Under current BCCI regulations, only Indian male cricketers who have retired from all forms of cricket and the Indian Premier League can participate in overseas T20 leagues in order to preserve the IPL's exclusivity and safeguard India's domestic cricket structure.

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Here's another tough break for Nick Saldiveri. The New Orleans Saints offensive lineman and 2023 fourth-round pick was placed on the reserve/physically unable to perform list (PUP) on Tuesday, ending his 2026 season before it could get started. Saldiveri suffered a knee injury early last summer that ended his 2025 season in training camp, and it must still be bothering him. It was just the latest in a series of injuries for Saldiveri, who had worked his way back from calf and shoulder surgeries earlier in his Saints career. Given that 2026 was the last year of his rookie contract, this likely spells the end for Saldiveri's time in New Orleans.Saldiveri almost exclusively played right tackle in college at Old Dominion, but the Saints tried moving him to left guard, and injuries kept him out of the lineup. He was limited to just 15 game appearances (six starts) between 2023 and 2024. It's just bad luck.New Orleans was previously granted a roster exemption for Irish kicker Charlie Smyth through the NFL's International Player Pathway program, which meant they had an open roster spot before signing rookie wide receiver Brock Rechsteiner. So they should still have one vacancy on the 90-man roster after adding Rechsteiner and putting Saldiveri on the season-ending PUP list.This article originally appeared on Saints Wire: Saints place Nick Saldiveri on PUP list with season-ending injury

Top officials from Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association met Tuesday to officially open up collective bargaining talks a little more than six months before the expiration of the game's labor deal, sources told ESPN.

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will join the men's national team at the world championship in Switzerland, his NHL club and Hockey Canada announced Tuesday.

Seventh-year Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke has died at the age of 29, the team announced Tuesday.

The tight end was a first-round draft pick who went on to play for the Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Rams, 49ers and Seattle Seahawks in an NFL career that spanned more than a decade.

If LeBron James wants to keep playing professional basketball, the Los Angeles Lakers want it to be with them.General manager Rob Pelinka and coach JJ Redick affirmed their desire to keep James in a Lakers uniform on Tuesday. James' eighth season with the club ended Monday night with a heartbreaking 115-110 loss and a second-round sweep at the hands of the powerhouse champion Oklahoma City Thunder.The 41-year-old James just completed his unprecedented 23rd NBA season, and he says he doesn't know whether he'll keep going."Any team, including ours, would love to have LeBron James on their roster, Pelinka said. Thats a blessing in itself, just with what he does.The top scorer in league history is an unrestricted free agent this offseason, so James can choose his destination if he postpones retirement for another year although not every team has the payroll flexibility to pay him something near his worth. The Lakers have significant salary cap room and many decisions to make, but they're hoping James will choose to remain a part of their attempt to build a championship-contending roster around Luka Doncic.Hes given so much to his teammates, to this organization, and the thing we want to do more than anything else is honor him back," Pelinka said.Pelinka spoke repeatedly of his desire to honor James' decision process. That means waiting until James tells them what's happening, and the Lakers appear to be content to wait for weeks to come.The first order of business there is allowing him to spend the time he needs to decide what his next steps are, Pelinka said. Does he want to play another year in the NBA? Thatll be (determined through) family time, I think, time with his inner circle, and we just want to honor that for him.James is eight seasons into his longest continuous stint with one team, and his family is happily settled in Los Angeles, where he has won a championship and set multiple NBA career records. What's more, his 21-year-old son, Bronny, is two seasons into a career as a backup guard with the Lakers, allowing LeBron to play alongside his son most notably in several significant stretches together in these playoffs.James missed 22 games this season because of injuries, and he scored a career-low 20.9 points per game while frequently serving as the Lakers' third offensive option behind Doncic and Austin Reaves filling that role for the first time in his basketball life, he said with a laugh. But James seemed to thrive in that secondary playmaking role, particularly when Los Angeles was playing its best basketball in March.The Lakers won 53 games and the Pacific Division title despite losing Doncic for the season and Reaves for nearly a month to injuries in the same game April 2. While the season ended with a four-game sweep at the hands of the strong favorites to win the NBA title, the Lakers are headed into the offseason with optimism about their ability to get even better next season particularly if James sticks around.But Pelinka also made it clear that the Lakers are building around the 27-year-old Doncic, who won the NBA scoring title and appeared to be ramping up for a formidable playoff run before a hamstring strain sidelined him.The archetype of the roster that we want is going to be retrofitted around Luka and the things he needs, Pelinka said. Clearly hes that leader and player for the future that we want to build the right way around.The Lakers' largest offseason transaction is likely to be a new contract for Reaves, the former undrafted free agent who has become one of the NBA's most prolific scorers in five seasons with Los Angeles. Reaves is expected to decline his player option for next season, and Pelinka confirmed that both sides expect the guard to sign a massive deal to stay with the Lakers.He started his journey here as a Laker and has made it very clear to us that he wants his journey to continue as a Laker, and we feel the same way, Pelinka said. We want his odyssey to continue to unfold in the purple and gold. Both sides have made it abundantly clear that we want to work something out.The Lakers' other unrestricted free agents including forward Rui Hachimura, who likely earned a big payday with his strong postseason play after long stretches of offensive passivity in the regular season; shooting guard Luke Kennard, a late-season trade pickup who made big contributions while Reaves was injured; and backup center Jaxson Hayes.Starting center Deandre Ayton has an $8.1 million player option, and he said Monday that he hasn't even begun to think about whether to pick it up. Marcus Smart, another big-time playoff contributor, has a $5.4 million player option that he seems likely to decline for a bigger deal.Being here in LA, the crowd and everybody has been amazing, Ayton said. I wouldn't change it for nothing, to be honest.___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/NBA

If LeBron James wants to keep playing professional basketball, the Los Angeles Lakers want it to be with them.General manager Rob Pelinka and coach JJ Redick affirmed their desire to keep James in a Lakers uniform on Tuesday. James' eighth season with the club ended Monday night with a heartbreaking 115-110 loss and a second-round sweep at the hands of the powerhouse champion Oklahoma City Thunder.The 41-year-old James just completed his unprecedented 23rd NBA season, and he says he doesn't know whether he'll keep going."Any team, including ours, would love to have LeBron James on their roster, Pelinka said. Thats a blessing in itself, just with what he does.The top scorer in league history is an unrestricted free agent this offseason, so James can choose his destination if he postpones retirement for another year although not every team has the payroll flexibility to pay him something near his worth. The Lakers have significant salary cap room and many decisions to make, but they're hoping James will choose to remain a part of their attempt to build a championship-contending roster around Luka Doncic.Hes given so much to his teammates, to this organization, and the thing we want to do more than anything else is honor him back," Pelinka said.Pelinka spoke repeatedly of his desire to honor James' decision process. That means waiting until James tells them what's happening, and the Lakers appear to be content to wait for weeks to come.The first order of business there is allowing him to spend the time he needs to decide what his next steps are, Pelinka said. Does he want to play another year in the NBA? Thatll be (determined through) family time, I think, time with his inner circle, and we just want to honor that for him.James is eight seasons into his longest continuous stint with one team, and his family is happily settled in Los Angeles, where he has won a championship and set multiple NBA career records. What's more, his 21-year-old son, Bronny, is two seasons into a career as a backup guard with the Lakers, allowing LeBron to play alongside his son most notably in several significant stretches together in these playoffs.James missed 22 games this season because of injuries, and he scored a career-low 20.9 points per game while frequently serving as the Lakers' third offensive option behind Doncic and Austin Reaves filling that role for the first time in his basketball life, he said with a laugh. But James seemed to thrive in that secondary playmaking role, particularly when Los Angeles was playing its best basketball in March.The Lakers won 53 games and the Pacific Division title despite losing Doncic for the season and Reaves for nearly a month to injuries in the same game April 2. While the season ended with a four-game sweep at the hands of the strong favorites to win the NBA title, the Lakers are headed into the offseason with optimism about their ability to get even better next season particularly if James sticks around.But Pelinka also made it clear that the Lakers are building around the 27-year-old Doncic, who won the NBA scoring title and appeared to be ramping up for a formidable playoff run before a hamstring strain sidelined him.The archetype of the roster that we want is going to be retrofitted around Luka and the things he needs, Pelinka said. Clearly hes that leader and player for the future that we want to build the right way around.The Lakers' largest offseason transaction is likely to be a new contract for Reaves, the former undrafted free agent who has become one of the NBA's most prolific scorers in five seasons with Los Angeles. Reaves is expected to decline his player option for next season, and Pelinka confirmed that both sides expect the guard to sign a massive deal to stay with the Lakers.He started his journey here as a Laker and has made it very clear to us that he wants his journey to continue as a Laker, and we feel the same way, Pelinka said. We want his odyssey to continue to unfold in the purple and gold. Both sides have made it abundantly clear that we want to work something out.The Lakers' other unrestricted free agents including forward Rui Hachimura, who likely earned a big payday with his strong postseason play after long stretches of offensive passivity in the regular season; shooting guard Luke Kennard, a late-season trade pickup who made big contributions while Reaves was injured; and backup center Jaxson Hayes.Starting center Deandre Ayton has an $8.1 million player option, and he said Monday that he hasn't even begun to think about whether to pick it up. Marcus Smart, another big-time playoff contributor, has a $5.4 million player option that he seems likely to decline for a bigger deal.Being here in LA, the crowd and everybody has been amazing, Ayton said. I wouldn't change it for nothing, to be honest.___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/NBA

Rory McIlroy was forced to abandon his practice session at the PGA Championship on Tuesday after completing just three holes at Aronimink Golf Club in Pennsylvania.The world number two had been struggling with a painful blister beneath the nail of his right little toe, an issue he first disclosed at the Truist Championship the previous week.In a drastic attempt to address the problem, McIlroy removed his own toenail, explaining to reporters that "it was bothering me so much" he felt compelled to take action.The 37-year-old was spotted sitting on the third fairway examining his foot with his shoe and sock removed before departing the course via golf buggy.Speaking to Irish and European journalists following his official press conference on Tuesday morning, the Northern Irishman described how he had prepared the nail by soaking it before tearing it away."Softened it up in the shower and just ripped it off," McIlroy explained, even removing his sock to display the aftermath to the assembled media.The reigning Masters champion had initially believed his unconventional remedy would resolve the issue, having described the blister as "a little sore" but "fine" just days earlier.However, his optimism proved short-lived once he stepped onto the course, with significant irritation quickly becoming apparent and forcing him to halt his preparations prematurely.Members of McIlroy's support team were subsequently observed arriving at the player service area carrying multiple boxes of footwear, suggesting efforts to identify a more comfortable option for the remainder of the tournament week.Golf Channel's Kira D Dixon noted: "It was feeling okay this morning but seems like they might need to find some adjustments for the rest of the week."The Holywood native had initially opted for larger golf shoes on Tuesday in an attempt to ease the discomfort. With Wednesday's practice session still available before competition begins, McIlroy retains some opportunity to find a workable solution.The two-time PGA Championship winner is scheduled to begin his opening round at 1.40pm UK time on Thursday, grouped with Ryder Cup colleague Jon Rahm and Jordan Spieth.Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter