On this day in 1877, Test cricket was born

Melbourne (IANS) Test cricket saw its first-ever match played between Australia and England here on this day in 1877.

The match played between an English team led by James Lillywhite against the Australians was later given the accolade of being…

High level delegation visit to Tokyo ahead of Oly postponed

New Delhi (IANS) A high level delegation visit from the Sports Ministry and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) to Tokyo ahead of the 2020 Olympics has been put on hold amid the ongoing global crisis around the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.

IPL 2020 will now start from April 15: BCCI official

New Delhi (IANS) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to postpone the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League and while it was originally set to start from March 29, it will now be held from April 15. The same has been conveyed…

Irfan Pathan stars as India Legends beat SL Legends

Mumbai (IANS) Riding on Irfan Pathan's all-round effort, India Legends registered their second successive victory in as many matches in the ongoing Road Safety World Series, beating against Sri Lanka Legends by five wickets.

After picking…

2021 Women's WC to have reserve day for all knockouts

Dubai (IANS) The 2021 Women's World Cup, set to be played in New Zealand, will have a reserve day for all three knockout games, each for the semi-finals and the final.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) had faced a lot of criticism…

Bengaluru FC awards: Sandhu named players' player of season

Bengaluru (IANS) Gurpreet Singh Sandhu was named by Bengaluru FC as their Players Player of the Season for the 11 clean sheets he kept in the Indian Super League for the club. Sandhu will also finish as the Golden Glove holder of the League. Captain…

Sachin Tendulkar's tribute to '5 women' of his life

Mumbai (IANS) Marking International Women's Day, cricket maestro Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday paid tributes to the 'five women' in his life and how they influenced him from his childhood to becoming a legend in the cricket world.

In…

We overcame lots of bumps on the way to win T20 WC: Lanning

Melbourne (IANS) Meg Lanning hailed her perfect day on the cricket field after captaining Australia to their fifth ICC Women's T20 World Cup title.

The skipper has been at the helm for many an Australian success but took that to a new level…

Davis Cup: Cilic, Gojo grind out tough wins over India

Zagreb (Croatia) (IANS) India conceded a 0-2 lead to host Croatia after Ramkumar Ramanathan and Prajnesh Gunneswaran faced hard-fought defeats on the opening day of the Davis Cup World Group qualifier tie.

The Croatians -- former US Open champion…

Women's T20 WC: Lee feels Shafali holds key for India in final

Melbourne (IANS) Former speedster Brett Lee believes there's no "favourite or underdog" in the Women's T20 World Cup final which will be played between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Sunday.

For the hosts,…