Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
Kevin Pietersen does not warrant a recall to the England team despite apparent support from incoming incoming ECB chief Colin Graves, according to former skipper Nasser Hussain.
The age-old practice of shining the cricket ball has become a "grey area" and the game's governing body must provide clarity to end the prevailing confusion, England captain Alastair Cook said on Friday.
Bayliss was inevitably asked about the position of batsman Kevin Pietersen, who has been ruled out of participating in the series by England's director of cricket Andrew Strauss because of "trust issues".
Marcelo Lippi's first game as China coach ended in a 0-0 draw with Qatar in a World Cup qualifier in Kunming on Tuesday, seriously damaging both team's hopes of reaching the finals in Russia.
When South Africa lost to India on Sunday, they cemented their reputation for 'choking' in ICC tournaments. Rajneesh Gupta tells us why South Africa's record for freezing in important ICC contests is, alas, well deserved.
In the shadow of the ball-tampering saga that broke out on Saturday and has rocked Australian cricket since, the former cricketer reckons, Steve Smith and Cameron Bancroft 'will be haunted by it forever'
Roopa had alleged that Rs 2 crore had exchanged hands to provide special facilities to Sasikala.
Japan's Shunsuke Nakamura will carry four years of frustration into the World Cup after a snub four years ago
Banned from competition for a year, Asian Games bronze medallist L Sarita Devi said she would utilise the period by taking corrective measures in her technique so that she can be ready for the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Kevin Pietersen defiantly struck a mature century but England were staring down the barrel at 294 for seven at stumps on the third day of the third Ashes Test on Saturday, still 233 adrift on first innings.
"Definitely, we all do believe that we have the team that can do well in South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and England. It is important to start well. The preparations part will be really important as it will provide us with the momentum," Rahane said at the India Today Conclave in Mumbai.
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The Indo-Israeli pair was drubbed by top seeds Lisa Raymond of the United States and Australia's Samantha Stosur in the third round at Wimbledon.
India's 16-member squad for Rio Olympics was announced on Tuesday in New Delhi. Goalkeeper PR Sreejesh will lead the side with SV Sunil as the vice captain.
Australia's leading bank, St George's Bank has said it is sticking to its decision to send 76 computer services jobs to India due to competition.
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The former Australia captain says Ganguly's bickering over pitches 'was not too different from match-fixing'.
West Indies swashbuckling batsman Chris Gayle has issued a stinging rebuke against former cricketers.
'Many said his visit was very risky. But mercifully, Air Force One has taken off from Delhi without Mr Trump stepping on anybody's toes,' notes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
'Not every county plays county cricket in England and not every state plays shield cricket in Australia'
Coach Marcello Lippi hailed 10-man Italy's determination to beat Australia 1-0 on and said their winning penalty was rightly given.
"Packer was a visionary who transformed the way the game was played worldwide," BCCI president said.
So prior to their Melbourne Park rematch, former champion Sharapova said she was primed and ready for another drawn out dog-fight against the 14th seed.
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