Royal Challengers

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SC dismisses plea to restrain Mallya’s team from playing IPL

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the petition seeking to restrain a team owned by liquor baron Vijay Mallya from playing in the Indian Premier League under the banner of ‘The Royal Challengers’. The petition filed by a Faridabad-based resident, Kishan Kumar Aggarwal, alleged that under the garb of ‘The Royal Challengers Bangalore Team’, the [...]

No killjoys, B’lore will cheer on

Three cheers for Bangalore! Moral police in Mumbai and Kolkata may be up in arms against cheerleaders performing at matches in the on-going Indian Premier League (IPL), but Bangalore faces no such problems for now. “There is no problem whatsoever,” said Venkat Vardhan of DNA, one of the groups overseeing the conduct of matches in [...]

Misbah arrives for Challengers

Royal Challengers Bangalore shored up its bench strength with the arrival of Misbah-ul-Haq, the dashing batsman from Pakistan. On the flip side was the news that South African Dale Steyn’s arrival is slated only for Sunday.
It will interesting to see how the battle between Royals pan out. Royal Challengers vs Rajasthan Royals

Louis Philippe unveils collection for Royal Challengers team

The Louis Philippe Royal Challengers collection, to be available at Louis Philippe outlets shortly, showcases three looks: formal, semi-formal and evening, the company said. Louis Philippe, life-style brand from the stable of Madura Garments, has unveiled a collection made for Bangalore Royal Challengers IPL team here.
Members of the city-based outfit, including skipper Rahul Dravid, [...]

Dravid pays tribute to Boucher

Victorious Bangalore Royal Challengers captain Rahul Dravid paid tribute to man-of-the-match Mark Boucher after the South African’s unbeaten knock inspired victory at the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League. Dravid admitted it was vital his team recovered from the setback of losing to Kolkata Knight Riders in their first match on Friday.
“What a cricketer [...]

Mumbai Indians loose at home to Royal Challengers

Home team Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat first. Royal challengers have the services of Chanderpaul and Ross Taylor for this match. Mumbai Indians score 165/6 in 20 overs and Royal Challengers score 166/5 in 20 overs in a nail biting finish.

Crushed Mallya in no mood for music

Vijay Mallya seems to have lost his appetite for song and dance after his Royal Challengers were humbled by Shah Rukh Khan’s Knight Riders. The star-studded launch of the Royal Challengers’ music video, scheduled in Mumbai today, has been cancelled and no new date announced.
The official reason was the “unavailability of the players” — all [...]

Before battle, Mallya takes on SRK

Its a battle between two legends in their own right. One is a celebrated liquor baron and the other the King of Bollywood. Vijay Mallya and Shahrukh Khan will be pitted against each other when their teams clash in the inaugural match of cricket’s summer slam. The man at the helm of the Royal Challengers [...]

BRC website vs. KKR website

On the inaugural day of the Indian Premier League carnival, the opening match is between the Royal Challengers and the Knight Riders. The fight has taken on to their websites also. Royal Challengers and Knight Riders have a new fresh look for their websites as of April 18th morning.
The Royal challengers have tied up [...]

IPL will raise profile of game in India: Dravid

Dravid, who is leading the Vijay Mallya-owned Bangalore Royal Challengers team, said the event would raise the profile of the game.
“It will bring along new people to the stadia…venues”, he said, adding he expected crowds to support One-day games and Test cricket.
About the Twenty20 game, he said, “It’s exciting, something new. Having the opportunity to [...]