Gabriel Jesus came off the bench to secure Manchester City a 1-0 English Premier League victory at Leicester City after yet another penalty miss by Pep Guardiola's side on Saturday. Chelsea's Olivier Giroud and Marcos Alonso returned to the starting lineup to stunning effect by grabbing a goal apiece in a crucial 2-1 home win over Tottenham Hotspur in the battle between the London rivals for fourth place.
Sri Lanka also called up Nuwan Zoysa for the first time since June 2002 for the first Test against Australia.
Steve Bucknor, David Shepherd and Jeremy Lloyds will rotate as umpires for the series in Amsterdam, involving Australia, India and Pakistan.
Five naval warships from Mumbai, Kochi and Vishakhapatnam have set sail for Trincomalee and Galle ports in Sri Lanka in response to an SOS from the Sri Lankan government.
In a big blow to India, opening batsman Murali Vijay and wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha were ruled out for the remainder of the Test series against Sri Lanka due to injuries.
Former captain Sunil Gavaskar has described Test skipper Virat Kohli as someone born to assume leadership role and hoped he will live up to the expectations of the people.
Indian vice-captain Rahul Dravid led the Test batting honours for the second straight week.
India Test skipper Virat Kohli has said captaincy won't be an added pressure for him in the tough assignment in Sri Lanka and he will look to play good cricket in the three-Test series starting next week.
Indian writer Anuradha Roy on Saturday won the prestigious $50,000 (Rs 33.89 lakh) DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for her novel Sleeping on Jupiter at the Galle Literary Festival in Sri Lanka.
Paceman Mohammed Shami struck twice as India closed in on a massive win on day three of the third and final Test against Sri Lanka on Monday.
As the Indian players relaxed at their hotel in Colombo or went out simply taking some time off, the World No 1 spinner and all-rounder spent the evening with coach Ravi Shastri and other members of the support staff.
Pending Indian visa forces PCB to push back date for Hafeez's testing
Sri Lanka posted 303 for three on the first day of the second Test against South Africa on Wednesday.
The Sri Lankan off spinner was forced out of the second and final Test against South Africa after complaining of intense pain.
Gibbs sprained his ankle during a training session in Pretoria before the team's departure for Sri Lanka.
The left-arm spinner has been prescribed medication for a throat infection and is isolated from the rest of the squad.
Shakib Al Hasan stroked the highest individual score for Bangladesh and combined with Mushfiqur Rahim in a record partnership on the second day of the first Test against New Zealand at the Basin Reserve on Friday.
"It was an outstanding Test match and the character we showed after losing the toss was tremendous," said Vaughan.
Taking the series 3-2 in Hambantota, 11th-ranked Zimbabwe registered its maiden series win in Sri Lanka, and first overseas triumph in eight years.
In its short history, Pakistan has become a geography synonymous with terror.
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.
Left-arm spinner Rangana Herath has been called up as his replacement for the second Test against Australia.
Rajneesh Gupta presents the interesting numbers from the second day of Kingston Test between West Indies and India
'I would have loved to win a 50-over World Cup. We had two chances, but we didn't convert them.' 'There are regrets, but not regrets that I will be thinking about for years and years.'
South Africa will recall opener Herschelle Gibbs for the second and final Test against Sri Lanka starting in Colombo on Wednesday.
Rain threatens to disrupt the first day's play when Sri Lanka and India face-off in the opening Test at Galle on Wednesday.
With Hussain back, England will either have to drop Paul Collingwood or drop one of their pace bowlers.
England are considering playing three specialist spinners in the opening Test match against Sri Lanka.\n\n
Australia reached 193 for two, 32 runs ahead of Sri Lanka, after bowling them out for 381 on the third day of the first Test.
A ball-tampering scandal that devastated Australia cast a dark cloud over a dramatic cricketing year
Images from Day 1 of the third and final Test between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo on Saturday.
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India's Test captain Virat Kohli has dropped out of ICC's top-10 list for batsmen in the five-day format.
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