Kevin Pietersen hit a superb triple century, a career-best, for Surrey on Monday to offer a reminder of his talents ahead of new England cricket director Andrew Strauss' first news conference.
Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar on Monday claimed that match-fixing was at its peak in 1996 and said the environment in the dressing room was far from conducive.
India hockey coach Joaquim Carvalho on Wednesday reiterated that he was not involved in any conspiracy and did not ask three players and the team manager to skip the Azlan Shah hockey tournament.
At the close of day 3, the home side was 291 for 8 in reply to Australia's 605 for 9 decl. in the third Test.
'China was a relationship from which Mr Modi had expected the most it seems.' 'It showed in a string of summits, and somewhat breathless celebration of Xi Jinping.' 'It was hasty and simplistic,' observes Shekhar Gupta.
WhatsApp, last month, sued Israeli surveillance firm NSO Group, accusing it of helping those buying its spyware Pegasus break into the phones of roughly 1,400 users across four continents.
Sunil Gavaskar may be asked to step down as ICC cricket committee chairman due to a conflict of interests between his honorary post and paid role as a commentator.
India and South Africa have agreed to keep a lid on the 'friendly banter' to make sure things don't turn sour during the Test series.
The World No 2 announced her commitment to the social media entrepreneur shortly before the New Year and while it was "great", she was pushing it to the back of her mind, at least until after Melbourne Park.
BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah said matters are going "out of hand and is going too far" in the ongoing India's tour of Australia.
Australia's Andrew Symonds became the most expensive foreign player after round three in the Indian Premier League players' auction after Deccan Chronicle's Hyderabad franchise bought the all-rounder for US $1.35 million.
India's most successful captain Sourav Ganguly is set to bid farewell to the international game at the end of the ongoing fourth Test against the Aussies at Nagpur. The left-hander walked in to bat at the fall of VVS Laxman's wicket in India's first innings on Thursday afternoon.
India's most successful captain Sourav Ganguly is set to bid farewell to the international game at the end of the ongoing Test against the Aussies at Nagpur.
'Like Nehru, too, Modi has found dealing with Beijing more and more difficult and has adopted an increasingly assertive approach towards managing India's northern neighbour.'
The BCCI told its players in Australia to behave themselves after the row involving Harbhajan Singh overshadowed an exciting Test series.
'The stigma that FIFA is a corrupt body has to be erased once and for all. One fears that will not happen until Sepp Blatter goes'
Ashwin termed Sri Lanka's tour of 2015 as a landmark for Indian team for their come-from-behind 2-1 series win. "In 2015, we were sandwiched into the middle of a leadership takeover. Virat had just taken over in Australia and we came here having played one Test in Bangladesh. We had set ourselves a lot of goals for each other and I would say we have achieved them and come out with flying colours over the last couple of years as a group"
The ICC also cleared Harbhajan to play until a decision is made on the BCCI appeal against the ban.
The result was as expected -- India beat Bangladesh and sealed its place in the semi-finals... So why was Virat Kohli spotted in Mumbai?
India's star batsman Virat Kohli took time off from his preparations for the crucial World Cup quarter-final against Bangladesh to watch the latest Bollywood release NH10, starring his girlfriend, Anushka Sharma.
Francis Gurry is expected to be the new head of the World Intellectual Property Organization. Gurry, who is now a deputy director-general at WIPO from Australia, is understood to have won a nail-biting election on Tuesday to replace the agency's controversial head, Kamil Idris.
"I am sick of all the bad-boy crap. I've no interest in hearing about how controversies follow me wherever I go," Harbhajan was qouted as saying by 'Herald Sun'.
Nagal said he would look to play more ATP Tour events this year but for that he would have to first improve his rankings.
Ahead of the first Test against South Africa, Harbhajan Singh talks about his journey in international cricket.
Matthew Hayden said he had made a mistake by calling Harbhajan Singh an 'obnoxious weed' and was keen to patch up.
India's Test captain, Anil Kumble, said the war of words should be restricted to the cricket ground.
Recalling some of his fiercest battles with Sachin Tendulkar, legendary Australian bowler Glenn McGrath has said it ended 50-50 between them but the Indian batting genius was really furious when he was declared out after a low bouncer hit his shoulder. McGrath said he spends a lot of time in India, has got a lot many friends there and always catches up with Tendulkar when he is in Mumbai, but many Indians still tell him they have not forgiven him for getting Sachin out in the 2003 World Cup final.
The US election campaign has provided plenty of ammunition for the CCP to make its case that its political system is superior.
Adani group's 16.5 billion dollar controversy-hit coal mine project in Australia has cleared another hurdle with Brisbane supreme court dismissing an appeal filed by indigenous group against the project.
BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah said he will formally make the request at the ICC chief executive committee meeting in Kuala Lumpur next week.
Shastri and Kohli were told that the Indian team is being provided each and every facility that it has sought and its performances on the field should match that input.
Former Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan is confident of winning a medal at next month's Rio Games despite the lack of preparation time following his qualification drama.
France is slowly but gaining momentum when it mattered most.
Prime witness to one of the biggest controversies that rocked Indian cricket, Sachin Tendulkar has finally spoken about the anger and sense of betrayal he felt during the 'Monkeygate scandal' in Australia, revealing that he took the lead in threatening a boycott of the tour at the peak of the furore.
'I had a lot of luck through that phase, because I was able to stay in and win the match for my team.'
BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah says the team will play the next two Tests against Australia as scheduled, but the playing the triangular ODI series which also involves Sri Lanka hinges on Harbhajan Singh hearing.
Haneef, 27, who worked as a junior doctor at the Gold Coast Hospital, was charged with "recklessly" providing support to a terrorist organisation on July 14, following 12 days in detention under anti-terror laws.
Australian batsman Michael Clarke on Sunday said he spoke to Anil Kumble and sorted out the contentious issues raised by the Indian skipper after the acrimonious Sydney Test.
Australia spinner Brad Hogg was on Tuesday charged under Level 3 of the International Cricket Council's Code of Conduct following allegations that he verbally abused Indian skipper Anil Kumble and Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
'The competition for spots is always on. And when you're in the side, it's equally as hard to stay in it. You have to be performing, but I am definitely not feeling comfortable' 'If I can keep performing then I can stay in the side and that's what I hope to do'
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