most likely they will finish the Bangladesh series - with the last match scheduled on 6th April - and join the team on the 7th in Mumbai," MI’s official spokesperson informed PTI on Saturday....

What’s the story Team India and RCB captain Virat Kohli is a doubtful starter to the IPL 2017, after conceding that he is still a few weeks away from attaining full fitness from his shoulder injury. Speaking to Ravi Shastri at the post-match conference in Dharamsala, Kohli said: “It is still a few weeks for me to be 100% fit on the field”. Also read: Brad Hodge questions Virat Kohli’s priority between the national team and IPL 2017...

The pacers like Jasprit Bumrah, Dwayne Bravo, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Andrew Tye are widening their arsenal with knuckle-balls, slower bumpers, back of the hand slower balls whereas spinners like Sunil Narine, Kuldeep Yadav, Rashid Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal and others adding the flavour of mystery in their tank. In T20 cricket, especially the Indian Premier League, more often than not the matches go till the last over, and the need for a specialist finisher becomes substantial to take the team over the line at the crux....

This year they are returning to the league after a two-year suspension due to the alleged involvement of their owners in spot-fixing. Expectations are sky-high this season for the fans of the Yellow Army. The Super Kings have assembled a pretty good squad for this season, but the age of some of their players has been the major talking point so far. Let us now look at the players who must prove their worth after being bought for a higher price tag....

Plunkett is an integral part of the England limited-overs side and has represented his country across all formats. Overall, he has played over 90 matches across all formats for England. He will be replacing the South African pacer, who was ruled out of the tournament with a lower-stress back reaction. Rabada, who was signed by the franchise for 4.2 crore using their RTM card, will be out of action for up to three months....

The 29-year-old Hyderabad lad is expected to return to competitive action by June. The cut-off date for Olympic qualification was May 4 and Kashyap’s knee injury puts a seal of confirmation on him not playing in the Rio Olympics. He talks about his injury and much more in an exclusive interview. Also Read: 10 things to know about Parupalli Kashyap Excerpts: Q. How is your rehab program going on?...

Cuomo’s administration decided to exclude the deaths of patients transferred to hospitals from its overall death tolls for nursing homes, The Associated Press reported. Investigators from the New York City law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell confirmed that the state Department of Health wanted the inclusion of those deaths in the totals for nursing home fatalities. This information comes from a report the law firm put together to look into allegations against Cuomo, including inappropriate staff work on a book deal and claims of sexual harassment....

Details of the fight club came to light after parents’ complaints led to an investigation of Plano East High School baseball head coach Travis Collins and assistant coach Reagan Allen. The district found that the fights were promoted on social media and were so widespread, the coaches should have known about them. MORE: Incidents that give sports a black eye “During the fights, usually organized by the seniors each year, all players are pit against one another in fights with the little protection given by cheap boxing gloves,” one student said during the investigation, according to the school district....

The IOC declined to comment Friday, saying in an email statement, “Experience shows that quiet diplomacy offers the best opportunity to find a solution for questions of such nature. This explains why the IOC will not comment any further at this stage.” The 35-year-old wrote a lengthy post on her social media on November 2 claiming she was raped three years ago by former top Chinese official Zhang Gaoli in his home despite refusing sex numerous times....

Iodine and Your Thyroid Proper thyroid function is important for the metabolism of almost all of the tissues in the body. It is also a critical factor for the development of the central nervous system. If the body has an adequate amount of iodine, this can prevent a lot of health issues including: HyperthyroidismBrain damage Just as an individual may not get enough iodine, too much iodine can create a thyroid dysfunction in some individuals....

Here we’ll look at the new features on offer and how the two OSes differ on key factors such as interface, customisation, security and privacy. We’ve also compared the phones themselves, so also check out Android vs iPhone. iOS 10 vs Android 7.0 Nougat: in brief For those unfamiliar with how Android differs from iOS, here’s the lowdown. iOS is only found on Apple phones and tablets, and aside from a few missing features on older iPhones and iPads, is essentially identical on all....

Apple added People Detection to the Magnifier app in the latest iOS 14.2 update. It uses the camera and LiDAR sensor in the iPhone 12 and 2020 iPad Pro, and could change how low-vision users navigate space. “Even after the pandemic, I foresee uses for such technology,” Aaron Preece, editor-in-chief of the American Foundation for the Blind’s AccessWorld, told Lifewire via email. “For example, searching for a path through a massive crowd of people where even a guide dog can’t find a way through....

Players Conventional Wisdon Dole right and BTE:Draws more than 32 percent. WTE: left arrow Any kind of second place. Forbes right and BTE: A close second. WTE: A distant left arrow third despite Iowa Purchase Plan. Buchanan up arrow BTE: Holy rolls to victory. WTE: Down there with Dornan. Alexander up arrow BTE: Anywhere in the top three. WTE: Behind Gramm. Gramm down arrow BTE: Tortoise crawls back to a solid third....

An Ames Tribune expose of the cost-saving measures taken by Iowa State administration published Wednesday detailed a scenario after the tournament wherein Cyclones players and staff were ordered to check out of the team hotel after the game and gather with their belongings in a hotel ballroom — using luggage as pillows and blankets — to await their flight back to Iowa nearly a day later. MORE: SN’s preseason All-Americans | Memphis players escape “horrific” fire...