Virat Kohli has been rested, and Manish Pandey, who scored a match winning unbeaten century against Australia in the fifth ODI at Sydney, has won a place in the Twenty20 team. Negi has taken 21 wickets from 27 IPL matches with five for 22 as his best for Chennai Supe ....

The top seeds fought past the seventh seeds Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka 7-6 (1) 6-3 in the women’s doubles final that lasted one hour and 45 minutes. It was their third consecutive Grand Slam title for Sania and Martina, having won the Wimbledon and US ....

Iron-clad defence triumphed over all-out attack as Andy Murray overhauled Milos Raonic 4-6 7-5 6-7(4) 6-4 6-2 on Friday, to book another Australian Open final against Melbourne Park nemesis Novak Djokovic. World number two Murray came from behind twice to topple the rang ....

“Coming into this tour, we weren’t really prepared for these Australian wickets,” Mithali said. “Other than three-four of us, who came here way back during the 2009 World Cup, nobody had played here before. Also, we hadn’t faced Australia s ....

 The Indian women’s cricket team scripted history on Friday by clinching its maiden Twenty20 series win over three-time world champion Australia with a comprehensive 10-wicket triumph in the rain-truncated second game, in Melbourne. With today’s win, the ....

After half-centuries from Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma had led the visitors to 184, their spin bowlers throttled Australia midway through the chase. India’s fielding, painful for its captain to behold at the same venue a fortnight ago, was energetic and sharp here ....

India will be optimistic not least because of the manner in which Ravindra Jadeja and R. Ashwin shackled Australia in Adelaide. With the scoreboard exerting pressure of its own, the home team’s batsmen were forced to attempt big hits against spin, leading to th ....

The former England all-rounder had been in the role for a little under a year, initially on an interim basis as Shane Bond's replacement, before taking it on full-time. The constant travel away from his young family had been the main reason behind his decision to ....

 After suffering two setbacks in the space of a week, Atletico Madrid will be looking to avoid a third when they travel to La Liga leaders Barcelona for Saturday's top-of-the-table clash at the Nou Camp. Atletico, who won the title at the stadium two years ago, ....

 The “Happy Slam” got off to a sombre start when allegations of match-fixing in tennis overshadowed the opening day of play at the Australian Open. Hours before the tournament started, the BBC and BuzzFeed reported that 16 players, all ranked in the top ....