While stepping down as the T20I captain ahead of the second leg of IPL in September, Virat Kohli had stated that he needed space to lead India in both ODI and Test cricket as he wanted to unburden himself. However, the board had other ideas.
IOC president Thomas Bach on Thursday warned that the continued inclusion of weightlifting, boxing and modern pentathlon in the Games was in doubt but that skateboarding, climbing and surfing would be kept on the programme in Los Angeles in 2028.
After clinching this home series 1-0, India regained their No. 1 ranking in Tests on Monday, and now stand third on the WTC table, with 58.33 percentage points, while New Zealand have slipped to the sixth spot. It would be interesting to see how that position changes after both the teams are done with their next assignments - India tour South Africa, while the Kiwis host Bangladesh.
Veteran pace spearhead Jimmy Anderson is set to miss the opening Test against Australia, reports said Tuesday, dealing a blow to England's chances of regaining the Ashes.
Italy's double Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs said on Monday that he will return to competitive action in Berlin next February.
If only 2021 follows India. This is the year they scaled the Test summit, well almost, if not for the reverse in the World Test Championship final.
It's been a bitter-sweet year for Axar Patel, one of India's three spin bowling allrounders in the team.
Ten wickets in an innings is a stuff of fantasy that has come true only twice before in the 144-year history of Test cricket. For a statistic-heavy sport that cricket is, it is truly a rarest of rare feat. New Zealand left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel, playing in only his 11th Test at 33, achieved the remarkable landmark when he captured all 10 Indian wickets over the first two days of the Wankhede Test on Friday. What makes it even more incredible is that it has come in a city which he’s unafraid of calling his “home” in every media interaction.
Formula One stewards reprimanded Lewis Hamilton and fined his Mercedes team after summoning the seven-times world champion on two counts ahead of Saudi Arabian Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday.
Rohit Sharma's evolution in the Indian team's leadership group could reach another milestone with him being named the vice-captain of the Test team from the South Africa tour later this month.
Indian cricketers will travel to South Africa later this month despite the threat of new COVID-19 mutant Omicron as the BCCI is convinced that the bio-bubble being created by the CSA will be safe and secure for the players. The tour comprises three Tests, three ODIs and four T20 Internationals and is scheduled to start on December 17 at Johannesburg.
England's prime strike bowler James Anderson has nothing left to prove as he prepares for what will surely be his last Ashes series Down Under starting December 8 but he may feel there is some unfinished business to attend to against Australia.
Son Heung-min helped Tottenham get back on track as South Korean's first Premier League goal since October sealed a 2-0 win against Brentford on Thursday.
Tennis stars threw their support behind the WTA's move to suspend its tournaments in China over concern for Peng Shuai, as Olympic chiefs said on Thursday they had held a second video call with her.