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A light-hearted moment off the field grabbed attention even as rain had the final say in the clash between Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings at Eden Gardens on Monday.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Shresta Iyer (@shrestaiyer29)Soon after the match was abandoned, Shresta Iyer, sister of PBKS skipper Shreyas Iyer, shared a fun Instagram reel that quickly went viral. In the clip, she joked in Punjabi, Saade Punjabiyan da dil vadda hunda hai, lo de ditta ek point, playfully suggesting that Punjab had generously given away a point after the washout.On the field, however, it was a frustrating evening for both sides as persistent rain and a wet outfield prevented any further play. The match was halted with KKR struggling at 25/2 in 3.4 overs, and despite multiple inspections and a revised cut-off time, conditions never improved enough for a restart.The shared point helped Punjab Kings climb to the top of the table with five points from three games, continuing their strong start to the season. In contrast, KKR finally opened their account but remain under pressure with just one point from three matches.Earlier in the evening, the decision by KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane to bat first appeared to backfire almost immediately. With both frontline spinners unavailable Sunil Narine due to illness and Varun Chakravarthy nursing an injury their bowling resources were already stretched.Punjabs pace attack made full use of the overcast conditions. Xavier Bartlett struck twice in quick succession, removing Finn Allen and Cameron Green in the same over, leaving KKR in early trouble. Arshdeep Singh had already set the tone with a probing opening over, making life difficult for the batters.Allen survived a couple of close calls but eventually edged one trying to force the pace, while Greens lean run continued with another early dismissal. With KKR reeling, Rahane and Angkrish Raghuvanshi began a cautious rebuild before rain interrupted proceedings.The weather worsened as strong winds and heavy showers lashed the ground, even causing the iconic hanging press box at Eden Gardens to sway. Though there was a brief window when the covers came off and the outfield looked largely intact, puddles near the boundary and lingering moisture meant play could not resume.After multiple inspections involving the umpires and officials, including Sourav Ganguly, the match was officially called off at 11 pm. 130079960The abandoned fixture mirrored last seasons encounter between the two sides at the same venue, which was also washed out. For KKR, the concerns continue both with form and availability, while Punjab Kings march on with momentum and, as Shrestas viral reel cheekily put it, perhaps a big-hearted point.

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The Chicago Bulls gutted their roster prior to the trade deadline. The team's top two basketball executives won't be around for the next phase of the revamp.The Bulls fired executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley on Monday, ending a six-year run that produced just one playoff appearance.Chicago was 224-254 during their tenure. The Bulls entered Monday sitting in 12th place in the Eastern Conference at 29-49 and missing the playoffs for the fourth straight year.President and CEO Michael Reinsdorf said in a statement that Karnisovas and Eversley led with a deep commitment to the Chicago Bulls and that the change is about positioning our team for sustained success moving ahead.I want our fans to know that I hear you and understand your frustration," Reinsdorf said. "I feel it as well. I know this will take time, and I am fully committed to getting this right. At the Chicago Bulls, our focus remains on building a team that can compete at the highest level and ultimately contend for championships. We are committed to taking the necessary steps to move the Bulls forward in a way that makes our fans proud.The Bulls tore up their roster leading up to the trade deadline in February, dealing Nikola Vucevic to Boston, Kevin Huerter to Detroit, Coby White to Charlotte and Chicago product Ayo Dosunmu to Minnesota in an effort to shake up a franchise mired in mediocrity. They hung on to Matas Buzelis and Josh Giddey with the idea of building around those two. The Bulls have the salary-cap room to make some big moves this offseason.Being in the middle is what we dont want to do, Karnisovas said at the time. I think weve seen that for the past four years and we want to change that.That's mostly where the franchise has been since Karnisovas was hired out of Denver's front office in April 2020. The Bulls brought in Eversley from Philadelphia a few weeks later and hired coach Billy Donovan that September. Donovan's future is uncertain.The Bulls' lone playoff appearance since all three were hired came during the 2021-22 season, when they finished sixth in the Eastern Conference at 46-36 and got knocked out by Milwaukee in the first round. The Bulls lost point guard Lonzo Ball to a knee injury during that season, and he missed the next two years.Chicago's most recent All-Star was DeMar DeRozan in 2023. The lack of a franchise cornerstone player was glaring, and Karnisovas' reluctance to launch into a major rebuild was a big source of frustration among Bulls fans. Rather than give the team the best shot at winning the lottery, he stressed patience and not skipping steps.That changed this year when Karnisovas made seven trades before the deadline. The Bulls mostly loaded up on second-round draft picks and didn't get any first-rounders in return.Among the players they acquired were Jaden Ivey from Detroit, hoping the No. 5 pick in the 2022 NBA draft could regain the form he showed before knee surgery. But the Bulls waived him last week following anti-LGBTQ+ comments about religion he made in videos posted on his Instagram account.Ivey had been sidelined since Feb. 11 and appeared in just four games for Chicago. His contract was set to expire at the end of the season.The 60-year-old Donovan, meanwhile, got a contract extension last offseason. He could seek another NBA coaching job or return to the college game if he doesnt remain in Chicago. If he stays, the Bulls could give him a bigger say in basketball operations while remaining their coach.Donovan has consistently said he still has a passion for coaching, is committed finishing the season and will then discuss the direction of the franchise with management and ownership. He did it again prior to the Bulls' win over Phoenix on Sunday.I love the organization, he said. I love the relationship with Jerry and Michael Reinsdorf and the relationship with the front office. All those things have been great, the players have been great.Donovan has a 467-411 record in 11 seasons as an NBA head coach. He was arguably the top candidate on the market when the Bulls hired him in September 2020 to replace the fired Jim Boylen following a five-year run in Oklahoma City. He led the Thunder to a 243-157 record and playoff appearances each season while working with stars such as Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Paul George and Chris Paul.Donovan previously coached for 19 seasons at the University of Florida and won back-to-back NCAA titles. He was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in September. ___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA

Michigan's new Fab Five threw style points out the door and brought home a prize not even the school's most famous team could capture.The five fabulous transfers who make up coach Dusty May's starting lineup got down and dirty with the rest of the Wolverines coming out with the national title trophy Monday night after muscling their way to a 69-63 victory over stingy, stubborn UConn.Michigan only made two 3-pointers all night.The Final Four's most outstanding player, Elliot Cadeau, led the Wolverines with 19 points, including the teams first 3, which came 7:04 into the second half. The second 3, from freshman Trey McKenney, came with 1:50 left and felt like a dagger, giving May's team which had scored 90 points in five straight March Madness games leading to the final a nine-point lead.To no ones surprise, UConn fought to the finish. Solo Ball banked in a 3 to cut the deficit to four with 37 seconds left and after two missed free throws, UConns Alex Karaban (17 points) barely grazed the rim on a 3 that wouldve cut the deficit to one with 17 seconds left.Not until McKenney sank two free throws to bring Michigans shooting from the line to 25 for 28 for the night could the Wolverines (37-3) kick off the celebration for the programs second title the other coming in 1989, a few years before the Fab Five arrived and made two trips to the championship game, but never won a title.HAIL TO VICTORS!!!! Jalen Rose, one of the Fab Five stars, posted on social media. NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!!!It was the first men's hoops title for the Big Ten since Michigan State in 2000. Including UCLA's win in the women's NCAA Tournament Sunday, the conference swept the football (Indiana) and basketball titles this year.Michigan won this one with defense, holding UConn to 30.9% shooting the fourth straight game the Wolverines held their opponent to a season-low field-goal percentage.These guys have done it all year, May said. When one side of the ball has let us down, the other side has picked it up. Our togetherness defensively ultimately got us over the hump.Michigan had to fight for everything. The Wolverines missed their first 11 shots from 3, finished 2 for 15 beyond the arc and won despite the struggles of their best player, Yaxel Lendeborg. Ailing with a hurt knee and foot that kept him from elevating, the graduate transfer from UAB finished with 13 points on 4-of-13 shooting.If youd told me we would shoot it this poorly and (be) dominated on the glass and still find a way to win, I dont know if I would have believed you, May said. This team just found a way all season.The two 3-pointers were tied for second fewest by a winning team in the title game, according to Sportradar. Michigan also got outrebounded 22-12 on the offensive glass by a UConn team that would not go away. How are you disappointed at all in your group? UConn coach Dan Hurley said. These guys have 22 offensive rebounds versus that group of mon-stars out there. So, proud of the guys.Truth be told, it wasnt anyones prettiest night.UConns hopes of becoming the first team since John Woodens UCLA dynasty to win three titles in four seasons came up short, done in by massive foul trouble and its own terrible shooting.Hurleys team missed its first 11 shots from 3 in the second half.Braylon Mullins, the hero of the Duke win that put UConn in the Final Four, finished 4 of 17, though he made a pair of late 3s that kept the game in reach. Tarris Reed Jr., the transfer from Michigan, finished with 13 points and 14 rebounds but never took control.UConn (34-6) covered the 6 1/2-point spread, and Hurley kept his players out on the court to watch the podium get set up for the victors.About the only consolation: The Huskies clogged things up, slowed things down and made Michigan beat them at their game.Its complicated, because everyones crushed, Hurley said. We came here to be out there, doing what those guys are doing right now.Nobody did it quite like the Wolverines this year. They came into the title game shooting freely and winning big. In each of their five tournament games, they broke 90 and won by 13 or more.In this one, they didnt hit 70 and had to battle to the buzzer. It was ugly the opposite of an instant classic. And yet, in almost every way, it was the prettiest of them all for Michigan the one that gives the school what the Fab Five couldnt manage namely, a natty.Nobody cared about stats the whole season, Cadeau said. Nobody cared about nothing but winning. Im just glad to be part of that.Style points aside, this was a championship built from outside the best team money could buy.All five Wolverines starters played college ball elsewhere, and all but Nimari Burnett came to Ann Arbor this season. Thats a product of the transfer portal that May has shown no reluctance to use since he arrived from Florida Atlantic two seasons ago.His ability to form a makeshift group into a winner shows the value of a coach and a culture.They might be still calling us mercenaries but were the hardest-working team, Lendenborg said. Were the best in college basketball and well be one of the greatest ever.Pretty much everyone in the maize and blue would second that.Go BLUE. champions!!! Respect- Love! was the social media post from another Fab Five icon, Chris Webber.___AP March Madness bracket: https://apnews.com/hub/ncaa-mens-bracket and coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/march-madness

Lincoln City have clinched their place in the Championship for the first time in 65 years following a thrilling 2-1 triumph at Reading on Easter Monday.Jack Moylan's strike in the 96th minute proved the decisive moment, sparking jubilant scenes among the travelling supporters at the Select Car Leasing Stadium.The victory stretches Michael Skubala's side's remarkable unbeaten sequence to 24 matches.The Imps have not tasted defeat since November 22 last year.TRENDINGStoriesVideosYour SayLincoln became the first club in the English Football League to secure promotion this campaign, with five fixtures still remaining.The result establishes an insurmountable 19-point advantage over Bradford City in third, whilst Cardiff City trail by 12 points in second.Ryan One handed the visitors the perfect start in the fifth minute, nodding home from a set-piece to quieten the home faithful.Lincoln controlled proceedings throughout much of the opening period, with their resolute defensive organisation frustrating Reading's attempts to find a way through.The hosts mounted sustained pressure after the interval but found the Imps' backline difficult to penetrate.Deep into added time, Lewis Wing appeared to have salvaged a point for Reading with a superb free-kick conversion, levelling the scores at 1-1.Yet the drama had one final twist. In the sixth minute of stoppage time, Moylan fired home from close range to restore Lincoln's advantage and confirm their historic achievement.LATEST SPORT NEWSMichael Owen gives Arne Slot sack verdict with Liverpool in crisis after Man City FA Cup defeatGary Lineker explains 'signal of panic' after Arsenal's nightmare FA Cup exit to SouthamptonNon-league football team sign Man Utd icon who won two Premier League titlesMoylan, speaking to BBC Radio Lincolnshire, expressed the magnitude of the moment: "I had dreamt about this all week - I knew when I came on I had a chance and this is something I have given my whole life up for."The match-winner emphasised the collective effort behind the success: "I have got the goal but this is 42 games of graft, these are best team-mates in the world and the best group in the world and it is such a good place to be at the moment."Head coach Skubala said: "It is an unbelievable feeling now. The lads have been excellent all season, and to get the job done today, to get promoted on Easter Monday, just epitomises our season."Lincoln's ascent represents one of English football's most extraordinary transformations in recent years. Just nine years ago, the club was competing in the National League after dropping out of the Football League in 2011.Their journey back has included three promotions, a memorable FA Cup quarter-final appearance as a non-league outfit, and an EFL Trophy victory at Wembley.The Imps had a dominant season, scoring 77 goals, the division's highest tally, and merely 35 conceded, the fewest in League One.With promotion secured, attention now shifts to claiming the title. Skubala added: "We want to win the title, the lads have said that they definitely want to win it."Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter