PUNE: Pune Warriors are known to play well against stronger teams but it will be a tough ask against table toppers Chennai Super Kings. MS Dhoni's team are clearly odds-on favourite against bottom-placed Pune, though taking things for granted can only be detrimental in this format.

MADRID: If Barcelona require extra inspiration as they prepare their bid to overturn a 4-0 Champions League semifinal deficit at home to Bayern Munich on Wednesday, they need look no further than La Liga rivals Deportivo La Coruna.

MUMBAI: Riding on a brilliant 39-ball 79 (6x4, 6x6) by skipper Rohit Sharma, Mumbai Indians managed yet another home victory, this time against Kings XI Punjab by four runs, to improve their knock-out chances in the annual T20 league here on Monday.

CHENNAI:For Sunrisers Hyderabad (SH), Chennai, in a way, is a home away from home despite the southern metropolis being the den of the Super Kings.

DORTMUND: Forward Robert Lewandowski scored a stunning four goals to steer Borussia Dortmund to a 4-1 demolition of Real Madrid in their Champions League semifinal first leg on Wednesday.

KOLKATA: Mumbai Indians kept their nerve and eked out a crucial victory, by five wickets, in their needle contest against Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday. Chasing 160, Mumbai needed 10 off the final over.

NEW DELHI: It was a special day for India's rising star K Srikanth but one to forget for world No. 7 Parupalli Kashyap.

KOLKATA: Sachin Tendulkar turned 40 on Wednesday with cricket administrators and his fans lining up a series of events to celebrate the senior Indian batsman, who will also appear in an IPL match.

BANGALORE: No force in the world could stop Chris Gayle from exploding on a hapless Pune Warriors India. The Jamaican entertainer was ruthless, unstoppable and blemishless as he cut a deep, unforgettable swathe through the Aaron Finch-led side with a whirlwind 66-ball unbeaten 175.

On the eve of his 40th birthday, the master blaster Sachin Tendulkar spoke to TOI about cricket, retirement, IPL, teammates and his personal life. Excerpts