Kedhar Jadhav declared fit, no changes in India WC squad

New Delhi (IANS) All-rounder Kedar Jadhav, who had sustained a shoulder injury during the recently concluded edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has been declared fit, ensuring no changes will be made to the 15-member India squad for the upcoming…

MotoGP: Marquez secures Honda's 300th premier class win

Le Mans (France) (IANS) Marc Marquez took his third win of the 2019 season with another dominating performance as teammate Jorge Lorenzo took his best finish of the season with 11th position at the French MotoGP.

Cold conditions from morning…

Italian Open: Nadal beats Tsitsipas to enter final

Rome (IANS) Rafael Nadal has cruised into the 2019 Italian Open final at the expense of Stefanos Tsitsipas.

The Spaniard, eight-time champion at Rome, took an hour and 42 minutes to edge his Greek rival 6-3, 6-4 in the semis, Efe news reported…

World Cup: 5 all-rounders to watch out for

New Delhi (IANS) All-rounders are the flavour of the season and this World Cup will feature some of the best in the business. West Indies legend Clive Lloyd told Times of India that the ICC's flagship event in England and Wales will be "World…

Karim to develop Maldives cricket, BCCI officials stunned

New Delhi (IANS) After Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih was in India to watch the Indian Premier League game between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings, it has now been learnt that it wasn't a one-off programme.…

ICC announces star-studded commentary line-up for WC

New Delhi (IANS) The International Cricket Council announced a star-studded lineup of commentators for the upcoming World Cup in England and Wales. The complete list has a total of 24 names and it includes Michael Clarke, who was captain when Australia…

10 power hitters who can take the World Cup by storm

New Delhi (IANS) With just 15 days remaining for the start of the much-awaited 2019 World Cup, all the participating teams are busy getting their combinations right and are preparing themselves mentally and physically for the showpiece event.

Mumbai lift fourth IPL title with 1-run win over CSK

Hyderabad (IANS) Lasith Malinga delivered the killer blow as Mumbai Indians (MI) defeated bitter rivals Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by one run to lift a record fourth Indian Premier League (IPL) title in a rip-roaring final at the Rajiv Gandhi International…

Japan's Osaka retains top place in WTA rankings

Berlin (IANS) Japan's Naomi Osaka continued to top the women's tennis rankings after Simona Halep lost in the Madrid Open.

Osaka has 6,356 points ahead of Romania's Halep with 6,117 points, Xinhua news agency reports. 

Don't know how to bowl to Buttler: Arthur

Southampton (IANS) Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur has praised Jos Buttler who played a match-winning knock of 110* which came off just 55 balls in the second ODI of the five-match series which England won here in Southampton.

On Saturday, Buttler…