Abbas was a classmate and friend of Pankaj Modi, the youngest of the Modi siblings.
World number one Iga Swiatek blasted past American Danielle Collins 6-3, 6-0.
Cinema owners elated with 'extraordinary' advance booking match screenings
Mohammed Siraj's 6/15 is the third best bowling figures by an Indian bowler in South Africa.
Jos Buttler has pretty much accepted their 50-overs World Cup title defence is over
Stakeholders have shown a distinct lack of seriousness in bringing a law against corruption in Indian sports, a reason why someone like tainted former pacer S Sreesanth got away despite strong evidence of spot-fixing against him in the 2013 IPL, former Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar has said.
Hosts Australia will pull on a classic uniform from the 1980s featuring green strip on bright gold top and pants when they take on India in the three-match ODI series.
Gill accepted the sanction so there was no need for a formal hearing
David Warner scored an unbeaten half-century in vain as Australia blew a comfortable chase
IMAGES from the T20 World Cup warm-up match played between India and Australia in Dubai on Wednesday.
Coco Gauff battled past Elina Svitolina in the Auckland Classic final on Sunday to retain her title.
Play was halted for a few minutes on the fourth day of the third Test between India and Australia after the visiting players complained of abuse from the crowd at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday.
From Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma sharing the limelight with their raw talent, to SRH's Travis Head smashing some brutal boundaries to notch up big runs and totals for his franchise, this season has had some real power hitters on show.
Images from Day 4 of the third Test between Australia and India, at the SCG, on Sunday.
India wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul has conceded that he found the continued criticism directed at him painful and puzzling especially when his performance was not that bad.
Half-centuries from captain Uday Saharan and Sachin Dhas steered India to their ninth Under-19 World Cup final.
Hazlewood will consult Cricket Australia's medical staff before deciding on his participation in the IPL, the report said.
'This is the one thing I've always wanted, to make finals at a World Cup and after two times of getting huge disappointment, honestly I can't believe it.'
'He has mastered the art of finishing an innings. It's not just about the runs; it's the way he gets them. There's a certain calm and composure about the way he plays his cricket.'
Sanju Samson has never enjoyed the backing of the team management while Riyan Parag and Abhishek Sharma were ignored despite good showing with the bat in the Mushtaq Ali Trophy, the national T20 tournament.
The incident comes following the vandalism of three Hindu temples in Australia by Khalistani supporters.
Commanding wins in their two opening games have elevated South Africa as favourites in the World Cup but pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada insisted there is still a long way to go and the team is focused on taking one match at a time.
Images from Day 2 of the third Ashes Test on Friday.
As many as 72 players have been confined to their hotel rooms for two weeks upon arrival and unable to train for the Feb. 8-21 event after passengers on three charter flights tested positive.
In Dubai, A Ganesh Nadar encountered high speeds on smooth-as-silk-roads, no bureaucracy, gold, Mr Toad's. And snow!
Match referee Chris Broad saying that the pitch was very dry and favoured spinners from the start.
Images from the England-Australia World Cup match, at Lord's, on Tuesday.
He asserted that all efforts are on to contain the spread of the virus in Kerala.
Angira wraps a shoot... Aahana salutes the jawans... Sonal takes a walk in Texas...
India bounced back in style to beat title holders Australia 3-1 via a shoot-out after both the teams were locked 2-2 at the end of regulation time.
Jasprit Bumrah took 6/61 as India crushed South Africa by seven wickets to level the two-match series 1-1.
'I thought, let's take a little more time, calm myself, take it slowly, and try to bat deep'
'I hope Lionel Messi gets a little percentage of the shirt sales because I've never seen so many Argentine number 10 shirts in my life!'
Earl Eddings was named the new permanent chairman of Cricket Australia (CA) by the board, on Wednesday, four weeks after taking up the post on a temporary basis when David Peever was forced to resign.
Poonam Yadav fashioned a resounding 17-run victory over the four-time champions.
Italy returned to the Davis Cup final after a gap of 25 years as Jannik Sinner beat Novak Djokovic in both singles and doubles to secure a 2-1 victory over Serbia on Saturday that earned the 1976 champions a title clash with Australia.
Ben Stokes humorously 'apologised' to Jason Roy for breaking his previous record of 180, which Roy had achieved against Australia in Melbourne back in 2018.
Rishabh Pant isn't fit to play the upcoming World Cup but former Australian ace Adam Gilchrist is still fascinated by the kind of impact that the burly keeper-batter has had in his six years with the Indian team.
Australia beat Spain to enter World Cup last four for 12th time on the trot
India lost all their three matches and without scoring any goal in the Asian Cup.
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