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Explosive batsman AB de Villiers enthralled the crowd with a whirlwind unbeaten 39-ball 90 to power Royal Challengers Bangalore to a convincing six-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils in their IPL fixture at the M Chinnaswamy stadium on Saturday.

Kolkata Knight Riders captain Dinesh Karthik wants the current Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) rain-rule method to be replaced by Jaydevan (VJD) method, after losing their curtailed IPL encounter to Kings XI Punjab by nine wickets, on Saturday.

Having tasted success in the Commonwealth Games recently, Indian shooters will eye another rich medal haul when the ISSF World Cup Stage 2 begins on Sunday in this Korean city, with the country's focus trained on the likes of Mehuli Ghosh on the first competition day.

Mumbai Indians coach Robin Singh says the one-wicket defeat to Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League opener still rankles, considering they had the returning outfit on the mat.

Kings XI Punjab went top of the points tally after beating Kolkata Knight Riders by nine wickets via DLS at the Eden Gardens in a rain-affected contest on Saturday.

Shashank Manohar's extension as the chairman will be one of the key points of discussion as the member nations of the International Cricket Council (ICC) meet in Kolkata for its quarterly meeting starting on Sunday.

Follow all the live IPL Score updates from the 19th Match of IPL 2018 between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Daredevils on Times of India.

Follow all the live IPL Score updates from the 19th Match of IPL 2018 between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Daredevils on Times of India.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar has become a vital cog in the wheel for whichever team he plays, and the India and Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer says experience and superior fitness have made him an improved bowler.

Handling a transition phase for any successful unit is a challenge in itself and that's why the Indian cricket team's most successful former head coach, Kirsten, feels that Fletcher played a "huge role" during his four-year tenure, which has now become a footnote.

Former Arsenal striker Ian Wright has insisted Arsene Wenger must have been sacked as he cannot believe his old boss would have walked away from his post.

Rahil Gangjee, who is trying to win his second Asian Tour win, 14 years after his first in 2004 in China, was one behind Korea's Hyungsung Kim, who birdied the 18th and final hole to go to the top of the leaderboard.

Aditi Ashok, who had a brilliant first round with a three-under 68 that included 14 out of 14 fairways, slipped in the second with a card of 73, placing her at tied 16 after 36 holes in the HUGEL-JTBC Los Angeles Open.

India's Anirban Lahiri played a solid four-under 68 that propelled him from way behind on the leading board to tied 46th, helping him make the cut comfortably at the Valero Texas Open.

Follow all the live IPL Score updates from the 18th Match of IPL 2018 between Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab on Times of India

Follow all the live IPL Score updates from the 18th Match of IPL 2018 between Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab on Times of India

Follow all the live IPL Score updates from the 18th Match of IPL 2018 between Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab on Times of India

After losing his spot in India’s limited overs teams to wrist spinners Yuzuvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav, the ‘off-spinner’ has resorted to bowling leg spin on a regular basis in domestic cricket for the last few months.

The clash between RCB and DD promises to be a no-holds-barred contest with both sides hoping to return to winning ways. Adding intrigue to the contest is the fact that while RCB’s only win came in their backyard, for DD, the lone victory came on the road.

Arsene Wenger, who completed the Premier League and FA Cup double in his first full season in England, was hailed as an innovator in his early years and his spiky clashes with former Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson became the stuff of legend.

Even as Kolkata is limping back to normalcy after a severe storm ravaged the city earlier this week, Kolkata Knight Riders are preparing to tackle another storm threat - from the blade of Chris Gayle - when they take on Kings XI Punjab at the Eden Gardens here on Saturday.

The BCCI has rejected the entire premise and philosophy of Day/Night Tests and will not play the first of the four-Test series against Australia in Adelaide under lights.

The former KKR and South Africa allrounder, who has scored 1295 runs for the franchise between 2011 and 2014, said that although the wins have come at the right time, KKR need to carry forward the good work to sustain this winning momentum.