India will be looking for another favorable result to extend their lead in the World Test Championships standings.
Roger Federer gained a measure of revenge against Wimbledon nemesis Kevin Anderson, beating the South African 6-0, 6-4 at the Miami Open on Thursday to set up a mouthwatering semi-final against a player barely half his age.
Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra's Paris Games preparations will be put through a stern test when he begins his season in the first leg of the prestigious Diamond League one-day meet series against a star-studded but familiar field, in Doha on Friday.
The eight seeded South African fought back after losing the first two sets to defeat the Swiss ace 2-6, 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-4, 13-11.
Top seed and reigning champion Novak Djokovic pulled off the great escape at Wimbledon in beating South African Kevin Anderson 6-7(6), 6-7(6), 6-1, 6-4, 7-5 to reach his 25th successive grand slam quarter-final.
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England paceman James Anderson has been ruled out of the remainder of the third Ashes Test and will miss the fourth match at Trent Bridge with a side strain, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Friday.
Britain's Andy Murray won the Aegon Championships at Queen's Club by dismantling big-serving South African Kevin Anderson 6-3, 6-4 in a one-sided final.
Images from Day 3 of the fifth and final Test between India and England in Dharamsala on Saturday.
India's accusation that paceman Jimmy Anderson "abused and pushed" spinner Ravindra Jadeja during the first drawn Test at Trent Bridge may be a tactical move by the tourists, England skipper Alastair Cook said on Wednesday.
Reflecting on his infamous altercation with India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, England pace spearhead James Anderson said the matter that brought a great deal of stress to him "went too far" and could have been dealt with on the day of the incident itself.
Bumrah became the fastest Indian pacer to pick 150+ wickets in long-format cricket during the second day of the India-England Test match in Visakhapatnam.
James Anderson has been ruled out of England's one-day international series in Sri Lanka as he continues his rehabilitation from a knee injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said in a statement on Tuesday.
Corey Anderson is hungry for more, and hopes that 'bigger and better things' await Mumbai Indians in the knock-out stage of the IPL.
A devastating spell from seam bowler James Anderson set England up for a nine-wicket triumph in the second test against West Indies on Saturday as the tourists went 1-0 up in the three-match series.
England fast bowlers Stuart Broad and James Anderson have said that ousted batsman Kevin Pietersen's allegations of a bully culture in the dressing room has saddened and disappointed them.
Jason Holder struck his maiden first-class century to lead the West Indies to a draw in the first Test in Antigua on Friday after James Anderson had become England's leading Test wicket-taker.
England fast bowler James Anderson may sit out some of the Test matches on their tours of Bangladesh and India, he said on Wednesday. The 34-year-old, England's leading Test wicket-taker with 463 victims, was named in the squad for the tour to Bangladesh where they play two Tests next month. England travel to India in early November for a five-Test series.
England fast bowler Stuart Broad will retire from cricket at the end of the Ashes series against Australia, he said after the third day of the final Test on Saturday.
England paceman James Anderson ripped shellshocked Australia to shreds with six wickets to bowl the tourists out for a paltry 136 on the first day of the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston on Wednesday.
England's Chris Woakes stated that he is "at ease" with the Three Lions' decision to leave him out of the Test team for a series against India, calling it a "fair decision."
India's head coach Anil Kumble has admitted that James Anderson, who is available for selection for the second Test starting on Thursday in Visakhapatnam, would definitely make England strong if included in the playing XI.
Chopra to begin season with Doha Diamond League on May 10, Jena also to compete for his DL debut
England fast bowlers James Anderson and Graham Onions dismissed Australia for 263 on the second day of the third Ashes Test. England were 56 for one in reply at tea with captain Andrew Strauss on 33 and Ravi Bopara on 23.
James Anderson excelled with bat and ball as Australia, replying to England's first innings total of 425, were reduced to 156 for 8 on Day 2 of the second Ashes Test.
England's pacers chipped away at the wickets to reduce to India to 174 for six in their first innings at stumps on Day 2 in the fifth and final Test at the Oval in London on Saturday.
James Anderson will join England's Test squad in India next week, and is increasingly hopeful of playing a significant part in the five-match series after making encouraging progress in his recovery from a shoulder injury.
English cricket's leading Test wicket-taker James Anderson and former England football midfielder Frank Lampard were given the OBE.
Depleted India out to gatecrash Ben Stokes's 100th Test party
England bowled out Pakistan for 185 in 44 overs in the second ODI.
Former India pacer Zaheer Khan feels the Rajkot pitch will be similar to the ones in Hyderabad and Vizag, bringing reverse swing into play once again.
Novak Djokovic blunted the power serving of South African Kevin Anderson to reach the fourth round of the Indian Wells ATP tournament on Monday, while Mardy Fish was upset by Australian qualifier Matthew Ebden.
'If their next knocks do not go good, the problems will become grave for both of them.'
Seamers James Anderson and Tim Bresnan ripped through the West Indies batting order to lead England to victory by an innings and 83 runs in the second Test on Monday.
A dominant Australian side produced a superb all-round performance to secure their fourth ICC Under-19 World Cup crown.
The last time England toured India, back in early 2021, Joe Root's team went back home beaten and bruised 3-1.
The visitors crashed to an innings and 92-run defeat inside three days in the first Test at Lords.
The 123-match veteran, affectionately nicknamed 'The GOAT'
Anderson's rock-solid belief was unshakeable, even when he faced a match point in the 10th game of the third set.
Middle-order batsmen Corey Anderson and Anton Devcich staged a spirited fightback after early jitters as New Zealand 'A' ended the first day's play against India 'A' on 300 for eight, in the second and final four-day 'Test' in Hyderabad on Monday.
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