New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson has been reported for a suspect bowling action, the International Cricket Council has said.
South Africa were 123 for four in the third Test against New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Saturday before rain forced the abandonment of the first day's play after 41 overs.
Englishmen Ian Gould and Richard Kettleborough were appointed on-field umpires for the World Twenty20 Championship final to be played between India and Sri Lanka in Dhaka on Sunday.
Television umpire Rod Tucker declared Dhawan not out.
'So potent is the menace of false news that scientists have now devised a psychological vaccine to target it,' says Veena Sandhu.
Sri Lanka Cricket will lodge a complaint with the International Cricket Council (ICC) against an 'unacceptable' reprieve for England batsman Alex Hales in the third and final Test.
The International Cricket Council's Elite Panel of Umpires will not have an Indian representation after Sundaram Ravi got the axe.
Prabhu Deva creates signature dance moves based on batting styles of Sachin, Sehwag and Dhoni!
The 92nd Annual Academy Awards are currently underway at Hollywood and Highland in California, and the stars are dressed glamorously for Hollywood's biggest party.
India's teenage shooting sensations extended their dominance in the ongoing ISSF World Cup in New Delhi on Monday, winning the mixed team gold medals in both the 10m air pistol and 10m air rifle events to continue their stupendous run of form in the run-up to this year's Olympics.
Nepal rode on leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane's five-wicket haul, which included the first hat-trick in the tournament, to beat Ireland by eight wickets and book their maiden berth in the Super League quarter-finals of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup, in Fatullah, on Saturday.
A Colorado woman, who was an accomplice to terror accused 'Jihad Jane', on Wednesday pleaded guilty to conspiring to support terrorists and travelling to Europe and South Asia to wage "violent jihad".
They have also received one demerit point each for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct.
Australian Simon Taufel, a winner of five consecutive ICC Umpire of the Year awards, and England's Ian Gould were on Sunday appointed as the on-field officials for the high-voltage India-Pakistan World Cup semi-final here on Wednesday.
Stuart Broad has been fined for showing dissent at the on-field umpire during the fourth day of the second Test against South Africa in Cape Town.
An American woman, who styled herself 'Jihad Jane', on Wednesday pleaded guilty to charges that she worked online to support Islamic terrorists and moved overseas to plot killing of a Swedish artist who drew cartoons of Prophet Mohammad.
World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has been stripped of his IBF title, one of three he won by beating Wladimir Klitschko, after agreeing to a contracted rematch with the Ukrainian instead of fighting the IBF's mandatory challenger.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has issued an interim directive allowing batsmen to switch their stance, but with a couple of conditions.
American director Brett Ratner is confident that his remix version of Anurag Basu's Kites will appeal to non-Indian audiences.
Sri Lanka fast bowler Suranga Lakmal was fined for firing two successive beamers at England's Jos Buttler, an action for which he showed "no remorse", the International Cricket Council said.
India's Rohit Sharma and Darren Bravo of the West Indies have both been fined 15 per cent of their respective match fee for verbally engaging with each other in a manner that was not in keeping with the spirit of the game during the final day's play in the third Test.
West Indies' Marlon Samuels was, on Monday, fined 30 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during his side's ICC World Tweny20 India 2016 final against England at EdenGardens on Sunday.
Prudential has two JVs with ICICI Bank in the country, one in insurance business with 26 per cent stake and another in the mutual fund business with 49 per cent equity. While asserting that the two businesses were well-capitalised and did not need any immediate capital infusion, Tucker said Prudential was open to consider raising its stake in the insurance JV as and when the regulatory framework permitted the same.
For everyone, who has had unresolved issues with their fathers, Indian-German filmmaker Anand Tucker has a perfect Father's Day gift, albeit an emotionally charged one. His new film When Did You Last See Your Father? is a blessing of a film -- a heart wrenching tale about a man coping with his father's terminal illness, while coming to terms with his difficult teenage and adult years, aggravated by an overbearing parent.
Retiring South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis was given a guard of honour by the Indian players as he walked out to bat in the second and final Test at Kingsmead in Durban.
'A day after South Africa took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the Test series in Australia by winning in Hobart, footage emerged showing Du Plessis with a white lolly in his mouth, licking his finger before shining the ball'
Sri Lankan middle-order batsman Lahiru Thirimanne was today fined 30 per cent of his match fee for 'showing dissent at an umpires's decision.'
The latest fighting is the bloodiest since late last summer when hundreds of people, mostly Taliban fighters, were killed in Afghan and US-led offensives against militants.
The ICC announced the Emirates Elite Panel of umpires for 2014-2015, commencing from July 1, following the annual review and selection process.
Sri Lanka's openers confidently negotiated an awkward session at the end of a rain-interrupted fourth day at Lord's on Sunday, setting up the prospect of a fascinating finish to the third and final Test against England.
South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has been charged with ball tampering, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Friday. Du Plessis was charged after television footage appeared to show him applying an artificial substance to the ball during the fourth day's play in the second test against Australia in Hobart.
'Biden's promise of returning to 'normalcy' after Trump appears to mean that the same old politicians, who are responsible for the 'endless wars' in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, are being brought out of the woodwork after four years,' notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis has been fined 50 percent of his match fee after he was found guilty of ball tampering in the second Test against Pakistan.
Saturday's incident occurred in the 58th over when Jadeja, after fielding off his own bowling, threw the ball back at Dimuth Karunaratne who had not left his crease.
Trent Boult and Neil Wagner quickly wrapped up Sri Lanka's second innings on Sunday as New Zealand clinched the series 1-0 with a dominant 423-run victory in the second Test.
Chris Gaffaney and Sundaram Ravi were promoted from the Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires to the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires, where they replaced Billy Bowden and the retiring Steve Davis.
India will play two warm-up games before their opening match of the ICC World Twenty20 to be held in Bangladesh next month, according the schedule announced on Wednesday.
Facts and figures for the World Twenty20 final between England and West Indies at Eden Gardens on Sunday: World T20 head-to-head: Played: 4 - West Indies wins 4, England wins 0 All T20 head-to-head: Played: 13 - West Indies wins 9; England wins 4
India's Shiva Keshavan registered a respectable 25th place finish on his maiden entry into the Luge World Cup finals at the Olympic Sliding Center in Lake Placid in New York, on Saturday.
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