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sportstar.bsky.social @sportstar.bsky.social · May 23

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

sportstar.bsky.social @sportstar.bsky.social · May 23

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? 👀👀

sportstar.bsky.social @sportstar.bsky.social · May 23

🚨 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

sportstar.bsky.social @sportstar.bsky.social · May 23

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

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sportstar.bsky.social @sportstar.bsky.social · May 23

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

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sportstar.bsky.social @sportstar.bsky.social · May 23

Ageing spares no one. Not even Ronaldo. 😓

sportstar.bsky.social @sportstar.bsky.social · May 23

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

sportstar.bsky.social @sportstar.bsky.social · May 23

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

sportstar.bsky.social @sportstar.bsky.social · May 23

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

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Marsh & Pooran Fire as LSG Crush GT by 33 Runs | IPL 2025 GT vs LSG Review

YouTube video by Sportstar

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sportstar.bsky.social @sportstar.bsky.social · May 22

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

sportstar.bsky.social @sportstar.bsky.social · May 22

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.

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sportstar.bsky.social @sportstar.bsky.social · May 22

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

sportstar.bsky.social @sportstar.bsky.social · May 22

🚨 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

sportstar.bsky.social @sportstar.bsky.social · May 22

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

sportstar.bsky.social @sportstar.bsky.social · May 22

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

sportstar.bsky.social @sportstar.bsky.social · May 22

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

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sportstar.bsky.social @sportstar.bsky.social · May 22

🇮🇳 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

sportstar.bsky.social @sportstar.bsky.social · May 21

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

sportstar.bsky.social @sportstar.bsky.social · May 21

✍️🇮🇳 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

sportstar.bsky.social @sportstar.bsky.social · May 21

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

sportstar.bsky.social @sportstar.bsky.social · May 21

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

sportstar.bsky.social @sportstar.bsky.social · May 21

🚨 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

sportstar.bsky.social @sportstar.bsky.social · May 21

🏸 #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

sportstar.bsky.social @sportstar.bsky.social · May 21

"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 💙

sportstar.bsky.social @sportstar.bsky.social · May 20

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

PAK vs BAN, T20Is: Bangladesh tour to Pakistan confirmed after ceasefire

Bangladesh was scheduled to play five T20 internationals from May 25, but will instead play three matches from a date yet to be confirmed.

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