Liverpool have signed Bolton Wanderers goalkeeper Adam Bogdan on a free transfer, the Premier League club said on Friday.
India were unchanged from the side that played the abandoned match in Brisbane last Tuesday.
Australia won the toss and elected to bat first in their tri-series one-day international against Sri Lanka.
Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp hailed Mohamed Salah's impact as the playmaker made a scoring return in their 2-1 pre-season win over Premier League rivals Manchester City.
Welcoming the Indian team management's decision to drop charges against Brad Hogg, BCCI on Monday said the step was taken in "larger interest of the game" and hoped that Australia looks at it positively.
Former India batsman Mohammad Kaif was, on Friday, named assistant coach of Indian Premier League franchise Delhi Daredevils for the upcoming 2019 season.
Defending his team's tactics in the drawn third cricket Test against India, Australian vice-captain Brad Haddin said the hosts earned the right to go about the way they wanted after playing India out of the series.
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson said memories of Phil Hughes will flood him the moment he steps out to compete in the fourth Test against India in Sydney, starting on January 6.
Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane struck fluent centuries as India fought back bravely before a flurry of late wickets allowed a sloppy Australia to take a slight edge on stumps on Day 3 of the third Test, in Melbourne
The resolution was introduced by Senator John Cornyn, Republican Senate Majority Whip, and Senator Mark Warner, ranking member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
Delhi Capitals have made the perfect start to IPL, with two morale-boosting victories, while SunRisers Hyderabad are the only side yet to register a win in the tournament, having lost both their games.
Brangelina will start looking at orphanages over Easter, and are said to have set their sights on adopting a little girl.
Left-arm seamer Mitchell Johnson, who consistently claimed top-order wickets during the recent ODI series in India, is also likely to get the nod ahead of Shaun Tait.
Rediff.com encapsulates all the sporting action from the past week in this eye-catching photo feature.
Describing Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja as a three-dimensional player, Gujarat Lions' head coach Brad Hodge said it was very difficult for any cricketing side to replace him.
The Indian spin legend has been put in charge of "all cricket-related affairs" of the IPL team.
The terrorists were later identified as Pervaiz Ahmad Wani of Galoora Handwara and Naeem Ahmad Najar of Shelpora Brad, Sopore, he said.
Angeline Jolie ends up at number 15. Guess who made it to top spot!
Joaquin Phoenix-starrer Joker, one of the most controversial yet admired movies of 2019, is leading the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) nominations with 11 nods.
Number of Tests won by India outside Asia in 2018 now stands at 4 -- the most they have ever won in a calendar year, points out Rajneesh Gupta.
The 77th Golden Globe awards is live at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, and is seeing Hollywood's glamorous set in attendance.
In a special segment called In Memoriam, Irrfan Khan and Oscar-winning costume designer Bhanu Athiya were remembered alongside many Hollywood actors and filmmakers including Chadwick Boseman, Ian Holl, Sean Connery and Max von Sydow.
India's World Cup-winning former men's coach Gary Kirsten and ex-opener W V Raman were, on Thursday, short-listed for the post of the women's team coach.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has been named as an assistant to national coach Darren Lehmann for the triangular Twenty20 series against New Zealand and England next month.
Virat Kohli might have come under sharp criticism from various quarters for his on-field aggressive behaviour but former Australia spinner Brad Hogg defended the India captain, saying the visiting team derives energy from him.
Images from the West Indies-Australia World T20 in Mirpur on Friday.
The British number one ended association with Brad Gilbert after 17 months.
Handscomb was picked ahead of regular wicket-keeper Alex Carey in the first T20I against India at Visakhapatnam, giving a boost to his hopes of making Australia's World Cup squad.
- 'I think they've made a very brave and good decision in making Steve the captain' - 'I'm comfortable where my game's at, everything's going in the right direction, I'd just like to get more runs'
The momentum Australia have gained from the recent hard-fought win against South Africa will carry the team to their maiden World Twenty20 title in Bangladesh, Test captain Michael Clarke said on Friday.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt plan to adopt an Indian baby and name it India.
"We have got some extremely talented players and we need them to lift a little bit and contribute a little bit more to what they are doing."
Images from day one of the first Ashes Test between England and Australia in Nottingham, on Wednesday.
'India's strength is batting and it is under attack right now. It is time to stand up and be counted.'
Virat Kohli was engaged in yet another fierce verbal battle with the Australian team.
Brad Durham, Managing Director of Emerging Portfolio Fund Research, EPFR, says that Emerging Market, EM, funds have seen inflows of $450 million last week.\n
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Brad Pitt's World War Z figures at number 10. Read on to see which film made it to the top spot.
