McGrath dismissed Lara to surpass Courtney Walsh's record of 519 Test wickets.
Earlier in the morning, race walkers Khushbir Kaur and Manish Singh finished creditable fourth and sixth respectively in the 20km race.
The Sri Lankan off spinner created a new world record claiming his 520th Test wicket.
Muttiah Muralitharan goes into the first Test against a second-string Zimbabwe side within sight of one of cricket's most celebrated records.
England opener Marcus Trescothick is the bookmakers' favourite to become Glenn McGrath's 500th wicket
Mohammed Yousuf compared Steve Harmison to West Indian greats Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh
Benoit Peschier was aggressive and precise while a British medal hopeful was timid when the French dominated the men's slalom Olympic kayaking on Friday.
Captain Inzamam-ul-Haq struck an unbeaten 64 to keep Pakistan in the hunt for a series levelling win against the West Indies on day three of the second and final Test.
Chris Gayle's swagger is unmatched, and the 'Universe Boss' shows no modesty or pretension when asked where he sees himself among the pantheons of greats in West Indies cricket. "I'm definitely up there. I'm definitely up there with the greats without a doubt," Gayle, who came for an interaction after a request from the travelling Indian media contingent, answered it in two straight sentences.
'I think we were good for the first 16 overs while batting when we were 140 for 4. But then in the last four overs, we should have got 40 to 45 runs, and we got only thirty. We need to focus on that'
IMAGES from the 2nd T20 International played between India and West Indies in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.
In the last 13 months, India have played the West Indies in six T20 Internationals with the hosts coming up trumps every single time.
The International Cricket Council will announce the fixtures of the 2015 World Cup on Tuesday.
Bangladesh's pursuit of West Indies' big total was bold, brash and brilliant. Led first by Tamim Iqbal and then taken up by the in-form talisman Shakib Al Hasan, who also picked up two wickets with his left-arm spin.
The Sri Lanka spinner said it was a key factor in him equalling the world record for Test wickets.
Australia reached 80 for three in their second innings, a 74-run lead after Sri Lanka were bowled out for 407 in their first innings on the third day.
Muttiah Muralitharan became the third bowler in history to claim 500 wickets as Sri Lanka bundled out Australia for 120 on the opening day of the second Test.
Muralitharan wants to race with Warne to the historic 500 Test wicket milestone.
590 cricketers -- including 370 Indian players and 220 overseas players -- will go under the hammer during the two-day mega auction in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13.
Zimbabwe were dismissed for 102 in their second innings, as Sri Lanka won the first Test by an innings and 240 runs.
Shane Warne grabbed four wickets for 92 runs in a 121-run victory over Sri Lanka in the third and final Test.\n\n
Rohit Sharma won the prestigious Maruti Suzuki ESPN Cricinfo award for the third year in a row.
The Captain of the Year award was given to England's World Cup-winning, Heather Knight, the first for a women skipper
Barring two ODIs, the Caribbean side was easily crushed by the hosts, who won the Test, the ODI and the Twenty20 series with ease.
Come 2024 Paris Olympics, field hockey will be played on a turf that doesn't require watering, International Hockey Federation (FIH) Chief Executive Officer Thierry Weil said, in New Delhi, on Saturday.
India Test skipper Virat Kohli has been named as the 'Captain of the Year'.
'It was a spectacular crime, wasn't it? Sepp is on the same scale. He's up there with Lance.' Director Stephen Frears, in an exclusive interview with Rediff.com
A World Cup year tends to dominate discussion on ODI cricket, and bilateral series are usually quickly forgotten. Before the series against Australia begins, let us take a look at India's best ODI players during the ongoing 2019-2020 season.
Damp beach volleyball players and a bundled up crowd found out the hard way on Wednesday that grim rain and wind can even beat down on Rio's picture-perfect Copacabana beach.
US women's soccer star Hope Solo has been mocked for voicing public concerns over the Zika virus -- crowds chant "Zika! Zika" when she touches the ball during Rio Olympics.
