Beijing: Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Chinese partner Peng Shuai were knocked out of the China Open women’s doubles semi-finals here on Saturday. After comfortably winning the first set, the Indo-Chinese duo slumped to a shocking 6-2, 1-6, 5-10 defeat at the hands of Swiss star Martina H

Bengaluru: Former India captain Kapil Dev and batsman Karun Nair, showcased their skills on Day 3 of the 9th Annual Cornerstone Cup Karnataka Golf Festival staged at the Karnataka Golf Association (KGA) course here on Saturday. More than 110 amateur golfers participated from all across the countr

A confident India will look to extend their domination, while a hapless Australia would aim for a change of fortunes in the three-match T20 series beginning on Saturday. India dominated the limited over series against Australia with a 4-1 win to reclaim the number one ODI rankings and the hosts w

Barcelona captain Andres Iniesta has ended speculation he could leave the club where he has spent his entire career by announcing the agreement of a contract for life with the Liga side on Friday. "Barcelona and Andres Iniesta have reached an agreement to renew his contract for life which will ti

Dubai: Pakistan has announced their team for the five-match One Day International series against Sri Lanka commencing from October 13 at Dubai International stadium amid heavy criticism against chief selector Inzamam Ul Haq. The 15-man squad include the uncapped batsman Imam-ul-Haq, who is the ne

Australia’s all-rounder John Hastings has announced his retirement from ODI and domestic cricket after suffering multiple injuries in past one year. The 31-year-old will, however, continue to participate in Big Bash League for Melbourne Stars and has also been declared as the team’s captain. Acco

Former star opener Virender Sehwag on Tuesday said that the Australian players were scared of sledging Virat Kohli and the other Indian players during the recently concluded One-Day International (ODI) series due to the possibility of losing out on their lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) contrac

Josh Hazlewood, the Australian paceman, has urged their maligned batting order to click into gear with the looming Ashes fast approaching. Australia's misfiring batting has come under pressure after continual collapses across the formats, including most recently during their Test tour of Banglade

After the announcement of the inaugural T10 tournament later this year at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, organisers are planning to hold matches in countries such as Pakistan, Bangladesh as well as Sri Lanka. The upcoming 10-overs-per-side cricket tournament has received support from the likes of S

Dubai [UAE]: South Africa batsmen Hashim Amla and Dean Elgar have moved up the ICC Test Player Rankings after notching fine centuries in the first Test against Bangladesh in Potchefstroom, which their team won by 333 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. Amla’s scores of 137 and 28 hav

Three of Australia’s four main seamers are on track to be fit and going in all cylinders when the Ashes resumes in November 23 in Brisbane. Mitchell Starc is poised to return in the domestic competition to play for NSW in a one-day competition for his first game since June. Starc had suffered an inj

South Africa strike bowler Morne Morkel will take no further part in the two-match Test series against Bangladesh after suffering a side strain that will sideline him for six weeks, officials said on Monday. Morkel had taken two wickets in his first over at the start of Bangladesh's second in

DUBAI: In-form Indian opener Rohit Sharma broke back into the top-five at fifth, while skipper Virat Kohli held on to the numero uno position in the latest ICC ODI rankings, issued on Monday. Rohit moved up four places to reach fifth position after finishing as the leading scorer in the home seri

Mumbai: Opener Shikhar Dhawan and veteran pacer Ashish Nehra made a comeback to Virat Kohli-led Indian side as the selectors announced squad for the three Twenty20s against Australia. While Nehra made a comeback, Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina were not picked in the squad. Dinesh Karthik, meanwhil

NEW DELHI: Ready for yet another international comeback, veteran Ashish Nehra is hardly bothered about the doubters and cynics as he revels in the feeling of being a sought after pacer for India at the age of 38. Nehra has been recalled to the side for a three-match T20 series (the only format th

LAHORE: Fed up with constant selection rejections, a young cricketer in Pakistan tried to immolate himself during a first-class match at a stadium here, accusing selectors of demanding bribe to give him a chance. Ghulam Haider Abbas, a right-arm fast bowler, barged into the Lahore City Cricket As

Nagpur: India captain Virat Kohli feels man- of-the-series Hardik Pandya has emerged as the “biggest asset” for the team after their convincing 4-1 win in the five-match series against Australia. Kohli had special praise for all-rounder Pandya, who scored 222 runs with the bat and also picked up

Nagpur: India will aim for a return to the top spot in One Day International (ODI) rankings when they face Australia in the fifth and final match at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground in Nagpur on Sunday. The hosts, who have already clinched the five-match ODI series with an unassailable 3-1