Sydney: Injured Australian stand-in captain Matthew Wade was Wednesday ruled out of the rest of the New Zealand one-day series with Aaron Finch assuming the role of skipper. Wicketkeeper Wade was promoted to captain after injury prevented Steve Smith from going on tour and his deputy David Warner was restedRead More

New Delhi: All-rounder Hardik Pandya will be leading an India A side in a three-day warm-up game against Australia at the Brabourne Stadium from February 16-18. The team has a lot of promising youngsters who have performed in the Ranji Trophy which includes top-scorer Priyank Panchal of Gujarat, Services batsmanRead More

Mumbai: Kalinga Lancers brought an end to table toppers Dabang Mumbai’s unbeaten streak at home, that included three back to back wins, with a come-from-behind 4-3 win in the Hockey India League contest here today. The Lancers, who secured five points from their third win in five games to takeRead More

New Delhi: All India Football Federation’s firm stance on Nicolai Adam seemed to have paid off with the beleaguered India U-17 World Cup coach appearing to have agreed to resign from his job after negotiating his renumerations with the football body. The German was asked to leave or be sackedRead More

New Delhi: The BCCI will have a heavy five-member contingent at the ICC Meeting in Dubai starting February 2, with CEO Rahul Johri and GM (Cricket Operations) MV Sridhar to assist Committee of Administrators (COA) member Vikram Limaye. While Amitabh Chaudhary and Aniruddh Chaudhary along with Limaye has been appointedRead More

New Delhi: Led by chief selector MSK Prasad, BCCI selection committee today announced the squad for lone Test against Bangladesh. Wicket-keeper batsman Parthiv Patel, who led Gujarat to their first ever Ranji Trophy triumph by beating Mumbai in the final, was dropped in favour of established glove-man Wriddhiman Saha. Here’sRead More

Bengaluru: England might have faced a few erroneous decisions in the second T20 against India but in-form batsman Joe Root today said it would not be right to signal out any one umpire for his mistakes. “I never had any problems with umpires in any game. As a player youRead More

Karachi: Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi today hinted that his international career is all but over and said he now just wants to turn freelance cricketer and enjoy playing in different leagues around the world. “I have played all the cricket I wanted too and now I just want toRead More

New Delhi: After dominant Test series triumphs over New Zealand and England, India welcome Australia hoping to continue the same form against the team from Down Under as well. India’s cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar, however, despite naming India as favourites for the clash, warned them that it would be aRead More

Paris: Roger Federer has climbed back into the ATP top 10 on the strength of his epic 18th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open. The 35-year-old Swiss great defied old rival Rafael Nadal on Sunday in a thrilling five-setter in Melbourne to move up seven spots to 10th inRead More