Defending champions Rajasthan Royals were dealt a massive blow as captain-cum-coach Shane Warne was on Tuesday ruled out of the Indian Premier League for the next 10 days owing to a hamstring injury. The Australian was injured while batting against Deccan Chargers on Monday night and will be out of action for the next 10 days, making him unavailable for the rest of the team's campaign unless his side makes the final.
Having missed a few international games in Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka owing to a recurrent hamstring injury, India opener Murali Vijay has said he wants to attain peak fitness before the upcoming home series against South Africa.
'To all the audiences watching these kinds of matches, this is only a cricket game. Just watch the cricket game. It's a sport'.
Netherlands striker Robin van Persie pulled out of the Dutch squad preparing to play Macedonia in a World Cup Group Nine qualifier on Wednesday.
A nagging hamstring injury has forced New Zealand paceman Chris Martin out of next month's one-day international series in Bangladesh.
West Indies captain Chris Gayle has recovered from a hamstring injury and been named in a 13-man squad for the first two one-day internationals against England in Guyana.
West Indies hung on dramatically with just two wickets left for a series-winning draw against England in the final Test on Tuesday to claim the Wisden Trophy for the first time since 1998. West Indies, who win the five-Test series 1-0, were 90 for six before skipper Chris Gayle, batting with a hamstring injury, survived 13 overs along with wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin.
Liverpool are sweating on the fitness of key players Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres ahead of Tuesday's Champions League encounter away to Marseille.
The two teams were locked 0-0 after 90 minutes. Even the first extra time saw no goals but Bengaluru got better of a 10-men Goan team 1-0, four minutes from the end of the second extra half.
Recuperating from a hamstring injury that kept him out of the Sri Lanka tour, off-spinner Harbhajan Singh said he is regaining full fitness and is looking forward to spearhead India's spin attack in New Zealand.
India will miss the injured Harbhajan Singh but have two spinners who can make their mark in Sri Lanka, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said on Monday.
Arsenal can sustain a Europa League challenge but a top-four finish in the Premier League would be the best way to reach next season's Champions League, manager Arsene Wenger has said.
India went in with the same side that won the opening Test by six wickets in Chennai. For England, Stuart Broad, who missed the first Test due to a hamstring injury, replaced Steve Harmison.
Rohit Sharma is ready to be flexible about his batting position in the eagerly-anticipated Test series against Australia
"We're playing a strong team in India, and as a team, we know we're not good enough at the moment and we have to turn it around."
Bollywood blogs seems to top the list of controversies with Aamir's Khan latest entry raising eyebrows for naming his pet dog 'Shahrukh.' But Shah Rukh Khan replied that he is not ruffled, and that he is taking it in the right spirit.
Full back Bacary Sagna says he is fit to play for Manchester City in Saturday's Premier League derby against Manchester United after sustaining a hamstring injury last month. The 33-year-old Frenchman, who featured in City's opening league game of the season against Sunderland last month, has missed the club's last two matches but hopes to be part of manager Pep Guardiola's plans at Old Trafford.
England beat Sri Lanka by 211 runs inside four days in the first Test to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series at the Galle International Stadium on Friday.
Naomi Osaka ended Victoria Azarenka's dream run to claim her second US Open title in three years with a 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 comeback win on Saturday which cemented her status as the sport's leading light both on and off the court.
Ending the speculation surrounding off-spinner Harbhajan Singh and ODI captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's fitness, the BCCI on Friday said the duo has recovered from injuries and would be available for the three-Test series against South Africa starting next week.
Wayne Rooney scored on his return from injury as champions Manchester United crushed Fulham 3-0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday to surge five points clear of Liverpool at the top of the Premier League.
The unmatched legacy and hegemony created by the galacticos of Mumbai Indians will be thoroughly challenged by a young Mumbaikar Shreyas Iyer, who will lead a passionate-but-unpredictable Delhi Capitals in a cracker of an Indian Premier League final, in Dubai, on Tuesday.
Ace India spinner Harbhajan Singh declared he has completely recovered from the hamstring injury that had kept him out of the Sri Lanka series and is raring to bowl on the tour of New Zealand. He expressed confidence that Mahendra Singh Dhoni's team will whitewash the Kiwis in the ODI series and topple Australia and South Africa in the ICC ODI Championship table.
A wicketkeeper rarely earns kudos purely for his glovework but Wriddhiman Saha enjoyed that rare acclaim during the second Test against South Africa at Pune.
Images from Day 2 of the first Test between Australia and New Zealand in Perth on Friday
Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, who missed out on a place in India's one-day squad for the tour of Sri Lanka because of a hamstring injury, said he would come back fitter for the subsequent series against New Zealand.
Wayne Rooney scored the winner but suffered a hamstring injury in a 1-0 victory over Wigan Athletic that moved Manchester United up to second in the Premier League on Wednesday.
Images from Tuesday's IPL match between Mumbai Indians and SunRisers Hyderabad, in Sharjah.
Sri Lanka will be sending middle order batsman Kithuruwan Vithanage and spinner Tharindu Kaushal as cover for the injured players ahead of the team's final round robin World Cup game against Scotland, scheduled to be played on March 11.
Sikandar Raza closed in on his maiden hundred and put Zimbabwe in sight of a first Test victory against Sri Lanka on the third day of their only match at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday.
Mohammed Shami has been ruled out of the upcoming Asia Cup.Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been named as the replacement.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced that left-arm paceman, Rahat Ali would be replacing injured fast bowler Junaid Khan in Pakistan's World Cup final squad.
Karnataka opening batsman KL Rahul, who scored a century in the Ranji Trophy, has been added to the Indian squad for the second Test against England, starting in Visakhapatnam, on Thursday.
With the nagging hamstring injury sustained in the AFC Challenge Cup healed, a fit-again Baichung Bhuita is raring to go full throttle when his team Mohun Bagan opens its I-League campaign against minnows Mumbai FC on Saturday.
'Yes, their team has now improved with the return of the experienced David Warner, Steve Smith and the likes of Marnus (Labuschagne), who has really done well for them in recent times. But last time too, their team was good but we played really some really good cricket to win. Looking forward to the challenge once again, it's going to be a great contest.'
World champion Tyson Gay failed to qualify for the 100 meters final at the Beijing Olympics on Saturday.
England showed glimpses of their best in last two games, says Morgan
India were unchanged from the side that played the abandoned match in Brisbane last Tuesday.
Somdev Devvarman made it to the last eight as his second round opponent, top seed Yen-Hsun Lu of Chinese Taipei retired with an injury from the Vancouver Challenger.
Chris Rogers will replace the injured Matthew Hayden, while Shaun Tait replaces spinner Brad Hogg for the third Test against India.
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