Borussia Dortmund's teenaged midfielder Jude Bellingham was left out but striker Ollie Watkins recalled on Thursday as England manager Gareth Southgate named his squad for the forthcoming World Cup qualifiers away to Andorra and home to Hungary.
Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka was lucky to escape damage to his cruciate knee ligament during the 3-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur at the weekend, manager Mikel Arteta told reporters on Thursday.
More than 10 bouts in the 2016 Rio Olympics boxing competition were manipulated for "money" and other "perceived benefits", an independent investigation has revealed, prompting the International Boxing Association (AIBA) to promise a "tough" selection process for referees and judges at the upcoming men's world championship.
Smriti Mandhana headlined a rain-hit opening day with a career-best 80 not out which had elegance written all over it as the Indian women's cricket team finished on 132 for 1 in the one-off Day/Night Test against Australia. Mandhana added 93 for the opening stand with Shafali Verma (31 off 64 balls), who played the second fiddle during their partnership.
When Ricky Ponting speaks, all Avesh Khan does is listen to the former Australian captain with rapt attention. The Delhi Capitals fast bowler, who has taken 18 wickets from 11 games, has been in good form during this season and he feels that his head coach inputs on cricket as well as the mental aspect of the game, helped him evolve as a player.The International Boxing Association (AIBA) on Thursday said that an independent investigation has "identified a system for manipulating the bouts" at the 2016 Rio Olympics and officials for the upcoming men's world championship will be put through a "tough" selection process to ensure integrity of the competition.
Former BCCI chief selector MSK Prasad has suggested that ex-Team India captain Rahul Dravid is an ideal candidate to take over as coach of the national side after the conclusion of Ravi Shastri's tenure.
Smriti Mandhana's career-best 80 not out had elegance written all over it as the Indian women's cricket team reached 132 for 1 at tea during a rain-hit stop-start second session on the first day of the one-off Day/Night Test against Australia.
Indian football talisman Sunil Chhetri says he shared the best rapport with former captain Bhaichung Bhutia and striker Jeje Lalpekhlua on the field, thanks to their playing "combination" and "understanding".
A man who racially abused West Bromwich Albion midfielder Romaine Sawyers online received an eight-week prison sentence on Thursday.
Olympic bronze medal-winning Indian hockey star Birendra Lakra on Thursday announced that he is quitting the game with immediate effect, hours after his teammate Rupinder Pal Singh announced his retirement.
The Indian women's football team arrived in the city on Thursday for its upcoming friendlies in the UAE and Bahrain, which get underway on Saturday.
Amrinder Singh is fed up! No not Captain Amarinder Singh but Indian football team's goalkeeper who shares his name with the former Punjab chief minister and has been inadvertently caught up in the political whirlwind in Punjab.
India reached 114/1 against Australia when rain stopped play after the dinner break on the first day of the one-off Day/Night Test on Thursday.
An angry Ravichandran Ashwin on Thursday asked Eoin Morgan and Tim Southee to not use "derogatory" words and lecture him on 'Spirit of Cricket' by taking a moral high ground after their on-field bust-up over an extra run during an IPL game.
Smriti Mandhana was elegance personified during her sublime unbeaten half-century as India made a solid start, reaching 101 for 1 at the dinner break on the first day of their one-off Day/Night pink ball Test against Australia here on Thursday.
Olympic bronze medal-winning Indian hockey player Rupinder Pal Singh on Thursday announced his retirement from international hockey with immediate effect to make way for youngsters.
Kumar Sangakkara doesn't believe in blame game as both success and failure is collective in nature, Rajasthan Royals Team Director said after a disappointing defeat against Royal Challengers Bangalore, which seriously dented their IPL playoff hopes.
Royal Challengers Bangalore wicket-keeper KS Bharat is happy that he is able to provide a stable base as a number three batsman for finishers like Glenn Maxwell which has been a key recipe in the last two wins for his franchise.
Fearless all-round cricket by Royal Challengers Bangalore took the steam out of Rajasthan Royals' effort for a seven-wicket victory in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday. The win further consolidate RCB's third position on the points table.
Royal Challengers Bangalore have further consolidated the third spot on the IPL 2021 points table by virtue of a big 7 wicket win vs Rajasthan Royals.
Putting a whole lot of two and twos together, sections of the media reported this week about Indian cricketers calling BCCI secretary Jay Shah to complain about Virat Kohli and his captaincy, and the BCCI decided to step in. The BCCI, once again for the record, had no role to play in Kohli resigning as captain of the T20 team. It was the cricketer's own decision.
Royal Challengers Bangalore dished out a clinical display with both bat and ball to record a comprehensive seven-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League here on Wednesday, boosting their prospects of a top-two finish. Chasing 150, RCB completed the task with as many as 17 balls to spare.
England vice-captain Jos Buttler has insisted again he will miss the upcoming Ashes tour if his family are unable to join him in Australia. Buttler will fly out to the United Arab Emirates next week as a member of England's squad for the T20 World Cup.
FC Goa were stretched to the limit before they overcame Bengaluru FC 7-6 in sudden death to become the first Indian Super League side to enter the Durand Cup final on Wednesday.
India vice-captain Rohit Sharma on Wednesday asserted that his side will do everything it can to repeat history by winning the T20 World Cup, beginning on October 17. The shortest format's showpiece, which India won for the first time in 2007 under Mahendra Singh Dhoni, is scheduled to get underway from October 17 in the UAE and Oman.
Football's prestigious Ballon d'Or will be awarded on November 29 in Paris, event organiser France Football magazine announced on Wednesday.
Star Indian archery couple -- Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das -- would look to start afresh after their Tokyo Olympics debacle when they compete in the World Cup Final, starting on Thursday.
Brazilian soccer legend Pele is set to leave hospital after recovering from an operation to remove a tumour from his colon, his daughter Kely said on Wednesday.
A new core group of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) for the next Olympic cycle will be drawn up from among the country's elite athletes after the earlier one was dissolved at the end of Tokyo Games, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) said on Wednesday.
Former India opener Virender Sehwag took a dig at Eoin Morgan after the KKR skipper was involved in an altercation with Delhi Capitals' spinner Ravichandran Ashwin during their IPL match on Tuesday.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) star batsman Suresh Raina on Wednesday wished Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav a quick recovery. The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) spinner has undergone successful surgery in India and is now looking towards the 'road to recovery'.
Is this the end of the road for David Warner at Sunrisers Hyderabad? Will Warner be seen in the Orange jersey again? Are SRH now looking beyond Warner?
Former Pakistan captain Muhammad Hafeez was on Wednesday ruled out of the ongoing National T20 Championship after contracting dengue and has also been rendered doubtful for upcoming T20 World Cup in the UAE.
India skipper Mithali Raj on Wednesday called for the return of red-ball cricket in women's domestic circuit if one-off Tests become a regular feature in their international assignments. India played their first Test in seven years in June and the Australia Test is their first with pink-ball.
The England and Wales Cricket Board expects the uncertainty over the team's Ashes tour due to Australia's stringent COVID-19 quarantine measures to continue till the last moment, chairman Ian Watmore has said.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) player Venkatesh Iyer has said that he wants to show the world that he can be a very good all-rounder and can fulfill roles as both batsman and bowler.
Moldovan club Sheriff Tiraspol pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Champions League history when they beat Real Madrid 2-1 and their win has been ranked the most shocking since the Euro Club Index was launched by data analysts Nielsen's Gracenote in 2010.
Having gained significantly in confidence with a fighting performance in one-dayers, the Indian women's cricket team would now go through a trial by fire when it make its day-night Test debut against Australia in the one-off game beginning here on Thursday.
The Queen's Baton Relay for the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games will be in India for four days between January 12 and 15 during its international journey covering through 72 countries, the organising committee of the showpiece announced on Wednesday.
Defending champions Mumbai Indians have not had a great run this season. The 5 time champions found themselves in seventh position ahead of their clash vs Punjab Kings on Tuesday.
Gavaskar said that since Kohli has announced to step down as the T20I skipper after the upcoming World Cup, Rohit Sharma would be an ideal candidate to lead the team in the next World Cup.
KKR bowlers made optimum use of the slow Sharjah track to restrict Delhi Capitals to 127 for nine. Nitish Rana and Sunil Narine went after Lalit Yadav in the 14th over and also attacked Kagiso Rabada in the 16th over to tilt the game in KKR's favour. The loss would be a nice wake-up call for DC, who remain second in the table with 16 points even as KKR consolidated their fourth spot with 10 points.
After about one year of retirement from international cricket from all formats of the game, MS Dhoni will once again be seen wearing the Indian blue jersey next month. However, with a different role.
Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant rued that the team fell short by 10 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders but asserted that the bowling unit doesn't need a "massive change" despite the three-wicket defeat on Tuesday.
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday felicitated the Indian women's hockey team and handed them a cheque of Rs 31 lakhs in recognition of their stupendous performance at the Tokyo Olympics.