Sydney: Former Australia captain Mark Taylor says six spots are contestable in the national team ahead of the first Test against South Africa next month. Taylor claimed only five members of the current Test side, which went down 3-0 in Sri Lanka in September, were assured of their places againstRead More

Dubai: Opener Azhar Ali became the first batsman to record a century in a day-night Test off a pink ball as he helped Pakistan dominate West Indies in Dubai on Thursday. Ali’s unbeaten 146 guided Pakistan to 279-1 at close on the opening day of the first Test — justRead More

Shanghai: Andy Murray told camera crews to stop snooping in his bag on Thursday after his private match notes were exposed on TV during last week’s China Open final. Murray was annoyed that TV cameras zoomed into his bag to reveal handwritten tactical pointers during Sunday’s 6-4, 7-6 (7/2) winRead More

London: Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury’s licence to box has been suspended by the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC), the national governing body announced on Thursday. The decision came after the troubled British boxer, who has admitted taking cocaine to deal with depression, vacated his World Boxing OrganisationRead More

Agartala,  In the absence of a company service centre in Tripura, trailblazing gymnast Dipa Karmakar has sought to return her BMW car, which was handed over to her by Sachin Tendulkar. Dipa, along with two other Indian medallists from Rio — badminton star PV Sindhu and wrestler Sakshi Malik —Read More

Indore,  The other day, Ravichandran Ashwin was asked if he was the all-rounder India have been seeking for years. Ashwin, who possesses a sharp wit and a sharper tongue, grinned and said: “From the day I made my debut, I have been an all-rounder… You people are noticing it onlyRead More

Merida (Venezuela),  Brazil went top of the South American World Cup qualifying group on Tuesday with a 2-0 win over Venezuela in a match played in torrential rain and halted for almost half an hour when the floodlights failed in Merida. The five-times World Cup winners took just eight minutesRead More

  Pune, NorthEast United FC returned to the top of the Indian Super League table with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over FC Pune City at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Stadium. In a match that saw fortunes fluctuating and both the teams being reduced to 10 men, NorthEast United scored theRead More

Indore: Virat Kohli is happy that his bowlers have been able to decimate a quality New Zealand side on tracks which are not exactly rank turners which is an ample testimony that Ravichandran Ashwin and Co are capable of winning matches irrespective of the surface provided. “We knew before theRead More

Ashwin bowled superbly on Monday to take six for 81 to skittle out the visitors for 299. “It’s very important for me to get into a good rhythm. Through this series I have not really started in a fine rhythm. “I’m trying to get my alignment and rhythm properly, it’sRead More