The cricket pitch at the Roshnara Club ground came under scanner on the first day of the Ranji Trophy match between hosts Delhi and Vidarbha as the match had to be stopped for 28 minutes in order to make the 22-yard strip playable after one batsman was hit on shoulders by a bouncer.
Match referee Mike Procter also fined the rest of the team Procter also fined the rest of the Indian team five per cent of their match fees for slow over rate.\n\n
India's head coach Rahul Dravid doesn't regret one bit playing the four-Test series against Australia on spinner-friendly tracks.
Greece beat England for the first time as striker Vangelis Pavlidis's double earned the visitors a richly-deserved 2-1 victory.
Paris St Germain forward Neymar has been charged for "insulting and/or molesting" the referee following his post-game rant after the French side were knocked out of the Champions League last 16 by Manchester United.
Real Madrid on top because of performances, not referees, says coach Zidane.
Poland striker Robert Lewandowski scored from his second attempt from the penalty spot against France.
Dev becomes only the second boxer after Vijender Singh, who won bronze at the 2008 Games in Beijing, to win an Olympics medal.
The fourth Test is due to start next Tuesday with Australia having already retained the Ashes, leading the series 3-0 with two matches to play.
Four match officials have been suspended for poor performances during the Asian Cup.
Senegal became the first team in World Cup history to be eliminated on yellow cards after finishing level with Japan on points, goal difference and goals scored in Group H on Thursday.
Gurpreet was in the thick of things when the ball went over the line and out of play.
Shikhar Dhawan-led side was ruled to be one over short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration.
Brazil coach Dunga launched a stinging attack on referee Enrique Osses after the Chilean whistler sent Neymar off.
Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi has personally apologised to Bangladesh batter Afif Hussain after hitting him with a throw during the second Twenty20 between the two teams in Dhaka.
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played across England, on Sunday.
Qatar rode on a controversial goal to emerge 2-1 winners against India.
Stuart was docked 15 per cent of his match fees and a third demerit point was added to his disciplinary record - a punishment made on the recommendation of Broad senior for using inappropriate language against Pakistan's player Yasir Shah during the first Test in Manchester.
The World Cup referee given a life ban in his homeland Saudi Arabia this month for a match-fixing attempt
Probably the pitch is playing on Australians' mind before the big match.
'I found the pitch to be below average as per the ICC guidelines'
On-field umpires Masudur Rahman and Ruchira Pilliyaguruge, third umpire Raveendra Wimalasiri and fourth umpire Gazi Sohel levelled the charges.
Hosts France will play an Olympic men's football final for the first time in 40 years after beating Egypt 3-1 in extra-time at the Lyon stadium on Monday and will face Spain for the gold medal.
'I was confident that I would surely get into any of the IPL teams, but I was not picked.'
'The process is that the team reports the matter through the captain and team manager. After that, we assess it as the governing council. The match referee also puts in his report wherein he can mention the same," an IPL Governing Council official told ANI.
Li Qian who emerged victorious, securing a 4-1 decision from the judges
'The pitch did not have a great deal of pace and bounce in it for the seamers nor assisted the spinners as the match progressed. In my view this does not represent an even contest between bat and ball.'
Images from the Euro 2024 Group A match between Switzerland and Germany, in Frankfurt, on Sunday.
The charge was levelled by on-field umpires Bruce Oxenford and Paul Reiffel, third umpire Paul Wilson and fourth umpire Gerard Abood.
Cristiano Ronaldo struck a late winner as Portugal came from a goal down to beat Scotland 2-1.
The 24-team Asian Cup will unfold on the same grounds as the men's World Cup where Yamashita served as the fourth official for six group stage games. Her return to Qatar signals a significant progression in the inclusion of female referees in high-profile men's soccer tournaments.
West Indies batsman Darren Sammy and Ireland pace bowler John Mooney were each fined 30 percent of their match fee for swearing during their World Cup match in New Zealand on Monday.
While the tournament saw the emergence of young stars, the usual suspects, the big names flattered to deceive.
Roundup of the matches being held across major football leagues in Europe on Sunday
Argentina won a record 16th Copa America title by beating Colombia 1-0 thanks to an extra-time goal from substitute Lautaro Martinez.
Ashwin was fined for breaching Article 2.7 of the IPL's code of conduct during the match which the Royals won by three runs
German referee Juergen Jansen denied any involvement in the country's match-fixing scandal.
This sets up Real Madrid final against Borussia Dortmund, who knocked out Paris Saint-Germain in the other semi-final.
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