Morris becomes IPL's highest ever paid player with Rs.16.25 cr

Chennai (IANS) South Africa's Chris Morris on Thursday fetched the highest ever bid of Rs 16.25 crore in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL) as Rajasthan Royals (RR) picked the pace-bowling all-rounder at a player auction after intense…

2nd Test: India beat England by 317 runs, level series 1-1

Chennai (IANS) Debutant left-arm spinner Axar Patel's five-wicket haul in England's second innings hastened India's 317-run win in the second Test on Tuesday at the M.A.Chidambaram Stadium, and it helped the host level the four-match series…

2nd Test: Ashwin's 106 helps India set 482-run target for England

Chennai (IANS) Star all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin on Monday scored his fifth Test century to help India set a mammoth 482-run target for England on Day Three of the second Test here at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.

Ashwin scored 106 runs off…

2nd Test: Rohit Sharma's unbeaten 80 takes India to 106/3 at lunch

Chennai (IANS) Rohit Sharma scored a rapid 80 off 78 deliveries (13x4s, 1x6) to take India to 106 for three wickets at lunch on the first day of the second Test, on Saturday.

On a pitch that aided turn from very early and on which left-arm…

World Para Athletics GP: Devender, Nimisha win gold on opening day

Dubai (IANS) Para-athletes Devender Kumar and Nimisha Suresh Chakkungalparambil clinched a gold medal each as India started their campaign at the 12th Fazza International Championships - Dubai 2021 World Para Athletics Grand Prix on a strong note,…

Bopanna out of Australian Open men's doubles event

Melbourne (IANS) India's Rohan Bopanna and his Japanese partner Ben McLachlan crashed out of the Australian Open men's doubles event after suffering a straight-sets defeat to South Korean pair of Ji Sung Nam and Min-Kyu Song in their first…

ICC Test rankings: Kohli & Pujara move down, Root goes to 3rd

Chennai (IANS) India's Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara have moved down by a spot while Ravichandran Ashwin and Jasprit Bumrah have moved upwards in the respective ICC Test rankings which got updated after the culmination of the first Test which…

Pawar faces netizens' ire for 'advising' Sachin on farmers' issue

New Delhi (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar 'advising' cricket maestro Sachin Tendulkar to be careful with his words on the farmers' issue, has not gone down well with social media users who expressed their anger…

Root becomes 9th batsman to hit century in 100th Test

Chennai (IANS) England skipper Joe Root on Friday became the ninth batsman to slam a century in his 100th Test, on Day One of the first Test against India here at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. It was the 10th instance of this feat occurring as former…

2022 World Cup will be played in packed stadiums: Infantino

Geneva (IANS) The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be played in packed stadiums next year, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Monday.

"I am very, very confident (it) will be incredible, will have the same magic, uniting the world," Infantino…