Sydney, January 8 Australia were closing on an innings victory with England fighting a desperate rearguard on 93/4 at stumps on the fourth day of the fifth Ashes Test, still 210 runs from forcing their hosts to bat again. Brothers Shaun and Mitchell Marsh had earlier both scored centuries onRead More

Christchurch, January 8 Prithvi Shaw, captain of India’s U-19 World Cup team, today said his team has prepared well under the guidance of Rahul Dravid and the goal is to return home with the title. The ICC U-19 World Cup officially got underway at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch withRead More

Toronto: A 220-metre skating trail underneath the Gardiner Expressway has officially opened to the public. The skating trail represents the first phase of a larger project to transform a 1.75 kilometer stretch of underutilized land underneath the aging highway. Once fully completed, the area will feature pedestrian and cyclist trails,Read More

Cape Town, January 7 Persistent rain washed out the entire third day’s play in the first Test between India and South Africa here. Heavy showers had been forecast for Sunday and they duly arrived early in the morning. It didn’t stop raining at all, instead picked up as the scheduledRead More

cape town, Cheteshwar Pujara credited all-rounder Hardik Pandya for helping India stay afloat in the first Test against South Africa. “Everyone believed he (Pandya) can play such an innings. He played his shots and the environment in the dressing room became quite positive. Those runs were very important for the teamRead More

CAPE TOWN, JANUARY 6 South Africa built a sizeable lead after reaching 65/2 against India at the close on Day 2 of the first Test at Newlands but must finish the match without pace bowler Dale Steyn who suffered another injury setback. Hashim Amla (4*) and nightwatchman Kagiso Rabada (2*)Read More

New Delhi, January 7 À la Paul the “predicting” octopus in football, he has an uncanny knack of correctly predicting the future of cricketers in the sport, and claims to have followers who will vouch for the accuracy of his prophesies. Narendra Bunde, a resident of Nagpur and a ‘cricketRead More

Mumbai, January 7 A 32-year-old man was arrested from West Bengal for allegedly harassing a former cricketer’s 20-year-old daughter over phone, police said on Sunday. The accused, identified as Devkumar Mitti, allegedly made several calls to the landline number of the ace cricketer, a resident of suburban Bandra, in DecemberRead More

Jammu, January 7 Back from England after playing two seasons with West Ham United Ladies Football Club, goalkeeper Aditi Chauhan is hopeful of regaining her spot in the national women’s team for the Asian Games later this year. Aditi is anticipating a better show from the team at the AsianRead More

Cape Town, South Africa seamer Dale Steyn grabbed his first Test wicket after an injury absence of 14 months as the hosts fought back against a fired-up India on an enthralling first day of cut-and-thrust cricket in the opening Test at Newlands. Steyn took his career tally to 418 wickets, threeRead More