Former England batsman Gary Ballance is set to make his Test debut for Zimbabwe on Saturday after being selected for the two-match series against West Indies in Bulawayo.
The Australia squad left Sydney on Wednesday for the high-profile four-Test series against India but opener Usman Khawaja was forced to miss his flight due to a visa delay.
After several protesting wrestlers pulled out of the Zagreb Open, the remaining lot of the men and women freestyle and greco-roman grapplers selected for the season's first ranking series event have been finding it difficult to secure visas for Croatia owing to multiple factors, including a very little gap between the start of the tournament on Wednesday and the processing of their applications at the European nation's VFS centre here.
Inter Milan set up a potential Italian Cup semi-final clash with arch rivals Juventus after the holders saw off Atalanta 1-0 on Tuesday.
The last time India lost a T20I series at home was in March 2019, when all-rounder Glenn Maxwell inspired Australia to a 2-0 series triumph.
Star India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who made a return to competitive cricket in Saurashtra's Ranji Trophy match against Tamil Nadu, is all set to join the Indian Test squad this week ahead of the first Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test against Australia, which will start from February 9, as per ESPNCricinfo.
Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar will join the officer-bearers of the BCCI in felicitating India’s Under-19 Women’s World Cup-winning team, just before the third T20 between India and New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday night.
Manchester City defender Joao Cancelo is set to join Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich on loan, before the January transfer window shuts, as per media reports.
Legendary Australian wicket-keeper Ian Healy has taken a potshot at India, saying the idea behind Pat Cummins' side not playing a tour game in the subcontinent ahead of the Test series is because "we no longer trust" the facilities provided by the host nation.
Novak Djokovic has it all covered. The spaces between the lines of a tennis court, and the linear movement of a script he is shaping towards the 'Greatest Of All Time'.
Last summer, in the run-up to the FIH World Cup, when most other countries were busy working out strategies and tactics, German coach Andre Henning and his men were enjoying some downtime on a hidden island in Sweden.
Lionel Messi won the World Cup because the sparkling solid gold trophy picked him to lift it, the Argentine star said in a radio interview aired on Monday.
David Moyes cannot wait to take on his former club Manchester United in the FA Cup fifth round after goals from Jarrod Bowen and Michail Antonio sealed West Ham's 2-0 victory at third tier Derby on Monday.
After nearly three hours of action at the Rod Laver Arena, Novak Djokovic's inside out forehand nailed the final. The fourth seed turned to his box and pointed at his head before tapping his heart.
Parshavi Chopra, the 16-year-old right-handed batter and bowling all-rounder of the Indian Under-19 women's cricket team, whose three-wicket haul against New Zealand restricted the Kiwis' run score to 107, allowing India an easy target and a clear road to the finals of the ICC Women's U-19 T20 World Cup on Friday
Borussia Dortmund cruised past hosts Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 on Sunday for their third win in three league matches since the Bundesliga resumed after the winter break, climbing to within three points of the top spot.
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Cricket happened by fluke for the country's latest pace sensation Titas Sadhu, who dished out match-winning figures of 4-0-6-2 as India shot out England for 68 on way to lifting the inaugural Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup trophy on Sunday.
Inspired by England's daredevilry in Pakistan, Australian batter Travis Head will shun his conservative approach on spinning pitches and enter the Test series against India with an aim to dominate the opposition bowling attack. India and Australia will face off in the upcoming four-Test Gavaskar-Border Trophy, starting with the opener on February 9.
India take on New Zealand in a must win T20I match later today in Lucknow. The Men in Blue were stunned by the Black Caps by 21 runs in the first match in Ranchi. Ahead of the second T20I, TimesofIndia.com here takes a look at some interesting stats and trivia for India vs New Zealand in T20Is.
Sania Mirza said her piece at the Australian Open, her final Grand Slam. On the very stage where a girl from Hyderabad with a powerful shot and an overpowering personality, carrying the weight of a nation, refused to blink, she finally let the tears flow.
Pedri celebrated his 100th match for Barcelona as he came off the bench and scored from close range in the second-half to give the LaLiga leaders a hard-fought 1-0 win at Girona on Saturday.
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India cricketer Washington Sundar termed their defeat to New Zealand in the first T20I as a "one-off" defeat. The star allrounder also backed the Men in Blue to bounce back in the series. The second T20I will be played at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, in Lucknow, on Sunday.
'Living out of a suitcase' is how Indian hockey probables would best describe their lives, especially since April last year. They have spent about 150 days in camps at SAI, South Centre or here, and another 120 odd days travelling and competing.
Ajinkya Rahane, who led India to a sensational Test series win against Australia in 2020-21 , wants all Ranji Trophy matches to be played over five days.
Dominik Szoboszlai scored twice as RB Leipzig beat Stuttgart 2-1 on Friday to move within one point of Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich. Marco Rose's men climbed to second in the table after extending their unbeaten run to 16 matches in all competitions.
Washington Sundar's maiden T20I fifty went in vain as hosts India suffered a 21-run defeat against New Zealand at JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi on Friday. With the victory, New Zealand took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Chasing a competitive 177-run target, Sundar scored a quick 50, off 28 balls, but could manage to take India to just 155 for 9 in their 20 overs in the end.
After wrapping up yet another ODI series win at home, Team India will now go toe to toe with the visiting Kiwis in a 3 match T20I series.
Karim Benzema and Vinicius Junior's extra-time strikes earned Real Madrid a 3-1 win over rivals Atletico Madrid on Thursday to reach the Copa del Rey semi-finals.
India's tennis ace Sania Mirza signed off her career with six Grand Slam titles after failing to win the Australian Open mixed doubles trophy with compatriot Rohan Bopanna at the Rod Laver Arna in Melbourne on Friday. Bopanna and Sania lost 6-7(2) 2-6 to Brazilian pair of Luisa Stefani and Rafael Mataos in the title clash.
The International Olympic Committee's efforts to find a "pathway" for Russians to take part in the 2024 Paris Games despite the invasion of Ukraine were strongly criticised by Britain on Thursday.
India are set for a T20 appetiser ahead of their marquee Test series against Australia when they face the touring New Zealand in a three-match series beginning on Friday.
As title contenders fall by the wayside at Melbourne Park, Novak Djokovic's march to a 22nd Grand Slam crown carries an air of inevitability, with American first-time semi-finalist Tommy Paul next in the super Serbian's crosshairs on Friday.
MS Dhoni and Hardik Pandya's camaraderie, both on and off the field, is no secret. On Thursday, Pandya, who credits Dhoni for instilling a sense of composure in him in tense finishes, shared a photo with the India legend on an old bike with a sidecar. Pandya took to Twitter, posted the photo, and captioned it "Sholay 2 coming soon".
Manchester City and Arsenal take a break from an intense Premier League title race this weekend -- only to face each other in a heavyweight FA Cup clash at the Etihad.
Ousmane Dembele's second-half strike gave Barcelona a 1-0 win over 10-man Real Sociedad in their Copa del Rey quarter-final on Wednesday, stretching their unbeaten streak to 12 games.
A video, which went viral after India's 90-run win over New Zealand in the third ODI at the Holkar Stadium, showed India skipper Rohit Sharma venting his frustration at Shardul Thakur after the pace bowling all-rounder conceded back-to-back boundaries by bowling short balls to the night's centurion, Devon Conway.
India's new ODI opener Shubman Gill has impressed skipper Rohit Sharma by his understanding of batting in one-day cricket. Young Gill has grabbed the opportunity to open with his skipper with both hands and almost nailed down his slot for the upcoming ODI World Cup later in the year.
Fifth seed Aryna Sabalenka outmuscled Donna Vekic 6-3, 6-2 in a ferocious battle of big hitters on Wednesday to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open for the first time.
Novak Djokovic can take a step closer to equalling Rafael Nadal's men's record of 22 Grand Slam titles when he faces Andrey Rublev on Wednesday for a place in the Australian Open semi-finals.
A day after the government named a high-level probe panel to look into the allegations of wrestlers against the Wrestling Federation of India and its chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the protesting grapplers launched a fresh offensive on Tuesday by expressing dismay over the constitution of the oversight committee and claimed it was formed without holding consultations with them.
Unheralded Pole Magda Linette continued her dream run into the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Wednesday, stunning former world number one Karolina Pliskova in a deserved 6-3, 7-5 victory on Rod Laver Arena.
Victoria Azarenka said it took her 10 years to get over being accused of cheating when she last won the Australian Open, and defended Novak Djokovic who has been accused of dramatising his injury during this year's tournament.
Eddie Howe warned Newcastle not to get carried away after they moved within touching distance of the League Cup final with a 1-0 win against Southampton in Tuesday's semi-final first leg.
Smriti Mandhana and captain Harmanpreet Kaur cracked fine unbeaten half-centuries as India defeated West Indies by 56 runs to keep their slate clean in the Women's T20I Tri-Series.