It was on this day that three of India's greatest batters -- Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly and Virat Kohli -- made their Test debuts.
The Women's World Cup that was staged in England from June 20, 1973, was the first-ever World Cup to staged in cricket.
During the launch of Aunshuman Gaikwad's biography, Sunil Gavaskar praised his former teammate.
Usain Bolt gets 3rd gold of London Olympics as Jamaica wins 4x100, sets world record.
Here are the highlights from the world athletics showpiece...
Elaine Thompson clocked a sizzling wind-assisted 10.71 seconds to win the 100 metres at the Jamaica International on Saturday, sending out a warning to her sprint rivals ahead of August's Rio Olympics.
The 2023 World Athletics Championships kicked off in Budapest on August 19.
Former 100 metres world champion Tori Bowie has died at the age of 32.
American Holloway wins third straight world 110m hurdles title
Olympic champions the United States reclaimed their women's 4x400m relay world title as Jamaica suffered more injury heartbreak in the World Championships final on Sunday.*
Captain Wendie Renard's header seven minutes from time earned France a dramatic 2-1 win over Brazil.
A much-changed Sweden side reached the Women's World Cup last 16 with a perfect record
The United States held off Jamaica in a thrilling finish to win the women's 4x100 metres relay at the world championships on Saturday.
Newly-crowned world champion Neeraj Chopra will look to maintain his unbeaten streak in the prestigious Diamond League meet when he competes in a star-studded men's javelin throw field in Zurich on Thursday.
A wrap from Day 2 of the World Athletics Championships 2023 in Budapest on Sunday.
Navdeep Saini, who made a comeback to the Indian Test squad, will miss three matches for his English county side Worcestershire.
Jamaican sprint queen Elaine Thompson-Herah romped to victory in the 200 metres and Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo held on to win the men's 5,000m to complete contrasting Commonwealth Games golden doubles at Alexander Stadium on Saturday.
Olympic champion Mutaz Barshim of Qatar cleared 2.35 metres to win the men's high jump to earn a bit of redemption after his disappointing bronze in Budapest.
Ahead of India's Test series against West Indies, star India batter Virat Kohli on Sunday revealed his favourite memory in the Caribbean.
There is a growing sentiment in the world and the global South in a way embodies it. But there's also political resistance, he said.
American Aleia Hobbs won the women's 100 metres at the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne, beating Jamaica's Shericka Jackson in a photo finish on Friday.
Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela soared to her fourth consecutive world triple jump title on Friday.
The World Cup began with 32 teams competing in a group stage, with teams divided into eight groups of four.
Forty years after its first edition, the world athletics championships get underway in Budapest on Saturday with over 2,000 athletes from 202 countries taking part over nine days of what could be record-breaking action.
Jason Holder appealed fellow cricketers to shun 'territorial' mindset and come together
The Indian team management will be fretting over its bowling combination with Jaydev Unadkat, Mukesh Kumar and Navdeep Saini locked in a three-way fight for the third pacer's slot.
The 32-year-old Indian eased into the quarter-finals of the Olympics men's +91kg boxing in his debut Olympic Games, defeating Jamaica's Ricardo Brown in his opening bout, in Tokyo, on Thursday.
West Indies batter John Campbell has been slapped with a four-year ban for violation of an anti-doping rule, according to a Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) decision
SSL said in a January 12 statement that it had become aware of fraudulent activity by a former employee and has referred the matter to law enforcement, adding that it had taken steps to secure assets and strengthen protocols.
Prime Minister Modi's remarks on Thursday came during his address to a joint session of the US Congress. He attributed a big part of the success of India-US ties to Indian-Americans.
Nigerian sprinter Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha, who won gold in the 4x100m relay at this year's Commonwealth Games, has been provisionally suspended for the use of banned substances, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Saturday.
'Even in his debut series he wasn't afraid to take on the opposition.'
A gunman took 180 passengers on board a plane hostage at a Jamaican airport late on Sunday evening, but released all its passengers unharmed later, according to a CNN report.However, five crew members of the Canadian plane were still being held as hostages, airline officials said.A spokeswoman for the airport told CNN that the hostage crisis took place while a CanJet flight was taking off from Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay to Halifax, Canada.
A World Championships gold is the only medal missing in Neeraj Chopra's decorated cabinet and the superstar Indian javelin thrower will fancy his chances.
Images from the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Saturday, Day 9.
England dumped Nigeria out of the Women's World Cup in a last-16 penalty shootout
A summary of Friday night's action in the season-opening leg of the Diamond League in Doha on Friday.
The visit of Ireland was the first time the United States had hosted an International Cricket Council (ICC) full member nation.
Indian triple jumper Selva P Thirumaran improved upon his personal best to clinch the silver medal at the World Under-20 Athletics Championship, in Cali Colombia, on Friday.
The medals table of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
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