Sports Highlights

The following are the top/expected stories at 1800 hours:

EXPECTED STORIES: *Report of IPL match between Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad.

*Pre-match press conference copies ahead of Royal Challengers vs Kolkata Knight Riders.

STORIES ON THE WIRE: SPO-IPL-FLEMING

Fleming all praise for rival team player Hardik Pandya's all-round brilliance Mumbai, Apr 4 (PTI) Hardik Pandya's breathtaking all-round performance that set up Mumbai Indians' 37-run win against defending champions Chennai Super Kings in an IPL game here has earned fulsome praise from rival team's head coach Stephen Fleming.

SPO-IPL-FLEMING

Fleming all praise for rival team player Hardik Pandya's all-round brilliance Mumbai, Apr 4 (PTI) Hardik Pandya's breathtaking all-round performance that set up Mumbai Indians' 37-run win against defending champions Chennai Super Kings in an IPL game here has earned fulsome praise from rival team's head coach Stephen Fleming.

SPO-IPL-RCB-PREVIEW

RCB to ring in changes against KKR in search of first win By B D Narayankar

Bengaluru, Apr 4 (PTI) On a losing streak in the last four matches, Royal Challengers Bengalore are expected to ring in changes and experiment in search of their first win when they take on Kolkata Knight Riders in an IPL match here Friday.

SPO-ICC-SUSPENSION SL player suspended by ICC, charged with breach of anti-corruption code

Dubai, Apr 4 (PTI) Former Sri Lanka player Dilhara Lokuhettige was Thursday provisionally suspended by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after being charged with fixing and failure to disclose corrupt approaches in an ongoing probe.

SPO-FOOT-RANKINGS-INDIA Indian football team rises two places to 101 in FIFA rankings

New Delhi, Apr 4 (PTI) The Indian football team gained two places to rise to 101 in the FIFA rankings issued on Thursday.

SPO-BUTTLER-MANKADING Wishy-washy areas in Mankading law need to be addressed: Jos Buttler

New Delhi, Apr 4 (PTI) England batsman Jos Buttler, who was recently 'Mankaded' by India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin in an IPL encounter, wants the authorities to address the "wishy-washy" areas in the law dealing with the controversial dismissal.

SPO-BAD-IND Malaysia Open: Srikanth seals quarterfinal spot, Sindhu loses

Kuala Lumpur, Apr 4 (PTI) India's Kidambi Srikanth made it to the men's singles quarterfinal but an erratic P V Sindhu went down in straight games in women's singles competition at the USD 750,000 Malaysia Open here Thursday.

SPO-IND-ROHIT You can't select ODI WC team based on IPL performances, feels Rohit

Mumbai, Apr 4 (PTI) India vice-captain Rohit Sharma firmly believes that for World Cup selection, the players should be judged on the basis of 'performance and form' in the last four years and not on how they perform during the IPL.