Ashwin (2/69 in 9 overs) and Jadeja (0/61 in 9 overs) together gave away 129 runs in 18 overs as India lost the opening ODI by five wickets. “When I was speaking about sharing the load before the match, I was speaking about when the fast-bowlers don’t hav ....

“I haven’t seen much of Sran’s one-day cricket back home in India, but I saw him bowling in the IPL with Rajasthan Royals and he was quite impressive. He’s a tall lad, swings the ball early and he’s got a few change-ups — I’ve l ....

The short limited overs series, including five ODIs and three T20 internationals, Down Under will initiate the Indian team’s preparations for the marquee ICC World T20 scheduled in March-April. The T20 games will be played after the five ODIs, and Dhoni’s ....

United States World Cup-winning captain Carli Lloyd has won the FIFA women’s world player of the year award for 2015. Lloyd dominated a worldwide vote and collected the award at FIFA’s annual awards ceremony in Zurich. In an emotional acceptance speech, Ll ....

Teams: India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (c and wk), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Barinder Sran. Australia: Steve Smith (c), David Warner, Aaron Finch, George Bailey, ....

Messi ended Cristiano Ronaldo’s two-year hold on the Ballon d’Or trophy, soccer’s top individual honour. The Barcelona forward regained the prize after his club won five major titles last year, leaving Ronaldo’s Real Madrid with nothing. Ro ....

Watson made it clear he thought Gayle had overstepped the mark with Channel 10 reporter Mel McLaughlin, and supported Cricket Australia’s plans to ban Gayle from BBL. The Aussie all-rounder’s comments could spark some fiery scenes in the middle of Spotles ....

Platini told The Associated Press on Thursday that he remains determined to overturn the eight-year ban he was handed by FIFA’s ethics committee last month, but that the deadline for the Feb. 26 election is too short and renders his candidacy impossible. &ldquo ....

“It was a really good match, especially in the first set. I served well and played aggressively. It was a solid performance,” said Wawrinka. The Swiss, who has won the last 20 sets here, said: “I like the tournament and the conditions here... it is ....

The Hindu has come to understand that Shami hurt himself ahead of the warm-up game and was unable to bowl as a result. Confirming the injury, a BCCI insider revealed that a final decision on Shami’s availability will be taken on Saturday. “He suffered an ....