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The captains have to take the crucial calls in the time of need in this format. Some players are also taking up the full-fledged captaincy role for the first time this term. Their roles will be instrumental in their team’s standing in the League table after 14 matches. Before the cricketing extravaganza grips the whole nation here is our ranking of the eight IPL captains. #1. MS Dhoni (Rising Pune Supergiants) The Indian captain claims the top spot and rightfully so as he has been the most successful IPL captain....

Flores’ teams didn’t make the playoffs, but Miami finished 10-6 and 9-8 the past two seasons despite a ton of transitional roster issues. He looked like a bright star from the Bill Belichick coaching tree, but now the former Patriots defensive coordinator, only 40, will be looking for a new job. Meanwhile, the Dolphins will jump on the process of replacing hire. Here are the best candidates to help owner Stephen Ross compensate for a questionable and somewhat rash decision:...

Yes, his players still had to execute — and execute they did on the way to a 6-0 dismantling of the Oceania nation — but it was Ramos who dug deep into his bench and made crucial lineup decisions, along with a perfect formation switch, to overwhelm the Kiwis and earn a place in the quarterfinals. Mexico players make final case The Americans came in as heavy favorites to beat a New Zealand side that had been out-possessed and out-shot in all three of its group stage matches, including a 3-1 win against Honduras, but the thoroughness of Thursday’s victory was down to Ramos hitting every note with his moves....

The Netherlands international De Jong, 21, who is set to join Barcelona in the summer, called out Ramos’ hubris as the Spanish forward was penalized and will have to sit out of the Tuesday match and also any second match the Spanish powerhouse may advance to if Madrid were to beat Ajax, reports Efe. “Maybe Sergio Ramos will regret it if Ajax pulls off an upset Tuesday at Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu stadium or if Ramos finds himself unable to play in the first leg of the quarter-finals,” the Dutch midfielder told the daily Netherlands newspaper Algemeen Dagblad....

St. Louis swapped Bradford for quarterback Nick Foles in a trade with Philadelphia, ESPN was first to report Tuesday. The draft pick compensation is reportedly a swap of picks this year and a conditional draft pick in 2016. But it comes with a big condition. MORE: SN’s free agency tracker, live updates The move comes despite general manager Les Snead saying last month at the NFL Combine that “deleting” Bradford from the roster was not an option....

Propelled by a late touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford to Cooper Kupp, Los Angeles came away the winners in Super Bowl 56, beating the Bengals 23-20 on Sunday. From Kupp’s late heroics to Aaron Donald’s relentless pressure, there were plenty of notable stats from the game that helped tell the story of how the Rams overcame the Bengals to win their first title since coming to Los Angeles. MORE: Rams’ Aaron Donald breaks down in tearful interview after winning Super Bowl 56...

The Rams had thwarted Cleveland’s previous drive with two sacks in three plays, part of a defensive effort that did enough to make up for a mediocre performance from quarterback Jared Goff and the offense. An ill-advised Goff pass into a sea of defenders that Juston Burris picked off put the Browns near midfield with 2:46 remaining, but Los Angeles made one final stand, forcing four consecutive incompletions from inside the Rams’ 5 to seal the game....

What we got instead on the Week 15 edition of “Monday Night Football” was an ugly game between two teams just trying to keep their seasons respectable. In the end, the Packers prevailed 24-12 over the Rams to stay alive (barely) in the race for the postseason. Aaron Rodgers finished 22 of 30 with 229 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception to help lead his team to a win. Running backs AJ Dillon and Aaron Jones also stepped up with some of their best performances of the season, finishing with a combined 197 total yards and 3 touchdowns....

The Cowboys’ rookie defensive end, who before the draft admitted past marijuana use, can eat all the munchie food he wants without gaining weight. Thing is: He needs to gain weight. MORE: Gregory among Cowboys vying for starting role | Jaelen Strong drops 20 pounds “I’m at 242, 243 (pounds) right now and I still feel really light,” Gregory, who plans to play at 250-255 this season, told Bleacher Report’s Jason Cole....

Randy Orton will join the RAW brand this weekend to team with Daniel Bryan and The Miz to face The Shield. John Cena vs. Ryback in a Tables match headlines the shows. Kane has the weekend off, but is scheduled to be at RAW this Monday night in Richmond, VA. WWE presents RAW “WWE Live” tonight at the BB&T Center in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Bell time is 7:30 pm....

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The 22-year-old third baseman/outfielder, who is currently with the Rangers’ Triple-A team in Round Rock, posted a tribute to officer Patrick Zamarripa on his Instagram account Friday. MORE: Sports figures respond to Dallas shooting Gallo said he and Rangers outfielder Nomar Mazara were walking around downtown Dallas a couple of months ago, when Zamarripa stopped them. “When an officer stopped us, Mazara and I immediately became nervous. ‘I know who you guys are....

The Tamil Nadu selectors convened a meeting earlier today to finalise the skipper of the side. Although coach Divakar Vasu was in favour of naming Ravichandran Ashwin as the captain, the fact that the off-spinner will miss the knockout phase of the competition due to international commitments worked against him. Vijay Shankar has proven his credentials in the past, having lifted the Vijay Hazare Trophy and Deodhar Trophy as skipper....

Ryan, a four-time Pro Bowler and 2016 NFL MVP, is going into his Age 37 season. As the team was considering Watson, he was put on notice that he might be moved as the team tries to go in a different younger direction at QB soon. Here’s looking at where Ryan could land if he falls out of Atlanta after 14 seasons: MORE: Deshaun Watson to Browns trade grades...

RELATED: 10 PlayStation Vs. Xbox Memes That Are Too Funny For Words The design was revealed, and the product is visually appealing. With the PS5 a mere few months away, fans are pinching every penny to get this console. All signs point to the PS5 being a knockout platform. Here are the most wanted games for it. 10 Battlefield VI A date hasn’t been set in stone, but Battlefield VI will eventually release for next-gen consoles....

I almost felt a little bit guilty, though. I loved collecting cards from that era. I still love them. I’ve bought at least 10 boxes of the sets on that “worst” list in the past year or so (they’re all cheap, which is huge), and I enjoyed ripping open all the packs. But still, I couldn’t help but think that little kid Ryan would be disappointed with all the mean things that adult Ryan wrote about those baseball cards (even if they were objectively true)....

It doesn’t get any better than this, and the first year of the College Football Playoff features a boatload of games that will shape the postseason picture. Which games do you need every excuse to get away from the in-laws to see this weekend? Which games are the best bets for an amazing finish? Here’s a look at the 15 best FBS games of the final week of the college football regular season....

A few recent examples in this regard would be Robert Lewandowski moving from Borussia Dortmund to Bayern Munich, Virgil van Dijk arriving at Liverpool from Southampton and Cristiano Ronaldo moving to Juventus from Real Madrid. However, when a club manages to land a superstar player after warding off interest from a plethora of suitors, it tends to send a message across that they mean business. Throughout the game’s history, there have been several high-profile transfers that have either shaken up the status quo or garnered plenty of attention for various reasons....