Lahore: Pakistan cricket selectors on Tuesday recalled fast bowler Mohammad Sami after an absence of almost three years for a two-match Twenty20 series against Zimbabwe

Sydney: Former Australia opening batsman Justin Langer on Tuesday ruled himself out of the running for the vacant England coaching job by signing a new contract with Western Australia.

Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) looks set to make a string of changes to the rules of the 50-overs game to redress the balance between bat and ball in favour of the fielding team.

The controversial Decision Review System (DRS) will not be used during the India’s tour here in Bangladesh next month, said the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hasan said there is no DRS syetem for the upcoming home series.

At stumps, Ravichandran Ashwin (2) and Harbhajan Singh (7) were holding fort for India when rain came pouring down and washed off the final session of play on a stop-start day

Tintu Luka bagged her maiden gold in a major international event by winning the women's 800m finals as India finished with five medals on the final day of competitions to sign off third in the 21st Asian Athletics Championship in Wuhan, China.

AGS Entertainment founder Kalpathi S Aghoram has been elected unopposed the Vice President of Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) for the year 2014-2015. Kalpathi S Aghoram, the Promoter of Kalpathi Group has been patronizing the game for over a decade especially deserving cricketers. The Group sponsors three teams in the local division league tournament.

If Steve Smith's sublime year at the crease was not already enough to confirm his status as the world's best Test batsman, the International Cricket Council's latest player rankings certainly is.

After a gap of 12 years, the city will host an ATP Challenger tournament — a men’s $50,000 prize money event, to be held from October 19 to 25.

India's ODI captain MS Dhoni and the debutant Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman have been fined for their collision during the first ODI in Mirpur. Dhoni has been docked 75% of his match fee, and the Man of the Match Mustafizur lost 50% of his.

Banks in Switzerland have reported 53 possible acts of money-laundering in the investigation of FIFA’s 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding contests, the country’s attorney-general said on Wednesday.

On the 10th anniversary of their famous win over Australia in Cardiff, Bangladesh thumped a full-strength Indian team in front of a raucous Mirpur crowd. Nineteen-year-old Mustafizur Rahman keeled over India's batsmen with an assortment of cutters to become the second Bangladesh bowler after Taskin Ahmed to claim a five-wicket haul on debut. His performance came after a rapid 102-run opening stand between Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarkar had formed the centrepiece of Bangladesh's 307, their highest against India in ODIs.

Indian shuttler B. Sai Praneeth played a brilliant round of badminton to proceed to the men's singles quarter-finals of the $120,000 US Open Grand Prix Gold being held at the Suffolk County Community College here. Sixteenth seed Sai overcame China's Huang Yuxiang 21-17, 16-21, 21-18 in 58 minutes in what was their first ever encounter on Thursday. The World No.38 will take on Hong Kong's 12th seed N.G. Ka Long Angus for a place in the last four. Angus won the only match the two played previously in 2012.

The 29-year-old only joined Atletico last summer from Bayern Munich and scored 20 goals in 43 games for the Spanish side.

Snooker has failed in its bid to be included in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, while karate and surfing make a shortlist of possible extra sports.

Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona has decided to stand as a candidate for the FIFA presidency to replace Sepp Blatter, Uruguayan journalist and author Victor Hugo Morales has said.

England continued their remarkable resurgence in limited-overs cricket with the third largest victory in their history over New Zealand in the one-off T20 at Old Trafford.

Former world champion Viswanathan Anand scored a thumping victory over French Grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave to jump to joint second spot after the end of the sixth round of Norway Chess tournament, which is a part of the Grand Chess tour.

Star shot putter Inderjeet Singh and half-miler Jinson Johnson bagged a gold each as Indians won eight medals at the first leg of the Asian Athletics Grand Prix Series in Bangkok on Monday.

Chanchal Bhattacharya, the childhood coach of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, on Monday said the Ranchi lad is maybe unable to deliver results expected of him as skipper because of the prevailing atmosphere in the dressing room.

Mirpur: India restored some pride with a consolation 77-run win over Bangladesh in third and final ODI here on Wednesday to prevent the spirited hosts from securing a famous 3-0 series whitewash.

Men and women's No.1 ranked tennis players, defending champion Novak Djokovic and five-time winner Serena Williams, respectively, were on Wednesday named top seeds for the upcoming Wimbledon starting June 29.

Rani Rampal scored two goals to put Indian women team into winning ways with a 3-1 triumph over Poland in the preliminary league of the Hockey World League Semifinals at the KHC Dragons Stadium here on Wednesday.

Indian Super League (ISL) side North East United FC on Wednesday retained its Zambia's Kondwani Mtonga for the second edition of the football tournament.

The owner of the Miami Dolphins NFL team is to join up with Qatar in a bid to take over Formula One, the Financial Times reported Wednesday.

Dhawan stays well clear of skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who occupies the eight spot in the table led by South Africa’s AB de Villiers.

Mr. Zaheer is the only Asian batsman to score a series of first-class centuries, finished his 22-year career with 34,843 runs.

Paris entered the race to host the 2024 Olympics on Tuesday, in an attempt to host the event 100 years since it was last held in the French capital.

Opposites do not attract. Rarely is there admiration between clashing personalities.

The 28-year-old had signed up for Thursday's race in a bid to improve his form for August's World Championships in China, which he qualifies for as defending 100m and 200m champion.

Warren Gatland says Taulupe Faletau's Wales career will be "protected" should he leave Dragons for Bath.

England captain Alastair Cook claims winning this summer's Ashes would be the greatest achievement of his career.

Two-time winners Germany beat France on penalties to reach the semi-finals of the Women's World Cup in Montreal.

The Miami Dolphins American football team owner Stephen Ross is working with investors from Qatar to buy a stake in Formula 1 racing, the BBC understands.

Former Wimbledon runner-up Agnieszka Radwanska will face Swiss Belinda Bencic in the final of the Eastbourne International.

The Tour de France could return to London again in 2017 after Mayor Boris Johnson's office confirmed it is in discussions to bring the race back.

Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel are the representative cricket team of Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean Premier League. It was one of the six teams created in 2013 for the inaugural season of the tournament.

Uncapped Yorkshire leg-spinner Adil Rashid and Middlesex fast bowler Steven Finnwere both called into a 13-man England squad announced Wednesday for next week`s first Ashes Test against Australia in Cardiff.

Chile defender Jose Rojas has brushed off criticism of his semi-final display against Peru on Wednesday and called on fans to get behind the team as they attempt to beat Argentina and win their first Copa America.

Heather Watson insists she will never let the "cowards" who send her death threats damage her career after the British number one equalled her best ever performance at Wimbledon.

Lewis Hamilton may not be feeling the years just yet but the double Formula One world champion still senses time is ticking by as he gears up for the ninth British Grand Prix of his career.

Europe Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke is convinced Le Golf National outside Paris will prove to be a perfect venue for the 2018 Ryder Cup with the European team at a distinct advantage.

Jasjit Singh Kular converted two penalty corners in the final quarter to send India to the last four stage of the Hockey World League (HWL) Semi-Final as the 2014 Asian Games champions overcame a fighting Malaysia with a 3-2 victory in the quarter-final here on Wednesday.

For England skipper Cook, an Ashes series win would be the ideal reward for several difficult years which included a 5-0 whitewash reversal `Down Under` in 2013/14, the fall-out from the international exile of Kevin Pietersen and a personal loss of form.

Expressing confidence on their team formation for the second season of the ISL, Ganguly said: "I would attend the draft in Mumbai. Our team this season is stronger than the last time. We're going in the right direction, hope to continue the good show of last season."

London: Top seed Serena Williams overpowered Victoria Azarenka in an absorbing Wimbledon quarter-final on Tuesday, recovering from a set down to win 3-6 6-2 6-3

London: The Lotus racing chief said he is confident that the Formula One team can reach a new accord with creditors after new court action started, media reports said on Tuesday.

The ankle ligament injury sustained by world number one Rory McIlroy may have golf fretting about his participation at the British Open but there is little doubt the sport is bigger than one player - no matter how talented.

He might have won several laurels for the Indian cricket team in the past, but MS Dhoni's current form is under the scanner and the recent series loss against the rejuvenated Bangladeshi team has only added to his woes. While the third ODI against Bangladesh is now inconsequential, here are five reasons why the skipper should step down from ODI captaincy.

Indian shot-putter Inderjeet Singh on Wednesday created history by winning the country's first World University Games, known as the Universiade, gold medal in athletics

Top seeds Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis beat Casey Dellacqua and Yarsolava Shvedova to advance to the women's doubles semis of Wimbledon 2015 on Wednesday. (Wimbledon: It's Federer v Murray in semis)

Seven-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer swept aside France's Gilles Simon to set up a mouth-watering semi-final meeting with Andy Murra

Indian men's compound archery team has brought the country to shame after failing to turn up for a bronze medal play-off match in the World University Games, which prompted the Archery Association of India to order a probe into the matter.

Real Madrid goalkeeper and captain Iker Casillas is on the verge of joining Portuguese side Porto after 16 seasons with the La Liga club he joined as a boy, it was widely reported in Spanish media on Wednesday.

The American was famously forthright about Watson the last time he was in Scotland for the Ryder Cup in late September of last year.

A second-string India just about managed to survive an embarrassing defeat at the hands of a fighting Zimbabwe as the visitors huffed and puffed to a narrow four-run win to take 1-0 lead in the three-match cricket ODI series here today

Italian international defender Angelo Ogbonna became West Ham`s fifth signing in the close season on Friday joining for a reported fee of £10million (13.9million euros, $15.5million) from Italian champions Juventus.

Martina Hingis reached her first Wimbledon finals for 17 years Friday when she and Sania Mirza qualified for the women`s doubles championship match before she teamed with Leander Paes to make the mixed doubles final.

An Argentine judge has ordered the remains of 1950s Formula One champion driver Juan Manuel Fangio to be exhumed for a paternity test

Reigning Masters and US Open champion Jordan Spieth ratcheted up his preparation for next week`s British Open by firing a seven-under 64 in Friday`s second round of the PGA John Deere Classic.

Usain Bolt will compete at the London Anniversary Games later this month, the six-time Olympic champion confirmed on Friday.

Real Madrid have decided to give departing goalkeeper and captain Iker Casillas an official send-off later on Monday following criticism over the low-key nature of his tearful farewell news conference on Sunday.

Carlos Tevez is set for a hero`s welcome as he returns to his first club, Boca Juniors, after 11 years in Europe and still in his prime.

Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams revived an old tradition as the Wimbledonwinners celebrated their titles by dancing together to the Bee Gees` hit `Night Fever` at the annual champions dinner.

Two-time defending world champion Marc Marquez` extraordinary record at the Sachsenring continued on Sunday as he won the German MotoGP for only his second win of the season.

Indian grapplers finished with an impressive haul of 16 medals, including three gold, at the Junior Asian Freestyle, Greeco-Roman and Female Wrestling championship at Nay Pyi Taw in Myanmar.

Chennai: Indian Cements Ltd (ICL), owner of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is planning to move the Supreme Court against the order of the court appointed committee suspending the team from Indian Premier League for two years.

Manchester: Raheem Sterling became the most expensive English footballer in history when he signed for Manchester City from Liverpool on a five-year contract, the England forward`s new club announced on Tuesday

Back home after clinching her first-ever women's doubles Grand Slam title, Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza said winning Wimbledon with Swiss partner Martina Hingiswas a very special feeling.

Philippe Bianchi admitted Monday he is "less optimistic" that his son Jules will make a full recovery from the life-threatening head injuries he suffered in a crash at last October`s Japanese Grand Prix.

American phenomenon Jordan Spieth`s hopes of capturing a third successive major title will depend mainly on his ability to handle the subtle wind changes at St Andrews, Tiger Woods said on Tuesday.

Convinced about Vijender Singh's ability to sparkle in the gruelling arena of professional boxing, his UK-based trainer Lee Beard and promoter Francis Warren on Tuesday said the Indian has what it takes to make it big there as his natural ability goes beyond the amateur level.

The popular but troubled Indian Premier League (IPL) will take place next year notwithstanding the suspension of CSK and RR but the Champions League was on Wednesday scrapped for lack of fan interest.

Around 38 percent of Germans would consider switching from FIFA sponsors such as Adidas and Coca-Cola to alternative brands due to the corruption scandal engulfing soccer`s governing body, a survey published on Wednesday said.

There are many similarities between Leander Paes and Sania Mirza, who won Wimbledon titles last week, legendary Martina Navratilova said here on Wednesday.

Seasoned driver Felipe Massa has admitted that he is open to a move in Formula E or the World Endurance Championship (WEC) once his Formula One career ends.

Former world number two Henrik Stenson gets another crack at becoming the first Swedish male golfer to win a major when he takes to the Old Course on Thursday in the 144th Open Championship

Chris Rogers and Steven Smith both scored unbeaten hundreds in a record-breaking partnership as Australia dominated the first day of the second Ashes Test against England at Lord`s on Thursday.

Having annexed their first national title after a gap of 13 years, I-League football champions Mohun Bagan's next aim is to rule the local league and break the dominance of bitter foes East Bengal, a record 36-time winners.

Former Davis Cupper and two-time Asian Games gold medallist Gaurav Natekar said that Indian tennis ace and 12-time Grand Slam champion Mahesh Bhupathi's personal efforts and mentoring helped Sumit Nagal win at Wimbledon.

Seasoned driver Felipe Massa has admitted that he is open to a move in Formula E or the World Endurance Championship (WEC) once his Formula One career ends.

Playing an inspired round of golf on her home course, Sharmila Nicollet fired a superb four under 68 to climb to the top of the leaderboard and share the number one spot with Vani Kapoor at the end of day two at the KGA here on Thursday.

India's challenge ended at the USD 200,000 Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament after top shuttlers P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth, and fast-rising Sameer Verma lost their respective second round matches here on Thursday.

BCCI names Thakur, Shukla, Ganguly, Chaudhary in four-member group to study Lodha committee verdict

FIFA president Sepp Blatter said late Monday that his resignation was motivated by the "pressure" he received after the arrest of seven senior FIFA officials.

Yuki Bhambri's performance against New Zealand was no less than a top-50 player and even the staunchest of his critics would have changed their opinion about the youngster had they seen him play in Christchurch, says India's Davis Cup coach Zeeshan Ali.

Motorsports' world governing body FIA on Monday decided to retire the number 17 for Formula One cars as an "appropriate gesture" for late driver Jules Bianchi.

Spaniard Ruben Plaza took his first victory at the Tour de France on Monday`s 201km 16th stage from Bourg-de-Peage to Gap.

Jonny Bairstow has replaced Yorkshire team-mate Gary Ballance in a 13-man England squad announced Tuesday for the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston starting on July 29.

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has admitted he plans to sign another striker but hinted that reports linking Thomas Muller or Pedro Rodriguez to a move to Old Trafford were wide of the mark.

India were today handed a tough Davis Cup draw, being pitted against top seedsCzech Republic in the World Group Play-offs, to be held from September 18-20 either in New Delhi or Pune.

Formula One turned out in force on Tuesday to pay its last respects to Jules Bianchi at the 25-year-old French driver`s funeral in his hometown of Nice.

Defending champion Vani Kapoor will look to capitalise on her fine form as the 12th leg of the Hero Women’s Professional Golf Tour begins at the Prestige Golfshire here on Wednesday.

ided by strong attacks from Shabeer Bapu and Rishank Devadiga and supported by some fine defensive work, hosts U Mumbai pipped Puneri Paltan 28-21 in the Maharashtra derby of the Star Sports Pro Kabaddi League here on Tuesday.

Indian national selectors on Thursday will pick up the 15-member Test squad for the forthcoming away series against Sri Lanka.

Although neither the length of the contract nor the fee were disclosed, several British media organisations said Benteke had signed a five-year deal worth £32.5 million ($50.7 million, 46.8 million euros) -- which was the cost of the buy-out clause in his contract.

Croatia's Borna Coric beat Marcel Granollers 6-3 6-3 in hot and humid conditions on Tuesday to reach the second round of the Croatia Open.

The head says Lewis Hamilton but those willing to take a more adventurous punt might fancy the chances of Valtteri Bottas or Kimi Raikkonen as Formula One regroups in Hungary with a heavy heart this weekend.

South Korean golfer Bae Sang-Moon, who has won twice on the PGA Tour, is to return home to complete his military service after losing a legal battle to defer his conscription on Wednesday.

India's Varsha Sanjeev and Srikrishna Suryanarayanan have begun well in the IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship, winning three out of five matches, respectively, to stay in hunt for a knock-out berth.

BCCI President Jagmohan Dalmiya on Friday said that the directive to its members to sign a 'no conflict of interest' undertaking was aimed at bringing transparency in its functioning to ensure that the reputation of the Board was secured.

Five players from Italian club AS Roma will miss Saturday's friendly match in Jakarta after they were refused entry to Indonesia and forced to fly home.

Australian tennis star Bernard Tomic has refused an offer from Tennis Australia (TA) to meet and resolve their long-running feud.

Daniel Ricciardo hopes his Red Bull team`s big improvement in practice for Sunday`s Hungarian Grand Prix becomes a consistent factor in the second half of the season.

Australia`s Robert Allenby has withdrawn from the US PGA Tour Canadian Open after a bust-up with his caddie saw him finish Thursday`s first round with a fan carrying his bag.

Vincenzo Nibali`s defence of the Tour de France title he won in 2014 may have failed but the Italian proved he was a proud warrior with victory on the 19th stage.

Indian sprinter Dutee Chand said Tuesday she was "super excited" about returning to athletics after a landmark ruling on the validity of so-called gender tests.

Top seed Rafael Nadal bidding to rediscover some semblance of his former all-conquering form recovered from losing the first set to beat fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 and reach the second round of Hamburg`s ATP tournament on Tuesday.

While Formula One rivals head to the sea or mountains at the start of the August break, Max Verstappen has some driving lessons on the horizon.

A frustrated Tiger Woods never imagined it would take so long to regain top form after back surgery and swing changes, but he will stick with his comeback plan.

FIFA`s problems will not end with the election of a new president as football`s scandal-tainted world body needs drastic reform, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach told AFP on Thursday

Steven Finn took England to the verge of a stunning victory in the third Test against Australia at Edgbaston on Thursday and a 2-1 Ashes series lead.

Newcastle have completed the signing of Anderlecht defender Chancel Mbemba, the Premier League club confirmed on Thursday.

Injury-plagued former US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro admitted Thursday that he still cannot pinpoint a return to the tour after undergoing a fourth wrist operation.

Derrick Walker, president of competition and operations for IndyCar, will resign at the end of the season to pursue other opportunities, series chief executive Mark Miles said Thursday.

England beat Australia by eight wickets to win the third Test at Edgbaston on Friday with more than two days to spare as they took a 2-1 lead in the five-match Ashes series.

West Ham United`s Ecuador forward Enner Valencia suffered a "significant injury" in Thursday`s 2-2 draw with Astra Giurgiu in a Europa League third qualifying round first-leg tie, the club said in a statement.

A three-member Under-14 Indian team, comprising Mehak Jain, Prinkle Singh and Shivani Ingle will compete in the ITF World junior tennis Finals, beginning August 3 in Prostezov, Czech Republic.

Finnish racing driver Valtteri Bottas has expressed his disappointment over a speculation of replacing Kimi Raikkonen at Ferrari.

இலங்கைக்கு எதிரான ஆட்டத்தில் வங்காளதேசம் வெற்றி பெற்ற மகிழ்ச்சியில் முஷ்பிகுர் ரஹிம் வித்தியாசமாக பாம்பு நடனம் ஆடியது சமூக வலைதளங்களில் வேகமாக பரவி வருகிறது.

முத்தரப்பு 20 ஓவர் கிரிக்கெட் தொடரில் இந்தியா - இலங்கை அணிகள் இன்று மீண்டும் மோதுகின்றன. முந்தைய தோல்விக்கு நமது அணி பதிலடி கொடுக்குமா? என்று ரசிகர்கள் ஆவல் கொண்டுள்ளனர்.

உலகக் கோப்பை தகுதிச்சுற்றுக்கான போட்டியில் ஐக்கிய அரபு எமிரேட்சை சுருட்டிய அயர்லாந்து அணி அடுத்த சுற்றுக்கான வாய்ப்பையும் தக்கவைத்துக் கொண்டது.