London: Edgbaston will host the first day/night Test ever staged in the United Kingdom when England face the West Indies in Birmingham in August next year, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced Wednesday. England are now in line to become the third nation to stage a five-day Test underRead More

Beijing: Maria Sharapova’s ex-boyfriend Grigor Dimitrov on Wednesday suggested she deserved her ban from tennis for a doping offence — an incident that sent shockwaves through the sport. “I think tennis misses her,” the Bulgarian world number 20 said of the five-time Grand Slam champion, adding that he had “zeroRead More

Turin: Spain appeared to have started its new era better than Italy but the Azzurri maintained their unbeaten home record in World Cup qualifiers with a 1-1 draw in Turin on Thursday. Spain lost to Italy in the round of 16 at the European Championship, and were set for aRead More

Chennai: Brazilian winger Marcelo Pereira struck twice as Delhi Dynamos notched up a facile 3-1 win over defending champions Chennaiyin FC at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Thursday. Playing their first match this season, Delhi Dynamos turned on the magic with Marcelo, better known as Marcelinho, scoring two goals for hisRead More

London: England seamer James Anderson is confident he will be fit to play some part in the team’s Test tour of India starting in November after sitting out this month’s two-match series in Bangladesh with a shoulder injury. The 34-year-old, England’s most prolific wicket-taker in Tests, sustained a stress fractureRead More

Indore: India’s medium-pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been ruled out of the third and final Test against New Zealand due to a back strain with uncapped Shardul Thakur replacing him in Indore. Kumar sustained the injury during India’s series-clinching win in Kolkata, according to an Indian cricket board release. The 26-year-oldRead More

The crown sits well on the young captain’s head. His succession had come at a time of crisis with the indefatigable Dhoni suddenly deciding that his Test time was up. He was the last of the set of fabulous five to six players who were part of the Indian teamRead More

Kochi: Sometimes a wholehearted performance is never enough to save the day. It has happened with Kerala Blasters on their first home game of the season, suffering a painful 1-0 defeat to former champions Atletico Kolkata, at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Wednesday. The deflected strike from Javier LaraRead More

New Delhi: Paralympic silver medallist Deepa Malik has alleged rude behaviour by a cabin crew member of TATA-SIA-run Vistara, prompting the airline to issue an apology. Malik, who was travelling on Vistara’s Mumbai-Delhi flight UK 902 on Thursday, when the incident happened, also complained to the airlines about “poor handling”Read More

. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its order on a plea filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy challenging the two-year ban imposed on IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings. A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur said that it will later pronounce an order in theRead More