While Sri Lanka will be fancying their chances against a lowly South African side, the Proteas would be more than keen to make a statement against the 1996 winners.
The former news anchor is reportedly dating the world's richest man.
Mitchell McClenaghan led Mumbai Indians's superb showing with the ball as they thrashed Delhi Daredevils by 14 runs to register their sixth successive victory, in the ongoing tenth edition of the Indian Premier League, in Mumbai, on Saturday.
Former Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has been appointed manager of Championship side Derby County, with the second-tier side announcing the 39-year-old had agreed to a three-year deal on Thursday.
The baby girl has been named Nia.
The shocking loss to Kings XI Punjab in their last match, notwithstanding, table-toppers Gujarat Lions will have to get their act together quickly if they wish to end their home campaign on a winning note against a formidable Delhi Daredevils in an Indian Premier League match, in Rajkot on Tuesday.
Alastair Cook marked The Oval's 100th Test match with a familiarly stubborn unbeaten half-century, standing firm as the home side battled to 149 for four against South Africa at tea on an absorbing first day of the third Test on Thursday.
The fast bowler has spent more than a month on the sidelines and was ruled out on Tuesday, though South Africa hope he will be fit to face India on June 5.
Images from the Indian Premier League match between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Daredevils at the MA Chidambaram stadium on Tuesday.
It's truly a wonderfully weird world around us.
An unbeaten 93 by Robin Morris helped Mumbai take a 127-run first inning lead over Uttar Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' clash.
Mumbai scored 152 for the loss of 6 wkts against Punjab on the first day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'A' match in Mohali.
South Africa have named an unchanged squad for the remaining two Tests against England as AB de Villiers prepares to lead the five-day team for the first time in Johannesburg on Thursday.
List of players bought at the players' auction for the sixth edition of the IPL.
Sauber unveiled a new-look car with slimmer sidepods and two new drivers on Saturday but declined to say whether they could improve on last year's sixth place in the constructors' championship.
A rampaging Kolkata Knight Riders stand in the way of Delhi Daredevils' revival plan as the two teams, with contrasting runs so far, gear up to clash in an Indian Premier League (IPL) fixture in Kolkata on Friday.
Down and out, the two bottom-placed teams know that this will be their best chance to post their first win in the ongoing 50-over showpiece.
Images from the IPL match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings in Bangalore on Saturday.
A doctor mentored by Indian-origin surgeon Jayant Patel, who is facing trial for manslaughter, on Monday told an Australian court that her former boss should not have removed part of the bowel of a patient who later died.
McCullum, 37, played for the two-time IPL champions in two separate stints and also represented Trinbago Knight Riders, the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) franchise that is owned by the same parent company Red Chillies Entertainment.
Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle list IPL 2020's 50 Most Valuable Players.
Rajasthan Royals outplayed Chennai Super Kings by eight wickets in their Indian Premier League match in Ahmedabad, thereby registering their fifth straight win of the season.
Manslaughter trial of Indian-origin surgeon Jayant Patel opened on Friday with prosecutors saying that he was criminally liable for negligence that led to the death of a 75-year-old patient. Patel is facing a trial on charges of the manslaughter of Mervyn Morris, who died on June 14, 2003, at the Bundaberg Base Hospital.
Images from the Indian Premier League match between Chennai Super Kings and Pune Warriors in Chennai, on Monday.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field.
England Managing Director Hugh Morris feels India's decision of not allowing the Decision Review System's usage in the just-concluded Test series was disappointing after touring captain Alastair Cook fell victim to a couple of dubious decisions.
Faced with the prospect of a humiliating 0-3 series whitewash, a desperate India would be aiming to bounce back to winning ways against an unrelenting South Africa in the third and final Test, starting in Johannesburg, on Wednesday.
This number is more than the total number (1,071) of electric cars sold in India in calendar year 2019. MG has stopped registrations for the ZS and will cater to 2,409 of the total bookings.
Purnendu Maji and Srinivas Bhogle list IPL 2020's Paisa Vasool Players.
South Africa will need their bowlers to step up to keep their World Cup hopes alive.
Indian-origin surgeon Jayant Patel, who was jailed for killing three patients in Australia, on Wednesday appealed against his manslaughter conviction.
England batsman Kevin Pietersen was fined an undisclosed amount by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Wednesday for disparaging comments he made on Twitter about a television pundit.
A fine all-round performance by Sairaj Bahutule gave Mumbai a 136-run victory in the Ranji Trophy one-day match.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
The 11th edition of the Indian Premier League will commence, on Saturday, April 7 and will end on 27th May
CSK, with their experience of winning important moments, will certainly make Capitals wary.
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the important numbers after the first week of IPL 2021.
Students need an opening and firms want juniors who'll fit, without spending time and effort in hiring. Online portals are filling the gap.
The tournament, which has been shifted to the UAE due to five million plus COVID cases in India, is a 'TV-only event', expected to be lapped up by all and sundry who crave for cricket and Bollywood in equal measure during prime time.
Royal Challengers Bangalore grabbed an impressive second spot in the IPL Play-offs with a six-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils as Virat Kohli continued with his superlative batting show by hitting a responsible 54-run knock, in Raipur on Sunday. The second position will provide RCB with two chances to qualify for the final.
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