Australian controversial tennis star Nick Kyrgios has announced that he will call curtains on his career if he wins the US Open, the fourth major of the season at Flushing Meadows.
Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has said that New Zealand team should not be 'taken lightly' ahead of a three-Test match series starting on Thursday, just because they lost to Bangladesh.
Pakistan cricket has been betrayed by the people it trusted most -- its officials and captains -- noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck has said.
Australia can't drop Ricky Ponting as the skipper unless he is dropped from the team, a noted cricket columnist has said.
A day after Australia suffered a narrow one-wicket loss at the hands of India, the media Down Under agreed that it was their old nemesis VVS Laxman who made all the differences on the final day of the first cricket Test at Mohali.
England cricket selectors have super-sized their fast bowling attack for the coming Ashes tour, recalling giant Chris Tremlett for the five-Test series starting on November 25 in Brisbane.
Ferrari CEO Amadeo Felisa expressed disappointment over seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher's defection to Mercedes-Benz, but said it will not affect their vehicle sales.
The scandal-prone Pakistan team's alleged involvement in match-fixing seems to be getting bigger in proportion as reports on Tuesday claimed that their 150-run loss against Australia at Lord's in July is under investigation by the International Cricket Council.
The Turkish Football Federation has summoned Ivorian internationals Didier Drogba and Emmanuel Eboue for paying homage to Nelson Mandela after a league game.
England will become a dominant force in the cricketing world in the next three to four years, according to former Australia coach John Buchanan.
His cricket career hampered by injuries, dashing Australian pacer Brett Lee is working on his future as a musician and India would be the first stop for his rockstar ambitions.
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Sri Lankan cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara has urged world cricket chiefs to balance the international calendar via the provision of a more equitable Future Tours Programme.
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Former Australian batsman and Cricket Australia executive Matthew Hayden has said that Australia missed the opportunity of using Twenty20 cricket to transform the sport worldwide.
Australian opening batsman Shane Watson, who hit a majestic century on Sunday, said that winning the Melbourne ODI against England was the perfect way to start the seven-match series.
Injury-plagued New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram is planning to retire from international cricket, a media report in Melbourne has claimed. According to Sydney Morning Herald, Oram, who is currently nursing a hamstring injury, is in talks with New Zealand Cricket officials and could hold a press conference on Monday to speak about his future.
Kevin Pietersen had approached Australian spin legend and his former Hampshire captain Shane Warne for the England coach's job, according to media reports in Melbourne. Sydney Morning Herald claimed in a report that Pietersen approached Warne to find out if the retired leggie was game to succeed Peter Moores as the England coach.
The Australian captain also said that Bancroft's comments won't be held against him during future team selections.
Former Test cricket umpire Darrell Hair has been handed an 18-month good behaviour bond by an Australian court after pleading guilty to charges of embezzling and stealing money from a liquor store where he worked, local media reported on Tuesday.
Sachin Tendulkar scoring a historic 50th Test ton has re-ignited the debate on who is the greatest batsman of all time -- he or Don Bradman. A poll commissioned by an Australian newspaper put the Indian icon in front though voting is yet to be over.
Opening batsman Gautam Gambhir has rubbished claims that India's spin-heavy attack will suffer a murderous assault at the hands of Australia's batsmen on the pace-friendly Kensington Oval pitch during their Super Eights clash on Friday.
If he does manage to beat Novak Djokovic or Cam Norrie in Sunday's final, it may be that winning the most prestigious title in tennis will wash away all his previous sins in the eyes of his compatriots.
Sri Lankan legend Muttiah Muralitharan has said that he was shocked when umpire Darrell Hair called him seven times in three overs for his action in 1995.
The Department of Defence confirmed that the hack took place between Monday and Tuesday, forcing it to pull the entire RAAF website offline and replace it with a page explaining that there had been 'technical difficulties'.
Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has predicted that tensions between the his team and the visiting England team will reach boiling point during next month's Ashes series.
South African right-arm medium-fast bowler Rusty Theron took a career-best 4-27 to help his team clinch a six-wicket victory against Pakistan in the second Twenty20 international played here on Wednesday.
Pakistan Coach Waqar Younis has said that the near three-month-long tour of England, which was marred by 'spot-fixing' allegations, had been difficult "on and off the field".
Australian vice-captain Brad Haddin has said that he knew he was out and did not need to wait for the replay to determine that he had hit the ball, which brought the end of the first Ashes Test, that went in favour of England.
Pakistan skipper Mohammad Yousuf has described Australia as the best Test team in the world after the latter clean swept the Test series 3-0.
Pakistan skipper Mohammad Yousuf has described Australia as the best Test team in the world after the latter won the three-Test series by a convincing 3-0 margin.
A contender for the coaching job of the Indian Premier League Kochi franchise, Matthew Mott will have to resign as New South Wales coach if he accepts the lucrative offer from the new Twenty20 team.
Controversy and Andrew Symonds can never be too far apart it seems with the latest being allegations that the Australian cricketer used his autographed bat to get a seven-figure loan sanctioned before investing the money in a failed company.
Australian captain Ricky Ponting feels the controversial Decision Review System should have been trialled in One-day and Twenty20 cricket before being introduced in Tests as the innovation still needs some "refinement".
Batting great Greg Chappell believes Australia can win the upcoming high-profile four-match Test series as India are "vulnerable" this time with injuries to key players like Rishabh Pant and Jasprit Bumrah.
The Ashes series will open to a packed house at the Gabba with less than 100 first-day tickets remaining on sale.
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Australian coach Tim Nielsen has said there was no point moaning about limited preparation time for the Test series against Pakistan.
When asked about Warne targeting him again, Waugh played down the incident.
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