Team India are coming off a spectacular Border-Gavaskar title triumph and will aim to pocket another Test title when they face England in the four-Test series at home. The opening Test will be played at Chennai's MA Chidambaram stadium from Friday, February 5.
Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli and his actress wife Anushka Sharma have named their daughter Vamika.
The Dinesh Karthik-led Tamil Nadu team defeated Baroda comfortably by 7 wickets to clinch their second Syed Mushtaq Ali title on Sunday. Completely dominating the opposition in the one-sided affair, Karthik and co. first restricted Baroda to a lowly 120/9 and then comfortably chased down the target with 12 balls to spare.
Patrick Reed shook off a third-round rules controversy and held off Norway's Viktor Hovland over the back nine on Sunday to win the US PGA Farmers Insurance Open.
After winning the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2020-21, Tamil Nadu skipper Dinesh Karthik said that he is very keen on taking cricket forward in the state and he also highlighted how Tamil Nadu has been successful in producing international cricketers.
World number three and US Open champion Dominic Thiem admitted Monday it will be tough to match his breakthrough year in 2020, but he plans to give it his best shot.
Neymar said on Sunday that he hopes to stay at Paris Saint-Germain beyond this season and wants Kylian Mbappe to also commit his future to the French champions.
The nature of the job is such that a wicketkeeper attracts attention only when he commits a howler, but his challenge will be as taxing as that of a batsman looking to come to terms with the vagaries of a turning pitch.
The Indian women's hockey team put up a spirited performance to hold formidable Argentina to a 1-1 draw and end their tour on a high note, here on Sunday.
All but three of the Australian Open cohort of more than 1,000 players, coaches and officials have been cleared from quarantine in Melbourne ahead of the Grand Slam, health officials said on Monday.
AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly said on Sunday he had tested positive for COVID-19, meaning six of Formula One's 20 race drivers have now contracted the virus.
Under Virat Kohli, especially after the 2015-2016 series against South Africa, India have developed a more well-rounded attack of quality seam and spin, which makes the toss, such a factor on dustbowls, redundant. Despite India winning the corresponding five-match series 4-0 in 2016-2017, few would argue that those pitches turned from Day One.
Jurgen Klopp labelled Mohamed Salah "incredible" after the Egypt star ended his Premier League goal drought in style with two superb finishes to inspire Liverpool's 3-1 win at West Ham on Sunday.
Jose Mourinho admitted his "sad" Tottenham flops "lacked energy" after Leandro Trossard rocked their top four challenge as the Brighton forward sealed a shock 1-0 win on Sunday.
Tennis great Lleyton Hewitt has tipped showman Nick Kyrgios to make a deep run at this month's Australian Open, despite his fellow Australian not playing for a year.
Lionel Messi scored his 650th goal for Barcelona while Antoine Griezmann struck the winner in a 2-1 home success over Athletic Bilbao in La Liga on Sunday, avenging a defeat by the Basque side in the Spanish Super Cup final.
Veteran fast bowler Stuart Broad believes India's confidence will be "sky high" following their remarkable series win in Australia, but added that what England can't do is build India up "in our minds" in the upcoming four-Test series.
World number one Novak Djokovic found playing without crowds last season strange and he can't wait to wow the fans in the stands at his 17th Australian Open.
Naomi Osaka on Sunday played down her fast rise into superstardom, believing 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams remains the "face of women's tennis".
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly was on Sunday discharged from the Apollo Hospital.
"India will start as favourites after an exhilarating victory over Australia, overcoming all obstacles. When you add the name Virat Kohli to the batting order, the team suddenly assumes a bulletproof cloak," former Australia captain Ian Chappell wrote in his column for 'ESPNcricinfo'.
Lionel Messi's most recent contract with Barcelona is worth up to 555 million euros (USD 673 million) over four seasons, the El Mundo newspaper reported on Sunday.
Rafael Nadal brushed aside questions about the Australian Open quarantine on Sunday and said it was time to get down to the business of playing tennis and entertaining fans around the world.
Real Madrid will keep believing they can chase down La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid even after Saturday's shock 2-1 home defeat by Levante, assistant coach David Bettoni said.
Virat Kohli, who had returned home after the opening Test debacle against Australia for the birth of his child, is back to captain the side in the four-match series against England, beginning on February 5. Back in the fold after recovering from COVID-19, Moeen Ali said he has still got "match-winning performances" in him and is ready to take on India.
Suffering from a rare neurological disorder, noted commentator-author and football expert Novy Kapadia's condition deteriorated during the lockdown, and he is now 100 percent wheelchair-dependent. The former professor of English at the Delhi University has no immediate family around him and has had to rely on the services of professional caretakers since last February.
Shreyas Iyer, Prithvi Shaw, Surya Kumar Yadav, and former India batsman Sachin Tendulkar's son, Arjun, are among the 100 players selected by the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) for the probable players' camp for the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021.
Naomi Osaka said she would be willing to undergo two more weeks of quarantine to play at the Tokyo Olympics later this year, if it helped ensure the safety of the people of her home country.
Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo said his side can cope when Cristiano Ronaldo does not score after the Portuguese failed to net in their win at Sampdoria on Saturday to go three league games without a goal for the first time since August, 2019.
The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) will give cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar a permanent box at the iconic Wankhede Stadium on March 9, as a 'special gift' on the occasion of 50 years since his international debut against the West Indies in 1971.
While Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer were not part of the Sri Lanka tour, Johnnie Bairstow and Sam Curran aren't there for the first two Tests in India. Jos Buttler is set to go back after the first Test and then return for the limited-overs series and the Indian Premier League.
The Australian Open quarantine facilities are still holding 15 people, including one player and two others who tested positive for COVID-19 earlier in their lockdown, Melbourne health authorities said on Sunday.
Inter Milan forward Romelu Lukaku scored twice as his side thrashed Benevento 4-0 at the San Siro in Serie A on Saturday to remain two points behind leaders AC Milan in the standings.
The president of the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) said on Saturday that it will never ask for its athletes to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before others in the country ahead of the Tokyo Summer Games.
The BCCI will conduct the 14th edition of the IPL at home and has earmarked the Wankhede, Brabourne Stadiums, DY Patil Stadium, Reliance Cricket Stadium in Navi Mumbai and the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium on the outskirts of Pune for the same.
Kuldeep Yadav's Test appearance stands at a dismal six, his last game being in Sydney in January 2019, where he got 5/99. The wrist-spinner has fallen down the pecking order with the consistent Ravindra Jadeja sealing his spot as the No. 2 spinner in the side after R Ashwin.
Moeen Ali has set his sights on making a big contribution to England's Test series in India after his comeback was delayed by the coronavirus.
Manchester United were held to a 0-0 draw at Arsenal in the Premier League on Saturday as they fell three points behind leaders Manchester City.
Federico Chiesa's first-half goal and a stoppage-time Aaron Ramsey finish earned Juventus a 2-0 victory at Sampdoria in Serie A on Saturday, with the win sending Andrea Pirlo's side third in the standings.
Australia opener David Warner's daughter Indi Rae, who is a fan of India skipper Virat Kohli, had reasons to smile even though Australia lost the recently concluded Test series against India 2-1. Warner on Saturday shared a picture in which his daughter can be seen sporting Kohli's Test jersey. The adorable picture captures Indi's elegant smile as she flaunts the jersey.
Virat Kohli remained the highest-placed Indian batsman at fourth position even as Cheteshwar Pujara rose a rung to sixth in the latest ICC Test rankings issued on Saturday.
Ajinkya Rahane said that he didn't cut a kangaroo-shaped cake after returning to India after the Test series win in Australia out of respect for the opposition.
Fans will soon be seen thronging the sports arenas cheering for their favourite players and teams as the country's sporting authorities on Sunday lifted the restrictions on spectators' management by allowing full-capacity crowds at stadiums for outdoor events during the upcoming tournaments.
With quarantine over for almost all of the tennis players who have travelled to Melbourne for the Australian Open, the preparations begin in earnest when a packed week of warm-up events gets underway on Sunday.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) clarified that wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow will join the squad only after the second Test against India and not after the first Test as was earlier stated by England batting coach Graham Thorpe.
India's Rohan Bopanna will emerge from his 14-day quarantine in Melbourne later on Saturday with a spring in his step after his quest for a new doubles partner for next month's Australian Open finally ended.
In a chat with TOI, all-rounder Sam Curran revisited the 2018 India-England series which saw him arrive on the international stage, the IPL, his growth as a player and more.
Alexander Zverev has no complaints about being forced into quarantine ahead of the Australian Open but believes allowing top players like Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal more salubrious isolation conditions was a mistake, the German said on Saturday.
Australian showman Nick Kyrgios admitted Saturday he didn't miss tennis, nor the people in it, during his year-long coronavirus lay-off, but now feels mentally refreshed and excited to be back.
Australia head coach Justin Langer's intense "micro-management" coaching style has apparently not gone down well with a lot of players even as the former opener termed the insinuations as something that "couldn't be further from truth".