Young Australian all-rounder Cameron Green is in awe of the Indian team's "quality" spin attack and feels no amount of research work can prepare one for the on-field experience.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India will hold its Annual General Meeting on December 24 to discuss the induction of two new Indian Premier League franchises besides the appointment of India's International Cricket Council representative and three new national selectors.
Neymar dropped a bombshell on Wednesday as he followed up scoring twice for Paris Saint-Germain in their 3-1 Champions League win over Manchester United by revealing his desire to reunite with Lionel Messi next season.
Striker Olivier Giroud scored four as a dominant Chelsea won 4-0 at Sevilla on Wednesday to secure top spot in Champions League Group E with a match to spare.
Stephanie Frappart became the first female referee to take charge of a Champions League match when she officiated at the Juventus-Dynamo Kyiv tie on Wednesday.
Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal will have to wait for a few more days to know the fate of his appeal against the three-year ban imposed on him by the PCB's anti-corruption tribunal as the CAS has reserved its judgement.
Barcelona out-classed Ferencvaros and eased their way to a 3-0 away win on Wednesday for a fifth consecutive Champions League win which took them to the brink of clinching top spot in their group.
Lewis Hamilton's unexpected absence will add extra spice to a Sakhir Grand Prix that represents a new challenge for the seven- times world champion's Formula One rivals in Bahrain this weekend.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman warned players Wednesday they are likely going to have to pay one way or another to make up for the league's projected lost revenue whenever the 2020-21 season gets underway.
Paris Saint-Germain took a huge step towards avoiding an embarrassing early exit from the Champions League as Neymar scored twice in a 3-1 win away to Manchester United on Wednesday.
At Chak Khere Wala Village near Jalalabad, 84-year-old Didar Singh Gill switched the channels on his TV set. On one channel, he was watching his grandson Shubman Gill playing for the country in Australia. At the same time, he wanted to know what was happening at the Singhu border where Shubman's father Lakhwinder Singh had joined the protest against the new farm laws.
Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo scored the 750th goal of his remarkable career in a 3-0 win over Dynamo Kyiv on Wednesday as Stephanie Frappart became the first female referee to take charge of a Champions League match.
Russell Westbrook is headed to the Washington Wizards and John Wall is moving to the Houston Rockets in a significant swap of point guards — one an MVP, the other a No. 1 overall draft pick — just weeks before the season starts.
Despite some very poor fielding and catches dropped, and another gem of a half-century from the big-hitting Glenn Maxwell, India cruised through. Now that the visitors have one win to account for, the T20s can begin on a fresh note.
Borussia Dortmund reached the last 16 of the Champions League on Wednesday despite Lazio captain Ciro Immobile scoring a second-half penalty against his former club in a 1-1 draw in Germany.
The NBA said Wednesday that 48 players have tested positive for the coronavirus since testing resumed last week. The league and National Basketball Players Association said 546 players were tested between Nov. 24-30 in the initial phase of testing after returning to team markets.
Playing in the middle of the afternoon in the middle of the week in the middle of a pandemic, Ben Roethlisberger threw for 266 yards and a fourth-quarter touchdown to JuJu Smith-Schuster, and the Steelers improved to 11-0 with a 19-14 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Wednesday.
Neymar scored early and late at Old Trafford as Paris Saint-Germain won 3-1 in the latest bout of a fierce Champions League rivalry to take control of its destiny in Group H.
The Schumacher name will return to Formula One next season with Mick, son of Ferrari great and seven-times world champion Michael, announced on Wednesday as a race driver for the U.S.-owned Haas team.
Ahead of the start of the ODI series against Australia, India captain Kohli didn't hide his displeasure at Rohit's injury being a subject of speculation, stating that "confusion and lack of clarity" has led to the team management playing a "waiting game" on his availability.
India skipper Virat Kohli has over the years proved beyond doubt that he is one of the best in the business across formats. But the Covid-stricken 2020, which brought the sport to a halt for nearly six months, is now the first year since Kohli's debut in 2008 that he has failed to score a century in ODIs.
Evander Holyfield called out Mike Tyson on Tuesday, saying it was time the two former undisputed heavyweight champions returned to the ring to cap their rivalry and settle legacies.
It has been months since either side played red-ball cricket, leaving the potential for rust with New Zealand's last Test against India in February. The West Indies have played only three Tests, against England in July.
The start of the Australian Open will be delayed until February 8 because of coronavirus prevention measures, a newspaper reported, as negotiations on players' arrival and quarantine in Melbourne continued on Wednesday.
Japan aims to allow "large-scale" numbers of overseas visitors to attend next year's Tokyo Olympics without mandatory vaccinations or quarantine provided they submit negative Covid-19 test results and download tracking apps, the Nikkei business daily reported on Wednesday.
Viratr Kohli reached the milestone during the third and final match of the ODI series against Australia in Canberra. Kohli, who needed 23 runs for the landmark coming into the match, touched the figure in his 242nd innings when he took a single off Sean Abbott in the 13th over of India's innings. In comparison, it took Tendulkar 300 innings to get there.
Australia pacer Mitchell Starc is nursing a back and rib niggle, captain Aaron Finch revealed on Wednesday after the pacer was not named in the playing XI for the third and final ODI against India in Canberra.
Haiti's Arcahaie FC defeated Forge FC in a penalty shootout in CONCACAF League quarterfinal play Tuesday to earn a spot in the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League, alongside the confederation's elite club teams.
Dawid Malan scored an unbeaten 99 as England impressively chased down an imposing target to beat South Africa by nine wickets at Newlands on Tuesday and complete a clean sweep of their three-match Twenty20 series.
Liverpool and Porto advanced to the Champions League last-16 on Tuesday, while Zinedine Zidane dismissed suggestions he might walk away from Real Madrid after another defeat by Shakhtar Donetsk left their European hopes in the balance.
Argentine investigators raided the home of Diego Maradona's psychiatrist on Tuesday, the latest twist in a probe into the football legend's death last week, which has already seen files seized from his personal doctor.
Real Madrid's Champions League hopes are hanging in the balance after they lost 2-0 at Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday, leaving them third in Group B with one round of games remaining.
For all their daredevilry and dominance in Australia two years ago, the Indian team seems out of place Down Under this time, in spite of having spent 15 days in the country.
Unlike the IPL, which is a business model that helps BCCI earn money and channel it into domestic cricket, tournaments like Ranji, Duleep and Under-22 have more to do with scouting of grassroot talent, preserving a sense of history and culture, and ensuring India's strong and vibrant domestic circuit continues to remain that way.
Montreal's Impact soccer team will be changing its name to Montréal FC, Radio-Canada has learned.
For the first time since landing in Australia last month, the Indian team has moved out of Sydney. With that, they've said goodbye to a venue that has shattered their initial confidence and shown them a mirror that's reflecting pain in ways they probably wouldn't have imagined.
While former champions Liverpool and Porto eased to the knockout stage of the Champions League, record 13-time champion Real Madrid faces an embarrassing group-stage exit after losing 2-0 at Shakhtar Donetsk in Tuesday's games.
Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Raul Jimenez says he hopes to be back playing football soon despite suffering a fractured skull in a horrific clash of heads with Arsenal defender David Luiz.
The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in the Champions League will work remotely in a different country from the host team for the first time when Sevilla host Chelsea on Wednesday, Europe's soccer governing body UEFA said on Tuesday.
Claressa Shields already reigns over boxing with two Olympic gold medals and professional titles in three weight classes. Her next world to conquer is mixed martial arts.
World champion Lewis Hamilton tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the Sakhir Grand Prix this weekend, his Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team said Tuesday.
Overwhelmed that the Australians devised a short ball strategy against him, Indian batsman Shreyas Iyer says it can best be tackled by adopting a counter-offensive approach and taking advantage of the field placing.
Lewis Hamilton will miss the Sakhir Formula One Grand Prix after testing positive for COVID-19, the sport's governing body FIA said. The Briton, who wrapped up a record-equalling seventh world title last month, was isolating according to local health guidelines in Bahrain, the FIA said. "Apart from mild symptoms, he is otherwise fit and well," his Mercedes team said.
Comparison with modern-day greats like Virat Kohli makes Babar Azam proud but young Pakistan skipper aspires to be on a pedestal from where comparisons are drawn with him.
Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma are now just about over a month away from becoming first time parents. Their baby is expected to be delivered in January 2021. The couple have been posting adorable pictures on social media, letting their fans know about how they are enjoying this special journey together, ever since they announced the news of their pregnancy in August this year.
