Langer to coach Australia against Sri Lanka

Fourth Test: England end first day at 288/5

<p>Debutant Keaton Jennings cracked a superb century but India fought back to restrict England to 288/5 to end the first day’s action of the fourth Test on even keel at the Wankhede Stadium here on Thursday. Jennings, the eighth English batsman to hit a century on debut (112), propelled the visitors to a strong position […]</p>

Umpire Reiffel hospitalised after blow to head in India-England Test

<p>Umpire Paul Reiffel was hospitalised for a scan after being hit on the back of his head by a throw from the deep during the first day of the fourth cricket Test between India and England here on Thursday. Reiffel, former Australia pacer, collapsed on the ground after being hit by a throw from India […]</p>

Australian Open 2017 to boast 198 of world’s 200 best tennis players

<p>All but two of the world’s top 200 men and women’s tennis players will compete at the 2017 Australian Open, tournament directors announced on Thursday. The all-star field of players, which is missing one of the top 100 players from both the men’s and women’s field, will be led by two new world number ones […]</p>

CAB to approach BCCI again over revoking of Gujarat Ranji tie

<p>The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) tournament committee on Tuesday revoked its earlier decision to postpone Bengal’s Group A Ranji Trophy tie against Gujarat, handing a point each to the two teams instead, forcing Bengal to contemplate taking up the matter with the parent body. The Group C game between Hyderabad and […]</p>

Stumper Parthiv Patel retained for fourth Test vs England

India beat Pakistan in Women’s Asia Cup final

<p>India defeated Pakistan by 17 runs to retain the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Women’s Twenty20 Asia Cup title at the Asian Institute of Technology Ground here on Sunday The Bangkok win was India’s sixth Asia Cup victory in as many meets. India last won the title at Guangzhou, in China, in 2012. Opting to bat […]</p>

‘Swachh Bharat’ and ‘Swasth Bharat’ go hand in hand: Sachin

<p>Urging people to stay healthy and fit, legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Saturday said that ‘Swachh Bharat’ (clean India) and ‘Swasth Bharat’ (healthy India) go hand in hand. Tendulkar was nominated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to spread awareness about cleanliness when the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was launched. “Swachh Bharat and Swasth Bharat go hand […]</p>

120,000 to attend Chapecoense players’ funeral

<p>Around 120,000 people, including celebrities, politicians, athletes and journalists are expected to be at the Saturday funeral of the Chapecoense footballers and coaches. Nineteen players, most of the club’s training staff and a number of journalists and guests were killed in the Monday plane crash in Colombia, that saw a death toll of 71. The […]</p>

Indian eves thrash Lanka to storm into Asia Cup final

<p>Riding on a fine half-century from Mithali Raj and Ekta Bisht’s 3-8, the Indian women’s cricket team reached the 2016 ACC Women’s Asia Cup T20 International final by thrashing Sri Lanka by 52 runs at the AIT Cricket Ground here . Continuing her brilliant form, Mithali slammed her the 9th T20 International fifty to propel […]</p>