Adelaide: Australia have recalled top-order batman Shaun Marsh and bowler James Pattinson in the squad for the third Test of the three-match series against New Zealand. Marsh will replace injured Usman Khawaja while Pattinson has come in place of retired pacer Mitchell Johnson. The chairman of selectors, Rod Marsh, saidRead More

Karachi: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shahryar Khan has revealed that Test skipper Misbah-ul Haq and veteran batsman Younis Khan has been added in the board’s cricket committee. As per the Dawn, it is for the first time that active players have been included in the committee. Reflecting on theRead More

New Delhi: Australia’s one of the finest and ferocious pace bowler Mitchell Johnson, bid adieu to cricket on Tuesday. With his goodbye to the sport, an aspect of hostile bowling era in modern day cricket has ended. Mitchell Johnson was a rare commodity in modern day cricket who scared batsmenRead More

Hyderabad: Having won two Grand Slams and become world number one in women’s doubles this year, Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza does not really want to do anything different for the next season. “I hope I don’t do anything differently… To be very honest, it has been an amazing yearRead More

Hong Kong: Following the loss in the final of the prestigious and lucrative China Open on Sunday, Saina Nehwal will be more eager and hungrier than ever to clinch a Superseries title at the $350,000 Hong Kong Open, which commences at the Hong Kong Coliseum here on Tuesday. Despite achievingRead More

Bangalore: Not the least bit concerned about the storm he kicked off due to an overtly aggressive demeanour during the Sri Lanka tour, Indian pacer Ishant Sharma says he does not even think about the outburst which led to a one-match ban on him. Back in the team after servingRead More

Colombo: Sri Lanka Cricket on Monday announced the suspension of Jayananda Warnaweera, a former administrator, for dodging an ICC match-fixing investigation. Warnaweera was a member of the current interim committee governing the SLC until was suspended last month for failing to cooperate with the ICC anti-corruption probe. Warnaweera, a formerRead More

London: Making their debut as a team at the prestigious $7 million ATP World Tour Finals, the Indo-Romanian tennis combine of Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea came out with a brilliant performance to drub top seeds and defending champions Bob and Mike Bryan in straight sets in their men’s doublesRead More

New Delhi: Indian tennis star Sania Mirza, who had a rollicking 2015 season, turned 29 on Sunday. Sania, who shares her birthday with mother Nasima, spent time with family last night in Hyderabad and flew to Mumbai today to be with her friends. It has been an extraordinary year forRead More

London: Enhanced security measures will be deployed at the ATP World Tour Finals set to kick off in London’s O2 Arena on Sunday, following the Paris terror attacks, the organisers said. “The O2 Arena already has enhanced security in place and tournament preparations are continuing as normal. Venue security isRead More