Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola said Matheus Nunes is not clever enough in composure to play as a midfielder. "He can become a good right-back for the physicality...He has incredible skills and he is learning a lot," he added. Nunes, who has made 62 appearances for Manchester City, has played as a midfielder in the majority of games.

After Newcastle United beat Leicester City 3-0 in their Premier League match, marking Leicester's 14th loss in their last 15 games in tournament, Leicester manager Ruud van Nistelrooy said it was a very difficult night. "What is worrying is...run of form, lack of goals, and...results we can't produce," he added. It was Leicester's 11th home league defeat of the season.

Ryan Rickelton took the best catch of IPL 2025 on the final ball of the 19th over, diving full length to dismiss Patidar for 64 (32). Kohli top-scored for RCB with 67 off 42, hitting eight fours and two sixes, including one off Bumrah and another off Vignesh to register his second fifty.

Hardik Pandya dismissed Virat Kohli and Liam Livingstone in the same over, reaching 200 T20 wickets. He also became the first Indian to score 5000+ T20 runs and take 200 wickets. However, he had an off day, conceding 23 in his final over and ending with 45/2 as RCB posted 221 runs.

In the MI vs RCB clash today, Virat Kohli welcomed the returning Jasprit Bumrah to action with a six off the first ball he faced against the team India talisman. Kohli gave himself room, moved to the on-side and dismissively pulled Bumrah over mid-wicket for a six. This is Bumrah's first professional match since January.

England has named Harry Brook as the new white-ball captain after Jos Buttler stepped down following a poor Champions Trophy 2025 run. Brook, who debuted in 2022, has played 26 ODIs and 44 T20Is. “It’s a real honour. To now be given that chance means a great deal to me,” he said.

Hans Niemann, the American Grandmaster (GM), withdrew his name less than 48 hours before the start of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam Tour 2025 event in Paris due to personal reasons. With that, the 21-year-old became the second player after GM Alireza Firouzja of France within days to drop out, and his replacement is GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov from Uzbekistan.

Shubman Gill said he was happy with his form, and he wanted to carry the momentum after leading the Gujarat Titans to victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad. "I liked it very much. Had this in my mind that I had to finish it because the target was not massive and wicket was also a bit tricky," Gill said after the match.

Punjab Kings surprised everyone at the 2025 IPL auction by spending a massive INR 26.75 crore to bring in Shreyas Iyer. PBKS coach Ricky Ponting, who had earlier worked with Iyer at Delhi Capitals, explained that they "wanted him at any cost." According to Ponting, the team needed a strong Indian captain who could take charge during matches.

The ECB on Monday, April 7 announced limited-overs vice-captain Harry Brook as the new captain of the Three Lions. The decision from the England board came after Jos Buttler resigned from the position following team's dismal performance at the ICC Men's Champions Trophy. Brook has played 26 ODIs and 44 T20Is, scoring 816 and 798 runs respectively.