Premier all-rounder Ben Stokes, pacer Jofra Archer and reserve opener Rory Burns on Saturday had their first training session at the Chepauk after successfully completing six days of hard quarantine, while other members of the squad cleared their second COVID-19 test.
Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard has joined Premier League rivals West Ham United on loan for the remainder of the 2020-21 campaign, the clubs announced on Friday.
Tragedy struck the lives of Canadian diver Meaghan Benfeito and her partner, football player Alexandre Dupuis, as the condo they shared together in Mirabel, Que., burned to the ground after a fire broke out in their building on Thursday night.
The Australian Open will be allowed to admit up to 30,000 fans a day, around 50% of the usual attendance, when the Grand Slam gets underway on Feb. 8, Victoria state sports minister Martin Pakula said on Saturday.
England's Premier League has urged social media organisations to do more to combat racism following online abuse directed at the Manchester United duo of Axel Tuanzebe and Anthony Martial and West Brom's Romaine Sawyers this week.
All-stars Paul George and Kawhi Leonard combined for 50 points in their return from the Covid-19 unavailable list as the Los Angeles Clippers routed the Orlando Magic 116-90 on Friday.
Paris St Germain midfielder Marco Verratti and defender Abdou Diallo have tested positive for COVID-19, the French champions announced on Friday.
Harrison Barnes scored 26 points to lift to Sacramento Kings to a 126-124 victory over the shorthanded Toronto Raptors on Friday.
After successfully organising the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is set to host the Vijay Hazare 50-over tournament, the senior women's one-dayers, and the Vinoo Mankad Trophy -- U19 limited-overs tournament.
Amit Panghal has put in a formal request with the corporate group to pay a coaching fee of approx Rs five lakh to Anil Dhankar for the period between January 2021 till Tokyo Games in July-August this year. Dhankar has joined Panghal as his coach without pay at the boxing national camp currently underway at IIS, Bellary.
Olympique Lyonnais moved top of the Ligue 1 standings when full back Leo Dubois lashed home a stoppage-time winner to snatch a 2-1 home victory over Girondins de Bordeaux on Friday.
The pacers - which include Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur for the first two Tests - are equally capable of prising out English wickets on Indian pitches. The England camp seems acutely aware of the evolving dynamic in the Indian attack.
Former Australian Open winner Stan Wawrinka said Friday he tested positive for coronavirus at the end of 2020. The 35-year-old, who won the first of his three Grand Slam titles in Melbourne in 2014, said he self-isolated at home in Switzerland.
Former England opener Mark Butcher feels the visitors will be happy not to face Ravindra Jadeja in the first two Tests. The Sri Lanka series saw England struggle against left-arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya --- the leading wicket-taker with 15 scalps.
Viktor Hovland birdied his final for a 7-under 65 on Torrey Pines' tough South Course on a rainy, miserable Friday, giving him a one-shot lead after two rounds of the Famers Insurance Open.
The NHL has postponed Vegas' two games next week against the San Jose Sharks over concerns about the novel coronavirus.
Already out of contention for the knockouts, ace Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth's campaign in the BWF World Tour Finals ended on a disappointing note as he went down 21-12, 18-21, 19-21 to Hong Kong's NG Ka Long Angus here on Friday.
After an impressive show in the series Down Under, it wasn't a surprise to see Mohammed Siraj's name in the India squad that was announced for the first two Tests vs England at home. And, the Hyderabad born pacer is raring to go at full throttle against the Three Lions. The opening Test will be played at Chennai's MA Chidambaram stadium from February 5.
The England cricket team's first official tour to India was in 1933/34 with the visitors winning the three-Test series 2-0. It was not until 1952 that India won their first ever Test against their old colonial masters.
The son of Punjabi immigrant farmers, Tanveer Sangha, 19, has become only the second person of Indian origin to make it to the Australian men's national cricket team. The leg-spinner will be part of the 18-man squad for the Australia-New Zealand T20 series in February this year.
