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Crisis deepens amid training-ground fight and player hospitalisation | International Sports NewsSBI Q4 results: Largest lender records 6% rise in profit; share price tumbles 7%When MS Dhoni got annoyed with R Ashwin: Spinner recalls moment CSK door opened for him | Cricket News84.18% Madhyamik and 79.83% students of HS passed in TBSERebel Wilson called a ‘fantastical liar’ in closing remarks for Charlotte MacInnes’ lawsuit against her |Traditional Kohlapuri mutton recipe: Authentic recipe with spicy ingredients and slow-cooked flavours |Understanding regenerative braking in EVs: Easy tips to use it betterVijay rewrote Tamil Nadu politics overnight — but can governor ask him to prove majority before floor test? | India NewsDmk Mp Kanimozhi: ‘Changed political circumstances’: Kanimozhi writes to Lok Sabha speaker seeking separate seating for DMK MPs after break-up with Congress | India NewsRIIZE’s Sungchan faces criticism over d4vd song on playlist amid Celeste Rivas Hernandez murder investigation |UK’s ‘first gay dad’ Barrie Drewitt-Barlow and husband charged with rape, sex trafficking | World NewsCrude timing: $7 billion ‘unusual’ oil bets placed ahead of Iran war announcementsSairaj Bahutule to take charge as India’s spin bowling coach after IPL 2026 stint with Punjab Kings | Cricket NewsQuote of the day by Carl Jung: “Loneliness does not come from having no people about one, but from being unable to communicate the things that seem important to oneself, or from holding certain views which others find inadmissible.” |West Bengal Board High Madrasah, Alim, Fazil result 2026 released at wbbme.org: Direct link to download scorecards hereRaja Shivaji Full Movie Collection: ‘Raja Shivaji’ box office collection day 8 [LIVE]: Riteish Deshmukh film sets sight on Rs. 75 crore on second weekend | Hindi Movie NewsHow to use fruit peels as a fertiliser (common fruits to know)Mani Shankar Aiyar: ‘Political stupidity’: Mani Shankar Aiyar questions Congress for backing TVK without ensuring majority | India NewsVirat Kohli’s IPL ducks tale: Why multiple dismissals for nought have often hurt his season | Cricket NewsPalak Tiwari gushes about King in ‘Lukkhe’: ‘My most favourite scenes are with him, he matched my energy in every sense’ | Hindi Movie NewsPrince Yadav on dismissing Virat Kohli, LSG mindset and big momentMaharashtra SSC Result 2026: Pass percentage dips to 92.09%, girls outperform boys againJake Hall: ‘TOWIE’ star Jake Hall’s devastating last interview: Said daughter River was the ‘reason’ he was here |R. Madhavan: ‘Dhurandhar’ actor R. Madhavan shares 5 simple habits men value most in their partnerState visit to Sri Lanka by Vietnam’s general secretary and President To Lam‘Reply and let us know’: VCK attacks Vijay’s ‘arrogance’ over WhatsApp outreach amid Tamil Nadu govt crisis | India NewsMessage for Congress? 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Tamil Nadu number game explained | India News‘The Bar is waiting for you’: CJI recalls high court judge’s advice that changed his pathExplainer: Can hantavirus outbreak become Covid 2.0?US strikes down Trump’s 10% tariffs — How should India proceed now?MS Dhoni emerges as highest individual taxpayer from Jharkhand and Bihar | Cricket NewsVITEEE result 2026 to be released today at vit.ac.in: Check steps to download scoresSalman Kan’s brother Arbaaz Khan sells his Andheri apartment for Rs 6.5 crore after purchasing an apartment for Rs 2.78 crore earlier this year | Hindi Movie NewsShe kept screaming, “I am not tied well”; teen tourist dies in a cliff swing accident in China sparking outrage over adventure tourism safetyNumerology Predictions Today, May 08, 2026: Read your personalised forecast for numbers 1 to 9Telangana Murder: Woman chased, stabbed to death by husband in public view at tea stall in Telangana | Hyderabad NewsMango tres leches cake recipe: A light and luscious summer treat |Maharashtra SSC 2026 results declared with 92.09% pass rate for regular students, overall state result at 90.75%‘Ramayana’: Yash shoots iconic Shiv dhanush lifting scene from swayamvar on grand Mithila set in Mumbai – Report |Love quote of the day by Elizabeth Gilbert: “People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, but a true soul mate is…”Snake Dream Meaning: Good or Bad? Spiritual Symbolism ExplainedIPS officer’s wife found murdered inside posh Jubilee Hills home, domestic help from Nepal missing | Hyderabad NewsSangram Singh joins Nana Patekar, Mahesh Manjrekar for Nagraj Manjule’s next ‘Kashaba’ – Exclusive | Marathi Movie NewsReal Madrid in crisis? Valverde ruled out of El Clásico ahead of Barça clash after training-ground fight | International Sports News
Fri. May 8th, 2026

DC vs KKR Live Score, IPL 2026: Inconsistent Delhi Capitals look to arrest slide against surging Kolkata Knight Riders

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Delhi Capitals: Axar Patel (captain), KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, Karun Nair, David Miller, Pathum Nissanka, Tristan Stubbs, Sameer Rizvi, Nitish Rana, T. Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar, Ashutosh Sharma, Dushmantha Chameera, Lungi Ngidi, Vipraj Nigam, Sahil Parakh, Prithvi Shaw, Abishek Porel, Ajay Mandal, Tripurana Vijay, Madhav Tiwari, Auqib Nabi Dar, Mitchell Starc, Kyle Jamieson and Rehan Ahmed

Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Anukul Roy, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Cameron Green, Ramandeep Singh, Finn Allen, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Manish Pandey, Rovman Powell, Umran Malik, Matheesha Pathirana, Rahul Tripathi, Tim Seifert, Tejasvi Dahiya, Rachin Ravindra, Blessing Muzarabani, Navdeep Saini, Prashant Solanki, Daksh Kamra, Sarthak Ranjan, and Saurabh Dubey.

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