New Zealand can become only the second team to inflict a series whitewash on India in their backyard.
Shreyas Iyer, who led KKR to the IPL 2024 title, could be headed for the players' auction after failing to make a breakthrough in negotiations, while K L Rahul is also unlikely to be retained by LSG.
England great James Anderson, playing in his 188th and final Test before retirement, claimed his 701st wicket on Day 1.
Captain Dean Elgar said he always believed his young South African side could become a formidable team after they beat England by an innings and 12 runs within three days in the first Test at Lord's on Friday.
PV Sindhu says if she remains injury-free and in peak physical condition, she will aim for a third medal.
Several players across the continent are poised to make a name for themselves on the international stage.
As the United Kingdom struggles with the greatest social unrest it has seen in years, rioters on Sunday set fire to and broke into hotels designed to house asylum seekers in northern England.
K L Rahul's indifferent form could throw Cheteshwar Pujara a lifeline for the tour of Australia, where he enjoys a great record.
The favourites to replace Erik ten Hag, who was sacked as Manchester United manager on Monday.
Ricky Ponting advised star batters Virat Kohli and Steve Smith to stop trying hard to rediscover their best and pushing themselves too hard and just focus on watching the ball and scoring runs.
IPL franchises are trying to convince six England players to quit international cricket with multi-million pound deals.
India's young batter Yashaswi Jaiswal was placed sixth with 714 points.
'He's obviously got a young family now. In two-three years' time, everything changes, and he just wants to spend quiet time; I completely get that.'
India has only minor concerns, but New Zealand's troubles across batting and bowling departments are more pronounced.
Rishabh Pant last played a Test match in December 2022 before a serious car crash saw him sidelined for nearly two years.
The focus has very much been on the game between two countries that share a sporting rivalry.
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand fell to their second successive semifinal exit at the All England Championship.
New Zealand beat India by 25 runs in Mumbai to complete an unprecedented 3-0 series sweep in India.
A spectacular seven-wicket haul by Mitchell Santner helped New Zealand dismiss India for 156 before the tourists reached 198-5 at stumps on day two of the second test in Pune on Friday to tighten their grip on the three-match series.
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How India's players fared in the Bangladesh Test series.
Kareena's sombre performance lingered on long after I had left the theatre, notes Sukanya Verma.
Gopichand, who is often credited with creating a pipeline of top badminton players by identifying them at a young age, described the move by the games' organisers' as appalling.
'There will be a lot of spice to the contest -- there is a reason India is the only team other than England against whom Australia is keen to play a five Test series.' 'I'll watch, as I suspect most fans will -- but this one time, I'll watch with considerable trepidation and, from a fan's point of view, with the hope that the team finds its feet and that right quick,' notes the distinguished cricket commentator Prem Panicker.
Manchester City have one just victory from their last 10 games across all competitions.
Schoolchildren will be taught how to spot extremist content and fake news online under proposed changes to the curriculum in the wake of far-right riots across United Kingdom cities fuelled by misinformation on social media.
The difference between this side and the under-achieving teams towards the end of Wenger's reign is their experience. Martinelli made his debut in 2019 while Saka has been a regular since the 2019-20 campaign.
Cristiano Ronaldo tucked away a penalty and slammed home a free kick as he set a new record for the most international caps
Michael Vaughan feels England have discovered a 'world-class superstar' in young off-spinner Shoaib Bashir
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday night.
How the India Test regulars and discards fared over the first two days in the opening round matches of Duleep Trophy.
The Manchester United defender will not travel to the United States for the two-match tour.
Bangladesh pacers have also been fortunate to have come under the tutelage of South African great Allan Donald and former West Indian pacer Otis Gibson.
The big-hitting Suryakumar Yadav is the highest placed Indian at second spot, while young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal occupies the sixth position in the ICC T20I batting rankings issued on Wednesday.
Germany, once the undisputed kings of European football, enter Euro 2024 with a point to prove
India boast of a near perfect record against Bangladesh in Tests, having never lost a Test match against their neighbours.
A washout in England-Namibia game in the same group will see Scotland go through.
Out of India's total tally of 842 runs in five matches, the duo has rattled up 471 runs -- which accounts to 55 percent of the runs -- at a strike rate of 160.
New Zealand built a lead of 238 with three second innings wickets remaining on Monday heading into a delicately poised final day of the second Test against England in Nottingham.
World Championship gold-medallist para shuttler Manasi Joshi has strongly criticised former Indian cricketers Harbhajan Singh and Suresh Raina for allegedly mocking people with disabilities.
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