Top Indian shuttlers -- PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen advanced to the second round of the German Open 2022 Super 300 badminton tournament after winning their respective opening round matches, here on Tuesday. ....

Premier India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who recently surpassed legendary Kapil Dev's tally of 434 Test wickets, has revealed that he wanted to be a batter and used to bowl medium pace in the past to become the next "Kapil Paaji." ....

Former India opener Wasim Jaffer has criticised the Rawalpindi pitch used for the first Pakistan-Australia Test match as it has offered no assistance to the bowlers. ....

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday launched the '100 per cent Cricket Year of Women's Cricket' campaign to coincide with the International Women's Day in order to further promote gender equality and empower women and girls through cricket. ....

Lionel Messi has returned to Argentina's squad for World Cup qualifiers against Venezuela and Ecuador, the Argentine Football Association said on Sunday. ....

Indian all-rounder Axar Patel is all set to feature in the second Test against Sri Lanka, which is set to begin on March 12 in Bengaluru. ....

Former Australia captain Michael Clarke on Monday said he is still in complete shock over the demise of legendary leg-spinner and former team-mate, Shane Warne. ....

Legendary Australian spinner Shane Warne's state funeral service will be held at the iconic elbourne Cricket Ground (MMCG) in front of up to 100,000 people before his family holds a private funeral to say goodbye to the spin-bowling great, it was revealed on Monday. ....

India on Sunday took a 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series after defeating Sri Lanka by an innings and 222 runs at the IS Bindra PCA Stadium. ....

Renowned sports journalist Boria Majumdar on Saturday alleged that wicketkeeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha ‘deliberately fabricated’ and ‘doctored’ the screenshots of his WhatsApp messages. These claims certainly unfolded the mystery that whom did the Indian cricketer receive the messages from. ....

Sizeable hundreds by Azhar Ali (185) and Imam-ul-Haq (157) helped Pakistan post a huge first-innings total and continue their domination over Australia on Day 2 of the first Test of the three-match series, here on Saturday. ....