The return of old guards Rohit, Kohli and KL Rahul and also Shreyas Iyer will give India a huge boost as they eye the ODI series after clinching the T20Is against Sri Lanka.
The coronavirus-induced suspension of scheduled international passenger flights has been extended till October 31, India's aviation regulator DGCA said on Tuesday. "However, international scheduled flights may be allowed on selected routes by the competent authority on a case-to-case basis," the Directorate General of Civil Aviation added. Scheduled international passenger services have been suspended in India since March 23, 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Sunil Chhetri scored in the 57th and 90th minutes of his 200th game for the club
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
IMAGES from the EPL matches played on Saturday
A high-tech Chinese research ship docked at the strategically important Hambantota port departed from Sri Lankan waters on Monday after a controversial six-day visit.
India went in with five bowling options against Pakistan on Sunday and it did not work out in their favour
Chants of 'Kohli! Kohli!' rang around the Chinnaswamy stadium.
Images from the T20 World Cup match between Sri Lanka and Ireland, in Hobart, on Sunday.
The former England pacer's first competitive assignment with the Sri Lanka national team will be the upcoming away Test series in Bangladesh.
Silva's name was mentioned in the resolution passed by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in 2013, alleging rights abuses by the Sri Lankan Army.
Germany move into second place in the group on three points, one behind leaders France and level with Portugal.
Grand Slam champions Sofia Kenin and Sloane Stephens are set to take part in World TeamTennis
Skipper Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated becoming the first player to appear in five European Championships with a brace as Portugal got their title defence off to a winning start with a 3-0 victory over a determined Hungary, in Budapest, on Tuesday.
The FIFA 2022 World Cup will kick-off in Qatar on Sunday, November 20. Here is a list of the 26-man squads playing in the quadrennial global football extravaganza.
Images from the second One-Day International at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday.
The RCB leg-spinner snapped four wickets as Kolkata Knight Riders were bowled out for 128.
Glenn Maxwell and Steve Smith struck half-centuries as Australia beat Sri Lanka by two wickets in a thrilling finish to the rain-affected first One-Day International on Tuesday for a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
Pele, the legendary Brazilian soccer player who rose from barefoot poverty to become one of the greatest and best-known athletes in modern history, died on Thursday at the age of 82.
Blessed with silky technical skills, vision, anticipation and an eye for goal, Phil Foden offers coach Gareth Southgate several options, either wide in a three-pronged attack, a more orthodox central midfield role or even as a "false nine".
IMAGES from the Asia Cup Super 4s match played between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Dubai on Friday.
There is clearly no more destructive batter currently in world cricket and while he can drive us crazy by the erratic nature of his batting at times, throwing his wicket away (like he did in Bengaluru on Sunday), there is no better sight in the game these days when he is taking a bowling attack apart.
Images from Day 3 in the second Test between India and Sri Lanka, in Bengaluru, on Monday.
A round-up of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Rashford scores a brace as Man United fight back to beat Omonia
With this series win, the Indian women clinched their fourth consecutive bilateral series victory against the island nation.
The victory put New Zealand level with Australia on 116 points at the top of the International Cricket Council Test rankings and they moved to third in the table for the World Test Championship final at Lord's next year.
Fortunes ebbed and flowed dramatically throughout the fourth day with 14 wickets falling before Roach stroked the winning runs through the covers.
"At the same time we are also looking at exploring the possibility of rescheduling postponed tours and looking at the windows which are available and alternatives too."
Sri Lanka, who had conceded a 109-run lead, were bowled out for 113 in their second innings
Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola hailed the spectacular football his side played in their 4-3 Champions League semi-final first-leg win over visitors Real Madrid on Tuesday, even if he was not completely satisfied with the scoreline.
England seamers Sam Curran and David Willey shared nine wickets to set up a crushing eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka on Thursday as the hosts chased down 241 with seven overs to spare to go 2-0 up in the three-match one-day international series.
Sri Lanka, the 1996 winners, kick-started their bid for a place in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup semi-finals in dramatic fashion with a 20-run win against hosts England at Headingley. It took them to six points and off-spinner Dhananjaya de Silva insists they can still finish in the top four of the group despite suffering a pair of washouts in Bristol.
But Mendis and Embuldeniya then ran through the batting line-up to bundle them out for 132 in the second session as West Indies lost their last eight wickets for 40 runs.
Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene has been appointed the national team's consultant for the first round of next month's Twenty20 World Cup, the country's cricket board said.
The three-match T20I series thus ended 2-1 in favour of India, who stuttered after opting to bat before skipper Harmanpreet Kaur's resilient 39 not out (33b; 3x4, 1x6) propped up their total to 138 for five.
Sri Lanka fined 40 percent of match fee for slow-over rate in second T20 against Australia
A 56th-minute penalty strike from Sunil Chhetri was the difference between the two teams
The Harmanpreet Kaur-led outfit thrashed the home team by 34 runs in the opening T20 and then followed it up with a dominating five-wicket win in the second game to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.
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