Sochi: Brazil right back Danilo is out of the World Cup after injuring his ankle in training. The Brazilian soccer federation said Danilo suffered a ligament injury in his left ankle during the team’s training session in Kazan on Thursday, a day before Brazil plays Belgium in the quarterfinals. TheRead More

New Delhi: Mumbai fast bowler Shardul Thakur will replace injured pacer Jasprit Bumrah in India’s ODI squad for the upcoming three-match series starting July 12. Bumrah had suffered an injury to his left thumb during India’s first T20I against Ireland in Dublin and was ruled out of the ongoing T20IRead More

Melbourne: Australian cricket governing body, Cricket Australia (CA), has made it clear that they are not considering to soften their stand on the one-year ban imposed on former team skipper Steve Smith and opener David Warner for their role in the ball-tampering scandal. “At no stage have we, or areRead More

Ottawa: Tainted Australian opener David Warner, who has been handed over a year ban from domestic and international cricket for his involvement in the ball-tampering scandal, is all set to captain Winnipeg Hawks in the Global T20 Canada tournament. The 31-year-old was handed over the responsibility after the appointed captainRead More

Madrid: Real Madrid has denied reaching an agreement to sign France forward Kylian Mbappe from Paris Saint-Germain. The Spanish club released a statement Wednesday calling reports of an agreement between Madrid and PSG “completely false.” Madrid says it “has not made any offer to PSG or the player and condemnsRead More

London: England’s all-time leading wicket taker James Anderson could be in line for a return to the national side for the upcoming five-Test series with India after undergoing rehabilitation on a longstanding shoulder injury. The 35-year-old swing bowler — who has taken 540 wickets in 138 Tests — has beenRead More

Karachi: Former Pakistan Test captain Javed Miandad has advised the Cricket Boards of India and Pakistan to work together for the resumption of bilateral series between the two neighbouring countries. “It is high time the two boards got on one platform and tried to convince the governments to give clearanceRead More

Manchester: India will be looking to kick-start their England tour on a winning note when they face the English team in the first match of the three-match T20I series here at Old Trafford on Tuesday. Going into the series, Indian captain Virat Kohli have made it very clear that team willRead More

St. Petersburg: Emil Forsberg was the star of the match as Sweden edged Switzerland 1-0 in the FIFA World Cup round of 16 clash here on Tuesday to reach the quarterfinal. After a goalless first half, it was a 66th minute goal by Forsberg which gave the Swedish the lead.Read More

Manchester: India’s all-conquering cricketers kick off a crunch tour of England on Tuesday with the first Twenty20 against a host side firing on all cylinders, in the one-day format at least. Ahead of the tour — which includes three T20s, three one-day internationals and five Tests — here are fiveRead More