Queenstown, January 26 Three-time champions India beat Bangladesh by a comfortable 131-run margin to enter the semi-final of the ICC U-19 World Cup, here on Friday. Batting first, India scored 265 in 49.2 overs with Shubhamn Gill scoring 86 and Abhishek Sharma contributing 50. Skipper Prithvi Shaw (40) and HarvikRead More

Johannesburg, January 26 Indian batsmen were not afraid to take blows on their bodies on a difficult Wanderers pitch, offering dangerous bounce, even as match officials called off third day’s play when South Africa batted in similar conditions later, here on Friday. South Africa opener Deal Elgar was hit onRead More

JOHANNESBURG, January 26 Seamer Jasprit Bumrah took five wickets as India seized control of the third and final Test against South Africa, ending Day 2 with a 42-run lead on a treacherous wicket at the Wanderers here today. Bumrah, in his third Test, ripped through the middle-order and cleaned upRead More

Bengaluru, January 26 Hope and despair will walk hand in hand when some of the world cricket’s biggest names go under the hammer during the two-day IPL players’ auctions starting Saturday with the likes of Ben Stokes and R Ashwin expected to be among the most sought after. This year’sRead More

Jakarta, January 26 Former World No 1 Saina Nehwal asserted her supremacy over Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu with a straight game victory to enter the semi-finals of the USD 350,000 Indonesia Masters, here on Friday. London Olympics bronze medallist Saina, who is coming back from an ankle injury, gaveRead More

Johannesburg, January 26 The Wanderers pitch on offer for the ongoing third cricket Test between India and South Africa has come in for sharp criticism with former West Indies fast bowler Michael Holding terming the surface “dangerous”. “This pitch, I think, is dangerous. I would hate to be a batsmanRead More

Melbourne, January 26 Defending champion Roger Federer eased into his seventh Australian Open final in a bitter-sweet win after South Korean young gun Chung Hyeon retired injured in their last four showdown Friday. The Swiss great was leading 6-1, 5-2 when Chung called it quits with foot blisters, and heRead More

Johannesburg, January 25 India posted 49/1 in their second innings at the end of the second day of the third and final cricket Test against South Africa here on Thursday. Opener Murali Vijay and Lokesh Rahul were at the crease at stumps with the Indians leading by 42 runs. RahulRead More

Kolkata, Jan 25 India need to build a team that can win not only at home but abroad as well, veteran Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh said on Thursday. “Winning is important but at the same time you need to look into and make a team which can win not justRead More

Johannesburg, Jan 25 India pacer Jasprit Bumrah said on Thursday that he was happy to clinch his maiden five-wicket haul in Tests against South Africa and hopes his side will capitalise on the lead. Bumrah who returned figures of 5/54 helped India bowl out South Africa for 194 runs inRead More